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Monongah: Formerly Shenasky's General Store in Thoburn
 

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Monongah, WV map Population (year 2000): 939. Estimated population in July 2006: 914 (-2.7% change)
 

Males: 462  (49.2%)
Females: 477  (50.8%)

Marion County

Median resident age:  40.5 years
West Virginia median age:  38.9 years

Zip codes: 26554.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $27,300 (it was $25,750 in 2000)
Monongah  $27,300
West Virginia:  $33,452

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $48,100 (it was $43,200 in 2000)
Monongah  $48,100
West Virginia:  $84,400

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Races in Monongah:

  • White Non-Hispanic (91.6%)
  • Black (5.6%)
  • Two or more races (2.3%)
  • American Indian (1.3%)

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Ancestries: Irish (18.7%), Italian (18.0%), German (17.9%), United States (10.9%), Polish (8.8%), English (4.0%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated in 1891

Elevation: 900 feet

Land area: 0.47 square miles.

Population density: 1922 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Monongah

  • High school or higher: 73.8%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.0%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 1.8%
  • Unemployed: 4.7%
  • Mean travel time to work: 25.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Monongah town

  • Never married: 27.3%
  • Now married: 50.9%
  • Separated: 2.1%
  • Widowed: 11.7%
  • Divorced: 8.0%

5 residents are foreign born

This town:  0.5%
West Virginia:  1.1%



According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in Monongah, West Virginia in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Monongah to the number of sex offenders is 913 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this town is smaller than the state average.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Monongah:  0.6% ($272)
West Virginia:  0.5% ($378)
Monongah satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Pittsburgh, PA (69.9 miles , pop. 334,563).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (350.4 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Whitehall, WV (3.2 miles ), Worthington, WV (3.3 miles) , Barrackville, WV (4.4 miles ), Farmington, WV (4.5 miles ), Pleasant Valley, WV (4.6 miles ), Middletown district, WV (4.7 miles ), Enterprise, WV (5.0 miles ), Fairmont, WV (5.2 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 0 buildings
  • 1997: 0 buildings
  • 1998: 0 buildings
  • 1999: 0 buildings
  • 2000: 0 buildings
  • 2001: 0 buildings
  • 2002: 0 buildings
  • 2003: 0 buildings
  • 2004: 1 building, cost: $77,000
  • 2005: 1 building, cost: $77,000
  • 2006: 1 building, cost: $77,000

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Latitude: 39.46 N, Longitude: 80.22 W


2 people in religious group quarters

Area code commonly used in this area: 304

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Population change in the 1990s: -151 (-13.9%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (15%)
  • Mining (8%)
  • Utilities (7%)
  • Repair and maintenance (7%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Public administration (6%)
  • Educational services (5%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (28%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (8%)
  • Educational services (7%)
  • Food and beverage stores (6%)
  • Utilities (6%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Real estate and rental and leasing (6%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (11%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)
  • Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (4%)
  • Extraction workers (3%)
  • Construction laborers (3%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (11%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (9%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (8%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (7%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (7%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)


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Crime in Monongah (2001):
  • 0 murders (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 0 rapes (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 0 robberies (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 0 assaults (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 0 burglaries (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 0 thefts (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 0 auto thefts (0.0 per 100,000)
  • City-data.com crime index = 0.0 (higher means more crime, US average = 330.8)

Crime in Monongah (2005):
  • 0 murders (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 0 rapes (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 0 robberies (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 1 assault (109.2 per 100,000)
  • 4 burglaries (436.7 per 100,000)
  • 9 thefts (982.5 per 100,000)
  • 0 auto thefts (0.0 per 100,000)
  • City-data.com crime index = 91.7 (higher means more crime, US average = 312.7)

Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 1 (1 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  1.10
US city average:  3.00

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Monongah-area historical tornado activity is slightly above West Virginia state average. It is 56% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/3/1980, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 22.2 miles away from the Monongah town center injured 19 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 6/21/1981, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 10.4 miles away from the town center caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Monongah:
  • FAIRMONT GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 3 miles; FAIRMONT, WV)
  • H/S MOUNTAINVIEW REGIONAL REHAB HOSP (about 12 miles; MORGANTOWN, WV)
  • UNITED HOSPITAL CENTER (about 16 miles; CLARKSBURG, WV)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Monongah:
  • HARRISON/MARION REGIONAL (about 13 miles; CLARKSBURG, WV; ID: CKB)
  • MORGANTOWN MUNI-WALTER L. BILL HART FLD (about 25 miles; MORGANTOWN, WV; ID: MGW)
  • ALLEGHENY COUNTY (about 65 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; ID: AGC)
Other public-use airports nearest to Monongah:
  • FAIRMONT MUNI-FRANKMAN FIELD (about 4 miles; FAIRMONT, WV; ID: 4G7)
  • WADE F MALEY FIELD (about 6 miles; SHINNSTON, WV; ID: 6W0)
  • ROY AIRFIELD (about 23 miles; GRAFTON, WV; ID: 71D)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Monongah:
  • FAIRMONT STATE COLLEGE (about 3 miles; FAIRMONT, WV; Full-time enrollment: 5,317)
  • WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY (about 22 miles; MORGANTOWN, WV; FT enrollment: 19,666)
  • CALIFORNIA UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 48 miles; CALIFORNIA, PA; FT enrollment: 5,183)
  • WEST LIBERTY STATE COLLEGE (about 56 miles; WEST LIBERTY, WV; FT enrollment: 2,453)
  • UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH-MAIN CAMPUS (about 69 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; FT enrollment: 22,930)
  • COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF ALLEGHENY COUNTY (about 69 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; FT enrollment: 9,058)
  • DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY (about 69 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; FT enrollment: 8,199)
Public elementary/middle schools in Monongah:
  • MONONGAH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 310; Location: 628 WALNUT STREET; Grades: PK - 04)
  • MONONGAH MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 288; Location: 550 CAMDEN AVENUE; Grades: 05 - 08)

User submitted facts and corrections:
  • The worst mining disaster in American History occurred in the community of Monongah, West Virginia on December 6, 1907. A total of 362 men and boys lost there lives leaving 250 widows and over 1000 children without support. http://www.msha.gov/DISASTER/MONONGAH/MONON1.asp

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Churches in Monongah include: Holy Spirit Catholic Church (A), New Testament Fellowship Church (B), Monongah Baptist Church (C), Trinity United Methodist Church (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemetery: Mount Calvary Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

 

Drinking water stations with addresses in Monongah and their reported violations in the past:

MONONGAH WATER WORKS (Population served: 3430, Surface_water):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Average - Between JAN-2006 and MAR-2006, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (MAY-27-2006), St Formal NOV issued (MAY-27-2006)
  • MCL, Average - Between OCT-2005 and DEC-2005, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUN-20-2006), St Formal NOV issued (JUN-20-2006)
  • MCL, Average - Between JUL-2005 and SEP-2005, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (FEB-14-2006), St Formal NOV issued (FEB-14-2006), St Public Notif received (APR-14-2006)
Past monitoring violations:
  • PN Violation for NPDWR Violation - Between JUN-26-2006 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2003 and OCT-06-2003, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (OCT-06-2003), St Formal NOV issued (OCT-08-2003)

Average household size:
This town:  2.3 people
West Virginia:  2.4 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  65.0%
Whole state:  68.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  3.4%
Whole state:  4.7%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  15.4%
Whole state:  17.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  8.1%
Whole state:  7.6%

Monongah compared to West Virginia state average:
  • Median house value below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in above state average.
  • House age above state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


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Banks with branches in Monongah (2007 data):
  • The Huntington National Bank: Monongah Branch at 539 Camden Avenue, branch established on 1905-01-06. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $34,914.0 mil, Deposits: $25,554.3 mil, headquarters in Columbus, OH, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 593 total offices, Holding Company: Huntington Bancshares Incorporated



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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)

Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Other Government Administration 0$0 7$626
Financial Administration 1$3,700$44,4000$0
Water Supply 10$10,796$12,9550$0
Sewerage 0$0 8$2,322
Solid Waste Management 0$0 5$1,942
Streets and Highways 0$0 2$466
Firefighters 0$0 1$40
Police Protection - Officers 1$2,296$27,5521$252
Totals for Government 12$16,792$16,79224$5,648


Monongah government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Sewerage: $197,000
    All Other: $8,000
  • Current Operations - Water Utilities: $380,000
    Sewerage: $128,000
    Regular Highways: $82,000
    Solid Waste Management: $67,000
    Police Protection: $48,000
    Financial Administration: $27,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $31,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $375,000
  • Tax - NEC: $37,000
    Property: $34,000
    Other Selective Sales: $28,000
    Public Utilities: $3,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $242,000

4.98% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($31,509 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.98%
West Virginia average:  5.78%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Monongalia County, WV  0.91% ($33,142 average AGI)
from Harrison County, WV  0.79% ($28,500)
from Taylor County, WV  0.18% ($29,722)


5.12% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($35,535 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.12%
West Virginia average:  5.65%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Monongalia County, WV  0.96% ($33,856 average AGI)
to Harrison County, WV  0.77% ($36,032)
to Taylor County, WV  0.24% ($44,438)


Strongest AM radio stations in Monongah:
  • WMMN (920 AM; 5 kW; FAIRMONT, WV; Owner: FANTASIA BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WTCS (1490 AM; 1 kW; FAIRMONT, WV; Owner: FAIRMONT BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WWVA (1170 AM; 53 kW; WHEELING, WV; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WAJR (1440 AM; 5 kW; MORGANTOWN, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA RADIO CORPORATION)
  • KDKA (1020 AM; 50 kW; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WCLG (1300 AM; 3 kW; MORGANTOWN, WV; Owner: BOWERS BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WOBG (1400 AM; 1 kW; CLARKSBURG, WV; Owner: BURBACH OF DE, LLC)
  • WXKX (1340 AM; 1 kW; CLARKSBURG, WV; Owner: BURBACH OF DE, LLC)
  • WBUC (1460 AM; 5 kW; BUCKHANNON, WV; Owner: CAT RADIO, INC.)
  • WPDX (750 AM; daytime; 1 kW; CLARKSBURG, WV; Owner: TSCHUDY BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WWCS (540 AM; 5 kW; CANONSBURG, PA; Owner: BIRACH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WTVN (610 AM; 50 kW; COLUMBUS, OH; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WASP (1130 AM; daytime; 5 kW; BROWNSVILLE, PA; Owner: KEYMARKET LICENSES, LLC)

Strongest FM radio stations in Monongah:
  • WGYE (102.7 FM; MANNINGTON, WV; Owner: BURBACH OF DE, LLC)
  • WRLF (94.3 FM; FAIRMONT, WV; Owner: FAIRMONT BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WBVQ (93.1 FM; BARRACKVILLE, WV; Owner: CAT RADIO, INC.)
  • WKKW (97.9 FM; FAIRMONT, WV; Owner: DESCENDANTS TRUST, LAUREN M.KELLEY, TRUSTEE)
  • WGIE (92.7 FM; CLARKSBURG, WV; Owner: BURBACH OF DE, LLC)
  • WKJL (88.1 FM; CLARKSBURG, WV; Owner: HE'S ALIVE, INC.)
  • WZWA (90.1 FM; CLARKSBURG, WV; Owner: MARANATHA BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WDCI (104.1 FM; BRIDGEPORT, WV; Owner: WDCI RADIO, INC)
  • W220BZ (91.9 FM; CLARKSBURG, WV; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
  • WAJR-FM (103.3 FM; SALEM, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA RADIO CORPORATION OF SALEM)
  • WVPM (90.9 FM; MORGANTOWN, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING AUTHORITY)
  • WOBG-FM (105.7 FM; SALEM, WV; Owner: BURBACH OF DE, LLC)
  • WPDX-FM (104.9 FM; CLARKSBURG, WV; Owner: TSCHUDY BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WWLW (106.5 FM; CLARKSBURG, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA RADIO CORPORATION OF CLARKSBURG)
  • WVAQ (101.9 FM; MORGANTOWN, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA RADIO CORPORATION)
  • WDBS (97.1 FM; SUTTON, WV; Owner: SUMMIT MEDIA BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
  • WDKL (95.9 FM; GRAFTON, WV; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
  • WRIJ (106.9 FM; MASONTOWN, PA; Owner: HE'S ALIVE INC.)
  • WANB-FM (103.1 FM; WAYNESBURG, PA; Owner: BROADCAST COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WBHZ (91.9 FM; ELKINS, WV; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)

TV broadcast stations around Monongah:
  • WVFX (Channel 46; CLARKSBURG, WV; Owner: DAVIS TELEVISION CLARKSBURG, LLC)
  • WBOY-TV (Channel 12; CLARKSBURG, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA MEDIA HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • WDTV (Channel 5; WESTON, WV; Owner: WITHERS BROADCASTING COMPANY)

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