Northfork, West Virginia

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Population in July 2007: 427. Population change since 2000: -15.8%

Males: 188	(44.1%)
Females: 239	(55.9%)

Median resident age:	43.4 years
West Virginia median age:	38.9 years

Zip codes: 24868.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $19,600 (it was $16,544 in 2000)

Northfork	$19,600
West Virginia:	$37,060

Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $24,400 (it was $19,400 in 2000)

Northfork	$24,400
West Virginia:	$96,000

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Races in Northfork:

Black (53.9%)
White Non-Hispanic (44.1%)
Two or more races (1.7%)
American Indian (0.8%)

2008 cost of living index in Northfork: 79.2 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: Italian (5.2%), English (2.5%), German (2.3%), Irish (2.3%), United States (1.9%), Scottish (1.3%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated in 1901

Elevation: 1708 feet

Land area: 0.97 square miles.

Population density: 441 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Northfork

High school or higher: 65.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.2%
Graduate or professional degree: 2.6%
Unemployed: 15.5%
Mean travel time to work: 20.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Northfork town

Never married: 33.7%
Now married: 39.0%
Separated: 2.1%
Widowed: 17.3%
Divorced: 8.0%

9 residents are foreign born

This town:	1.7%
West Virginia:	1.1%

According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in Northfork, West Virginia in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Northfork to the number of sex offenders is 427 to 1.

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

Northfork:	1.0% ($199)
West Virginia:	0.5% ($378)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Charleston, WV (66.0 miles , pop. 53,421).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Greensboro, NC (144.3 miles , pop. 223,891).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (467.4 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Keystone, WV (1.0 miles ), Kimball, WV (5.2 miles ), Anawalt, WV (5.6 miles ), Gary, WV (8.2 miles ), Pocahontas, VA (10.0 miles ), Welch, WV (10.2 miles ), Bramwell, WV (10.3 miles ), Mullens, WV (12.0 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: 0 buildings
2005: 0 buildings
2006: 0 buildings
2007: 0 buildings

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in 1000s)

Latitude: 37.42 N, Longitude: 81.43 W

5 people in other noninstitutional group quarters

Area code: 304

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Population change in the 1990s: -136 (-20.8%).

Most common industries for males:

Public administration (12%)
Educational services (10%)
Accommodation and food services (10%)
Truck transportation (7%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (7%)
Health care (7%)
Beverage and tobacco products (5%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (36%)
Public administration (18%)
Educational services (16%)
Radio, TV, and computer and software, and other electronic stores (5%)
Social assistance (4%)
Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (4%)
Construction (3%)

Most common occupations for males

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (17%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (12%)
Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (9%)
Computer specialists (7%)
Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (5%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
Plant and system operators (5%)

Most common occupations for females

Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (10%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (10%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (10%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (10%)
Health technologists and technicians (8%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (8%)
Child care workers (7%)

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Crime in Northfork by Year
Type	2001	2002	2005
Murders	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0
Rapes	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0
Robberies	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0
Assaults	0	1	0
per 100,000	0.0	193.4	0.0
Burglaries	0	1	0
per 100,000	0.0	193.4	0.0
Thefts	1	0	0
per 100,000	193.4	0.0	0.0
Auto thefts	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0
Arson	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9)	7.7	52.2	0.0

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 3 (3 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	7.03
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in Northfork, West Virginia

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

Northfork, West Virginia average temperatures

Northfork, West Virginia average precipitation

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Northfork-area historical tornado activity is below West Virginia state average. It is 79% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/4/1974, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 20.7 miles away from the Northfork town center injured 12 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 4/4/1974, a category 3 tornado 38.8 miles away from the town center killed one person and injured 11 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Hospitals/medical centers near Northfork:

WELCH COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 8 miles; WELCH, WV)
BLUEFIELD REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 18 miles; BLUEFIELD, WV)
ST LUKES HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; BLUEFIELD, WV)

Political contributions by individuals in Northfork, WV

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Northfork:

RALEIGH COUNTY MEMORIAL (about 34 miles; BECKLEY, WV; ID: BKW)
YEAGER (about 67 miles; CHARLESTON, WV; ID: CRW)
GREENBRIER VALLEY (about 79 miles; LEWISBURG, WV; ID: LWB)

Other public-use airports nearest to Northfork:

WELCH MUNI (about 6 miles; WELCH, WV; ID: I25)
KEE FIELD (about 16 miles; PINEVILLE, WV; ID: I16)
MERCER COUNTY (about 19 miles; BLUEFIELD, WV; ID: BLF)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Northfork:

BLUEFIELD STATE COLLEGE (about 18 miles; BLUEFIELD, WV; Full-time enrollment: 2,096)
CONCORD COLLEGE (about 30 miles; ATHENS, WV; FT enrollment: 2,723)
SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 34 miles; RICHLANDS, VA; FT enrollment: 2,412)
NEW RIVER COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 57 miles; DUBLIN, VA; FT enrollment: 2,262)
WEST VIRGINIA STATE COLLEGE (about 61 miles; INSTITUTE, WV; FT enrollment: 3,688)
RADFORD UNIVERSITY (about 64 miles; RADFORD, VA; FT enrollment: 8,034)
VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIV (about 77 miles; BLACKSBURG, VA; FT enrollment: 25,754)

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Notable location: Northfork City Hall (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Churches in Northfork include: Northfork Presbyterian Church (A), Northfork Baptist Church (B), Mount Ebenezer Church (C), Little Rock Church (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Burk Creek (A), Buzzard Branch (B), North Fork Elkhorn Creek (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

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

NORTHFORK WATER WORKS (Population served: 542, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

PN Violation for NPDWR Violation - Between JUN-28-2006 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice

PN Violation for NPDWR Violation - Between JUN-25-2006 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice

PN Violation for NPDWR Violation - Between MAY-13-2006 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice

PN Violation for NPDWR Violation - Between FEB-10-2006 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice

PN Violation for NPDWR Violation - Between AUG-31-2005 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice

One minor monitoring violation

76 regular monitoring violations

12 other older monitoring violations

ASHLAND COMMUNITY (Population served: 70, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Acute (TCR) - In MAY-2002, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUN-01-2002), St Formal NOV issued (JUN-21-2002), St Public Notif requested (JUN-21-2002), St Public Notif received (JUL-01-2002)

MCL, Acute (TCR) - In OCT-1999, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (DEC-01-1999), St Formal NOV issued (DEC-14-1999), St Public Notif requested (DEC-14-1999), St Public Notif issued (DEC-23-1999), St Compliance achieved (JAN-01-2000)

MCL, Acute (TCR) - In SEP-1999, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (DEC-01-1999), St Public Notif issued (DEC-23-1999), St Compliance achieved (JAN-01-2000)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUN-1999, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (JUL-09-1999), St Public Notif requested (JUL-09-1999), St Compliance achieved (AUG-01-1999)

MCL, Acute (TCR) - In OCT-1998, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (NOV-01-1998)

Past monitoring violations:

CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-2002 and OCT-2002, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: Fed Formal NOV issued (SEP-10-2002), Fed Compliance achieved (OCT-30-2002)

Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In OCT-1999, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (DEC-01-1999), St Formal NOV issued (DEC-14-1999), St Public Notif requested (DEC-14-1999), St Public Notif issued (DEC-23-1999), St Compliance achieved (JAN-01-2000)

Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In SEP-1999, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (NOV-08-1999), St Formal NOV issued (NOV-08-1999), St Compliance achieved (DEC-01-1999), St Public Notif issued (DEC-23-1999), St Compliance achieved (JAN-01-2000)

Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In OCT-1998, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (NOV-01-1998)

One routine major monitoring violation

2 minor monitoring violations

Average household size:

This town:	2.2 people
West Virginia:	2.4 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	57.2%
Whole state:	68.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	4.4%
Whole state:	4.7%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This town:	34.4%
Whole state:	17.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This town:	12.4%
Whole state:	7.6%

Northfork compared to West Virginia state average:

Median household income below state average.
Median house value significantly below state average.
Unemployed percentage above state average.
Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
Hispanic race population percentage 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 Northfork (2007 data):

Ameribank, Inc.: Northfork Branch at Main Street, branch established on 1997-07-31. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $166.3 mil, Deposits: $147.5 mil, headquarters in Welch, WV, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 10 total offices

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School Enrollment by Level of School

Northfork mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in McDowell County West Virginia:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

4.75% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($20,318 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.75%
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 Mercer County, WV	0.86% ($16,213 average AGI)
from Tazewell County, VA	0.28% ($19,400)
from Iredell County, NC	0.26% ($23,857)

6.28% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($27,738 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.28%
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 Mercer County, WV	2.32% ($24,922 average AGI)
to Tazewell County, VA	0.45% ($44,640)
to Wyoming County, WV	0.25% ($29,929)

Strongest AM radio stations in Northfork:

WBDY (1190 AM; daytime; 10 kW; BLUEFIELD, VA; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
WELC (1150 AM; daytime; 5 kW; WELCH, WV; Owner: POCAHONTAS BROADCASTING CO.)
WHIS (1440 AM; 5 kW; BLUEFIELD, WV; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
WIWS (1070 AM; daytime; 10 kW; BECKLEY, WV; Owner: SOUTHERN COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
WWNR (620 AM; 5 kW; BECKLEY, WV; Owner: DYNASTAR COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WJLS (560 AM; 5 kW; BECKLEY, WV; Owner: FIRST MEDIA RADIO, LLC)
WTZE (1470 AM; daytime; 5 kW; TAZEWELL, VA; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
WOAY (860 AM; 10 kW; OAK HILL, WV; Owner: COMMISSIONED COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WYRV (770 AM; daytime; 5 kW; CEDAR BLUFF, VA; Owner: FAITH CHRISTIAN MUSIC BROADCASTING MINISTRIES, INC.)
WWYO (970 AM; 1 kW; PINEVILLE, WV; Owner: MRJ, INC.)
WTRU (830 AM; 50 kW; KERNERSVILLE, NC; Owner: TRUTH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WCAW (680 AM; 10 kW; CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA RADIO CORPORATION OF CHARLESTON)
WKNV (890 AM; daytime; 10 kW; FAIRLAWN, VA; Owner: POSITIVE RADIO GROUP, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Northfork:

WHAJ (104.5 FM; BLUEFIELD, WV; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
WHKX (106.3 FM; BLUEFIELD, VA; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
WKOY-FM (100.9 FM; PRINCETON, WV; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
WPIB (91.1 FM; BLUEFIELD, WV; Owner: POSITIVE ALTERNATIVE RADIO, INC.)
WSTG (95.9 FM; PRINCETON, WV; Owner: PRINCETON BROADCASTING, INC.)
WELC-FM (102.9 FM; WELCH, WV; Owner: POCAHONTAS BROADCASTING CO.)
WPMW (92.7 FM; MULLENS, WV; Owner: CASTLE ROCK INVESTMENTS, L.L.C.)
WJLS-FM (99.5 FM; BECKLEY, WV; Owner: FIRST MEDIA RADIO, LLC)
WMEV-FM (93.9 FM; MARION, VA; Owner: HOLSTON VALLEY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WCIR-FM (103.7 FM; BECKLEY, WV; Owner: SOUTHERN COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
WHQX (107.7 FM; CEDAR BLUFF, VA; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
WOLD-FM (102.5 FM; MARION, VA; Owner: EMERALD SOUND, INC.)
WMTD-FM (102.3 FM; HINTON, WV; Owner: SOUTHERN COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
WVTR (91.9 FM; MARION, VA; Owner: VIRGINIA TECH FOUNDATION INC)
WGTH-FM (105.5 FM; RICHLANDS, VA; Owner: HIGH KNOB BROADCASTERS, INC.)
WKQY (100.1 FM; TAZEWELL, VA; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)

TV broadcast stations around Northfork:

WVVA (Channel 6; BLUEFIELD, WV; Owner: WVVA TELEVISON, INC.)
WLFB (Channel 40; BLUEFIELD, WV; Owner: LIVING FAITH MINISTRIES, INC.)

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