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Marion County

Population in July 2007: 2,633.
Males: 1,289  (49.0%)
Females: 1,344  (51.0%)

Median resident age:  39.6 years
West Virginia median age:  38.9 years

Zip codes: 25637.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $23,349 (it was $18,975 in 2000)
Mount Gay-Shamrock:  $23,349
West Virginia:  $37,060

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $69,900 (it was $48,900 in 2000)
Mount Gay-Shamrock:  $69,900
West Virginia:  $96,000

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $81,864; Detached houses: $88,363; Townhouses or other attached units: $206,389; In 2-unit structures: $88,584; Mobile homes: $25,058

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Races in Mount Gay-Shamrock:

  • White Non-Hispanic (90.3%)
  • Black (8.3%)
  • Two or more races (0.7%)
  • American Indian (0.6%)

2008 cost of living index in Mount Gay-Shamrock: 79.3 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (31.5%), Irish (4.5%), English (4.0%), Italian (2.2%), German (2.2%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 1068 feet

Land area: 12.0 square miles.

Population density: 220 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).




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For population 25 years and over in Mount Gay-Shamrock

  • High school or higher: 49.8%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.0%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.5%
  • Unemployed: 11.1%
  • Mean travel time to work: 18.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Mount Gay-Shamrock CDP

  • Never married: 24.8%
  • Now married: 50.6%
  • Separated: 2.9%
  • Widowed: 11.0%
  • Divorced: 10.7%

6 residents are foreign born

This place:  0.2%
West Virginia:  1.1%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this place in early 2007.

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

Mount Gay-Shamrock:  0.5% ($257)
West Virginia:  0.6% ($378)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Charleston, WV (40.9 miles , pop. 53,421).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Lexington-Fayette, KY (135.0 miles , pop. 260,512).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (399.1 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Logan, WV (1.5 miles ), Holden, WV (1.6 miles ), West Logan, WV (1.7 miles ), Switzer, WV (2.1 miles ), Mitchell Heights, WV (2.2 miles ), Chapmanville, WV (2.9 miles ), Man, WV (3.3 miles ), Delbarton, WV (3.6 miles ).

Latitude: 37.85 N, Longitude: 82.03 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 304

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Most common industries for males (%):



  • Construction (13%)
  • Mining (10%)
  • Repair and maintenance (8%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (8%)
  • Health care (8%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Truck transportation (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Health care (24%)
  • Educational services (16%)
  • Accommodation and food services (13%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (8%)
  • Food and beverage stores (8%)
  • Pharmacies and drug stores (5%)
  • Public administration (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (11%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (8%)
  • Other protective service workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
  • Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (5%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (4%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Registered nurses (14%)
  • Cashiers (11%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (9%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (6%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)



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Mount Gay-Shamrock-area historical tornado activity is slightly below West Virginia state average. It is 70% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/8/1965, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 42.7 miles away from the Mount Gay-Shamrock place center injured 3 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 4/4/1974, a category 3 tornado 43.3 miles away from the place center injured 12 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Mount Gay-Shamrock:
  • GUYAN VALLEY HOSPITAL (about 2 miles; LOGAN, WV)
  • LOGAN GENL HOSP (about 2 miles; LOGAN, WV)
  • WILLIAMSON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 17 miles; WILLIAMSON, WV)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Mount Gay-Shamrock:
  • WEST VIRGINIA STATE COLLEGE (about 40 miles; INSTITUTE, WV; Full-time enrollment: 3,688)
  • MARSHALL UNIVERSITY (about 46 miles; HUNTINGTON, WV; FT enrollment: 12,361)
  • SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 54 miles; RICHLANDS, VA; FT enrollment: 2,412)
  • BLUEFIELD STATE COLLEGE (about 60 miles; BLUEFIELD, WV; FT enrollment: 2,096)
  • CONCORD COLLEGE (about 63 miles; ATHENS, WV; FT enrollment: 2,723)
  • MOREHEAD STATE UNIVERSITY (about 81 miles; MOREHEAD, KY; FT enrollment: 6,866)
  • SHAWNEE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 82 miles; PORTSMOUTH, OH; FT enrollment: 2,849)

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Notable locations in Mount Gay-Shamrock: Monitor Junction (A), Harless Library (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Mount Gay-Shamrock include: Maryatta Church (A), Mud Fork Church (B), Logan Holiness International Church (C), Dempsey Branch Church (D), Mount Olive Church (E), United Baptist Church (F). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Baisden Cemetery (1), Mounts Cemetery (2), J B Ellis Cemetery (3), Ellis Cemetery (4), Ferrell Cemetery (5). Display/hide their locations on the map

Reservoir: Mud Fork Impoundment (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Ellis Branch (A), Rockhouse Branch (B), Coal Branch (C), Lower Dempsey Branch (D), Orchard Branch (E), Mud Fork (F), Upper Dempsey Branch (G), Right Hand Branch (H), Mill Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Post office: Mount Gay Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

 

Average household size:
This place:  2.5 people
West Virginia:  2.4 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  68.2%
Whole state:  68.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  4.6%
Whole state:  4.7%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.1% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  34.2%
Whole state:  17.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  17.7%
Whole state:  7.6%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Mount Gay-Shamrock, WV



Mount Gay-Shamrock compared to West Virginia state average:
  • Median household income below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


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Mount Gay-Shamrock 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 (53%)
  • Electricity (42%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)
  • Wood (1%)


Religon statistics for Mount Gay-Shamrock

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.
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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 Mount Gay-Shamrock:
  • WVOW (1290 AM; 5 kW; LOGAN, WV; Owner: LOGAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WCAW (680 AM; 10 kW; CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA RADIO CORPORATION OF CHARLESTON)
  • WCHS (580 AM; 5 kW; CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA RADIO CORPORATION OF CHARLESTON)
  • WIWS (1070 AM; daytime; 10 kW; BECKLEY, WV; Owner: SOUTHERN COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
  • WOAY (860 AM; 10 kW; OAK HILL, WV; Owner: COMMISSIONED COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WTVN (610 AM; 50 kW; COLUMBUS, OH; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WKYH (600 AM; 5 kW; PAINTSVILLE, KY; Owner: HIGHLANDS BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WWNR (620 AM; 5 kW; BECKLEY, WV; Owner: DYNASTAR COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WJLS (560 AM; 5 kW; BECKLEY, WV; Owner: FIRST MEDIA RADIO, LLC)
  • WNRG (940 AM; 5 kW; GRUNDY, VA; Owner: VIRGINIA-KENTUCKY BROADCASTING CO., INC)
  • WELC (1150 AM; daytime; 5 kW; WELCH, WV; Owner: POCAHONTAS BROADCASTING CO.)
  • WVTS (950 AM; 5 kW; CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: BRISTOL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WLSI (900 AM; 5 kW; PIKEVILLE, KY; Owner: EAST KENTUCKY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)

Strongest FM radio stations in Mount Gay-Shamrock:
  • WVOW-FM (101.9 FM; LOGAN, WV; Owner: LOGAN BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WVKM (106.7 FM; MATEWAN, WV; Owner: THREE STATES BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WZAC-FM (92.5 FM; DANVILLE, WV; Owner: PRICE BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WKLC-FM (105.1 FM; ST. ALBANS, WV; Owner: WKLC, INC.)
  • WCIR-FM (103.7 FM; BECKLEY, WV; Owner: SOUTHERN COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
  • WXCC (96.5 FM; WILLIAMSON, WV; Owner: EAST KENTUCKY RADIO NETWORK, INC.)
  • WPKE-FM (103.1 FM; COAL RUN, KY; Owner: EAST KENTUCKY BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WXLR (104.9 FM; HAROLD, KY; Owner: ADAM D GEARHEART)
  • W220BK (91.9 FM; LOGAN, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING AUTHORITY)
  • WVWV (89.9 FM; HUNTINGTON, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING AUTHORITY)
  • WQHY (95.5 FM; PRESTONSBURG, KY; Owner: WDOC, INC.)
  • WAMX (106.3 FM; MILTON, WV; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WDHR (93.1 FM; PIKEVILLE, KY; Owner: EAST KENTUCKY BROADCASTING CORP.)

TV broadcast stations around Mount Gay-Shamrock:
  • WVAH-TV (Channel 11; CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: WVAH LICENSEE, LLC)
  • WCHS-TV (Channel 8; CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: WCHS LICENSEE, LLC)
  • WPBY-TV (Channel 33; HUNTINGTON, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING AUTHORITY)
  • WOWK-TV (Channel 13; HUNTINGTON, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA MEDIA HOLDINGS, LLC)


National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 6
Total length: 41 meters (135ft)
Total costs: $5,357,000
Total average daily traffic: 36,100
Total average daily truck traffic: 1,480

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