Sylvester, West Virginia

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Population in July 2008: 458. Population change since 2000: +134.9%

Males: 209	(45.6%)
Females: 249	(54.4%)

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

Zip code: 25193

Estimated median household income in 2008: $48,236 (it was $35,625 in 2000)

Sylvester:	$48,236
West Virginia:	$37,989

Estimated per capita income in 2008: $32,824

Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $102,637 (it was $67,100 in 2000)

Sylvester:	$102,637
West Virginia:	$95,900

Mean prices in 2008: All housing units: $124,601; Detached houses: $132,144; Mobile homes: $18,125

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Races in Sylvester:

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

Dec. 2009 cost of living index in Sylvester: 81.9 (low, 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: 1788 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 May 2009.

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

Sylvester:	0.5% ($314)
West Virginia:	0.6% ($378)

Sylvester satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Charleston, WV (23.8 miles , pop. 53,421).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Columbus, OH (157.1 miles , pop. 711,470).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (371.1 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Whitesville, WV (1.6 miles ), Madison, WV (3.8 miles ), Powellton, WV (3.8 miles ), Chesapeake, WV (3.8 miles ), Belle, WV (3.9 miles ), East Bank, WV (4.0 miles ), Danville, WV (4.0 miles ), Glasgow, WV (4.0 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
2008: 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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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 2 (2 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	4.37
US city average:	3.00

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

Most common industries for males (%):

Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (43%)
Textile mills and textile products (14%)
Hardware, plumbing and heating equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers (10%)
Retail 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, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (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%)

Average climate in Sylvester, West Virginia

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Sylvester-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 28.4 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 32.8 miles away from the town center killed one person and injured 11 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Sylvester-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above West Virginia state average. It is 87% 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 59.4 miles away from Sylvester center
On 11/23/2006 at 10:42:57, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 MB, 4.3 LG) earthquake occurred 63.3 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 60.8 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 73.9 miles away from Sylvester center
On 6/28/1991 at 18:34:51, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 19.3 miles away from the city center
On 10/28/1997 at 10:36:46, a magnitude 3.4 (3.4 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 64.0 miles away from Sylvester center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Sylvester:

BOONE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 13 miles; MADISON, WV)
MONTGOMERY GENL HOSP (about 18 miles; MONTGOMERY, WV)
WEST VIRGINIA REHAB HOSP (about 19 miles; INSTITUTE, WV)

Political contributions by individuals in Sylvester, WV

Amtrak station near Sylvester:

18 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 Sylvester:

WEST VIRGINIA STATE COLLEGE (about 19 miles; INSTITUTE, WV; Full-time enrollment: 3,688)
CONCORD COLLEGE (about 50 miles; ATHENS, WV; FT enrollment: 2,723)
BLUEFIELD STATE COLLEGE (about 55 miles; BLUEFIELD, WV; FT enrollment: 2,096)
MARSHALL UNIVERSITY (about 56 miles; HUNTINGTON, WV; FT enrollment: 12,361)
SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 65 miles; RICHLANDS, VA; FT enrollment: 2,412)
NEW RIVER COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 80 miles; DUBLIN, VA; FT enrollment: 2,262)
RADFORD UNIVERSITY (about 82 miles; RADFORD, VA; FT enrollment: 8,034)

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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 2008:

This town:	7.7%
Whole state:	17.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2008:

This town:	4.1%
Whole state:	7.6%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Sylvester, WV

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:
	Utility gas (82%) Electricity (18%)

Religion statistics for Sylvester

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 18.57%

Here		18.6%
USA		50.2%

Adherents

Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations.

Name	American Baptist Churches in the USA	Churches of Christ	United Methodist Church	Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)	Southern Baptist Convention
Adherents	28.9%	20.8%	18.0%	10.3%	6.1%
Congregations	8.5%	30.5%	15.3%	13.6%	3.4%

Name	The Wesleyan Church	Church of the Nazarene	Catholic Church	Presbyterian Church (USA)	Other
Adherents	4.2%	3.6%	2.7%	2.4%	3.0%
Congregations	3.4%	5.1%	5.1%	6.8%	8.5%

Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
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		1	$350
Judicial and Legal	0	$0		1	$100
Police Protection - Officers	0	$0		1	$791
Solid Waste Management	0	$0		1	$283
Totals for Government	0	$0		4	$1,524

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)
WWNR (620 AM; 5 kW; BECKLEY, WV; Owner: DYNASTAR COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WJLS (560 AM; 5 kW; BECKLEY, WV; Owner: FIRST MEDIA RADIO, LLC)
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.)
WVOW (1290 AM; 5 kW; LOGAN, WV; Owner: LOGAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
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.)
WBDY (1190 AM; daytime; 10 kW; BLUEFIELD, VA; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
WTRU (830 AM; 50 kW; KERNERSVILLE, NC; Owner: TRUTH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WELC (1150 AM; daytime; 5 kW; WELCH, WV; Owner: POCAHONTAS BROADCASTING CO.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Sylvester:

WCIR-FM (103.7 FM; BECKLEY, WV; Owner: SOUTHERN COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
WZAC-FM (92.5 FM; DANVILLE, WV; Owner: PRICE BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WKVW (93.3 FM; MONTGOMERY, WV; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
WKLC-FM (105.1 FM; ST. ALBANS, WV; Owner: WKLC, INC.)
WKAZ (107.3 FM; MIAMI, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA RADIO CORPORATION OF CHARLESTON)
WXAF (90.9 FM; CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: MARANATHA BROADCASTING, INC.)
WVOW-FM (101.9 FM; LOGAN, WV; Owner: LOGAN BROADCASTING CORP.)
WDBS (97.1 FM; SUTTON, WV; Owner: SUMMIT MEDIA BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
WAXS (94.1 FM; OAK HILL, WV; Owner: PLATEAU BROADCASTING, INC.)
WMTD-FM (102.3 FM; HINTON, WV; Owner: SOUTHERN COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
WVPB (91.7 FM; BECKLEY, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING AUTHORITY)
WTNJ (105.9 FM; MOUNT HOPE, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA BROADCASTING, INC.)
WJLS-FM (99.5 FM; BECKLEY, WV; Owner: FIRST MEDIA RADIO, LLC)
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)
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)
WZJO (94.5 FM; DUNBAR, WV; Owner: BRISTOL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC)
WQBE-FM (97.5 FM; CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: BRISTOL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WVSR-FM (102.7 FM; CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: BRISTOL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)

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)
WOAY-TV (Channel 4; OAK HILL, WV; Owner: THOMAS BROADCASTING CO.)
WLPX-TV (Channel 29; CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: PAXSON CHARLESTON LICENSE, INC.)
WPBY-TV (Channel 33; HUNTINGTON, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING AUTHORITY)

Sylvester fatal accident list:
Feb 2, 1985 02:50 AM, 3, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1

FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers: 1

1/4 Mi N Off Rt 3, Type: Building, Structure height: 2 m, Overall height: 3 m, Call Sign: WPKN222
Assigned Frequencies : 913.000 MHz, 918.150 MHz
Grant Date: 05/06/1997, Expiration Date: 05/06/2002, Cancelation Date: 07/21/2002, Certifier: James D Slater
Registrant: Kanawha Scales & Systems, Poca, WV 25159, Fax: (304) 755-3327

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 1

.6 Mi N On Sr 3 @ R O W, Type: Building, Structure height: 6 m, Overall height: 8 m, Call Sign: WPLZ623, Licensee ID: L00003681
Assigned Frequencies : 160.230 MHz, 160.320 MHz, 160.530 MHz, 160.590 MHz, 161.160 MHz
Grant Date: 03/19/2003, Expiration Date: 04/27/2013, Certifier: L W Allen
Registrant: Csx Transportation Inc., 6735 Southpoint Drive South, Jacksonville, FL 32216, Phone: (904) 332-5965, Fax: (904) 332-6048, Email:

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 1

Call Sign: WD8ODE, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00892310
Grant Date: 07/14/2004, Expiration Date: 07/13/2014, Certifier: Randall E Price
Registrant: Randall E Price, Sylvester, WV 25193

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 3
Hazardous Condition: 2

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