Smithers, West Virginia

Back to Smithers, WV housing info, Fayette County, West Virginia, WV smaller cities, WV small cities, All Cities.   Submit your own pictures of this city and show them to the World General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map Please wait while loading the map... Fayette County Population in July 2008: 844. Population change since 2000: -6.6%   Males: 401   (47.6%) Females: 443   (52.4%) Median resident age:   39.9 years West Virginia median age:   38.9 years Zip codes: 25186. Estimated median household income in 2007: $24,406 (it was $20,417 in 2000) Smithers:   $24,406 West Virginia:   $37,060 Estimated per capita income in 2007: $15,066 Smithers:   $15,066 West Virginia:   $20,419 Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $70,159 (it was $51,400 in 2000) Smithers:   $70,159 West Virginia:   $96,000 Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $84,428; Detached houses: $97,061; Townhouses or other attached units: $86,266; In 2-unit structures: $23,530; Mobile homes: $12,679 Smithers, WV residents, houses, and apartments details Add your B&M business listing here for free. Over a million visitors/week. Get a huge advantage over your competition Races in Smithers: White Non-Hispanic (90.0%) Black (8.4%) American Indian (1.0%) Two or more races (0.7%) 2008 cost of living index in Smithers: 80.3 (low, U.S. average is 100) Recent posts about Smithers, West Virginia on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users. Smithers is mentioned 10 times on our forum: American Greetings is hiring!!! Charleston, Beckley, Barboursville, and others - read further  (7 replies) powellton  (8 replies) Cresent wv?  (2 replies) hello.  (2 replies) Latest news from Smithers, WV collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations Ancestries: Irish (15.3%), United States (14.4%), Italian (14.0%), German (8.5%), English (5.6%), Scotch-Irish (2.9%). Current Local Time: EST time zone Elevation: 643 feet Land area: 0.54 square miles. Population density: 1575 people per square mile   (low).

Latitude: 38.18 N, Longitude: 81.31 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 304

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Officers per 1,000 residents here:	8.29
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in Smithers, West Virginia

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

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Smithers-area historical tornado activity is slightly below West Virginia state average. It is 71% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/4/1974, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 30.4 miles away from the Smithers city center killed one person and injured 11 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 4/4/1974, a category 3 tornado 34.9 miles away from the city center injured 12 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Smithers-area historical earthquake activity is above West Virginia state average. It is 91% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 11/2/2006 at 17:53:02, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 MB, Depth: 0.6 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 75.5 miles away from Smithers center
On 11/23/2006 at 10:42:57, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 MB, 4.3 LG) earthquake occurred 79.5 miles away from the city center
On 6/29/1996 at 19:30:42, a magnitude 4.1 (4.1 MB, 3.9 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 77.0 miles away from the city center
On 4/22/1991 at 01:01:20, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, Depth: 9.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 62.1 miles away from Smithers center
On 6/28/1991 at 18:34:51, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 20.8 miles away from the city center
On 6/26/1995 at 00:36:17, a magnitude 3.5 (3.1 MB, 3.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 99.3 miles away from Smithers center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB)

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Streams, rivers, and creeks: Blake Branch (A), Smithers Creek (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Average household size:

This city:	2.0 people
West Virginia:	2.4 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	57.6%
Whole state:	68.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	4.4%
Whole state:	4.7%

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

• Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
• Gay men: 0.2% of all households

This city:	22.8%
Whole state:	17.9%

This city:	10.1%
Whole state:	7.6%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Smithers, WV

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5.54% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($26,993 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.54%
West Virginia average:	5.78%

0.08% of residents moved from foreign countries ($320 average AGI)

Fayette County:	0.08%
West Virginia average:	0.06%

from Raleigh County, WV	1.16% ($24,196 average AGI)
from Kanawha County, WV	0.55% ($27,613)
from Nicholas County, WV	0.32% ($27,723)

5.35% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($27,250 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.35%
West Virginia average:	5.65%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

to Raleigh County, WV	1.15% ($27,729 average AGI)
to Kanawha County, WV	0.81% ($26,669)
to Nicholas County, WV	0.32% ($27,022)

• Us Hwy 60, Call Sign: WQCD812
  469.662 MHz, 469.887 MHz, 457.512 MHz, 457.537 MHz, 457.562 MHz, 457.587 MHz, 464.012 MHz, 469.012 MHz, 464.037 MHz, 468.837 MHz... (+21 more)
  Grant Date: 02/09/2005, Expiration Date: 02/09/2015, Certifier: Beth Cotner
  Registrant: Dolfen Consulting Group, 95 Willow Lane, Bristol, IL 60512-9711, Phone: (630) 553-5886, Fax: (630) 566-1755, Email:

• Call Sign: KB8DSK, Previous Call Sign:
  Grant Date: 03/21/1997, Expiration Date: 03/21/2007, Cancelation Date: 03/25/2009
  Registrant: Alan D Woody, 31 Stockton St, Smithers, WV 25186
• Call Sign: KC8DZC, Previous Call Sign:
  Grant Date: 05/28/1996, Expiration Date: 05/28/2006, Cancelation Date: 05/29/2008
  Registrant: Aaron C Conley, Smithers, WV 25186

• Fire: 17