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Notable locations in Princeton: Princeton Public Library (A), Princeton City Hall (B), Mercer County Courthouse (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Princeton include: Gospel Tabernacle (A), Silver Springs Baptist Church (B), Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church (C), Burke Memorial Baptist Church (D), Princeton Presbyterian Church (E), Pentecostal Holiness Church (F), Church of Christ (G), Church of God (H), Church of the Nazarene (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Resthaven Cemetery (1), Oakwood Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lake: Douglas Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Daves Fork (A), Glady Fork (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Park in Princeton: Princeton Youth Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Post office: Princeton Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Tourist attraction: Shooters Billard (Amusement & Theme Parks; 140 Brick Street).
Hotels: Four Seasons Antiques & Appraisals (460 East Drive), Super 8 Motel (901 Oakvale Road), Airway Motel (270 Courthouse Road), Comfort Inn Princeton (136 Ambrose Lane), Super 8 Princeton WV (901 Oakvale Road), Eden Rock Computers (504 Oakvale Road), Comfort Inn (US 460 & Ambrose Lane), Holiday Inn Express (805 Oakvale Road), Ramada Limited (1115 Oakvale Rd).
Courts: Mercer County - Magistrate Flanagan Ofc (1428 East Main Street), Mercer County Reappraisal Office (1422 East Main Street), Mercer County - Magistrate Compton Ofc (1428 East Main Street).
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Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This city: |  24.1% | | Whole state: |  17.9% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This city: | 8.5% | | Whole state: | 7.6% |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Princeton, WV
People in group quarters in Princeton
- 117 people in nursing homes
- 16 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 11 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 8 people in other group homes
Princeton compared to West Virginia state average:
- Median age 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 Princeton (2009 data):
- First Community Bank, National Association: Pine Plaza Branch, Princeton Crossing Branch, Princeton Branch. Info updated 2008-12-04: Bank assets: $2,103.4 mil, Deposits: $1,505.1 mil, headquarters in Bluefield, VA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 61 total offices, Holding Company: First Community Bancshares, Inc.
- First Century Bank, National Association: Princeton Branch at 1215-A Pine Plaza Shopping Center, branch established on 1986-09-17; Springhaven Branch at 145 Springhaven Drive, branch established on 2001-07-30. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $425.3 mil, Deposits: $358.6 mil, headquarters in Bluefield, WV, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 12 total offices, Holding Company: First Century Bankshares, Inc.
- MCNB Bank and Trust Co.: South Walker Street Branch at 322 South Walker Street, branch established on 2003-02-25; Princeton Loan Office at 463-D Old Bluefield Road, branch established on 2001-07-02. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $269.0 mil, Deposits: $220.2 mil, headquarters in Welch, WV, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 8 total offices, Holding Company: Mcnb Banks, Inc.
- New Peoples Bank, Inc.: Princeton Office Branch at 1221 Stafford Drive, branch established on 2001-09-20. Info updated 2007-08-21: Bank assets: $807.2 mil, Deposits: $706.6 mil, headquarters in Honaker, VA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 31 total offices, Holding Company: New Peoples Bankshares, Inc.
- City National Bank of West Virginia: Princeton Branch at 191 Greasy Ridge Road, branch established on 2007-11-26. Info updated 2008-01-10: Bank assets: $2,552.9 mil, Deposits: $2,042.5 mil, headquarters in Cross Lanes, WV, positive income, Mortgage Lending Specialization, 71 total offices, Holding Company: City Holding Company
- Branch Banking and Trust Company: Princeton-Bluefield Main Branch at 1309 Stafford Drive, branch established on 1977-02-24. 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
Fire-safe hotels and motels in Princeton, West Virginia
- Budget Inn, 409 Thorn St, Princeton, WV 24740, Phone: (304) 425-3585
- Turnpike Motel, 1119 Oakvale Rd, Princeton, WV 24740, Phone: (304) 425-2268
- Days Inn, 347 Meadowfield Ln, Princeton, WV 24740, Phone: (304) 425-8100, Fax: (304) 487-1734
- Comfort Inn Princeton, 136 Ambrose Ln, Princeton, WV 24740, Phone: (304) 487-6101, Fax: (304) 425-7002
- Eden Rock Motel, 504 Oakvale Rd, Princeton, WV 24740, Phone: (304) 425-8757
- Sleep Inn, 1015 Oakvale Rd, Princeton, WV 24740, Phone: (304) 431-2800
- Ramada Limited, 1115 Oakvale Rd, Princeton, WV 24740, Phone: (304) 425-8711, Fax: (304) 487-9785
- Super 8, 901 Oakvale Rd, Princeton, WV 24740, Phone: (304) 487-6161, Fax: (304) 487-6161
- Holiday Inn Express, 805 Oakvale Rd, Princeton, WV 24740, Phone: (304) 425-8156, Fax: (304) 425-1080
All 9 fire-safe hotels and motels in Princeton, West Virginia
School Enrollment by Level of School
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2004 Presidential Election results in Mercer County West Virginia:
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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Utility gas (69%)
- Electricity (26%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
- Wood (1%)
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Religion statistics for Princeton
| Name | Southern Baptist Convention | United Methodist Church | Non-Charismatic Churches Independent | International Pentecostal Holiness Church | Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) |
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| Adherents | 27.6% | 20.1% | 6.3% | 6.2% | 6.1% |
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| Congregations | 15.6% | 23.1% | 0.7% | 6.8% | 6.1% |
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| Name | Christian Churches and Churches of Christ | Catholic Church | Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) | Presbyterian Church (USA) | Other religions |
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| Adherents | 5.9% | 4.1% | 3.5% | 2.8% | 17.3% |
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| Congregations | 8.8% | 2.0% | 1.4% | 4.1% | 31.3% |
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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.
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
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| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Financial Administration |
2 | $5,520 | $33,120 | 0 | $0 |
| Other Government Administration |
3 | $12,246 | $48,984 | 7 | $328 |
| Judicial and Legal |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $1,189 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
15 | $45,090 | $36,072 | 0 | $0 |
| Police - Other |
4 | $6,370 | $19,110 | 0 | $0 |
| Firefighters |
13 | $34,213 | $31,581 | 0 | $0 |
| Streets and Highways |
11 | $23,900 | $26,073 | 0 | $0 |
| Health |
2 | $5,077 | $30,462 | 0 | $0 |
| Hospitals |
844 | $2,593,404 | $36,873 | 204 | $263,791 |
| Solid Waste Management |
7 | $13,076 | $22,416 | 0 | $0 |
| Parks and Recreation |
3 | $5,356 | $21,424 | 6 | $2,413 |
| Local Libraries |
2 | $5,577 | $33,462 | 8 | $5,373 |
| Totals for Government |
906 | $2,749,829 | $36,422 | 226 | $273,094 |
Princeton government finances in 2006:
: $300,000
- Charges - Hospital Public: $36,516,000
Solid Waste Management: $392,000
All Other: $7,000
- Construction - Parks and Recreation: $178,000
Regular Highways: $163,000
General Public Buildings: $3,000
- Current Operations - Hospitals: $79,399,000
Police Protection: $1,161,000
Local Fire Protection: $742,000
Regular Highways: $723,000
Solid Waste Management: $538,000
Central Staff Services: $202,000
Parks and Recreation: $195,000
Financial Administration: $140,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $129,000
Libraries: $98,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $68,000
General Public Buildings: $38,000
Transit Utilities: $20,000
General - Other: $14,000
Water Utilities: $13,000
Public Welfare - Other: $12,000
Parking Facilities: $2,000
Sewerage: $2,000
- Employee Retirement - Total Federal Securities: $751,000
Total Other Securities: $327,000
Benefit Payments: $280,000
From Other Governments: $117,000
Earnings on Investments (calculated): $85,000
From Parent Local Government: $48,000
Total Cash and Deposits: $31,000
Local Employee Contribution: $29,000
- Employee Retirement – Corporate Bonds: $388,000
- Employee Retirement – Corporate Stocks: $794,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $35,991,000
Public Welfare: $398,000
All Other: $158,000
Highways: $130,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $2,956,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $23,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,703,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $2,870,000
Donations From Private Sources: $330,000
Rents: $323,000
Fines and Forfeits: $86,000
Interest Earnings: $41,000
Sale of Property: $2,000
- NEW for 2005 - Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $48,757,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $46,054,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Local Fire Protection: $517,000
Regular Highways: $187,000
Police Protection: $8,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $4,000
Parks and Recreation: $2,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $2,046,000
- State Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $19,338,000
All Other: $48,000
General Local Government Support: $6,000
- Tax - Occupation and Business License, NEC: $2,530,000
Property: $721,000
Public Utilities Sales: $397,000
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $76,000
Other License: $22,000
Motor Vehicle License: $7,000
Alcoholic Beverage License: $4,000
Other Selective Sales: $3,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $33,846,000
5.12% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($28,602 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.12% | | West Virginia average: | 5.78% |
0.07% of residents moved from foreign countries ($243 average AGI)| Mercer County: | 0.07% | | West Virginia average: | 0.06% |
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
5.12% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($40,824 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:
Strongest AM radio stations in Princeton:
- WAEY (1490 AM; 1 kW; PRINCETON, WV; Owner: PRINCETON BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WAMN (1050 AM; 1 kW; GREEN VALLEY, WV; Owner: WAMN, INC.)
- WBDY (1190 AM; daytime; 10 kW; BLUEFIELD, VA; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
- WHIS (1440 AM; 5 kW; BLUEFIELD, WV; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
- WNRV (990 AM; 5 kW; NARROWS-PEARISBURG, VA; Owner: PERCEPTION MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
- WIWS (1070 AM; daytime; 10 kW; BECKLEY, WV; Owner: SOUTHERN COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
- WKNV (890 AM; daytime; 10 kW; FAIRLAWN, VA; Owner: POSITIVE RADIO GROUP, INC.)
- WJLS (560 AM; 5 kW; BECKLEY, WV; Owner: FIRST MEDIA RADIO, LLC)
- WKEZ (1240 AM; 1 kW; BLUEFIELD, WV; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
- WWNR (620 AM; 5 kW; BECKLEY, WV; Owner: DYNASTAR COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WFNR (710 AM; daytime; 10 kW; BLACKSBURG, VA; Owner: PERCEPTION MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
- WOAY (860 AM; 10 kW; OAK HILL, WV; Owner: COMMISSIONED COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WTRU (830 AM; 50 kW; KERNERSVILLE, NC; Owner: TRUTH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
Strongest FM radio stations in Princeton:
- WHAJ (104.5 FM; BLUEFIELD, WV; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
- WHKX (106.3 FM; BLUEFIELD, VA; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
- WPIB (91.1 FM; BLUEFIELD, WV; Owner: POSITIVE ALTERNATIVE RADIO, INC.)
- WKOY-FM (100.9 FM; PRINCETON, WV; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
- WSTG (95.9 FM; PRINCETON, WV; Owner: PRINCETON BROADCASTING, INC.)
- W244BB (96.7 FM; PRINCETON, WV; Owner: BIBLE BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
- WJLS-FM (99.5 FM; BECKLEY, WV; Owner: FIRST MEDIA RADIO, LLC)
- WMTD-FM (102.3 FM; HINTON, WV; Owner: SOUTHERN COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
- KHPR (88.1 FM; HONOLULU, HI; Owner: HAWAII PUBLIC RADIO)
- 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)
- WMEV-FM (93.9 FM; MARION, VA; Owner: HOLSTON VALLEY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WCIR-FM (103.7 FM; BECKLEY, WV; Owner: SOUTHERN COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
- 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)
- WVTR (91.9 FM; MARION, VA; Owner: VIRGINIA TECH FOUNDATION INC)
- WOLD-FM (102.5 FM; MARION, VA; Owner: EMERALD SOUND, INC.)
- WROV-FM (96.3 FM; MARTINSVILLE, VA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
TV broadcast stations around Princeton:
- WVVA (Channel 6; BLUEFIELD, WV; Owner: WVVA TELEVISON, INC.)
- WLFB (Channel 40; BLUEFIELD, WV; Owner: LIVING FAITH MINISTRIES, INC.)
Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2008 (per 100,000 population)
Princeton, West Virginia:
- Fatal accident count: 23
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 33
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 9
- Fatalities: 24
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 55
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 1
West Virginia average:
- Fatal accident count: 57
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 83
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 19
- Fatalities: 62
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 145
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 5
See more detailed statistics of Princeton fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2008 here
National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 10
Total length: 44 meters (144ft)
Total costs: $6,475,000
Total average daily traffic: 82,150
Total average daily truck traffic: 2,995
New bridges - Historical Statistics
- 1930-1939: 1
- 1940-1949: 2
- 1950-1959: 1
- 1960-1969: 2
- 1970-1979: 1
- 1980-1989: 0
- 1990-1999: 3
See Full National Bridge Inventory Statistics for Princeton, WV
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 3 (See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in Princeton)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 14 (See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 12 (See the full list of FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers in Princeton, WV)
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 8 (See the full list of FCC Registered Microwave Towers in this town)
FCC Registered Paging Towers: 2 (See the full list of FCC Registered Paging Towers)
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 185 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Princeton)
FAA Registered Aircrafts: 10 (See the full list of FAA Registered Aircrafts in Princeton)
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:- Fire: 138
- Hazardous Condition: 208
- Good Intent Call: 13
Incident types - Princeton
See Full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Statistics for Princeton, WV
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