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Churches in Terra Alta include: Saint Mary Help of Christians Catholic Church (A), Pilgrim Holiness Church (B), Independent United Brethren Church (C), Trinity United Methodist Church (D), Terra Alta United Presbyterian Church (E), Terra Alta First United Methodist Church (F), Terra Alta Baptist Church (G). Display/hide their locations on the map
Post office: Terra Alta Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Tourist attraction: The Preston County Historical Society (Museums; 109 East Washington Avenue).
Hotels: Bill's Place (Aurora Avenue.), Alpine Lake Resort (Route 2 Box 99 D2), Clutter Realty (Route 2 Box 100 B3).
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Drinking water stations with addresses in Terra Alta and their reported violations in the past:
TERRA ALTA WATER (Address: 701-A EAST STATE AVENUE, Population served: 1624, Groundwater_under_infl_of_surface_water):
Past monitoring violations:
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2000 and JUL-21-2000, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: Fed Compliance achieved (JUL-21-2000)
- One minor monitoring violation
ALPINE LAKE PUBLIC UTILITIES (Address: 700 W. ALPINE DRIVE, Population served: 1001, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-2001 and SEP-2001, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: Fed Formal NOV issued (AUG-29-2001), Fed Compliance achieved (SEP-27-2001)
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2000 and OCT-18-2000, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: Fed Formal NOV issued (AUG-30-2000), Fed Compliance achieved (OCT-18-2000)
- 9 routine major monitoring violations
Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
| This town: |  18.9% | | Whole state: |  17.9% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
| This town: | 6.9% | | Whole state: | 7.6% |
Terra Alta compared to West Virginia state average:
- Median house value below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Number of college students below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.
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Banks with branches in Terra Alta (2007 data):
- Branch Banking and Trust Company: Terra Alta Branch at 1003 East State Avenue, branch established on 1909-10-08. 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
- Clear Mountain Bank: The Terra Alta Bank Branch at 1101 East State Street, branch established on 1891-10-21. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $283.4 mil, Deposits: $248.7 mil, headquarters in Bruceton Mills, WV, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 9 total offices, Holding Company: State Bancorp, Inc.
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2004 Presidential Election results in Preston County West Virginia:
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)
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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 |
1 | $1,426 | $17,112 | 12 | $691 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
2 | $3,162 | $18,972 | 0 | $0 |
| Streets and Highways |
1 | $1,714 | $20,568 | 0 | $0 |
| Solid Waste Management |
3 | $4,612 | $18,448 | 0 | $0 |
| Sewerage |
3 | $5,048 | $20,192 | 0 | $0 |
| Water Supply |
3 | $6,022 | $24,088 | 1 | $724 |
| Totals for Government |
13 | $21,983 | $20,292 | 13 | $1,415 |
Terra Alta government finances in 2004:
- Charges - Sewerage: $330,000
All Other: $173,000
- Current Operations - Water Utilities: $256,000
Solid Waste Management: $158,000
Sewerage: $132,000
Police Protection: $59,000
Regular Highways: $52,000
Financial Administration: $40,000
Fire Protection: $20,000
Parks & Recreation: $13,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $300,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $1,706,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $4,992,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $4,827,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $1,673,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $165,000
Water Utilities: $33,000
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $7,000
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $300,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $251,000
- Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $15,000
- State Intergovernmental - General Support: $21,000
All Other: $2,000
- Tax - Property: $68,000
Public Utilities: $67,000
NEC: $13,000
Other Selective Sales: $1,000
- Total Salaries & Wages: $284,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $102,000
5.31% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($36,738 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.31% | | 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:
4.42% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,288 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 4.42% | | 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:
Strongest AM radio stations in Terra Alta:
- WMSG (1050 AM; 1 kW; OAKLAND, MD; Owner: OAKLAND MEDIA GROUP, INC)
- KDKA (1020 AM; 50 kW; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- WFRB (560 AM; 5 kW; FROSTBURG, MD; Owner: WTBO-WKGO CORPORATION, L.L.C.)
- WWVA (1170 AM; 53 kW; WHEELING, WV; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WFSP (1560 AM; daytime; 1 kW; KINGWOOD, WV; Owner: WFSP, INC.)
- WVSC (990 AM; 10 kW; SOMERSET, PA; Owner: FOREVER OF JOHNSTOWN, INC.)
- WAJR (1440 AM; 5 kW; MORGANTOWN, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA RADIO CORPORATION)
- WMMN (920 AM; 5 kW; FAIRMONT, WV; Owner: FANTASIA BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WSVA (550 AM; 10 kW; HARRISONBURG, VA; Owner: M. BELMONT VERSTANDIG, INC.)
- WLYE (850 AM; 10 kW; JOHNSTOWN, PA; Owner: FOREVER OF JOHNSTOWN, INC.)
- WKHB (620 AM; 6 kW; IRWIN, PA; Owner: BROADCAST COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WCBM (680 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: WCBM MARYLAND, INC.)
- WKCW (1420 AM; 50 kW; WARRENTON, VA; Owner: WAY BROADCASTING, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Terra Alta:
- WWHC (92.3 FM; OAKLAND, MD; Owner: OAKLAND MEDIA GROUP, INC)
- WKMM (96.7 FM; KINGWOOD, WV; Owner: MARPAT CORPORATION)
- WVPM (90.9 FM; MORGANTOWN, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING AUTHORITY)
- WFSP-FM (107.7 FM; KINGWOOD, WV; Owner: WFSP, INC.)
- W242AD (96.3 FM; OAKLAND, MD; Owner: FROSTBURG STATE UNIVERSITY)
- WKHJ (104.5 FM; MOUNTAIN LAKE PARK, MD; Owner: SOUTHERN HIGHLANDS, INC.)
- WOGG (94.9 FM; OLIVER, PA; Owner: KEYMARKET LICENSES, LLC)
- WWPN (101.1 FM; WESTERNPORT, MD; Owner: ERNEST F. SANTMYIRE)
- WRIJ (106.9 FM; MASONTOWN, PA; Owner: HE'S ALIVE INC.)
- WQWV (103.7 FM; FISHER, WV; Owner: MCGUIRE BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
- WROG (102.9 FM; CUMBERLAND, MD; Owner: TSCHUDY RADIO, INC)
- WFWM (91.9 FM; FROSTBURG, MD; Owner: FROSTBURG STATE UNIVERSITY)
- WKGO (106.1 FM; CUMBERLAND, MD; Owner: WTBO-WKGO CORPORATION, L.L.C.)
- WLIC (97.1 FM; FROSTBURG, MD; Owner: HE'S ALIVE, INC.)
- WQZS (93.3 FM; MEYERSDALE, PA; Owner: ROGER WAHL)
- WDZN (100.1 FM; ROMNEY, WV; Owner: CHARTER EQUITIES, INC.)
- WFRB-FM (105.3 FM; FROSTBURG, MD; Owner: WTBO-WKGO CORPORATION, L.L.C.)
- WLSW (103.9 FM; SCOTTDALE, PA; Owner: L. STANLEY WALL)
TV broadcast stations around Terra Alta:
- WGPT (Channel 36; OAKLAND, MD; Owner: MARYLAND PUBLIC BROADCASTING COMMISSION)
- WNPB-TV (Channel 24; MORGANTOWN, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING AUTHORITY)
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