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 (commute): 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%
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $226 (0.5%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $170 (0.3%)
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).
Mount Gay-Shamrock-area historical tornado activity is slightly below West Virginia state average. It is 69% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 4/8/1965, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 42.7 miles away from the Mount Gay-Shamrock place center injured 3 peopleand causedbetween $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.
On 4/4/1974, a category F3 tornado 43.3 miles away from the place center injured 12 peopleand causedbetween $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Mount Gay-Shamrock-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above West Virginia state average. It is 83% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 11/2/2006 at 17:53:02, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 MB, Depth: 0.6 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 45.2 miles away from the city center On 11/23/2006 at 10:42:57, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 MB, 4.3 LG) earthquake occurred 47.8 miles away from Mount Gay-Shamrock center On 6/29/1996 at 19:30:42, a magnitude 4.1 (4.1 MB, 3.9 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 45.9 miles away from the city center On 10/26/1995 at 00:37:28, a magnitude 4.0 (3.9 MB, 4.0 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 81.3 miles away from the city center On 4/19/1996 at 08:50:14, a magnitude 3.9 (3.9 MB, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 80.9 miles away from Mount Gay-Shamrock center On 3/11/1995 at 08:15:52, a magnitude 3.8 (3.7 MB, 3.8 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 86.3 miles away from the city center Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Marion County (13) is near the US average (12). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 11 Emergencies Declared: 2
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 7, Storms: 7, Landslides: 3, Tornadoes: 2, Winter Storms: 2, Mudslide: 1, Snowfall: 1, Winter Storm: 1, Blizzard: 1, Flood: 1, Hurricane: 1, Snowstorm: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals/medical centers near Mount Gay-Shamrock:
LOGAN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Other, provides emergency services, about 2 miles away; LOGAN, WV)
WILLIAMSON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, about 17 miles away; WILLIAMSON, WV)
BOONE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (Critical Access Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Other, provides emergency services, about 19 miles away; MADISON, WV)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Mount Gay-Shamrock:
West Virginia State University (about 40 miles; Institute, WV; Full-time enrollment: 2,062)
Big Sandy Community and Technical College (about 43 miles; Prestonsburg, KY; FT enrollment: 2,306)
Marshall University (about 46 miles; Huntington, WV; FT enrollment: 9,821)
Mountain State University (about 47 miles; Beckley, WV; FT enrollment: 4,410)
Ashland Community and Technical College (about 55 miles; Ashland, KY; FT enrollment: 2,202)
Concord University (about 63 miles; Athens, WV; FT enrollment: 2,364)
Morehead State University (about 80 miles; Morehead, KY; FT enrollment: 5,875)
Notable locations in Mount Gay-Shamrock: Monitor Junction (A), Cora Volunteer Fire Department (B), Harless Library (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Mount Gay-Shamrock include: United Baptist Church (A), Maryatta Church (B), Logan Holiness International Church (C), Mount Olive Church (D), Dempsey Branch Church (E), Mud Fork Church (F). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: J B Ellis Cemetery (1), Ellis Cemetery (2), Ferrell Cemetery (3), Mounts Cemetery (4), Baisden Cemetery (5). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Rockhouse Branch (A), Right Hand Branch (B), Orchard Branch (C), Mud Fork (D), Mill Branch (E), Lower Dempsey Branch (F), Ellis Branch (G), Coal Branch (H), Upper Dempsey Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Marion County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 23.5%
(27.3% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 0.0% for Black residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
This place:
2.4 people
West Virginia:
2.4 people
Percentage of family households:
This place:
65.5%
Whole state:
68.1%
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)
Religion statistics for Mount Gay-Shamrock (based on Marion County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 42.93%
Here
42.9%
USA
50.2%
Adherents
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
Name
United Methodist Church
Catholic Church
American Baptist Churches in the USA
Assemblies of God
Churches of Christ
Adherents
25.0%
21.5%
15.2%
8.8%
8.5%
Congregations
39.9%
8.0%
12.3%
2.2%
11.6%
Name
Church of the Nazarene
Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)
Presbyterian Church (USA)
LDS (Mormon) Church
Other
Adherents
3.3%
2.5%
2.2%
2.1%
10.9%
Congregations
2.2%
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.
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 10
Marion County:
1.77 / 10,000 pop.
West Virginia:
2.41 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 6
Marion County:
1.06 / 10,000 pop.
West Virginia:
1.09 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 33
Marion County:
5.82 / 10,000 pop.
State:
5.38 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 29
Here:
5.12 / 10,000 pop.
State:
6.22 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
This county:
10.0%
West Virginia:
12.2%
Adult obesity rate:
Marion County:
31.1%
West Virginia:
31.1%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
This county:
11.6%
State:
13.1%
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:
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: 36,000 Total average daily truck traffic: 1,478
