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Peterstown, WV map Population (year 2000): 499. Estimated population in July 2006: 494 (-1.0% change)
 

Males: 229  (45.9%)
Females: 270  (54.1%)

Monroe County

Median resident age:  47.3 years
West Virginia median age:  38.9 years

Zip codes: 24963.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $24,400 (it was $23,036 in 2000)
Peterstown  $24,400
West Virginia:  $33,452

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $73,700 (it was $66,200 in 2000)
Peterstown  $73,700
West Virginia:  $84,400

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Races in Peterstown:

  • White Non-Hispanic (98.4%)
  • Hispanic (1.0%)

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Ancestries: United States (24.4%), English (12.8%), Irish (11.0%), German (8.6%), Scottish (2.0%), Dutch (1.8%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 1624 feet

Land area: 0.32 square miles.

Population density: 1573 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Peterstown

  • High school or higher: 71.5%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 5.4%
  • Unemployed: 4.8%
  • Mean travel time to work: 23.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Peterstown town

  • Never married: 15.1%
  • Now married: 47.8%
  • Separated: 2.5%
  • Widowed: 19.1%
  • Divorced: 15.6%

1 residents are foreign born

This town:  0.2%
West Virginia:  1.1%



According to our research there were 4 registered sex offenders living in Peterstown, West Virginia in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Peterstown to the number of sex offenders is 125 to 1.

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

Peterstown:  0.3% ($220)
West Virginia:  0.5% ($378)
Peterstown satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Roanoke, VA (58.3 miles , pop. 94,911).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Greensboro, NC (113.2 miles , pop. 223,891).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (427.8 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Rich Creek, VA (2.1 miles ), Narrows, VA (4.7 miles ), Glen Lyn, VA (4.9 miles) , Pearisburg, VA (6.4 miles ), Pembroke, VA (12.1 miles ), Oakvale, WV (12.8 miles) , Athens, WV (15.1 miles ), Hinton, WV (19.6 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 1 building, cost: $45,500
  • 1997: 0 buildings
  • 1998: 1 building, cost: $59,600
  • 1999: 0 buildings
  • 2000: 0 buildings
  • 2001: 0 buildings
  • 2002: 0 buildings
  • 2003: 0 buildings
  • 2004: 1 building, cost: $52,000
  • 2005: 0 buildings
  • 2006: 0 buildings

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Latitude: 37.40 N, Longitude: 80.80 W


Area code: 304

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Population change in the 1990s: -51 (-9.3%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Public administration (11%)
  • Utilities (8%)
  • Accommodation and food services (8%)
  • Construction (7%)
  • Transportation equipment (7%)
  • Other direct selling establishments (6%)
  • Truck transportation (6%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (20%)
  • Educational services (15%)
  • Personal and laundry services (9%)
  • Pharmacies and drug stores (8%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (7%)
  • Construction (6%)
  • Finance and insurance (5%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Top executives (11%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (8%)
  • Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses (6%)
  • Plant and system operators (6%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Law enforcement workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Cashiers (8%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (7%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (6%)
  • Top executives (5%)
  • Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (5%)
  • Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)


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Crime in Peterstown (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)
  • 2 burglaries (402.4 per 100,000)
  • 0 thefts (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 0 auto thefts (0.0 per 100,000)
  • City-data.com crime index = 28.2 (higher means more crime, US average = 330.8)

Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 1 (1 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  2.01
US city average:  3.00

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Peterstown-area historical tornado activity is below West Virginia state average. It is 74% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/4/1974, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 29.6 miles away from the Peterstown town center injured 12 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 4/4/1974, a category 3 tornado 31.8 miles away from the town center killed one person and injured 11 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Peterstown:
  • CARILION GILES MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 9 miles; PEARISBURG, VA)
  • HEALTHSOUTH SOUTHERN HILLS REHAB HOS (about 20 miles; PRINCETON, WV)
  • PRINCETON COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; PRINCETON, WV)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Peterstown:
  • RALEIGH COUNTY MEMORIAL (about 35 miles; BECKLEY, WV; ID: BKW)
  • GREENBRIER VALLEY (about 43 miles; LEWISBURG, WV; ID: LWB)
  • ROANOKE REGIONAL/WOODRUM FIELD (about 58 miles; ROANOKE, VA; ID: ROA)
Other public-use airports nearest to Peterstown:
  • NEW RIVER VALLEY (about 21 miles; DUBLIN, VA; ID: PSK)
  • MERCER COUNTY (about 30 miles; BLUEFIELD, WV; ID: BLF)
  • VIRGINIA TECH (about 31 miles; BLACKSBURG, VA; ID: BCB)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Peterstown:
  • CONCORD COLLEGE (about 15 miles; ATHENS, WV; Full-time enrollment: 2,723)
  • NEW RIVER COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 22 miles; DUBLIN, VA; FT enrollment: 2,262)
  • RADFORD UNIVERSITY (about 25 miles; RADFORD, VA; FT enrollment: 8,034)
  • BLUEFIELD STATE COLLEGE (about 31 miles; BLUEFIELD, WV; FT enrollment: 2,096)
  • VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIV (about 35 miles; BLACKSBURG, VA; FT enrollment: 25,754)
  • NATIONAL BUSINESS COLLEGE (about 51 miles; SALEM, VA; FT enrollment: 2,382)
  • VIRGINIA WESTERN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 58 miles; ROANOKE, VA; FT enrollment: 3,535)
Public elementary/middle schools in Peterstown:
  • PETERSTOWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 453; Location: 108 COLLEGE DR; Grades: PK - 04)
  • PETERSTOWN MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 323; Location: RR 1 BOX 546; Grades: 05 - 08)
Library in Peterstown:
  • PETERSTOWN PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $64,434; Location: 23 COLLEGE AVENUE; 28,118 books; 155 audio materials; 301 video materials; 16 serial subscriptions)

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Tourist attraction: Monroe Motorsports Llc (Tours & Charters; 419 Water St).

 
Drinking water stations with addresses in Peterstown that have no violations reported:
  • RED SULPHUR PSD (Population served: 4374, Primary Water Source Type: Surface_water)

Average household size:
This town:  2.0 people
West Virginia:  2.4 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  54.9%
Whole state:  68.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  2.8%
Whole state:  4.7%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  17.8%
Whole state:  17.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  4.5%
Whole state:  7.6%

Peterstown compared to West Virginia state average:
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in above state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.


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Banks with branches in Peterstown (2007 data):
  • The First National Bank of Peterstown: The First National Bank Of Peterstow at 220 Market Street, branch established on 1910-01-27. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $42.5 mil, Deposits: $38.1 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Mortgage Lending Specialization, 1 total offices, Holding Company: Peterstown Bancorp, Inc.



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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
Police Protection - Officers 1$1,288$15,4562$1,993
Other Government Administration 0$0 8$1,820
Totals for Government 1$1,288$15,45610$3,813


Peterstown government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - All Other: $20,000
  • Current Operations - General - Other: $32,000
    Police Protection: $29,000
    Financial Administration: $19,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $1,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $30,000
  • State Intergovernmental - All Other: $3,000
    General Support: $1,000
  • Tax - Property: $24,000
    NEC: $13,000
    Public Utilities: $8,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $48,000

5.14% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($30,860 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.14%
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 Greenbrier County, WV  1.17% ($25,878 average AGI)
from Giles County, VA  0.50% ($26,333)
from Mercer County, WV  0.50% ($29,714)


5.41% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($25,974 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.41%
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 Greenbrier County, WV  1.38% ($25,707 average AGI)
to Mercer County, WV  0.62% ($21,692)
to Giles County, VA  0.60% ($28,120)


Strongest AM radio stations in Peterstown:
  • WNRV (990 AM; 5 kW; NARROWS-PEARISBURG, VA; Owner: PERCEPTION MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
  • WKNV (890 AM; daytime; 10 kW; FAIRLAWN, VA; Owner: POSITIVE RADIO GROUP, INC.)
  • WFNR (710 AM; daytime; 10 kW; BLACKSBURG, VA; Owner: PERCEPTION MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
  • WPIN (810 AM; daytime; 4 kW; DUBLIN, VA; Owner: DUBLIN RADIO)
  • WTRU (830 AM; 50 kW; KERNERSVILLE, NC; Owner: TRUTH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WRAD (1460 AM; 5 kW; RADFORD, VA; Owner: NEW RIVER VALLEY RADIO PARTNERS, LLC)
  • WJLS (560 AM; 5 kW; BECKLEY, WV; Owner: FIRST MEDIA RADIO, LLC)
  • WBDY (1190 AM; daytime; 10 kW; BLUEFIELD, VA; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
  • WIWS (1070 AM; daytime; 10 kW; BECKLEY, WV; Owner: SOUTHERN COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
  • WOAY (860 AM; 10 kW; OAK HILL, WV; Owner: COMMISSIONED COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WWNR (620 AM; 5 kW; BECKLEY, WV; Owner: DYNASTAR COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WPAQ (740 AM; 10 kW; MOUNT AIRY, NC; Owner: RALPH D. EPPERSON)
  • WHIS (1440 AM; 5 kW; BLUEFIELD, WV; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)

Strongest FM radio stations in Peterstown:
  • KHPR (88.1 FM; HONOLULU, HI; Owner: HAWAII PUBLIC RADIO)
  • WMTD-FM (102.3 FM; HINTON, WV; Owner: SOUTHERN COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
  • WHAJ (104.5 FM; BLUEFIELD, WV; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
  • WPIN-FM (91.5 FM; DUBLIN, VA; Owner: POSITIVE ALTERNATIVE RADIO, INC.)
  • WPSK-FM (107.1 FM; PULASKI, VA; Owner: NEW RIVER VALLEY RADIO PARTNERS, 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.)
  • WJLS-FM (99.5 FM; BECKLEY, WV; Owner: FIRST MEDIA RADIO, LLC)
  • WSTG (95.9 FM; PRINCETON, WV; Owner: PRINCETON BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WXLK (92.3 FM; ROANOKE, VA; Owner: MEL WHEELER, INC.)
  • WSLQ (99.1 FM; ROANOKE, VA; Owner: MEL WHEELER, INC.)
  • WSLC-FM (94.9 FM; ROANOKE, VA; Owner: MEL WHEELER, INC.)
  • WVTF (89.1 FM; ROANOKE, VA; Owner: VIRGINIA TECH FOUNDATION INC)
  • WROV-FM (96.3 FM; MARTINSVILLE, VA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WFNR-FM (100.7 FM; CHRISTIANSBURG, VA; Owner: NEW RIVER VALLEY RADIO PARTNERS, LLC)
  • WKCJ (103.1 FM; LEWISBURG, WV; Owner: QUORUM RADIO PARTNERS OF VIRGINIA, INC.)
  • WBRF (98.1 FM; GALAX, VA; Owner: BLUE RIDGE RADIO, INC.)
  • WCIR-FM (103.7 FM; BECKLEY, WV; Owner: SOUTHERN COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
  • WVPB (91.7 FM; BECKLEY, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING AUTHORITY)


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