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 1999:
| This city: |  34.8% | | Whole state: |  17.9% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
| This city: | 14.6% | | Whole state: | 7.6% |
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 (2007 data):
- Branch Banking and Trust Company: Salem Branch at 200 Railroad Street, branch established on 1986-11-03. 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
- 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: $93.4 mil, Deposits: $76.9 mil, headquarters in West Union, WV, positive income, 5 total offices, Holding Company: Tri-County Bancorp, Inc.
- Cornerstone Bank, Inc.: Salem Branch at 150 West Main Street, branch established on 1987-01-02. Info updated 2006-12-18: Bank assets: $71.3 mil, Deposits: $60.1 mil, headquarters in West Union, WV, positive income, 3 total offices, Holding Company: Cornerstone Financial Services, Inc.
School Enrollment by Level of School
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2004 Presidential Election results in Harrison County West Virginia:
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2006)
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| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Other Government Administration |
3 | $5,484 | $21,936 | 7 | $93 |
| Water Supply |
2 | $3,950 | $23,700 | 0 | $0 |
| Judicial and Legal |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $153 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
3 | $4,998 | $19,992 | 0 | $0 |
| Financial Administration |
1 | $1,928 | $23,136 | 0 | $0 |
| Streets and Highways |
7 | $11,462 | $19,649 | 0 | $0 |
| Sewerage |
2 | $3,774 | $22,644 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
18 | $31,596 | $21,064 | 8 | $246 |
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:
- WWVA (1170 AM; 53 kW; WHEELING, WV; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WPDX (750 AM; daytime; 1 kW; CLARKSBURG, WV; Owner: TSCHUDY BROADCASTING CORP.)
- 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.)
- WHAW (980 AM; 1 kW; WESTON, WV; Owner: STEPHEN R. PETERS)
- 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)
- WKNR (850 AM; 50 kW; CLEVELAND, OH; Owner: CARON BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WTAM (1100 AM; 50 kW; CLEVELAND, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WVLY (1370 AM; 5 kW; MOUNDSVILLE, WV; Owner: SCOTT RADIO GROUP, LLC)
- WHK (1220 AM; 50 kW; CLEVELAND, OH; Owner: CARON BROADCASTING, 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.)
- WGIE (92.7 FM; CLARKSBURG, WV; Owner: BURBACH OF DE, LLC)
- WVPW (88.9 FM; BUCKHANNON, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING AUTHORITY)
- WKJL (88.1 FM; CLARKSBURG, WV; Owner: HE'S ALIVE, INC.)
- WDBS (97.1 FM; SUTTON, WV; Owner: SUMMIT MEDIA BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
- W220BZ (91.9 FM; CLARKSBURG, WV; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
- WDCI (104.1 FM; BRIDGEPORT, WV; Owner: WDCI RADIO, INC)
- WFBY (102.3 FM; WESTON, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA RADIO CORPORATION)
- WGYE (102.7 FM; MANNINGTON, WV; Owner: BURBACH OF DE, LLC)
- WBVQ (93.1 FM; BARRACKVILLE, WV; Owner: CAT RADIO, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Salem:
- WVFX (Channel 46; CLARKSBURG, WV; Owner: DAVIS TELEVISION CLARKSBURG, LLC)
- WDTV (Channel 5; WESTON, WV; Owner: WITHERS BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WBOY-TV (Channel 12; CLARKSBURG, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA MEDIA HOLDINGS, LLC)
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