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Rivesville, WV map Population (year 2000): 913. Estimated population in July 2006: 915 (+0.2% change)
 

Males: 426  (46.7%)
Females: 487  (53.3%)

Marion County

Median resident age:  43.5 years
West Virginia median age:  38.9 years

Zip codes: 26588.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $27,300 (it was $25,700 in 2000)
Rivesville  $27,300
West Virginia:  $33,452

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $66,600 (it was $59,800 in 2000)
Rivesville  $66,600
West Virginia:  $84,400

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Races in Rivesville:

  • White Non-Hispanic (98.2%)
  • American Indian (0.7%)
  • Two or more races (0.7%)
  • Hispanic (0.5%)

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Ancestries: German (20.5%), Italian (18.5%), Irish (11.3%), Polish (10.6%), United States (8.2%), Hungarian (6.6%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 874 feet

Land area: 0.57 square miles.

Population density: 1602 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Rivesville

  • High school or higher: 73.8%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.5%
  • Unemployed: 7.8%
  • Mean travel time to work: 25.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Rivesville town

  • Never married: 20.4%
  • Now married: 54.5%
  • Separated: 0.3%
  • Widowed: 13.8%
  • Divorced: 11.1%

8 residents are foreign born

This town:  0.9%
West Virginia:  1.1%



According to our research there were 6 registered sex offenders living in Rivesville, West Virginia in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Rivesville to the number of sex offenders is 152 to 1.

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

Rivesville:  0.6% ($387)
West Virginia:  0.5% ($378)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Pittsburgh, PA (63.8 miles , pop. 334,563).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (343.3 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Fairmont, WV (3.8 miles ), Middletown district, WV (3.9 miles ), Barrackville, WV (4.0 miles ), Grant Town, WV (4.5 miles ), Pleasant Valley, WV (5.8 miles ), Monongah, WV (8.3 miles ), Whitehall, WV (8.5 miles ), Farmington, WV (9.2 miles ).

Latitude: 39.53 N, Longitude: 80.12 W


Area code: 304

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Population change in the 1990s: -263 (-22.4%).



Most common industries for males:
  • Mining (14%)
  • Educational services (10%)
  • Construction (8%)
  • Public administration (7%)
  • Utilities (6%)
  • Health care (6%)
  • Metal and metal products (5%)


Most common industries for females:
  • Health care (27%)
  • Educational services (15%)
  • Public administration (8%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (7%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Pharmacies and drug stores (5%)
  • Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (4%)


Most common occupations for males
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (9%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (8%)
  • Extraction workers (7%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (4%)


Most common occupations for females
  • Health technologists and technicians (12%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (8%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
  • Cashiers (6%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)


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Crime in Rivesville by Year
Type 2001 2004 2005 2006
Murders 0000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.0
Rapes 0000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.0
Robberies 0000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.0
Assaults 0010
    per 100,000 0.00.0109.40.0
Burglaries 0202
    per 100,000 0.0219.30.0218.8
Thefts 0009
    per 100,000 0.00.00.0984.7
Auto thefts 0001
    per 100,000 0.00.00.0109.4
Arson 0000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 158.5) 0.015.421.963.5

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Average climate in Rivesville, West Virginia

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Rivesville-area historical tornado activity is slightly above West Virginia state average. It is 51% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/3/1980, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 15.1 miles away from the Rivesville town center injured 19 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 5/7/1967, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 14.1 miles away from the town center caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Rivesville:
  • H/S MOUNTAINVIEW REGIONAL REHAB HOSP (about 4 miles; MORGANTOWN, WV)
  • FAIRMONT GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 8 miles; FAIRMONT, WV)
  • MONONGALIA COUNTY GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 12 miles; MORGANTOWN, WV)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Rivesville:
  • MORGANTOWN MUNI-WALTER L. BILL HART FLD (about 17 miles; MORGANTOWN, WV; ID: MGW)
  • HARRISON/MARION REGIONAL (about 19 miles; CLARKSBURG, WV; ID: CKB)
  • ALLEGHENY COUNTY (about 59 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; ID: AGC)
Other public-use airports nearest to Rivesville:
  • FAIRMONT MUNI-FRANKMAN FIELD (about 8 miles; FAIRMONT, WV; ID: 4G7)
  • WADE F MALEY FIELD (about 14 miles; SHINNSTON, WV; ID: 6W0)
  • TITUS FIELD (about 19 miles; ARTHURDALE, WV; ID: 70D)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Rivesville:
  • FAIRMONT STATE COLLEGE (about 8 miles; FAIRMONT, WV; Full-time enrollment: 5,317)
  • WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY (about 14 miles; MORGANTOWN, WV; FT enrollment: 19,666)
  • CALIFORNIA UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 40 miles; CALIFORNIA, PA; FT enrollment: 5,183)
  • WEST LIBERTY STATE COLLEGE (about 55 miles; WEST LIBERTY, WV; FT enrollment: 2,453)
  • UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH-MAIN CAMPUS (about 63 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; FT enrollment: 22,930)
  • COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF ALLEGHENY COUNTY (about 63 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; FT enrollment: 9,058)
  • DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY (about 63 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; FT enrollment: 8,199)
Public elementary/middle school in Rivesville:
  • RIVESVILLE ELEMENTARY/MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 298; Location: 229 PHILLIPS AVE; Grades: PK - 08)

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Notable location: Rivesville City Hall (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Churches in Rivesville include: Rivesville United Methodist Church (A), Highlawn United Methodist Church (B), Free United Methodist Church (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Pharaoh Run (A), Paw Paw Creek (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

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

RIVESVILLE WATER SYSTEM (Population served: 1601, Purch_surface_water):
Past monitoring violations:
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-2002 and SEP-2002, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: Fed Formal NOV issued (SEP-11-2002), Fed Compliance achieved (SEP-30-2002)
  • One routine major monitoring violation
  • One minor monitoring violation
MINISTERS RUN WATER ASSOC (Population served: 350, Purch_surface_water):
Past monitoring violations:
  • PN Violation for NPDWR Violation - Between MAR-26-2006 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
  • PN Violation for NPDWR Violation - Between MAR-03-2006 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
  • Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between OCT-2005 and DEC-2025, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (FEB-16-2006), St Formal NOV issued (FEB-16-2006)
  • PN Violation for NPDWR Violation - Between JUL-20-2005 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
  • PN Violation for NPDWR Violation - Between MAR-10-2005 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
  • 5 routine major monitoring violations
  • 8 other older monitoring violations
SUGAR LANE WATER ASSOC (Population served: 132, Purch_surface_water):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUN-2004, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUL-06-2004), St Public Notif requested (JUL-28-2004), St Formal NOV issued (JUL-28-2004)
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUL-2002, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (AUG-01-2002), St Formal NOV issued (AUG-01-2002), St Public Notif requested (AUG-01-2002)
Past monitoring violations:
  • PN Violation for NPDWR Violation - Between MAR-26-2006 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
  • PN Violation for NPDWR Violation - Between MAR-10-2006 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
  • PN Violation for NPDWR Violation - Between MAR-03-2006 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
  • PN Violation for NPDWR Violation - Between JAN-27-2006 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
  • PN Violation for NPDWR Violation - Between FEB-17-2005 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
  • 8 routine major monitoring violations
  • One minor monitoring violation
  • 9 other older monitoring violations

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

Percentage of family households:
This town:  67.0%
Whole state:  68.4%

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

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  19.9%
Whole state:  17.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  8.8%
Whole state:  7.6%

Rivesville compared to West Virginia state average:
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage 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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2004 Presidential Election results in Marion County West Virginia:


Most commonly used house heating fuel:

4.98% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($31,509 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.98%
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 Monongalia County, WV  0.91% ($33,142 average AGI)
from Harrison County, WV  0.79% ($28,500)
from Taylor County, WV  0.18% ($29,722)


5.12% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($35,535 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:
to Monongalia County, WV  0.96% ($33,856 average AGI)
to Harrison County, WV  0.77% ($36,032)
to Taylor County, WV  0.24% ($44,438)


Strongest AM radio stations in Rivesville:
  • WMMN (920 AM; 5 kW; FAIRMONT, WV; Owner: FANTASIA BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WTCS (1490 AM; 1 kW; FAIRMONT, WV; Owner: FAIRMONT BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WAJR (1440 AM; 5 kW; MORGANTOWN, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA RADIO CORPORATION)
  • WCLG (1300 AM; 3 kW; MORGANTOWN, WV; Owner: BOWERS BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WWVA (1170 AM; 53 kW; WHEELING, WV; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KDKA (1020 AM; 50 kW; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WWCS (540 AM; 5 kW; CANONSBURG, PA; Owner: BIRACH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WASP (1130 AM; daytime; 5 kW; BROWNSVILLE, PA; Owner: KEYMARKET LICENSES, LLC)
  • WBUC (1460 AM; 5 kW; BUCKHANNON, WV; Owner: CAT RADIO, INC.)
  • WKHB (620 AM; 6 kW; IRWIN, PA; Owner: BROADCAST COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WTBZ (1260 AM; 1 kW; GRAFTON, WV; Owner: APPALACHIAN RADIO LLC)
  • WTVN (610 AM; 50 kW; COLUMBUS, OH; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WKNR (850 AM; 50 kW; CLEVELAND, OH; Owner: CARON BROADCASTING, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Rivesville:
  • WBVQ (93.1 FM; BARRACKVILLE, WV; Owner: CAT RADIO, INC.)
  • WKKW (97.9 FM; FAIRMONT, WV; Owner: DESCENDANTS TRUST, LAUREN M.KELLEY, TRUSTEE)
  • WGYE (102.7 FM; MANNINGTON, WV; Owner: BURBACH OF DE, LLC)
  • WRLF (94.3 FM; FAIRMONT, WV; Owner: FAIRMONT BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WVAQ (101.9 FM; MORGANTOWN, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA RADIO CORPORATION)
  • WVPM (90.9 FM; MORGANTOWN, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING AUTHORITY)
  • WZWA (90.1 FM; CLARKSBURG, WV; Owner: MARANATHA BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WKJL (88.1 FM; CLARKSBURG, WV; Owner: HE'S ALIVE, INC.)
  • WGIE (92.7 FM; CLARKSBURG, WV; Owner: BURBACH OF DE, LLC)
  • WCLG-FM (100.1 FM; MORGANTOWN, WV; Owner: BOWERS BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WRIJ (106.9 FM; MASONTOWN, PA; Owner: HE'S ALIVE INC.)
  • W209AX (89.7 FM; FAIRMONT, WV; Owner: BIBLE BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC)
  • WDCI (104.1 FM; BRIDGEPORT, WV; Owner: WDCI RADIO, INC)
  • WANB-FM (103.1 FM; WAYNESBURG, PA; Owner: BROADCAST COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WDKL (95.9 FM; GRAFTON, WV; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
  • WOGG (94.9 FM; OLIVER, PA; Owner: KEYMARKET LICENSES, LLC)
  • WAJR-FM (103.3 FM; SALEM, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA RADIO CORPORATION OF SALEM)
  • WZST (100.9 FM; WESTOVER, WV; Owner: TSCHUDY BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • W220BZ (91.9 FM; CLARKSBURG, WV; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
  • WPDX-FM (104.9 FM; CLARKSBURG, WV; Owner: TSCHUDY BROADCASTING CORP.)

TV broadcast stations around Rivesville:
  • WVFX (Channel 46; CLARKSBURG, WV; Owner: DAVIS TELEVISION CLARKSBURG, LLC)
  • WBOY-TV (Channel 12; CLARKSBURG, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA MEDIA HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • WNPB-TV (Channel 24; MORGANTOWN, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING AUTHORITY)

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