Sylvester, West Virginia

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Population in July 2007: 463. Population change since 2000: +137.9%

Males: 211	(45.6%)
Females: 252	(54.4%)

Median resident age:	48.4 years
West Virginia median age:	38.9 years

Zip code: 25193

Estimated median household income in 2007: $42,100 (it was $35,625 in 2000)

Sylvester	$42,100
West Virginia:	$37,060

Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $86,200 (it was $68,600 in 2000)

Sylvester	$86,200
West Virginia:	$96,000

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Races in Sylvester:

White Non-Hispanic (97.9%)
Black (1.0%)
Hispanic (0.5%)
Two or more races (0.5%)

2008 cost of living index in Sylvester: 91.0 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (35.4%), English (13.8%), Irish (7.2%), Italian (3.1%), French (2.6%), Greek (2.6%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated on 04/11/1952

Elevation: 800 feet

Land area: 0.26 square miles.

Population density: 1808 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Sylvester

High school or higher: 74.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.8%
Graduate or professional degree: 4.3%
Unemployed: 7.5%
Mean travel time to work: 21.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Sylvester town

Never married: 14.5%
Now married: 64.5%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 15.8%
Divorced: 5.3%

0 residents are foreign born

This town:	0.0%
West Virginia:	1.1%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this town in early 2007.

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

Sylvester:	0.5% ($314)
West Virginia:	0.5% ($378)

Sylvester satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Charleston, WV (24.0 miles , pop. 53,421).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Columbus, OH (168.6 miles , pop. 711,470).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (461.7 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Whitesville, WV (2.7 miles ), Chesapeake, WV (14.8 miles ), Belle, WV (15.5 miles ), Marmet, WV (16.2 miles ), East Bank, WV (16.3 miles ), Glasgow, WV (16.8 miles ), Cedar Grove, WV (17.0 miles ), Powellton, WV (17.7 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 0 buildings
1997: 0 buildings
1998: 0 buildings
1999: 0 buildings
2000: 0 buildings
2001: 0 buildings
2002: 0 buildings
2003: 0 buildings
2004: 128 buildings, average cost: $222,700
2005: 0 buildings
2006: 0 buildings
2007: 0 buildings

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in 1000s)

Latitude: 38.01 N, Longitude: 81.56 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 304

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Population change in the 1990s: +5 (+2.6%).

Most common industries for males:

Mining (43%)
Textile mills and textile products (14%)
Hardware, plumbing and heating equipment and supplies merchant wholesalers (10%)
Florists (10%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (10%)
Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (10%)

Most common industries for females:

Educational services (29%)
Finance and insurance (14%)
Motor vehicle and parts dealers (11%)
Personal and laundry services (11%)
Mining (7%)
Utilities (7%)
Health care (7%)

Most common occupations for males

Extraction workers (19%)
Business operations specialists (14%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (14%)
Religious workers (10%)
Art and design workers (10%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (10%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)

Most common occupations for females

Cooks and food preparation workers (14%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (14%)
Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses (11%)
Personal appearance workers (11%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (11%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (7%)

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 2 (2 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	4.32
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in Sylvester, West Virginia

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

Sylvester, West Virginia average temperatures

Sylvester, West Virginia average precipitation

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Sylvester-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 30.8 miles away from the Sylvester town center injured 12 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 4/4/1974, a category 3 tornado 39.8 miles away from the town center killed one person and injured 11 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Hospitals/medical centers near Sylvester:

BOONE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 17 miles; MADISON, WV)
WEST VIRGINIA REHAB HOSP (about 19 miles; INSTITUTE, WV)
MONTGOMERY GENL HOSP (about 20 miles; MONTGOMERY, WV)

Political contributions by individuals in Sylvester, WV

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Sylvester:

YEAGER (about 25 miles; CHARLESTON, WV; ID: CRW)
RALEIGH COUNTY MEMORIAL (about 35 miles; BECKLEY, WV; ID: BKW)
TRI-STATE/MILTON J. FERGUSON FIELD (about 73 miles; HUNTINGTON, WV; ID: HTS)

Other public-use airports nearest to Sylvester:

LOGAN COUNTY (about 26 miles; LOGAN, WV; ID: 6L4)
KEE FIELD (about 29 miles; PINEVILLE, WV; ID: I16)
WELCH MUNI (about 41 miles; WELCH, WV; ID: I25)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Sylvester:

WEST VIRGINIA STATE COLLEGE (about 19 miles; INSTITUTE, WV; Full-time enrollment: 3,688)
CONCORD COLLEGE (about 55 miles; ATHENS, WV; FT enrollment: 2,723)
BLUEFIELD STATE COLLEGE (about 56 miles; BLUEFIELD, WV; FT enrollment: 2,096)
SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 65 miles; RICHLANDS, VA; FT enrollment: 2,412)
MARSHALL UNIVERSITY (about 67 miles; HUNTINGTON, WV; FT enrollment: 12,361)
WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY AT PARKERSBURG (about 87 miles; PARKERSBURG, WV; FT enrollment: 2,306)
NEW RIVER COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 88 miles; DUBLIN, VA; FT enrollment: 2,262)

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Streams, rivers, and creeks: Pack Branch (A). Display/hide its location on the map

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

BOONE RALEIGH P S D (Population served: 1650, Surface_water):

Past health violations:

Treatment Technique (SWTR) - In AUG-1998. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (SEP-01-1998), St Formal NOV issued (SEP-30-1998), St Public Notif requested (SEP-30-1998)

Treatment Technique (SWTR) - In JAN-1998. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (FEB-01-1998), St Formal NOV issued (FEB-28-1998), St Public Notif requested (FEB-28-1998)

Treatment Technique (SWTR) - In MAR-1997. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (MAY-02-1997), St Public Notif requested (MAY-02-1997), St Compliance achieved (FEB-01-1998)

Treatment Technique (SWTR) - In FEB-1997. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (APR-03-1997), St Public Notif requested (APR-03-1997), St Compliance achieved (FEB-01-1998)

Treatment Technique (SWTR) - In JAN-1997. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (MAR-05-1997), St Public Notif requested (MAR-05-1997), St Compliance achieved (FEB-01-1998)

Past monitoring violations:

PN Violation for NPDWR Violation - Between JUN-25-2006 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice

CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2003 and JUL-01-2005, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (OCT-10-2003), St Compliance achieved (JUL-01-2005)

CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-2002 and SEP-2002, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: Fed Formal NOV issued (SEP-05-2002), Fed Compliance achieved (SEP-30-2002)

Monitoring, Routine/Repeat (SWTR-Filter) - In JUL-2002. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (AUG-01-2002), St Public Notif requested (AUG-30-2002), St Formal NOV issued (AUG-30-2002)

Monitoring, Routine/Repeat (SWTR-Filter) - In FEB-2002. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (MAR-01-2002), St Public Notif requested (MAR-20-2002), St Formal NOV issued (MAR-20-2002)

5 routine major monitoring violations

2 minor monitoring violations

29 regular monitoring violations

2 other older monitoring violations

Average household size:

This town:	2.3 people
West Virginia:	2.4 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	78.6%
Whole state:	68.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	2.4%
Whole state:	4.7%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This town:	7.7%
Whole state:	17.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This town:	4.1%
Whole state:	7.6%

Sylvester compared to West Virginia state average:

Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Median age significantly above state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly 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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Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Sylvester mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Boone County West Virginia:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

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	0	$0		6	$600
Financial Administration	0	$0		1	$600
Judicial and Legal	0	$0		1	$200
Police Protection - Officers	1	$1,276	$15,312	1	$638
Totals for Government	1	$1,276	$15,312	9	$2,038

Sylvester government finances in 2002:

Charges - All Other: $10,000
Current Operations - Police Protection: $21,000
General - Other: $14,000

Financial Administration: $4,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $2,000
Tax - Property: $9,000
Public Utilities: $2,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $26,000

4.92% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($30,549 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.92%
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 Kanawha County, WV	0.94% ($24,611 average AGI)
from Logan County, WV	0.86% ($35,803)
from Lincoln County, WV	0.34% ($31,808)

5.35% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($35,816 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 Kanawha County, WV	1.97% ($33,270 average AGI)
to Logan County, WV	0.48% ($33,865)
to Lincoln County, WV	0.47% ($34,278)

Strongest AM radio stations in Sylvester:

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)
WCHS (580 AM; 5 kW; CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA RADIO CORPORATION OF CHARLESTON)
WWNR (620 AM; 5 kW; BECKLEY, WV; Owner: DYNASTAR COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WJLS (560 AM; 5 kW; BECKLEY, WV; Owner: FIRST MEDIA RADIO, LLC)
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)
WVOW (1290 AM; 5 kW; LOGAN, WV; Owner: LOGAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WTVN (610 AM; 50 kW; COLUMBUS, OH; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
WBDY (1190 AM; daytime; 10 kW; BLUEFIELD, VA; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
WELC (1150 AM; daytime; 5 kW; WELCH, WV; Owner: POCAHONTAS BROADCASTING CO.)
WTRU (830 AM; 50 kW; KERNERSVILLE, NC; Owner: TRUTH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)

Strongest FM radio stations in Sylvester:

WCIR-FM (103.7 FM; BECKLEY, WV; Owner: SOUTHERN COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
WKVW (93.3 FM; MONTGOMERY, WV; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
WZAC-FM (92.5 FM; DANVILLE, WV; Owner: PRICE BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WKAZ (107.3 FM; MIAMI, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA RADIO CORPORATION OF CHARLESTON)
WKLC-FM (105.1 FM; ST. ALBANS, WV; Owner: WKLC, INC.)
WXAF (90.9 FM; CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: MARANATHA BROADCASTING, INC.)
WVOW-FM (101.9 FM; LOGAN, WV; Owner: LOGAN BROADCASTING CORP.)
WMTD-FM (102.3 FM; HINTON, WV; Owner: SOUTHERN COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
WAXS (94.1 FM; OAK HILL, WV; Owner: PLATEAU BROADCASTING, INC.)
WKWS (96.1 FM; CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA RADIO CORPORATION OF CHARLESTON)
WVAF (99.9 FM; CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA RADIO CORPORATION OF CHARLESTON)
WJLS-FM (99.5 FM; BECKLEY, WV; Owner: FIRST MEDIA RADIO, LLC)
WVPB (91.7 FM; BECKLEY, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING AUTHORITY)
WVPN (88.5 FM; CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING AUTHORITY)
WRVZ (98.7 FM; POCATALICO, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA RADIO CORPORATION OF CHARLESTON)
WTNJ (105.9 FM; MOUNT HOPE, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA BROADCASTING, INC.)
WZJO (94.5 FM; DUNBAR, WV; Owner: BRISTOL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC)
WVSR-FM (102.7 FM; CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: BRISTOL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
WQBE-FM (97.5 FM; CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: BRISTOL BROADCASTING COMPANY)

TV broadcast stations around Sylvester:

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.)
WOAY-TV (Channel 4; OAK HILL, WV; Owner: THOMAS BROADCASTING CO.)

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