Ravenswood, West Virginia

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Population (year 2000): 4,031. Estimated population in July 2006: 3,997 (-0.8% change)

Males: 1,843	(45.7%)
Females: 2,188	(54.3%)

Jackson County

Median resident age:	42.5 years
West Virginia median age:	38.9 years

Zip codes: 26164.

Estimated median household income in 2005: $32,100 (it was $30,308 in 2000)

Ravenswood	$32,100
West Virginia:	$33,452

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $78,900 (it was $70,900 in 2000)

Ravenswood	$78,900
West Virginia:	$84,400

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Races in Ravenswood:

White Non-Hispanic (97.6%)
Two or more races (0.8%)
Hispanic (0.6%)

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Ancestries: United States (20.7%), German (14.8%), English (13.8%), Irish (8.8%), Scotch-Irish (3.6%), Dutch (3.4%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated in 1852

Elevation: 620 feet

Land area: 1.84 square miles.

Population density: 2161 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Ravenswood

High school or higher: 80.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.3%
Graduate or professional degree: 6.5%
Unemployed: 7.4%
Mean travel time to work: 19.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Ravenswood city

Never married: 17.3%
Now married: 56.8%
Separated: 0.5%
Widowed: 12.1%
Divorced: 13.4%

30 residents are foreign born

This city:	0.7%
West Virginia:	1.1%

According to our research there were 12 registered sex offenders living in Ravenswood, West Virginia in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Ravenswood to the number of sex offenders is 332 to 1.

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

Ravenswood:	0.6% ($419)
West Virginia:	0.5% ($378)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Charleston, WV (42.7 miles , pop. 53,421).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Columbus, OH (110.8 miles , pop. 711,470).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (453.0 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Ripley, WV (9.7 miles ), Racine, OH (10.6 miles ), New Haven, WV (14.1 miles ), Syracuse, OH (14.9 miles ), Hartford City, WV (16.2 miles ), Coolville, OH (18.8 miles ), Mason, WV (19.1 miles ), Pomeroy, OH (19.3 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 5 buildings, average cost: $60,000
1997: 11 buildings, average cost: $72,900
1998: 1 building, cost: $146,000
1999: 2 buildings, average cost: $47,500
2000: 1 building, cost: $50,000
2001: 4 buildings, average cost: $35,800
2002: 2 buildings, average cost: $67,800
2003: 3 buildings, average cost: $73,300
2004: 6 buildings, average cost: $65,200
2005: 7 buildings, average cost: $65,200
2006: 5 buildings, average cost: $131,400

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Latitude: 38.95 N, Longitude: 81.76 W

156 people in nursing homes

Area code: 304

Ravenswood household income distribution

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Ravenswood, West Virginia business and economic data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Population change in the 1990s: -320 (-7.4%).

Historical population

Historical housing units

Most common industries for males:

Metal and metal products (23%)
Construction (7%)
Educational services (6%)
Plastics and rubber products (5%)
Public administration (5%)
Health care (4%)
Truck transportation (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (19%)
Educational services (16%)
Social assistance (10%)
Finance and insurance (8%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (6%)
Accommodation and food services (5%)
Food and beverage stores (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (8%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
Assemblers and fabricators (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (10%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
Health technologists and technicians (6%)
Child care workers (5%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
Registered nurses (5%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)

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Crime in Ravenswood by Year
Type	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006
Murders	0	0	0	1	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	24.9	0.0
Rapes	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Robberies	0	0	1	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	24.9	0.0	0.0
Assaults	4	3	3	6	4
per 100,000	99.6	74.5	74.7	149.4	100.1
Burglaries	13	13	8	5	1
per 100,000	323.6	322.7	199.1	124.5	25.0
Thefts	42	35	27	21	14
per 100,000	1045.6	868.9	672.0	522.9	350.4
Auto thefts	3	4	5	3	2
per 100,000	74.7	99.3	124.4	74.7	50.1
Arson	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 198.5)	90.4	80.2	73.2	115.3	39.8

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 10 (9 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	2.26
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in Ravenswood, West Virginia

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Ravenswood-area historical tornado activity is near West Virginia state average. It is 60% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/23/1968, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 31.5 miles away from the Ravenswood city center killed 7 people and injured 93 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 3/13/1967, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 9.5 miles away from the city center caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

Hospitals/medical centers near Ravenswood:

JACKSON GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 12 miles; RIPLEY, WV)
PLEASANT VALLEY HOSPITAL (about 25 miles; POINT PLEASANT, WV)
HEALTHSOUTH WESTERN HILLS REHAB HOSP (about 27 miles; PARKERSBURG, WV)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Ravenswood:

MID-OHIO VALLEY REGIONAL (about 35 miles; PARKERSBURG, WV; ID: PKB)
YEAGER (about 43 miles; CHARLESTON, WV; ID: CRW)
TRI-STATE/MILTON J. FERGUSON FIELD (about 68 miles; HUNTINGTON, WV; ID: HTS)

Other public-use airports nearest to Ravenswood:

JACKSON COUNTY (about 5 miles; RAVENSWOOD, WV; ID: I18)
LEON (about 22 miles; LEON, WV; ID: W07)
MASON COUNTY (about 23 miles; POINT PLEASANT, WV; ID: 3I2)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Ravenswood:

WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY AT PARKERSBURG (about 27 miles; PARKERSBURG, WV; Full-time enrollment: 2,306)
HOCKING TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 35 miles; NELSONVILLE, OH; FT enrollment: 4,050)
OHIO UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 35 miles; ATHENS, OH; FT enrollment: 18,721)
WEST VIRGINIA STATE COLLEGE (about 49 miles; INSTITUTE, WV; FT enrollment: 3,688)
MARSHALL UNIVERSITY (about 59 miles; HUNTINGTON, WV; FT enrollment: 12,361)
SHAWNEE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 82 miles; PORTSMOUTH, OH; FT enrollment: 2,849)
DENISON UNIVERSITY (about 93 miles; GRANVILLE, OH; FT enrollment: 2,101)

Public high school in Ravenswood:

RAVENSWOOD HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 509; Location: PLAZA DRIVE; Grades: 09 - 12)

Private high school in Ravenswood:

HERITAGE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 105; Location: PO BOX 427; Grades: PK - 12)

Public elementary/middle schools in Ravenswood:

RAVENSWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 425; Location: 409 SYCAMORE ST; Grades: 06 - 08)
RAVENSWOOD GRADE SCHOOL (Students: 340; Location: RR 2 BOX 22A; Grades: 03 - 05)
HENRY J KAISER ELEMENTARY (Students: 336; Location: KAISER AVENUE; Grades: PK - 02)

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Shopping Center: Ravenswood Plaza Shopping Center (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Churches in Ravenswood include: Grace Episcopal Church (A), Second Baptist Church (B), Praise Cathedral (C), Church of Christ (D), Our Saviour Evangelical Lutheran Church (E), North United Methodist Church (F), Faith Bible Church (G), First Christian Church (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lake: Ritchies Pond (A). Display/hide its location on the map

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

RAVENSWOOD MUNICIPAL WATER WORKS (Address: 212 WALNUT STREET, Population served: 4600, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Single Sample - Between APR-1998 and JUN-1998, Contaminant: Tetrachloroethylene. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (SEP-16-1998), St Formal NOV issued (DEC-20-2000), St Public Notif requested (DEC-20-2000), St Public Notif received (JAN-03-2001)

MCL, Single Sample - Between JAN-1998 and MAR-1998, Contaminant: Tetrachloroethylene. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (SEP-16-1998), St Formal NOV issued (DEC-20-2000), St Public Notif requested (DEC-20-2000), St Public Notif received (JAN-03-2001)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In SEP-1997, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (OCT-01-1997), St Formal NOV issued (DEC-30-1997), St Public Notif requested (DEC-30-1997), St Public Notif issued (JAN-27-1998)

MCL, Single Sample - Between JAN-1997 and DEC-1997, Contaminant: Tetrachloroethylene. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (SEP-16-1998), St Formal NOV issued (DEC-20-2000), St Public Notif requested (DEC-20-2000), St Public Notif received (JAN-03-2001)

Past monitoring violations:

3 regular monitoring violations

Average household size:

This city:	2.3 people
West Virginia:	2.4 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	67.1%
Whole state:	68.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	3.4%
Whole state:	4.7%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
Gay men: 0.1% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This city:	17.6%
Whole state:	17.9%

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

This city:	5.8%
Whole state:	7.6%

Ravenswood compared to West Virginia state average:

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Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage below state average.
Institutionalized population percentage above state average.
Number of college students below state average.

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Banks with branches in Ravenswood (2007 data):

Branch Banking and Trust Company: Ravenswood Branch at One Wall Street, branch established on 1988-09-24. Info updated 2007-01-23: Bank assets: $117,134.1 mil, Deposits: $83,585.1 mil, headquarters in Winston Salem, NC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1480 total offices, Holding Company: Bb&T Corporation
Citizens First Bank, Inc.: at 601 Washington Street, branch established on 2001-07-19. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $62.7 mil, Deposits: $56.8 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Consumer Lending Specialization, 2 total offices
Wesbanco Bank, Inc.: 2 Wall Street Branch at 2 Wall Street, branch established on 1899-04-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $4,083.8 mil, Deposits: $2,997.5 mil, headquarters in Wheeling, WV, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 81 total offices, Holding Company: Wesbanco, Inc.
First Federal Savings & Loan Association of Ravenswood: First Federal Savings & Loan Associa at 234 Washington Street, branch established on 1934-01-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $7.2 mil, Deposits: $6.1 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Mortgage Lending Specialization, 1 total offices

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2004 Presidential Election results in Jackson County West Virginia:

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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
Financial Administration	3	$5,390	$21,560	0	$0
Sewerage	2	$4,060	$24,360	0	$0
Solid Waste Management	4	$6,720	$20,160	0	$0
Streets and Highways	5	$11,734	$28,162	0	$0
Police - Other	2	$2,218	$13,308	3	$1,024
Police Protection - Officers	9	$16,130	$21,507	0	$0
Other Government Administration	2	$6,208	$37,248	6	$250
Other and Unallocable	0	$0		1	$906
Water Supply	1	$2,200	$26,400	0	$0
Parks and Recreation	1	$1,788	$21,456	0	$0
Totals for Government	29	$56,448	$23,358	10	$2,180

5.50% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($38,826 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.50%
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 Kanawha County, WV	1.23% ($47,840 average AGI)
from Wood County, WV	0.47% ($33,217)
from Roane County, WV	0.41% ($30,400)

4.96% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($39,962 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.96%
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 Kanawha County, WV	1.13% ($27,450 average AGI)
to Wood County, WV	0.49% ($32,404)
to Roane County, WV	0.23% ($27,864)

Strongest AM radio stations in Ravenswood:

WMOV (1360 AM; daytime; 1 kW; RAVENSWOOD, WV; Owner: HAROLD F. PARSHALL)
WBGS (1030 AM; daytime; 10 kW; POINT PLEASANT, WV; Owner: BIG RIVER RADIO, INC.)
WTVN (610 AM; 50 kW; COLUMBUS, OH; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
WMPO (1390 AM; 5 kW; MIDDLEPORT-POMEROY, OH; Owner: POSITIVE RADIO GROUP, INC. OF OHIO)
WADC (1050 AM; 5 kW; PARKERSBURG, WV; Owner: BURBACH OF DE, LLC)
WBRJ (910 AM; 5 kW; MARIETTA, OH; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WCAW (680 AM; 10 kW; CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA RADIO CORPORATION OF CHARLESTON)
WCHS (580 AM; 5 kW; CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA RADIO CORPORATION OF CHARLESTON)
WWVA (1170 AM; 53 kW; WHEELING, WV; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WVTS (950 AM; 5 kW; CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: BRISTOL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
WSCW (1410 AM; daytime; 5 kW; SOUTH CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: L.M. COMMUNICATIONS OF KENTUCKY, LLC)
WKNR (850 AM; 50 kW; CLEVELAND, OH; Owner: CARON BROADCASTING, INC.)
WLW (700 AM; 50 kW; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)

Strongest FM radio stations in Ravenswood:

WLWF (93.1 FM; RAVENSWOOD, WV; Owner: LEGEND COMMUNICATIONS OF WEST VIRGINIA, LLC)
WRZZ (106.1 FM; ELIZABETH, WV; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WVRP (90.7 FM; RIPLEY, WV; Owner: LOWER OHIO VALLEY EDUCATIONAL CORP.)
WKLC-FM (105.1 FM; ST. ALBANS, WV; Owner: WKLC, INC.)
WCEF (98.3 FM; RIPLEY, WV; Owner: BIG RIVER RADIO, INC.)
WVWV (89.9 FM; HUNTINGTON, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING AUTHORITY)
WAMX (106.3 FM; MILTON, WV; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WGGE (99.1 FM; PARKERSBURG, WV; Owner: BURBACH OF DE, LLC)
WYVK (92.1 FM; MIDDLEPORT, OH; Owner: POSITIVE RADIO GROUP, INC. OF OHIO)
WRVB (102.1 FM; MARIETTA, OH; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WHBR-FM (103.1 FM; PARKERSBURG, WV; Owner: BURBACH OF DE, LLC)
WXIL (95.1 FM; PARKERSBURG, WV; Owner: BURBACH OF DE, LLC)
WCVV (89.5 FM; BELPRE, OH; Owner: BELPRE EDUC. B/CNG FOUNDATION)

TV broadcast stations around Ravenswood:

WVAH-TV (Channel 11; CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: WVAH LICENSEE, LLC)
WCHS-TV (Channel 8; CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: WCHS LICENSEE, LLC)
WPBY-TV (Channel 33; HUNTINGTON, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING AUTHORITY)
WLPX-TV (Channel 29; CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: PAXSON CHARLESTON LICENSE, INC.)
WSAZ-TV (Channel 3; HUNTINGTON, WV; Owner: EMMIS TELEVISION LICENSE CORPORATION)
WOWK-TV (Channel 13; HUNTINGTON, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA MEDIA HOLDINGS, LLC)
WOUB-TV (Channel 20; ATHENS, OH; Owner: OHIO UNIVERSITY)
W45BW (Channel 45; PARKERSBURG, WV; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)

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