Pocahontas, Virginia

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Population in July 2008: 419. Population change since 2000: -5.0%

Males: 197	(47.2%)
Females: 222	(52.8%)

Median resident age:	41.3 years
Virginia median age:	35.7 years

Zip codes: 24635.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $29,927 (it was $22,917 in 2000)

Pocahontas:	$29,927
Virginia:	$59,562

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $16,162

Pocahontas:	$16,162
Virginia:	$31,177

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $57,886 (it was $28,200 in 2000)

Pocahontas:	$57,886
Virginia:	$262,100

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $72,933; Detached houses: $76,835; Townhouses or other attached units: $70,001; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $58,264; Mobile homes: $24,722

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Races in Pocahontas:

White Non-Hispanic (95.7%)
Black (2.0%)
Hispanic (1.8%)
Other race (0.9%)
Two or more races (0.7%)

2008 cost of living index in Pocahontas: 71.3 (very low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (22.2%), Irish (17.9%), German (15.9%), English (5.2%), Scottish (2.5%), Italian (2.0%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated in 1884

Land area: 0.60 square miles.

Population density: 693 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Pocahontas

High school or higher: 64.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.9%
Graduate or professional degree: 3.4%
Unemployed: 7.3%
Mean travel time to work: 27.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Pocahontas town

Never married: 19.3%
Now married: 50.6%
Separated: 5.6%
Widowed: 12.0%
Divorced: 12.6%

3 residents are foreign born

This town:	0.7%
Virginia:	8.1%

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

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

Pocahontas:	0.8% ($229)
Virginia:	1.0% ($1,143)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Charleston, WV (74.0 miles , pop. 53,421).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Greensboro, NC (119.5 miles , pop. 223,891).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (382.8 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Bramwell, WV (1.4 miles ), Bluefield, VA (2.3 miles ), Anawalt, WV (2.4 miles ), Montcalm, WV (2.4 miles ), Bluefield, WV (2.7 miles ), Northfork, WV (3.0 miles ), Matoaka, WV (3.1 miles ), Keystone, WV (3.1 miles ).

Latitude: 37.30 N, Longitude: 81.34 W

Area code: 276

Pocahontas household income distribution

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Population change in the 1990s: -70 (-13.7%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Educational services (14%)
Construction (8%)
Motor vehicle and parts dealers (7%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (7%)
Vending machine operators (7%)
Utilities (7%)
Food and beverage stores (6%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Educational services (24%)
Health care (15%)
Food and beverage stores (13%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (10%)
Social assistance (8%)
Jewelry, luggage, and leather goods stores (6%)
Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (13%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (12%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (8%)
Religious workers (4%)
Postsecondary teachers (4%)
Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (15%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (15%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (15%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (13%)
Accountants and auditors (5%)
Art and design workers (5%)
Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)

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Crime in Pocahontas by Year
Type	2004	2005	2007
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	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0
Burglaries	1	1	0
per 100,000	235.8	227.8	0.0
Thefts	3	1	0
per 100,000	707.5	227.8	0.0
Auto thefts	0	0	1
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	233.6
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)	44.8	25.1	18.7

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 1 (1 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	2.39
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in Pocahontas, Virginia

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

Pocahontas, Virginia average temperatures

Pocahontas, Virginia average precipitation

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Pocahontas-area historical tornado activity is significantly below Virginia state average. It is 73% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/4/1974, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 25.5 miles away from the Pocahontas town center injured 12 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 4/4/1974, a category 3 tornado 37.8 miles away from the town center killed one person and injured 4 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Pocahontas-area historical earthquake activity is above Virginia state average. It is 79% 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 32.8 miles away from Pocahontas center
On 11/23/2006 at 10:42:57, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 MB, 4.3 LG) earthquake occurred 36.4 miles away from the city 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 34.6 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 99.7 miles away from Pocahontas center
On 4/19/1996 at 08:50:14, a magnitude 3.9 (3.9 MB, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 95.2 miles away from the city center
On 6/26/1995 at 00:36:17, a magnitude 3.5 (3.1 MB, 3.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 39.1 miles away from Pocahontas center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Pocahontas:

BLUEFIELD REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 8 miles; BLUEFIELD, WV)
ST LUKES HOSPITAL (about 8 miles; BLUEFIELD, WV)
WELCH COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 14 miles; WELCH, WV)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Pocahontas:

BLUEFIELD STATE COLLEGE (about 8 miles; BLUEFIELD, WV; Full-time enrollment: 2,096)
CONCORD COLLEGE (about 21 miles; ATHENS, WV; FT enrollment: 2,723)
SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 30 miles; RICHLANDS, VA; FT enrollment: 2,412)
NEW RIVER COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 40 miles; DUBLIN, VA; FT enrollment: 2,262)
RADFORD UNIVERSITY (about 45 miles; RADFORD, VA; FT enrollment: 8,034)
VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIV (about 56 miles; BLACKSBURG, VA; FT enrollment: 25,754)
WEST VIRGINIA STATE COLLEGE (about 69 miles; INSTITUTE, WV; FT enrollment: 3,688)

Public high school in Pocahontas:

Pocahontas High School (Students: 187; Location: RT 644; Grades: 6 - 12)

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Streams, rivers, and creeks: Coal Run (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Park in Pocahontas: Pocahontas Historic District (1). Display/hide its location on the map

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

POCAHONTAS WATER SYSTEM (Serves WV, Population served: 1933, Surface_water):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUN-2005, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUL-27-2005), St Public Notif requested (AUG-02-2005), St Formal NOV issued (AUG-02-2005), St Public Notif received (JAN-05-2006)

Past monitoring violations:

PN Violation for NPDWR Violation - Between MAY-12-2006 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice

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

CCR INADEQUATE REPORTING - Between JUL-01-2003 and JAN-01-2004, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (OCT-30-2003), St Compliance achieved (JAN-01-2004)

Monitoring, Routine/Repeat (SWTR-Filter) - In JUN-2003. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUL-01-2003), St Public Notif requested (JUL-17-2003), St Formal NOV issued (JUL-17-2003), St Public Notif received (AUG-19-2003)

5 routine major monitoring violations

125 regular monitoring violations

Average household size:

This town:	2.3 people
Virginia:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	64.7%
Whole state:	68.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	2.1%
Whole state:	4.7%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
Gay men: 1.1% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This town:	17.9%
Whole state:	9.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This town:	7.9%
Whole state:	4.3%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Pocahontas, VA

Pocahontas compared to Virginia state average:

Median household income below state average.
Median house value significantly below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
Median age above state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Length of stay since moving in above state average.
House age significantly 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 Pocahontas (2009 data):

Branch Banking and Trust Company: Pocahontas Branch at Center And Water Street, branch established on 1966-03-10. Info updated 2008-12-12: Bank assets: $147,483.6 mil, Deposits: $98,507.9 mil, headquarters in Winston Salem, NC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1514 total offices, Holding Company: Bb&T Corporation

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2004 Presidential Election results in Tazewell County Virginia:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Electricity (52%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (36%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (8%) Coal or coke (3%) Wood (1%)

Religion statistics for Pocahontas

Adherents

Name	United Methodist Church	Southern Baptist Convention	Christian Churches and Churches of Christ	Assemblies of God	Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)
Adherents	28.1%	22.1%	9.3%	8.6%	6.8%
Congregations	26.3%	8.8%	8.0%	9.5%	7.3%

Name	Presbyterian Church (USA)	Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)	International Pentecostal Holiness Church	Catholic Church	Other religions
Adherents	5.7%	5.4%	2.9%	2.0%	9.2%
Congregations	6.6%	5.1%	3.6%	2.2%	22.6%

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
Financial Administration	1	$2,401	$28,812	0	$0
Solid Waste Management	2	$3,012	$18,072	0	$0
Sewerage	0	$0		1	$600
Water Supply	2	$3,720	$22,320	1	$880
Totals for Government	5	$9,133	$21,919	2	$1,480

5.21% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($35,777 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.21%
Virginia average:	11.06%

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	1.01% ($44,762 average AGI)
from Buchanan County, VA	0.47% ($32,194)
from Russell County, VA	0.42% ($24,797)

5.34% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($33,552 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.34%
Virginia average:	10.78%

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	0.78% ($27,945 average AGI)
to Russell County, VA	0.40% ($33,035)
to Buchanan County, VA	0.28% ($27,821)

Strongest AM radio stations in Pocahontas:

WBDY (1190 AM; daytime; 10 kW; BLUEFIELD, VA; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
WHIS (1440 AM; 5 kW; BLUEFIELD, WV; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
WELC (1150 AM; daytime; 5 kW; WELCH, WV; Owner: POCAHONTAS BROADCASTING CO.)
WTZE (1470 AM; daytime; 5 kW; TAZEWELL, VA; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
WKEZ (1240 AM; 1 kW; BLUEFIELD, WV; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
WAMN (1050 AM; 1 kW; GREEN VALLEY, WV; Owner: WAMN, INC.)
WIWS (1070 AM; daytime; 10 kW; BECKLEY, WV; Owner: SOUTHERN COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
WYRV (770 AM; daytime; 5 kW; CEDAR BLUFF, VA; Owner: FAITH CHRISTIAN MUSIC BROADCASTING MINISTRIES, INC.)
WJLS (560 AM; 5 kW; BECKLEY, WV; Owner: FIRST MEDIA RADIO, LLC)
WWNR (620 AM; 5 kW; BECKLEY, WV; Owner: DYNASTAR COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WKNV (890 AM; daytime; 10 kW; FAIRLAWN, VA; Owner: POSITIVE RADIO GROUP, INC.)
WTRU (830 AM; 50 kW; KERNERSVILLE, NC; Owner: TRUTH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WOAY (860 AM; 10 kW; OAK HILL, WV; Owner: COMMISSIONED COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Pocahontas:

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.)
WJLS-FM (99.5 FM; BECKLEY, WV; Owner: FIRST MEDIA RADIO, LLC)
WMEV-FM (93.9 FM; MARION, VA; Owner: HOLSTON VALLEY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WHQX (107.7 FM; CEDAR BLUFF, VA; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
WOLD-FM (102.5 FM; MARION, VA; Owner: EMERALD SOUND, INC.)
WVTR (91.9 FM; MARION, VA; Owner: VIRGINIA TECH FOUNDATION INC)
WELC-FM (102.9 FM; WELCH, WV; Owner: POCAHONTAS BROADCASTING CO.)
KHPR (88.1 FM; HONOLULU, HI; Owner: HAWAII PUBLIC RADIO)
WMTD-FM (102.3 FM; HINTON, WV; Owner: SOUTHERN COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
WGTH-FM (105.5 FM; RICHLANDS, VA; Owner: HIGH KNOB BROADCASTERS, INC.)
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)
WCIR-FM (103.7 FM; BECKLEY, WV; Owner: SOUTHERN COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
WKQY (100.1 FM; TAZEWELL, VA; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
WPMW (92.7 FM; MULLENS, WV; Owner: CASTLE ROCK INVESTMENTS, L.L.C.)
WBRF (98.1 FM; GALAX, VA; Owner: BLUE RIDGE RADIO, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Pocahontas:

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

Pocahontas fatal accident list:
Nov 12, 1986 11:00 AM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 4, Fatalities: 1

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 1

Edward G Roach, 2032 Peel Chestnut Road (Va10378-S), Type: Tower, Structure height: 76.2 m, Overall height: 79.2 m
Registrant: Sba Towers Ii LLC, 5900 Broken Sound Pkwy Nw, Boca Raton, FL 33487, Phone: (561) 995-7670, Email:

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 3

Center St & Wright Hill, Call Sign: KCY600
Assigned Frequencies : 39.5000 MHz
Grant Date: 06/13/2003, Expiration Date: 06/28/2013
Registrant: Universal Licensing Service, 3419 Via Lido 609, Newport Beach, CA 92663-3908, Phone: (877) 677-3639, Fax: (949) 515-2544
Center St & Wright Hill, Call Sign: WYK269, Licensee ID: L00098654
Assigned Frequencies : 39.3200 MHz, 39.5400 MHz
Grant Date: 11/17/1998, Expiration Date: 02/02/2004, Cancelation Date: 04/17/2004
Registrant: Pocahontas, Town Of, Pocahontas, VA 24635
Rt 644 6 Mi W, Call Sign: KNBF222
Assigned Frequencies : 155.175 MHz
Grant Date: 08/25/2001, Expiration Date: 09/24/2011
Registrant: Business Radio Licensing, 26941 Cabot Road #134, Laguna Hills, CA 92653, Phone: (949) 348-8510, Fax: (949) 348-8514, Email:

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 1

Call Sign: N4ADB, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00794351
Grant Date: 02/20/2008, Expiration Date: 03/17/2018
Registrant: Thomas A French Jr, Pocahontas, VA 24635

FAA Registered Aircrafts: 1

Aircraft: CESSNA R172K (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 76 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR IO-360 SER (300 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 3315V , Serial Number: R1722248, Year manufactured: 1977, Airworthiness Date: 01/18/1977
Registrant (Individual): Thomas A Jr French, 132 Maple Grove Po Box 45, Pocahontas, VA 24635

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 4

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