West Lafayette, Ohio

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Population in July 2007: 2,495. Population change since 2000: +8.5%

Males: 1,177	(47.2%)
Females: 1,318	(52.8%)

Median resident age:	35.9 years
Ohio median age:	36.2 years

Zip codes: 43845.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $32,300 (it was $29,870 in 2000)

West Lafayette	$32,300
Ohio:	$46,597

Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $82,000 (it was $69,200 in 2000)

West Lafayette	$82,000
Ohio:	$137,800

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Races in West Lafayette:

White Non-Hispanic (98.5%)
Two or more races (0.9%)
American Indian (0.9%)

2008 cost of living index in West Lafayette: 79.5 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (27.9%), United States (11.8%), English (11.2%), Irish (9.8%), Dutch (3.8%), French (2.6%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 807 feet

Land area: 0.66 square miles.

Population density: 3779 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in West Lafayette

High school or higher: 77.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.6%
Graduate or professional degree: 4.0%
Unemployed: 3.5%
Mean travel time to work: 21.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in West Lafayette village

Never married: 20.8%
Now married: 55.0%
Separated: 0.8%
Widowed: 9.1%
Divorced: 14.3%

12 residents are foreign born

This village:	0.5%
Ohio:	3.0%

According to our research there were 4 registered sex offenders living in West Lafayette, Ohio in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in West Lafayette to the number of sex offenders is 624 to 1.

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

West Lafayette:	0.9% ($620)
Ohio:	1.2% ($1,271)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Canton, OH (44.9 miles , pop. 80,806).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Akron, OH (57.5 miles , pop. 217,074).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (421.5 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Plainfield, OH (5.1 miles) , Coshocton, OH (7.3 miles ), Newcomerstown, OH (10.2 miles ), Conesville, OH (11.5 miles ), Baltic, OH (12.2 miles ), Kimbolton, OH (14.7 miles) , Stone Creek, OH (15.7 miles) , Port Washington, OH (16.3 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 0 buildings
1997: 0 buildings
2005: 1 building, cost: $50,000
2006: 0 buildings
2007: 1 building, cost: $224,000

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

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Latitude: 40.27 N, Longitude: 81.75 W

People in group quarters in West Lafayette

71 people in nursing homes
5 people in homes for the mentally retarded
4 people in other noninstitutional group quarters

Area code: 740

West Lafayette household income distribution

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Population change in the 1990s: +138 (+6.3%).

Most common industries for males:

Metal and metal products (17%)
Textile mills and textile products (8%)
Construction (7%)
Food (6%)
Plastics and rubber products (6%)
Truck transportation (5%)
Accommodation and food services (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (18%)
Educational services (11%)
Plastics and rubber products (8%)
Food and beverage stores (6%)
Accommodation and food services (6%)
Wood products (5%)
Metal and metal products (5%)

Most common occupations for males

Other production occupations including supervisors (12%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (10%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (8%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
Cashiers (5%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)

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West Lafayette-area historical tornado activity is slightly below Ohio state average. It is 6% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/31/1985, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 26.2 miles away from the West Lafayette village center killed one person and injured 20 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 9/26/1970, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 4.9 miles away from the village center caused between $500 and $5000 in damages.

Hospitals/medical centers near West Lafayette:

COSHOCTON COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 9 miles; COSHOCTON, OH)
CAMBRIDGE CAMPUS (about 21 miles; CAMBRIDGE, OH)
SOUTHEASTERN OHIO REGIONAL MEDICAL CTR (about 21 miles; CAMBRIDGE, OH)

Political contributions by individuals in West Lafayette, OH

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to West Lafayette:

AKRON-CANTON REGIONAL (about 49 miles; AKRON, OH; ID: CAK)
MANSFIELD LAHM REGIONAL (about 64 miles; MANSFIELD, OH; ID: MFD)
MID-OHIO VALLEY REGIONAL (about 69 miles; PARKERSBURG, WV; ID: PKB)

Other public-use airports nearest to West Lafayette:

TRI-CITY (about 4 miles; WEST LAFAYETTE, OH; ID: 80G)
RICHARD DOWNING (about 8 miles; COSHOCTON, OH; ID: I40)
SALT FORK LODGE (about 21 miles; CAMBRIDGE, OH; ID: 08G)

Local government website: WWW.WESTLAFAYETTEVILLAGE.COM

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to West Lafayette:

STARK STATE COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY (about 49 miles; CANTON, OH; Full-time enrollment: 2,324)
KENT STATE UNIVERSITY-STARK CAMPUS (about 49 miles; NORTH CANTON, OH; FT enrollment: 2,053)
ASHLAND UNIVERSITY (about 57 miles; ASHLAND, OH; FT enrollment: 4,404)
DENISON UNIVERSITY (about 57 miles; GRANVILLE, OH; FT enrollment: 2,101)
UNIVERSITY OF AKRON MAIN CAMPUS (about 58 miles; AKRON, OH; FT enrollment: 16,801)
MOUNT UNION COLLEGE (about 63 miles; ALLIANCE, OH; FT enrollment: 2,188)
HOCKING TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 67 miles; NELSONVILLE, OH; FT enrollment: 4,050)

Public high school in West Lafayette:

Ridgewood High School (Students: 478; Location: 602 Johnson St; Grades: 9-12)

Public elementary/middle schools in West Lafayette:

West Lafayette Elementary School (Students: 457; Location: 225 W Union Ave; Grades: K-5P)
Ridgewood Middle School (Students: 312; Location: 517 S Oak St; Grades: 6-8)

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Churches in West Lafayette include: First Baptist Church of West Lafayette (A), Church of Christ (B), Victory Center Pentecostal Church (C), West Lafayette Church of the Nazarene (D), West Lafayette United Methodist Church (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemetery: Baptist Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Post office: West Lafayette Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

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

RIVERGREEN GOLF PRO SHOP PWS (Population served: 50, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between JUL-1998 and SEP-1998, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-05-1998), St Public Notif requested (OCT-05-1998)

MCL, Acute (TCR) - Between JUL-1998 and SEP-1998, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-05-1998), St Public Notif requested (OCT-05-1998)

Past monitoring violations:

One routine major monitoring violation

RIVERGREEN GOLF COURSE CLUB HOUSE PWS (Population served: 50, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Acute (TCR) - Between OCT-1999 and DEC-1999, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (NOV-23-1999), St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-23-1999)

MCL, Acute (TCR) - Between JUL-1999 and SEP-1999, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUL-20-1999), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-20-1999)

Past monitoring violations:

Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - Between OCT-1999 and DEC-1999, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (NOV-23-1999), St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-23-1999)

5 routine major monitoring violations

One minor monitoring violation

RIVER GREENS GOLFCOURSE SHELTER PWS (Population served: 50, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between JUL-2002 and SEP-2002, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (OCT-01-2002), St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-01-2002)

MCL, Acute (TCR) - Between OCT-1999 and DEC-1999, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (NOV-22-1999), St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-22-1999)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between JUL-1999 and SEP-1999, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (SEP-30-1999), St Violation/Reminder Notice (SEP-30-1999)

MCL, Acute (TCR) - Between JUL-1998 and SEP-1998, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-20-1998), St Public Notif requested (AUG-20-1998)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between JUL-1998 and SEP-1998, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-20-1998), St Public Notif requested (AUG-20-1998)

MCL, Acute (TCR) - Between OCT-1997 and DEC-1997, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (DEC-18-1997), St Public Notif requested (DEC-18-1997)

Past monitoring violations:

Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - Between OCT-1999 and DEC-1999, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (NOV-22-1999), St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-22-1999)

Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - Between OCT-1997 and DEC-1997, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (DEC-18-1997), St Public Notif requested (DEC-18-1997)

3 routine major monitoring violations

One minor monitoring violation

Drinking water stations with addresses in West Lafayette that have no violations reported:

RAVENS GLEN WINERY PWS (Population served: 100, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
UNUSUAL SHOPPE & JUNCTION (Population served: 75, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)

Average household size:

This village:	2.5 people
Ohio:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This village:	67.8%
Whole state:	67.3%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This village:	7.3%
Whole state:	5.2%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
Gay men: 0.1% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This village:	8.1%
Whole state:	10.6%

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

This village:	2.2%
Whole state:	4.8%

West Lafayette compared to Ohio state average:

Median house value below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Renting percentage below state average.
Institutionalized population percentage above 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 West Lafayette (2007 data):

JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association: West Lafayette Branch at 102 South Oak Street, branch established on 1958-08-18. Info updated 2006-12-27: Bank assets: $1,179,390.0 mil, Deposits: $650,614.0 mil, headquarters in Columbus, OH, positive income, International Specialization, 3113 total offices, Holding Company: Jpmorgan Chase & Co.
THE HOME LOAN SAVINGS BANK: West Lafayette Branch at 503 W Main St, branch established on 1999-10-18. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $163.1 mil, Deposits: $109.6 mil, headquarters in Coshocton, OH, positive income, Mortgage Lending Specialization, 4 total offices

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2004 Presidential Election results in Coshocton County Ohio:

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Local government employment and payroll (March 2006)
Function	Full-time employees	Monthly full-time payroll	Average yearly full-time wage	Part-time employees	Monthly part-time payroll
Streets and Highways	1	$2,369	$28,428	0	$0
Firefighters	0	$0		16	$237
Water Supply	3	$10,667	$42,668	1	$1,408
Police Protection - Officers	4	$9,290	$27,870	4	$819
Judicial and Legal	0	$0		1	$1,001
Financial Administration	1	$2,435	$29,220	0	$0
Other Government Administration	1	$3,520	$42,240	9	$835
Sewerage	2	$4,359	$26,154	1	$1,625
Totals for Government	12	$32,641	$32,641	32	$5,925

3.80% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($29,542 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	3.80%
Ohio average:	5.31%

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 Tuscarawas County, OH	0.80% ($24,257 average AGI)
from Muskingum County, OH	0.55% ($23,013)
from Licking County, OH	0.27% ($26,579)

4.71% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($27,524 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.71%
Ohio average:	5.79%

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 Tuscarawas County, OH	0.68% ($25,990 average AGI)
to Franklin County, OH	0.54% ($24,961)
to Licking County, OH	0.51% ($22,493)

Strongest AM radio stations in West Lafayette:

WTNS (1560 AM; daytime; 1 kW; COSHOCTON, OH; Owner: COSHOCTON BROADCASTING CO.)
WWVA (1170 AM; 53 kW; WHEELING, WV; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WKNR (850 AM; 50 kW; CLEVELAND, OH; Owner: CARON BROADCASTING, INC.)
WTAM (1100 AM; 50 kW; CLEVELAND, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WTVN (610 AM; 50 kW; COLUMBUS, OH; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
WHK (1220 AM; 50 kW; CLEVELAND, OH; Owner: CARON BROADCASTING, INC.)
WHBC (1480 AM; 15 kW; CANTON, OH; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
WRFD (880 AM; daytime; 23 kW; COLUMBUS-WORTHINGTON, OH; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF OHIO, INC.)
KDKA (1020 AM; 50 kW; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WILE (1270 AM; 1 kW; CAMBRIDGE, OH; Owner: AVC COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WRCW (1060 AM; daytime; 5 kW; CANTON, OH)
WHLO (640 AM; 5 kW; AKRON, OH; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WJR (760 AM; 50 kW; DETROIT, MI; Owner: ABC, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in West Lafayette:

WTNS-FM (99.3 FM; COSHOCTON, OH; Owner: COSHOCTON BROADCASTING CO.)
W221AR (92.1 FM; COSHOCTON, OH; Owner: RAVEN RIDGE MINISTRIES, INC.)
WILE-FM (97.7 FM; BYESVILLE, OH; Owner: AVC COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WOSE (91.1 FM; COSHOCTON, OH; Owner: THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY)
WKLM (95.3 FM; MILLERSBURG, OH; Owner: WKLM RADIO, INC.)
WCMJ (96.7 FM; CAMBRIDGE, OH; Owner: AVC COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WHIZ-FM (102.5 FM; ZANESVILLE, OH; Owner: SOUTHEASTERN OHIO BROADCASTING SYSTEM, INC.)
WTUZ (99.9 FM; UHRICHSVILLE, OH; Owner: WTUZ RADIO, INC.)
WOFN (88.7 FM; BEACH CITY, OH; Owner: CREATIVE EDUCATIONAL MEDIA CORP.)
WBIK (92.1 FM; PLEASANT CITY, OH; Owner: DAVID L. WILSON)
W213AJ (90.5 FM; NEW PHILADELPHIA, ET, OH; Owner: VALLEY CHRISTIAN RADIO, INC.)
WJER-FM (101.7 FM; DOVER, OH; Owner: WJER RADIO, INC.)
W208AT (89.5 FM; COSHOCTON, OH; Owner: OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY)

TV broadcast stations around West Lafayette:

WOUC-TV (Channel 44; CAMBRIDGE, OH; Owner: OHIO UNIVERSITY)
WHIZ-TV (Channel 18; ZANESVILLE, OH; Owner: SOUTHEASTERN OHIO TELEVISION SYSTEM)

West Lafayette fatal accident list for 2003:
Oct 31, 2003 10:27 AM, Main-St, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Pedestrians: 1, Fatalities: 1

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