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Marion County

Population in July 2008: 911. Population change since 2000: -3.0%
 

Males: 448  (49.2%)
Females: 463  (50.8%)

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

Zip codes: 26554.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $30,801 (it was $25,750 in 2000)
Monongah:  $30,801
West Virginia:  $37,060

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $16,577
Monongah:  $16,577
West Virginia:  $20,419

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $57,525 (it was $42,100 in 2000)
Monongah:  $57,525
West Virginia:  $96,000

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $67,631; Detached houses: $69,131; In 2-unit structures: $43,711; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $89,420; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $91,540; Mobile homes: $23,571

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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%)

2008 cost of living index in Monongah: 78.3 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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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: 1918 people per square mile 
 
 (low).

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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 911 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:  0.6% ($378)
Monongah satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Pittsburgh, PA (69.1 miles , pop. 334,563).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (272.3 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Worthington, WV (1.6 miles) , Whitehall, WV (1.7 miles ), Pleasant Valley, WV (1.9 miles ), Middletown district, WV (1.9 miles ), Barrackville, WV (2.0 miles ), Fairmont, WV (2.0 miles ), Farmington, WV (2.0 miles ), Enterprise, WV (2.1 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
  • 2007: 1 building, cost: $77,000
  • 2008: 1 building, cost: $40,000

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in $1000s)


Latitude: 39.46 N, Longitude: 80.22 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 304

Monongah household income distribution Monongah home values distribution

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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 by Year

Type 2001 2005 2007
Murders 000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.0
Rapes 000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.0
Robberies 000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.0
Assaults 010
    per 100,000 0.0109.20.0
Burglaries 041
    per 100,000 0.0436.7109.8
Thefts 091
    per 100,000 0.0982.5109.8
Auto thefts 000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.0
Arson 000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9) 0.091.712.1

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

Average climate in Monongah, West Virginia

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Monongah-area historical tornado activity is above West Virginia state average. It is 44% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/3/1980, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 17.5 miles away from the Monongah town center injured 19 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 10/1/1986, a category 3 tornado 32.1 miles away from the town center injured one person and 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 11 miles; MORGANTOWN, WV)
  • GRAFTON CITY HOSPITAL (about 14 miles; GRAFTON, WV)

Political contributions by individuals in Monongah, WV

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 19 miles; MORGANTOWN, WV; FT enrollment: 19,666)
  • CALIFORNIA UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 46 miles; CALIFORNIA, PA; FT enrollment: 5,183)
  • WEST LIBERTY STATE COLLEGE (about 54 miles; WEST LIBERTY, WV; FT enrollment: 2,453)
  • WESTMORELAND COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 66 miles; YOUNGWOOD, PA; FT enrollment: 3,223)
  • 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)
Public elementary/middle schools in Monongah:
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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 2007:
This town:  15.4%
Whole state:  17.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  8.1%
Whole state:  7.6%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Monongah, WV


2 people in religious group quarters


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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Monongah travel time to work


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2004 Presidential Election results in Marion County West Virginia:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (92%)
  • Electricity (5%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)
  • Wood (1%)


Religion statistics for Monongah

Adherents


NameUnited Methodist ChurchCatholic ChurchAmerican Baptist Churches in the USAAssemblies of GodChurches of Christ
Adherents25.0%21.5%15.2%8.8%8.5%
Congregations39.9%8.0%12.3%2.2%11.6%
NameChurch of the NazareneChristian Church (Disciples of Christ)Presbyterian Church (USA)Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day SaintsOther religions
Adherents3.3%2.5%2.2%2.1%10.9%
Congregations2.2%2.2%2.2%1.4%18.1%
Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.


Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)

Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Other Government Administration 2$3,456$20,7367$825
Police Protection - Officers 1$2,574$30,8881$400
Firefighters 0$0 1$80
Sewerage 5$9,220$22,1280$0
Water Supply 3$6,698$26,7920$0
Totals for Government 11$21,948$23,9439$1,305



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)
  • WPDX (750 AM; daytime; 1 kW; CLARKSBURG, WV; Owner: TSCHUDY BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WTVN (610 AM; 50 kW; COLUMBUS, OH; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WBUC (1460 AM; 5 kW; BUCKHANNON, WV; Owner: CAT RADIO, INC.)
  • WTBZ (1260 AM; 1 kW; GRAFTON, WV; Owner: APPALACHIAN RADIO LLC)
  • WWCS (540 AM; 5 kW; CANONSBURG, PA; Owner: BIRACH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)

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)
  • WZWA (90.1 FM; CLARKSBURG, WV; Owner: MARANATHA BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WKJL (88.1 FM; CLARKSBURG, WV; Owner: HE'S ALIVE, INC.)
  • WDCI (104.1 FM; BRIDGEPORT, WV; Owner: WDCI RADIO, INC)
  • WAJR-FM (103.3 FM; SALEM, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA RADIO CORPORATION OF SALEM)
  • W220BZ (91.9 FM; CLARKSBURG, WV; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
  • 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)
  • WDKL (95.9 FM; GRAFTON, WV; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
  • WDBS (97.1 FM; SUTTON, WV; Owner: SUMMIT MEDIA BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
  • WRIJ (106.9 FM; MASONTOWN, PA; Owner: HE'S ALIVE INC.)
  • WOGG (94.9 FM; OLIVER, PA; Owner: KEYMARKET LICENSES, LLC)
  • WVPW (88.9 FM; BUCKHANNON, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING AUTHORITY)

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)
  • WNPB-TV (Channel 24; MORGANTOWN, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING AUTHORITY)


Monongah fatal accident list:
Sep 24, 1987 09:48 AM, 19, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1


National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 1
Total length: 3 meters (10ft)
Total average daily traffic: 2,300
Total average daily truck traffic: 207
Total future (year 2025) average daily traffic: 2,900

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 3
  • Hill 1200 Ft Corporate Limits, Call Sign: WGM939, Licensee ID: L00005237
    Assigned Frequencies : 456.950 MHz
    Grant Date: 02/24/2000, Expiration Date: 05/14/2005, Cancelation Date: 04/11/2002
    Registrant: Consolidation Coal Company, State Route 7 And State Route 19, Osage, WV 26543, Phone: (304) 296-3461
  • Hill 1200 Ft Ne Corporate Limits, Call Sign: WGM942, Licensee ID: L00005237
    Assigned Frequencies : 456.925 MHz
    Grant Date: 02/24/2000, Expiration Date: 05/15/2005, Cancelation Date: 04/11/2002
    Registrant: Consolidation Coal Company, State Route 7 And Us Route 19, Osage, WV 26543, Phone: (304) 296-3461
  • Hill 1200 Ft Ne Of Corporate Limit, Call Sign: WGM946, Licensee ID: L00005237
    Assigned Frequencies : 456.975 MHz
    Grant Date: 02/24/2000, Expiration Date: 05/15/2005, Cancelation Date: 04/11/2002
    Registrant: Consolidation Coal Company, State Route 7 And Us Route 19, Osage, WV 26543, Phone: (304) 296-3461

FCC Registered Paging Towers: 1
  • Tower Hill, Call Sign: KNKJ681, Licensee ID: L00000776
    Assigned Frequencies : 152.570 MHz
    Expiration Date: 04/01/1999, Cancelation Date: 06/05/1999
    Registrant: Shroyer M. Wayne Dba: Two-Way System Service, Route 2, Box 1500, Fairmont, WV 26554

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 4
  • Call Sign: KD8VN, Previous Call Sign: KA8CQW, Licensee ID: L00214257
    Grant Date: 03/03/2000, Expiration Date: 05/29/2010
    Registrant: Robert N Morrison, Fleming Hill, Monongah, WV 26555
  • Call Sign: N8RFQ, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00281325
    Grant Date: 09/14/2001, Expiration Date: 12/10/2011, Certifier: William D Pippin
    Registrant: William D Pippin, C/O Defazio Oil Co Bridge St Ext, Monongah, WV 26555
  • Call Sign: W8YS, Previous Call Sign: KI8CC, Licensee ID: L00139687
    Grant Date: 08/11/2007, Expiration Date: 08/21/2017, Certifier: Dennis J Bombardiere
    Registrant: Dennis J Bombardiere, 721 Thomas Ave, Monongah, WV 26554
  • Call Sign: KI8JB, Previous Call Sign: KC8JKX, Licensee ID: L00145027
    Grant Date: 01/15/2008, Expiration Date: 03/04/2018, Certifier: Pamela S Bombardiere
    Registrant: Pamela S Bombardiere, 721 Thomas Ave, Monongah, WV 26554


2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
  • Fire: 2
  • Hazardous Condition: 1
  • Good Intent Call: 1

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