West Milford, West Virginia

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Population in July 2008: 649. Population change since 2000: -0.3%

Males: 316	(48.7%)
Females: 333	(51.3%)

Median resident age:	34.7 years
West Virginia median age:	38.9 years

Zip codes: 26451.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $39,992 (it was $32,250 in 2000)

West Milford:	$39,992
West Virginia:	$37,060

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $20,022

West Milford:	$20,022
West Virginia:	$20,419

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $93,138 (it was $63,700 in 2000)

West Milford:	$93,138
West Virginia:	$96,000

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Races in West Milford:

White Non-Hispanic (99.1%)

2008 cost of living index in West Milford: 81.4 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: Irish (24.6%), German (19.4%), United States (13.5%), English (8.4%), Italian (5.4%), Scotch-Irish (3.8%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 1020 feet

Land area: 0.53 square miles.

Population density: 1219 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in West Milford

High school or higher: 85.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.9%
Graduate or professional degree: 4.2%
Unemployed: 3.2%
Mean travel time to work: 29.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in West Milford town

Never married: 17.3%
Now married: 64.8%
Separated: 1.5%
Widowed: 6.1%
Divorced: 10.3%

6 residents are foreign born

This town:	0.9%
West Virginia:	1.1%

According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in West Milford, West Virginia in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in West Milford to the number of sex offenders is 649 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this town is near the state average.

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

West Milford:	0.6% ($383)
West Virginia:	0.6% ($378)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Pittsburgh, PA (88.6 miles , pop. 334,563).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (285.6 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Lost Creek, WV (2.1 miles ), Nutter Fort, WV (2.4 miles ), Stonewood, WV (2.5 miles ), Jane Lew, WV (2.5 miles ), Clarksburg, WV (2.6 miles ), Anmoore, WV (2.7 miles ), Despard, WV (2.7 miles ), Salem, WV (3.2 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 1 building, cost: $50,000
1997: 0 buildings
1998: 0 buildings
1999: 2 buildings, average cost: $57,100
2000: 1 building, cost: $75,000
2001: 1 building, cost: $75,000
2002: 0 buildings
2003: 1 building, cost: $25,000
2004: 2 buildings, average cost: $69,500
2005: 3 buildings, average cost: $111,300
2006: 0 buildings
2007: 2 buildings, average cost: $59,000
2008: 2 buildings, average cost: $133,300

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in $1000s)

Latitude: 39.20 N, Longitude: 80.40 W

Area code: 304

West Milford household income distribution

Population change in the 1990s: +173 (+36.2%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (10%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (9%)
Educational services (7%)
Accommodation and food services (6%)
Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (4%)
Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers (4%)
Grocery and related product merchant wholesalers (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (28%)
Educational services (11%)
Food and beverage stores (7%)
Finance and insurance (6%)
Construction (5%)
Petroleum and petroleum products merchant wholesalers (5%)
Public administration (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (9%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (9%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (8%)
Other protective service workers including supervisors (7%)
Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (6%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Registered nurses (9%)
Cashiers (9%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
Customer service representatives (5%)
Supervisors, transportation and material moving workers (5%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)

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Crime in West Milford by Year
Type	2001	2005	2006	2007
Murders	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Rapes	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Robberies	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Assaults	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Burglaries	1	0	0	0
per 100,000	154.1	0.0	0.0	0.0
Thefts	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Auto thefts	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Arson	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9)	10.8	0.0	0.0	0.0

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Average climate in West Milford, West Virginia

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

West Milford, West Virginia average temperatures

West Milford, West Virginia average precipitation

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West Milford-area historical tornado activity is near West Virginia state average. It is 58% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 10/1/1986, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 21.3 miles away from the West Milford town center injured one person and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 6/3/1980, a category 3 tornado 35.2 miles away from the town center injured 19 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

West Milford-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below West Virginia state average. It is 99% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

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 87.9 miles away from West Milford center
On 6/28/1991 at 18:34:51, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 93.6 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)

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Hospitals/medical centers near West Milford:

UNITED HOSPITAL CENTER (about 7 miles; CLARKSBURG, WV)
STONEWALL JACKSON MEM HOSP (about 12 miles; WESTON, WV)
WILLIAM R SHARPE HOSPITAL AT WESTON (about 12 miles; WESTON, WV)

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

FAIRMONT STATE COLLEGE (about 23 miles; FAIRMONT, WV; Full-time enrollment: 5,317)
WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY (about 39 miles; MORGANTOWN, WV; FT enrollment: 19,666)
WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY AT PARKERSBURG (about 61 miles; PARKERSBURG, WV; FT enrollment: 2,306)
CALIFORNIA UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 66 miles; CALIFORNIA, PA; FT enrollment: 5,183)
WEST LIBERTY STATE COLLEGE (about 68 miles; WEST LIBERTY, WV; FT enrollment: 2,453)
FROSTBURG STATE UNIVERSITY (about 85 miles; FROSTBURG, MD; FT enrollment: 4,672)
WESTMORELAND COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 87 miles; YOUNGWOOD, PA; FT enrollment: 3,223)

Public elementary/middle school in West Milford:

West Milford Elementary School (Students: 446; Location: 226 SCHOOL STREET; Grades: PK - 5)

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

GREATER HARRISON PSD LOST CREEK MT CL (Population served: 3458, Purch_surface_water):

Past monitoring violations:

CCR Complete Failure to Report - In JUL-2002, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: Fed Compliance achieved (JUL-29-2002)

CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2001 and JAN-09-2002, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: Fed Formal NOV issued (SEP-21-2001), Fed Compliance achieved (JAN-09-2002)

One routine major monitoring violation

GREATER HARRISON PSD VALLEY OF GOOD HOPE (Population served: 2549, Purch_surface_water):

Past monitoring violations:

CCR Complete Failure to Report - In JUL-2002, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: Fed Compliance achieved (JUL-29-2002)

CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2001 and JAN-09-2002, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: Fed Formal NOV issued (SEP-21-2001), Fed Compliance achieved (JAN-09-2002)

One routine major monitoring violation

2 minor monitoring violations

GREATER HARRISON PSD QUIET DELL (Population served: 1347, Purch_surface_water):

Past monitoring violations:

CCR Complete Failure to Report - In JUL-2002, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: Fed Compliance achieved (JUL-29-2002)

CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2001 and JAN-09-2002, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: Fed Formal NOV issued (OCT-24-2001), Fed Compliance achieved (JAN-09-2002)

One routine major monitoring violation

WEST MILFORD WATER WORKS (Population served: 641, Purch_surface_water):

Past monitoring violations:

Operations Report - In MAY-1997, Contaminant: Turbidity. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUN-01-1997), St Formal NOV issued (JUL-02-1997), St Public Notif received (JUL-02-1997)

One routine major monitoring violation

One regular monitoring violation

Average household size:

This town:	2.8 people
West Virginia:	2.4 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	80.1%
Whole state:	68.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	5.5%
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: 0.4% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This town:	10.7%
Whole state:	17.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This town:	6.2%
Whole state:	7.6%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in West Milford, WV

West Milford compared to West Virginia state average:

Unemployed percentage below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Median age below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage below state average.
Renting percentage significantly below state average.
House age below 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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Banks with branches in West Milford (2009 data):

The Harrison County Bank: West Milford Branch at Main Street & Vesta Drive, branch established on 1993-11-29. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $86.4 mil, Deposits: $58.4 mil, headquarters in Lost Creek, WV, positive income, 5 total offices, Holding Company: Harrison Bankshares, Inc.

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School Enrollment by Level of School

West Milford mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Harrison County West Virginia:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (73%) Electricity (24%) Wood (2%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%) Other fuel (1%)

Religion statistics for West Milford

Adherents

Name	United Methodist Church	Catholic Church	American Baptist Churches in the USA	Southern Baptist Convention	Churches of Christ
Adherents	29.3%	27.3%	23.0%	2.8%	2.5%
Congregations	39.6%	4.9%	22.9%	3.5%	5.6%

Name	Presbyterian Church (USA)	Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints	Other religions
Adherents	2.2%	1.8%	1.2%	1.2%	8.6%
Congregations	2.8%	2.1%	0.7%	0.7%	17.4%

Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.

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
Police Protection - Officers	0	$0		1	$443
Streets and Highways	1	$1,559	$18,708	0	$0
Solid Waste Management	1	$1,484	$17,808	0	$0
Water Supply	1	$2,002	$24,024	1	$102
Other and Unallocable	0	$0		2	$1,112
Totals for Government	3	$5,045	$20,180	4	$1,657

4.92% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($36,829 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.92%
West Virginia average:	5.78%

0.05% of residents moved from foreign countries ($230 average AGI)
Harrison County: 0.05%
West Virginia average: 0.06%

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

from Marion County, WV	0.62% ($36,032 average AGI)
from Monongalia County, WV	0.36% ($38,722)
from Lewis County, WV	0.28% ($27,600)

5.10% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($35,608 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.10%
West Virginia average:	5.65%

0.04% of residents moved to foreign countries ($224 average AGI)
Harrison County: 0.04%
West Virginia average: 0.02%

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

to Marion County, WV	0.64% ($28,500 average AGI)
to Monongalia County, WV	0.45% ($30,690)
to Taylor County, WV	0.26% ($26,554)

Strongest AM radio stations in West Milford:

WPDX (750 AM; daytime; 1 kW; CLARKSBURG, WV; Owner: TSCHUDY BROADCASTING CORP.)
WXKX (1340 AM; 1 kW; CLARKSBURG, WV; Owner: BURBACH OF DE, LLC)
WBUC (1460 AM; 5 kW; BUCKHANNON, WV; Owner: CAT RADIO, INC.)
WMMN (920 AM; 5 kW; FAIRMONT, WV; Owner: FANTASIA BROADCASTING, INC.)
WOBG (1400 AM; 1 kW; CLARKSBURG, WV; Owner: BURBACH OF DE, LLC)
WWVA (1170 AM; 53 kW; WHEELING, WV; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WHAW (980 AM; 1 kW; WESTON, WV; Owner: STEPHEN R. PETERS)
KDKA (1020 AM; 50 kW; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WTVN (610 AM; 50 kW; COLUMBUS, OH; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
WAJR (1440 AM; 5 kW; MORGANTOWN, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA RADIO CORPORATION)
WKNR (850 AM; 50 kW; CLEVELAND, OH; Owner: CARON BROADCASTING, INC.)
WCBM (680 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: WCBM MARYLAND, INC.)
WCAW (680 AM; 10 kW; CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA RADIO CORPORATION OF CHARLESTON)

Strongest FM radio stations in West Milford:

WPDX-FM (104.9 FM; CLARKSBURG, WV; Owner: TSCHUDY BROADCASTING CORP.)
WAJR-FM (103.3 FM; SALEM, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA RADIO CORPORATION OF SALEM)
WWLW (106.5 FM; CLARKSBURG, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA RADIO CORPORATION OF CLARKSBURG)
WZWA (90.1 FM; CLARKSBURG, WV; Owner: MARANATHA BROADCASTING, INC.)
WKJL (88.1 FM; CLARKSBURG, WV; Owner: HE'S ALIVE, INC.)
WOBG-FM (105.7 FM; SALEM, WV; Owner: BURBACH OF DE, LLC)
W220BZ (91.9 FM; CLARKSBURG, WV; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
WDCI (104.1 FM; BRIDGEPORT, WV; Owner: WDCI RADIO, INC)
WGIE (92.7 FM; CLARKSBURG, WV; Owner: BURBACH OF DE, LLC)
WVPW (88.9 FM; BUCKHANNON, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING AUTHORITY)
WFBY (102.3 FM; WESTON, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA RADIO CORPORATION)
WDBS (97.1 FM; SUTTON, WV; Owner: SUMMIT MEDIA BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
WBHZ (91.9 FM; ELKINS, WV; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
WKKW (97.9 FM; FAIRMONT, WV; Owner: DESCENDANTS TRUST, LAUREN M.KELLEY, TRUSTEE)
WBTQ (93.5 FM; BUCKHANNON, WV; Owner: ELKINS RADIO CORPORATION)
WBRB (101.3 FM; BUCKHANNON, WV; Owner: CAT RADIO, INC.)
WVPM (90.9 FM; MORGANTOWN, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING AUTHORITY)
WGYE (102.7 FM; MANNINGTON, WV; Owner: BURBACH OF DE, LLC)
WBVQ (93.1 FM; BARRACKVILLE, WV; Owner: CAT RADIO, INC.)
WDNE-FM (98.9 FM; ELKINS, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA RADIO CORPORATION OF ELKINS)

TV broadcast stations around West Milford:

WBOY-TV (Channel 12; CLARKSBURG, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA MEDIA HOLDINGS, LLC)
WVFX (Channel 46; CLARKSBURG, WV; Owner: DAVIS TELEVISION CLARKSBURG, LLC)
WDTV (Channel 5; WESTON, WV; Owner: WITHERS BROADCASTING COMPANY)

National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 1
Total length: 8 meters (26ft)
Total average daily traffic: 3,100
Total average daily truck traffic: 124
Total future (year 2025) average daily traffic: 3,800

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 3

Dale Bennett, Us Rt 19 .5 Mi N, Type: Tower, Structure height: 62.8 m, Overall height: 62.8 m
Registrant: Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP, 1299 Penn. Ave., N.W., 10th Floor, Washington, DC 20004-2400, Phone: (202) 508-9530, Email:
Mark L Gartley, 0.75 Mi East Of Hwy 19, Type: Tower, Structure height: 91.4 m, Overall height: 96 m
Registrant: Holland & Knight LLP, 2099 Pennsylvania Ave Nw Suite 100, Washington, DC 20006, Phone: (202) 862-5989, Email:
Mark L Gartley, 0.2 Mi S Of County Road 717, Type: Tower, Structure height: 73.1 m, Overall height: 77.7 m
Registrant: Holland & Knight LLP, 2099 Pennsylvania Ave Nw Suite 100, Washington, DC 20006, Phone: (202) 862-5989, Email:

FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 1

WEST MILFORD, 0.75 Mi East Of Hwy 19, Type: Tower, Structure height: 91.4 m, Overall height: 96 m, Call Sign: WQHD773
Assigned Frequencies : 11132.5 MHz
Grant Date: 07/09/2007, Expiration Date: 07/09/2017, Certifier: John E Rooney
Registrant: Holland & Knight LLP, 2099 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W., Suite #100, Washington, DC 20006-6801, Phone: (202) 955-3000, Fax: (202) 955-5564, Email:

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 4

Call Sign: KB8IDO, Previous Call Sign:
Grant Date: 07/12/1999, Expiration Date: 07/12/2009
Registrant: Bruce E Wright, 635 Main St, West Milford, WV 26451
Call Sign: KB8ZPW, Previous Call Sign:
Grant Date: 05/22/1995, Expiration Date: 05/22/2005, Cancelation Date: 05/23/2007
Registrant: Robert W Lamp, West Milford, WV 26451
Call Sign: N8YPA, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00685882
Grant Date: 06/12/2003, Expiration Date: 06/12/2013
Registrant: Jonathan S Burge, 303 Marie St, West Milford, WV 26451
Call Sign: N8YPD, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00704433
Grant Date: 06/20/2003, Expiration Date: 05/18/2013, Certifier: De Lisa D Lopez
Registrant: De Lisa D Lopez, West Milford, WV 26451

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 10
Hazardous Condition: 1
Service Call: 1
Good Intent Call: 1

Incident types - West Milford

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