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Population (year 2000): 2,477. Estimated population in July 2006: 2,356 (-4.9% change)
 

Males: 1,128  (45.5%)
Females: 1,349  (54.5%)

Nicholas County

Median resident age:  44.7 years
West Virginia median age:  38.9 years

Zip codes: 26261.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $22,900 (it was $21,620 in 2000)
Richwood  $22,900
West Virginia:  $33,452

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $40,500 (it was $36,400 in 2000)
Richwood  $40,500
West Virginia:  $84,400

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Races in Richwood:

  • White Non-Hispanic (98.7%)

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Ancestries: United States (23.9%), Irish (12.8%), German (12.2%), English (8.7%), Italian (5.5%), Dutch (3.0%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated in 1901

Elevation: 2240 feet

Land area: 1.69 square miles.

Population density: 1396 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Richwood

  • High school or higher: 63.4%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.1%
  • Unemployed: 8.1%
  • Mean travel time to work: 21.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Richwood city

  • Never married: 19.4%
  • Now married: 53.9%
  • Separated: 1.7%
  • Widowed: 13.3%
  • Divorced: 11.6%

19 residents are foreign born

This city:  0.8%
West Virginia:  1.1%



According to our research there were 6 registered sex offenders living in Richwood, West Virginia in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Richwood to the number of sex offenders is 394 to 1.

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

Richwood:  0.7% ($256)
West Virginia:  0.5% ($378)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Charleston, WV (75.8 miles , pop. 53,421).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Greensboro, NC (156.2 miles , pop. 223,891).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (390.3 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Craigsville, WV (10.5 miles ), Camden-on-Gauley, WV (10.8 miles) , Cowen, WV (13.0 miles ), Quinwood, WV (16.2 miles ), Addison (Webster Springs), WV (19.5 miles ), Falling Spring, WV (20.3 miles ), Rupert, WV (20.7 miles ), Summersville, WV (21.5 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

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Latitude: 38.22 N, Longitude: 80.54 W


118 people in nursing homes
2 people in religious group quarters

Area code: 304

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Population change in the 1990s: -391 (-13.6%).


Historical population


Historical housing units



Most common industries for males:



  • Wood products (13%)
  • Construction (12%)
  • Public administration (9%)
  • Educational services (8%)
  • Mining (7%)
  • Food and beverage stores (6%)
  • Personal and laundry services (5%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (23%)
  • Educational services (15%)
  • Transportation equipment (10%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)
  • Finance and insurance (5%)
  • Gasoline stations (5%)
  • Accommodation and food services (5%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Construction laborers (6%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
  • Food processing workers (5%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Plant and system operators (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
  • Cashiers (8%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)


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Crime in Richwood (2002):
  • 0 murders (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 0 rapes (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 0 robberies (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 1 assault (40.5 per 100,000)
  • 2 burglaries (81.0 per 100,000)
  • 8 thefts (324.1 per 100,000)
  • 1 auto theft (40.5 per 100,000)
  • City-data.com crime index = 30.0 (higher means more crime, US average = 328.4)

Crime in Richwood (2003):
  • 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)
  • 0 burglaries (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 5 thefts (207.8 per 100,000)
  • 0 auto thefts (0.0 per 100,000)
  • City-data.com crime index = 8.3 (higher means more crime, US average = 321.8)

Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 5 (5 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  2.12
US city average:  3.00

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Hospital/medical center in Richwood:
  • RICHWOOD AREA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (RIVERSIDE ADDITION)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Richwood:
  • WEBSTER COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 21 miles; WEBSTER SPRINGS, WV)
  • SUMMERSVILLE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 24 miles; SUMMERSVILLE, WV)
  • POCAHONTAS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 29 miles; BUCKEYE, WV)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Richwood:
  • GREENBRIER VALLEY (about 28 miles; LEWISBURG, WV; ID: LWB)
  • RALEIGH COUNTY MEMORIAL (about 51 miles; BECKLEY, WV; ID: BKW)
  • YEAGER (about 74 miles; CHARLESTON, WV; ID: CRW)
Other public-use airports nearest to Richwood:
  • RICHWOOD MUNI (about 9 miles; RICHWOOD, WV; ID: 3I4)
  • SUMMERSVILLE (about 23 miles; SUMMERSVILLE, WV; ID: SXL)
  • BRAXTON COUNTY (about 33 miles; SUTTON, WV; ID: 48I)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Richwood:
  • CONCORD COLLEGE (about 63 miles; ATHENS, WV; Full-time enrollment: 2,723)
  • WEST VIRGINIA STATE COLLEGE (about 72 miles; INSTITUTE, WV; FT enrollment: 3,688)
  • NATIONAL BUSINESS COLLEGE (about 72 miles; SALEM, VA; FT enrollment: 2,382)
  • VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIV (about 73 miles; BLACKSBURG, VA; FT enrollment: 25,754)
  • RADFORD UNIVERSITY (about 75 miles; RADFORD, VA; FT enrollment: 8,034)
  • VIRGINIA WESTERN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 77 miles; ROANOKE, VA; FT enrollment: 3,535)
  • NEW RIVER COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 78 miles; DUBLIN, VA; FT enrollment: 2,262)
Public high school in Richwood:
  • RICHWOOD HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 322; Location: 1 VALLEY AVE; Grades: 10 - 12)
Public elementary/middle schools in Richwood:
  • RICHWOOD JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 380; Location: 2 VALLEY AVE; Grades: 07 - 09)
  • CHERRY RIVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 311; Location: RIVERSIDE DRIVE; Grades: PK - 06)
Library in Richwood:
  • RICHWOOD PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $75,092; Location: 8 WHITE AVE.; 29,112 books; 270 audio materials; 244 video materials; 31 serial subscriptions)

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Churches in Richwood include: Riverside Baptist Church (A), Richwood Presbyterian Church (B), Richwood Christian Church (C), Holy Family Catholic Church (D), LaFrank United Methodist Church (E), First Baptist Church of Richwood (F), First Church of God (G), First United Methodist Church (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Little Laurel Creek (A), South Fork Cherry River (B), North Fork Cherry River (C), Spencer Run (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Tourist attraction: Cranberry Wilderness Outfitters (Tours & Charters; 1 Park Place).

Hotel: Four Seasons Lodge (55 East Main Street).

 

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

RICHWOOD WATER DEPT (Address: 4 White Avenue, Population served: 3500, Surface_water):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Average - Between JUL-2005 and SEP-2005, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (NOV-03-2005), St Formal NOV issued (NOV-03-2005), St Public Notif received (JAN-09-2006)
  • Treatment Technique (SWTR) - In APR-2004. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (MAY-01-2004), St Public Notif requested (MAY-07-2004), St Formal NOV issued (MAY-07-2004), St Public Notif received (JUN-22-2004)
Past monitoring violations:
  • Operations Report - In OCT-1996, Contaminant: Turbidity. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (NOV-01-1996), St Formal NOV issued (NOV-30-1996), St Public Notif requested (NOV-30-1996)
  • 2 regular monitoring violations

Average household size:
This city:  2.3 people
West Virginia:  2.4 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  65.5%
Whole state:  68.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  4.1%
Whole state:  4.7%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  29.2%
Whole state:  17.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  12.0%
Whole state:  7.6%

Richwood compared to West Virginia state average:

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  • Median house value below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
  • Median age above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage below state average.
  • Institutionalized population percentage above state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


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Banks with branches in Richwood (2007 data):
  • First Community Bank, National Association: Cherry River Plaza Branch at White Avenue And Railroad Street, branch established on 1978-08-14; Richwood Branch at 16 West Main Street, branch established on 1967-10-30. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $2,023.1 mil, Deposits: $1,394.8 mil, headquarters in Bluefield, VA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 53 total offices, Holding Company: First Community Bancshares, Inc.



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4.71% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($27,902 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.71%
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 Fayette County, WV  0.53% ($27,022 average AGI)
from Webster County, WV  0.40% ($26,057)
from Kanawha County, WV  0.25% ($30,091)


4.57% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,354 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.57%
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 Fayette County, WV  0.54% ($27,723 average AGI)
to Kanawha County, WV  0.39% ($36,147)
to Webster County, WV  0.30% ($29,269)


Strongest AM radio stations in Richwood:
  • WYKM (1250 AM; 5 kW; RUPERT, WV; Owner: MT. STATE B. CO., INC.)
  • WOAY (860 AM; 10 kW; OAK HILL, WV; Owner: COMMISSIONED COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WSLW (1310 AM; daytime; 5 kW; WHITE SULPHUR SPRING, WV; Owner: QUORUM RADIO PARTNERS OF VIRGINIA, 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)
  • WIWS (1070 AM; daytime; 10 kW; BECKLEY, WV; Owner: SOUTHERN COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
  • WJLS (560 AM; 5 kW; BECKLEY, WV; Owner: FIRST MEDIA RADIO, LLC)
  • WWVA (1170 AM; 53 kW; WHEELING, WV; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WFNR (710 AM; daytime; 10 kW; BLACKSBURG, VA; Owner: PERCEPTION MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
  • WWNR (620 AM; 5 kW; BECKLEY, WV; Owner: DYNASTAR COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WTVN (610 AM; 50 kW; COLUMBUS, OH; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WVMR (1370 AM; daytime; 5 kW; FROST, WV; Owner: POCAHONTAS COMMUNICATIONS COOPERATIVE CORP.)
  • WKNV (890 AM; daytime; 10 kW; FAIRLAWN, VA; Owner: POSITIVE RADIO GROUP, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Richwood:
  • WDBS (97.1 FM; SUTTON, WV; Owner: SUMMIT MEDIA BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
  • WMLJ (90.5 FM; SUMMERSVILLE, WV; Owner: GRACE MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH)
  • WCWV (92.9 FM; SUMMERSVILLE, WV; Owner: R-S BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WAFD (100.3 FM; WEBSTER SPRINGS, WV; Owner: J & K BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WKCJ (103.1 FM; LEWISBURG, WV; Owner: QUORUM RADIO PARTNERS OF VIRGINIA, INC.)
  • WRON-FM (97.7 FM; RONCEVERTE, WV; Owner: RADIO GREENBRIER, INC.)
  • WXCF-FM (103.9 FM; CLIFTON FORGE, VA; Owner: IMPACT BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WMTD-FM (102.3 FM; HINTON, WV; Owner: SOUTHERN COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
  • WVPB (91.7 FM; BECKLEY, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING AUTHORITY)
  • WRLB (95.3 FM; RAINELLE, WV; Owner: FAITH COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK, INC.)


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