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Smithers, WV map Population (year 2000): 904. Estimated population in July 2006: 855 (-5.4% change)
 

Males: 430  (47.6%)
Females: 474  (52.4%)

Fayette County

Median resident age:  39.9 years
West Virginia median age:  38.9 years

Zip codes: 25186.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $21,700 (it was $20,417 in 2000)
Smithers  $21,700
West Virginia:  $33,452

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $62,800 (it was $56,400 in 2000)
Smithers  $62,800
West Virginia:  $84,400

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Races in Smithers:

  • White Non-Hispanic (90.0%)
  • Black (8.4%)
  • American Indian (1.0%)
  • Two or more races (0.7%)

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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: 1594 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Smithers

  • High school or higher: 71.3%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.8%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.9%
  • Unemployed: 6.0%
  • Mean travel time to work: 24.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Smithers city

  • Never married: 29.6%
  • Now married: 42.9%
  • Separated: 2.3%
  • Widowed: 13.3%
  • Divorced: 11.9%

0 residents are foreign born

This city:  0.0%
West Virginia:  1.1%



According to our research there were 2 registered sex offenders living in Smithers, West Virginia in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Smithers to the number of sex offenders is 427 to 1.

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

Smithers:  0.5% ($307)
West Virginia:  0.5% ($378)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Charleston, WV (25.4 miles , pop. 53,421).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Columbus, OH (170.6 miles , pop. 711,470).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (441.7 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Montgomery, WV (1.4 miles ), Handley, WV (4.0 miles ), Powellton, WV (4.9 miles ), Pratt, WV (5.9 miles ), Gauley Bridge, WV (7.5 miles ), Glasgow, WV (8.5 miles ), Cedar Grove, WV (9.0 miles ), East Bank, WV (9.9 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 1 building, cost: $20,000
  • 1997: 0 buildings
  • 1998: 1 building, cost: $20,000
  • 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: 38.18 N, Longitude: 81.31 W


Area code commonly used in this area: 304

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Population change in the 1990s: -256 (-22.1%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Machinery (9%)
  • Construction (8%)
  • Educational services (8%)
  • Public administration (8%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
  • Motor vehicle and parts dealers (6%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (23%)
  • Accommodation and food services (15%)
  • Educational services (14%)
  • Finance and insurance (10%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (6%)
  • Real estate and rental and leasing (5%)
  • Broadcasting and telecommunications (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (10%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (9%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (7%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)
  • Top executives (3%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (3%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (8%)
  • Cashiers (7%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (6%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)


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Crime in Smithers by Year

Type 2001 2003 2004 2005
Murders 0000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.0
Rapes 0000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.0
Robberies 1022
    per 100,000 111.00.0229.6231.5
Assaults 8322
    per 100,000 887.9340.9229.6231.5
Burglaries 167105
    per 100,000 1775.8795.51148.1578.7
Thefts 63332229
    per 100,000 6992.23750.02525.83356.5
Auto thefts 1300
    per 100,000 111.0340.90.00.0
Arson 0000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 160.0) 623.8301.1296.2290.5

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 8 (7 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  8.20
US city average:  3.00

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Smithers-area historical tornado activity is below West Virginia state average. It is 77% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/4/1974, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 32.7 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 35.2 miles away from the city center injured 12 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Smithers:
  • MONTGOMERY GENL HOSP (about 2 miles; MONTGOMERY, WV)
  • PLATEAU MEDICAL CENTER (about 18 miles; OAK HILL, WV)
  • WEST VIRGINIA REHAB HOSP (about 20 miles; INSTITUTE, WV)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Smithers:
  • YEAGER (about 24 miles; CHARLESTON, WV; ID: CRW)
  • RALEIGH COUNTY MEMORIAL (about 31 miles; BECKLEY, WV; ID: BKW)
  • GREENBRIER VALLEY (about 68 miles; LEWISBURG, WV; ID: LWB)
Other public-use airports nearest to Smithers:
  • SUMMERSVILLE (about 31 miles; SUMMERSVILLE, WV; ID: SXL)
  • KEE FIELD (about 44 miles; PINEVILLE, WV; ID: I16)
  • BOGGS FIELD (about 44 miles; SPENCER, WV; ID: 14P)

Amtrak station near Smithers:
  • 2 miles: MONTGOMERY (WASHINGTON ST. & 3RD AVE.). Services: public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service, public transit connection.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Smithers:
  • WEST VIRGINIA STATE COLLEGE (about 20 miles; INSTITUTE, WV; Full-time enrollment: 3,688)
  • CONCORD COLLEGE (about 55 miles; ATHENS, WV; FT enrollment: 2,723)
  • BLUEFIELD STATE COLLEGE (about 63 miles; BLUEFIELD, WV; FT enrollment: 2,096)
  • WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY AT PARKERSBURG (about 77 miles; PARKERSBURG, WV; FT enrollment: 2,306)
  • MARSHALL UNIVERSITY (about 80 miles; HUNTINGTON, WV; FT enrollment: 12,361)
  • SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 82 miles; RICHLANDS, VA; FT enrollment: 2,412)
  • NEW RIVER COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 86 miles; DUBLIN, VA; FT enrollment: 2,262)
Public high school in Smithers:
  • VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 237; Location: GREYHOUND LANE; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public elementary/middle school in Smithers:
  • VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 274; Location: ROUTE 60; Grades: KG - 04)

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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

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  22.8%
Whole state:  17.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  10.1%
Whole state:  7.6%

Smithers compared to West Virginia state average:
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.


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Banks with branches in Smithers (2007 data):
  • United Bank: Smithers Branch at U.S. Route 60, branch established on 1984-03-22. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $3,808.1 mil, Deposits: $2,683.3 mil, headquarters in Parkersburg, WV, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 54 total offices, Holding Company: United Bankshares, Inc.



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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)

Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Other Government Administration 1$1,240$14,8801$554
Police Protection - Officers 3$3,543$14,1725$3,100
Police - Other 1$1,329$15,9482$1,160
Firefighters 0$0 1$332
Judicial and Legal 0$0 2$664
Solid Waste Management 3$5,093$20,3722$3,322
Sewerage 1$1,329$15,9481$642
Totals for Government 9$12,534$16,71214$9,775



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%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
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.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county 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)


Strongest AM radio stations in Smithers:
  • WMON (1340 AM; 1 kW; MONTGOMERY, WV; Owner: L.M. COMMUNICATIONS OF KENTUCKY, LLC)
  • WCAW (680 AM; 10 kW; CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA RADIO CORPORATION OF CHARLESTON)
  • WOAY (860 AM; 10 kW; OAK HILL, WV; Owner: COMMISSIONED COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WIWS (1070 AM; daytime; 10 kW; BECKLEY, WV; Owner: SOUTHERN COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
  • WJLS (560 AM; 5 kW; BECKLEY, WV; Owner: FIRST MEDIA RADIO, LLC)
  • WWNR (620 AM; 5 kW; BECKLEY, WV; Owner: DYNASTAR COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WCHS (580 AM; 5 kW; CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA RADIO CORPORATION OF CHARLESTON)
  • WVTS (950 AM; 5 kW; CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: BRISTOL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WSCW (1410 AM; daytime; 5 kW; SOUTH CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: L.M. COMMUNICATIONS OF KENTUCKY, LLC)
  • WTVN (610 AM; 50 kW; COLUMBUS, OH; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WWVA (1170 AM; 53 kW; WHEELING, WV; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WTRU (830 AM; 50 kW; KERNERSVILLE, NC; Owner: TRUTH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WBDY (1190 AM; daytime; 10 kW; BLUEFIELD, VA; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)

Strongest FM radio stations in Smithers:
  • WKVW (93.3 FM; MONTGOMERY, WV; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
  • WCIR-FM (103.7 FM; BECKLEY, WV; Owner: SOUTHERN COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
  • WKAZ (107.3 FM; MIAMI, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA RADIO CORPORATION OF CHARLESTON)
  • WXAF (90.9 FM; CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: MARANATHA BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WAXS (94.1 FM; OAK HILL, WV; Owner: PLATEAU BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WDBS (97.1 FM; SUTTON, WV; Owner: SUMMIT MEDIA BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
  • WVPN (88.5 FM; CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING AUTHORITY)
  • WVPB (91.7 FM; BECKLEY, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING AUTHORITY)
  • WKLC-FM (105.1 FM; ST. ALBANS, WV; Owner: WKLC, INC.)
  • WMTD-FM (102.3 FM; HINTON, WV; Owner: SOUTHERN COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
  • WTNJ (105.9 FM; MOUNT HOPE, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WKWS (96.1 FM; CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA RADIO CORPORATION OF CHARLESTON)
  • WRVZ (98.7 FM; POCATALICO, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA RADIO CORPORATION OF CHARLESTON)
  • WJLS-FM (99.5 FM; BECKLEY, WV; Owner: FIRST MEDIA RADIO, LLC)
  • WVAF (99.9 FM; CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA RADIO CORPORATION OF CHARLESTON)
  • WZAC-FM (92.5 FM; DANVILLE, WV; Owner: PRICE BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WVSR-FM (102.7 FM; CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: BRISTOL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Smithers:
  • WOAY-TV (Channel 4; OAK HILL, WV; Owner: THOMAS BROADCASTING CO.)
  • WVAH-TV (Channel 11; CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: WVAH LICENSEE, LLC)
  • WCHS-TV (Channel 8; CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: WCHS LICENSEE, LLC)
  • WLPX-TV (Channel 29; CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: PAXSON CHARLESTON LICENSE, INC.)

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