Drinking water stations with addresses in Salem and their reported violations in the past:
SALEM WATER BOARD (Population served: 1893, Surface_water):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Average - Between JAN-2006 and MAR-2006, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (MAY-27-2006), St Formal NOV issued (MAY-27-2006)
- MCL, Average - Between JAN-2006 and MAR-2006, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (MAY-27-2006), St Formal NOV issued (MAY-27-2006)
- MCL, Average - Between OCT-2005 and DEC-2005, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (FEB-14-2006), St Formal NOV issued (FEB-14-2006)
- MCL, Average - Between OCT-2005 and DEC-2005, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (FEB-14-2006), St Formal NOV issued (FEB-14-2006)
- MCL, Average - Between JUL-2005 and SEP-2005, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (FEB-14-2006), St Formal NOV issued (FEB-14-2006)
- MCL, Average - Between JUL-2005 and SEP-2005, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (FEB-14-2006), St Formal NOV issued (FEB-14-2006), St Public Notif received (MAY-19-2006)
- 3 other older health violations
Past monitoring violations:
- PN Violation for NPDWR Violation - Between JUN-26-2006 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- PN Violation for NPDWR Violation - Between APR-16-2006 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- M&R Filter Turbidity Reporting - In FEB-2006, Contaminant: IESWTR. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (APR-01-2006), St Formal NOV issued (APR-01-2006)
- M&R Filter Turbidity Reporting - In JAN-2006, Contaminant: IESWTR. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (APR-01-2006), St Formal NOV issued (APR-01-2006)
- M&R Filter Turbidity Reporting - In DEC-2005, Contaminant: IESWTR. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (APR-01-2006), St Formal NOV issued (APR-01-2006)
- 14 other older monitoring violations
MIRACLE MEADOWS SCHOOL (Population served: 60, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In FEB-2002, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (FEB-25-2002), St Public Notif requested (FEB-25-2002), St Compliance achieved (MAR-01-2002), St Public Notif received (MAR-02-2002)
- MCL, Acute (TCR) - In NOV-1999, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (DEC-27-1999), St Formal NOV issued (MAY-01-2000), St Public Notif requested (MAY-01-2000), St AO (w/o penalty) issued (MAY-05-2000), St Public Notif issued (MAY-30-2000)
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In SEP-1999, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (OCT-14-1999), St Public Notif requested (NOV-08-1999), St Formal NOV issued (NOV-08-1999), St AO (w/o penalty) issued (MAY-05-2000), St Public Notif issued (MAY-30-2000)
Past monitoring violations:
- PN Violation for NPDWR Violation - Between JUN-28-2006 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- PN Violation for NPDWR Violation - Between OCT-29-2005 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- PN Violation for NPDWR Violation - Between SEP-29-2005 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- PN Violation for NPDWR Violation - Between AUG-21-2005 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-2005 and DEC-2025, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (NOV-16-2005)
- 19 routine major monitoring violations
- 4 regular monitoring violations
- 15 other older monitoring violations
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This city: | 34.8% | | Whole state: | 17.9% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This city: | 14.6% | | Whole state: | 7.6% |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Salem, WV
259 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
102 people in nursing homes
Salem compared to West Virginia state average:
- Median household income below state average.
- Median house value below state average.
- Unemployed percentage above state average.
- Black race population percentage below state average.
- Median age significantly below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly above state average.
- Institutionalized population percentage significantly above state average.
- Number of college students above state average.
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Banks with branches in Salem (2009 data):
- Cornerstone Bank, Inc.: Salem Branch at 150 West Main Street, branch established on 1987-01-02. Info updated 2006-12-18: Bank assets: $75.4 mil, Deposits: $62.9 mil, headquarters in West Union, WV, positive income, 3 total offices, Holding Company: Cornerstone Financial Services, Inc.
- Branch Banking and Trust Company: Salem Branch at 200 Railroad Street, branch established on 1986-11-03. 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
- West Union Bank: Salem Branch at Old Route 50 East, West Gate Center, branch established on 1986-07-17. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $101.2 mil, Deposits: $83.6 mil, headquarters in West Union, WV, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 5 total offices, Holding Company: Tri-County Bancorp, Inc.
School Enrollment by Level of School
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2004 Presidential Election results in Harrison County West Virginia:
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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Utility gas (77%)
- Electricity (18%)
- Wood (3%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
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Religion statistics for Salem
| Name | United Methodist Church | Catholic Church | American Baptist Churches in the USA | Southern Baptist Convention | Churches of Christ |
| Adherents | 29.3% | 27.3% | 23.0% | 2.8% | 2.5% |
| Congregations | 39.6% | 4.9% | 22.9% | 3.5% | 5.6% |
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| Name | Presbyterian Church (USA) | Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | Other religions |
| Adherents | 2.2% | 1.8% | 1.2% | 1.2% | 8.6% |
| Congregations | 2.8% | 2.1% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 17.4% |
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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 |
1 | $2,176 | $26,112 | 0 | $0 |
| Other Government Administration |
3 | $6,188 | $24,752 | 6 | $97 |
| Judicial and Legal |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $160 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
3 | $5,640 | $22,560 | 0 | $0 |
| Streets and Highways |
8 | $12,934 | $19,401 | 0 | $0 |
| Sewerage |
2 | $4,259 | $25,554 | 0 | $0 |
| Water Supply |
2 | $4,457 | $26,742 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
19 | $35,654 | $22,518 | 7 | $257 |
Salem government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Sewerage: $689,000
Solid Waste Management: $107,000
All Other: $56,000
- Current Operations - Sewerage: $431,000
Water Utilities: $328,000
Police Protection: $166,000
Financial Administration: $150,000
Regular Highways: $122,000
Solid Waste Management: $116,000
Fire Protection: $28,000
Health Services - Other: $4,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $260,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $172,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $4,341,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $4,142,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $134,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $199,000
Water Utilities: $38,000
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $53,000
General Revenue, NEC: $38,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $5,000
Police Protection: $2,000
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $250,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $345,000
- Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $150,000
- State Intergovernmental - All Other: $100,000
General Support: $6,000
- Tax - NEC: $215,000
Property: $68,000
Public Utilities: $63,000
- Total Salaries & Wages: $737,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $8,000
4.92% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($36,829 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 4.92% | | West Virginia average: | 5.78% |
0.05% of residents moved from foreign countries ($230 average AGI)| Harrison County: | 0.05% | | West Virginia average: | 0.06% |
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
5.10% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($35,608 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.10% | | West Virginia average: | 5.65% |
0.04% of residents moved to foreign countries ($224 average AGI)| Harrison County: | 0.04% | | West Virginia average: | 0.02% |
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Salem:
- WPDX (750 AM; daytime; 1 kW; CLARKSBURG, WV; Owner: TSCHUDY BROADCASTING CORP.)
- WWVA (1170 AM; 53 kW; WHEELING, WV; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WMMN (920 AM; 5 kW; FAIRMONT, WV; Owner: FANTASIA BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KDKA (1020 AM; 50 kW; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- WBUC (1460 AM; 5 kW; BUCKHANNON, WV; Owner: CAT RADIO, INC.)
- WTVN (610 AM; 50 kW; COLUMBUS, OH; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WXKX (1340 AM; 1 kW; CLARKSBURG, WV; Owner: BURBACH OF DE, LLC)
- WOBG (1400 AM; 1 kW; CLARKSBURG, WV; Owner: BURBACH OF DE, LLC)
- WHAW (980 AM; 1 kW; WESTON, WV; Owner: STEPHEN R. PETERS)
- WKNR (850 AM; 50 kW; CLEVELAND, OH; Owner: CARON BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WAJR (1440 AM; 5 kW; MORGANTOWN, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA RADIO CORPORATION)
- WTAM (1100 AM; 50 kW; CLEVELAND, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WBRJ (910 AM; 5 kW; MARIETTA, OH; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Salem:
- WAJR-FM (103.3 FM; SALEM, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA RADIO CORPORATION OF SALEM)
- WWLW (106.5 FM; CLARKSBURG, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA RADIO CORPORATION OF CLARKSBURG)
- WOBG-FM (105.7 FM; SALEM, WV; Owner: BURBACH OF DE, LLC)
- WZWA (90.1 FM; CLARKSBURG, WV; Owner: MARANATHA BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WPDX-FM (104.9 FM; CLARKSBURG, WV; Owner: TSCHUDY BROADCASTING CORP.)
- WKJL (88.1 FM; CLARKSBURG, WV; Owner: HE'S ALIVE, INC.)
- WGIE (92.7 FM; CLARKSBURG, WV; Owner: BURBACH OF DE, LLC)
- WVPW (88.9 FM; BUCKHANNON, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING AUTHORITY)
- W220BZ (91.9 FM; CLARKSBURG, WV; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
- WDCI (104.1 FM; BRIDGEPORT, WV; Owner: WDCI RADIO, INC)
- WDBS (97.1 FM; SUTTON, WV; Owner: SUMMIT MEDIA BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
- WFBY (102.3 FM; WESTON, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA RADIO CORPORATION)
- WVPM (90.9 FM; MORGANTOWN, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING AUTHORITY)
- WKKW (97.9 FM; FAIRMONT, WV; Owner: DESCENDANTS TRUST, LAUREN M.KELLEY, TRUSTEE)
- WBHZ (91.9 FM; ELKINS, WV; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
- WGYE (102.7 FM; MANNINGTON, WV; Owner: BURBACH OF DE, LLC)
- WBVQ (93.1 FM; BARRACKVILLE, WV; Owner: CAT RADIO, INC.)
- WBTQ (93.5 FM; BUCKHANNON, WV; Owner: ELKINS RADIO CORPORATION)
- WYMJ (99.5 FM; NEW MARTINSVILLE, WV; Owner: DAILEY CORPORATION)
- WRLF (94.3 FM; FAIRMONT, WV; Owner: FAIRMONT BROADCASTING COMPANY)
TV broadcast stations around Salem:
- WVFX (Channel 46; CLARKSBURG, WV; Owner: DAVIS TELEVISION CLARKSBURG, LLC)
- WBOY-TV (Channel 12; CLARKSBURG, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA MEDIA HOLDINGS, LLC)
- WDTV (Channel 5; WESTON, WV; Owner: WITHERS BROADCASTING COMPANY)
Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2008 (per 100,000 population)
Salem, West Virginia:
- Fatal accident count: 1
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 1
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 1
- Fatalities: 1
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 1
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
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
Salem fatal accident list:
Mar 5, 1989 03:25 AM, 23, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 3
Total length: 2 meters (7ft)
Total costs: $396,000
Total average daily traffic: 1,980
Total average daily truck traffic: 136
Total future (year 2025) average daily traffic: 2,440
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 1 (See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in Salem)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 17 (See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)
FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers: 1 (See the full list of FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers in Salem, WV)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 6 (See the full list of FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers)
FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers: 1 (See the full list of FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers)
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 6 (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: 36 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Salem)
FAA Registered Aircrafts: 3- Aircraft: WILLOUGHBY PETE A STREAK SHADOW (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: BOMBARDIER ROTAX (ALL) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 2828W , Serial Number: OSS912260003, Year manufactured: 2000, Airworthiness Date: 10/11/2002
Registrant (Individual): Joseph K Martin, Rr 3 Box 120, Salem, WV 26426 - Aircraft: DELONG DELWIN BD-4 (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER A&C (200 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 484DD , Serial Number: BD-4695DD, Airworthiness Date: 10/16/1985
Registrant (Individual): Delwin P Delong, Rr 5 Box 688, Salem, WV 26426 - Aircraft: MARTIN JOSEPH K ROTORWAY EXEC 90 (Rotorcraft, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: AMA/EXPR UNKNOWN ENG (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 6291K , Serial Number: JM002, Year manufactured: 1996, Airworthiness Date: 05/15/1996
Registrant (Individual): Joseph K Martin, Rr 3 Box 120, Salem, WV 26426
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:- Fire: 64
- Hazardous Condition: 24
- Good Intent Call: 1
See Full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Statistics for Salem, WV
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