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Notable locations in West Union: West Union Volunteer Life Squad (A), West Union Volunteer Fire Department Station 18 (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in West Union include: West Union United Methodist Church (A), West Union Church of the Nazarene (B), First Baptist Church (C), West Union Presbyterian Church (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Pumpkin Ridge Cemetery (1), Independent Order of Oddfellows Cemetery (2), Lovejoy Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Tourist attractions: Cincinnati Museum of Natural History (3223 Waggoner Riffle Road), Adams County Historical Society (Museums; 507 North Cherry Street).
Hotels: Four Seasons Tanning (809 Boyd Avenue), Country Nights Inn (11255 State Rte 41).
Court: Adams County - Common Pleas Judge- Juvenile Court- Probate Court (Courthouse).
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Adams County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Highest Potential
Air pollution and air quality trends (lower is better)
AQI
SO2
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 3.22. This is significantly better than average.
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2010 was 2.20. This is about average. There were 21 monitors within city limits.
Drinking water stations with addresses in West Union and their reported violations in the past:
ADAMS COUNTY REGIONAL WD PWS (Population served: 17004, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- CCR INADEQUATE REPORTING - Between JUL-2002 and DEC-2025, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-09-2003)
- 2 routine major monitoring violations
- One minor monitoring violation
- One regular monitoring violation
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 29.6%
(31.5% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 0.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 0.0% for Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This village: | 2.3 people | | Ohio: | 2.6 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This village: | 60.9% | | Whole state: | 70.7% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This village: | 6.3% | | Whole state: | 5.2% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
- Gay men: 0.2% of all households
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in West Union, OH
People in group quarters in West Union:
- 145 people in nursing homes
- 23 people in other group homes
- 8 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
West Union compared to Ohio state average:
- Median household income below 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.
- Institutionalized population percentage significantly above state average.
- Number of college students significantly 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 Union (2011 data):
- Fifth Third Bank: West Union Branch at 500 East Main Street, branch established on 1909/03/07. Info updated 2009/10/05: Bank assets: $114,540.4 mil, Deposits: $89,689.1 mil, headquarters in Cincinnati, OH, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1378 total offices, Holding Company: Fifth Third Bancorp
- Woodforest National Bank: West Union Wal-Mart Branch at 11217 State Route 41, branch established on 2006/08/09. Info updated 2011/05/10: Bank assets: $3,488.9 mil, Deposits: $3,097.6 mil, headquarters in Houston, TX, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 766 total offices, Holding Company: Woodforest Financial Group Employee Stock Ownership Plan (With 401(K) Provisions) (Amended And
- Adams County Building and Loan Company: Adams County Building And Loan Compa at 201 West Main Street, branch established on 1907/01/22. Info updated 2012/01/04: Bank assets: $26.1 mil, Deposits: $22.1 mil, local headquarters, positive income, 2 total offices
- The National Bank of Adams County of West Union: The National Bank Of Adams County Of at 28 North Market, branch established on 1928/04/28. Info updated 2006/11/03: Bank assets: $78.7 mil, Deposits: $68.9 mil, local headquarters, positive income, 1 total offices
- First State Bank: West Union Branch at 409 West Main Street, branch established on 1989/07/24. Info updated 2012/01/04: Bank assets: $234.3 mil, Deposits: $207.8 mil, headquarters in Winchester, OH, positive income, 8 total offices, Holding Company: First State Bancorp, Inc.
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (55%)
- Electricity (32%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (6%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%)
- Wood (3%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Adams County Ohio:
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Religion statistics for West Union (based on Adams County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 21.92%
| Here |  | 21.9% |
| USA |  | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Christian Churches and Churches of Christ | United Methodist Church | Presbyterian Church (USA) | Christian Union | Church of the Nazarene |
| Adherents | 23.6% | 22.5% | 9.7% | 9.0% | 6.7% |
| Congregations | 11.8% | 26.5% | 10.3% | 14.7% | 4.4% |
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| Name | Catholic Church | Old Order Amish | Southern Baptist Convention | LDS (Mormon) Church | Other |
| Adherents | 6.6% | 6.3% | 6.2% | 4.0% | 5.3% |
| Congregations | 4.4% | 7.4% | 5.9% | 1.5% | 13.2% |
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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.
Food Environment Statistics:Number of grocery stores: 5 | This county: | 1.78 / 10,000 pop. | | Ohio: | 1.89 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1 | Adams County: | 0.36 / 10,000 pop. | | Ohio: | 0.13 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 2 | This county: | 0.71 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 1.25 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 12 | Adams County: | 4.27 / 10,000 pop. | | Ohio: | 2.93 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 16 | Adams County: | 5.69 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 6.25 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult obesity rate: | This county: | 29.3% | | Ohio: | 29.1% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate: | Adams County: | 13.5% | | Ohio: | 11.9% |
| 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 |
| Financial Administration |
0 | $0 | | 2 | $3,819 |
| Other Government Administration |
2 | $6,691 | $40,146 | 7 | $4,355 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
4 | $8,274 | $24,822 | 2 | $1,860 |
| Police - Other |
1 | $1,756 | $21,072 | 0 | $0 |
| Streets and Highways |
2 | $4,530 | $27,180 | 0 | $0 |
| Sewerage |
2 | $4,751 | $28,506 | 1 | $1,116 |
| Water Supply |
3 | $6,965 | $27,860 | 0 | $0 |
| Other and Unallocable |
1 | $4,474 | $53,688 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
15 | $37,441 | $29,953 | 12 | $11,150 |
West Union government finances in 2002:
- Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $48,000 ($14.80)
- Charges - Sewerage: $498,000 ($153.51)
All Other: $38,000 ($11.71)
- Construction - Sewerage: $559,000 ($172.32)
Regular Highways: $274,000 ($84.46)
Water Utilities: $21,000 ($6.47)
General: $9,000 ($2.77)
- Current Operations - Water Utilities: $697,000 ($214.86)
Sewerage: $496,000 ($152.90)
Police Protection: $223,000 ($68.74)
General - Other: $116,000 ($35.76)
Financial Administration: $84,000 ($25.89)
Regular Highways: $73,000 ($22.50)
Fire Protection: $57,000 ($17.57)
- General - Interest on Debt: $144,000 ($44.39)
- Intergovernmental to State - Sewerage: $112,000 ($34.53)
- Local Intergovernmental - Highways: $26,000 ($8.01)
All Other: $19,000 ($5.86)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $1,474,000 ($454.38)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $3,038,000 ($936.50)
- Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $326,000 ($100.49)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $3,226,000 ($994.45)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $1,444,000 ($445.13)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $138,000 ($42.54)
Water Utilities: $30,000 ($9.25)
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $89,000 ($27.44)
Interest Earnings: $19,000 ($5.86)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $274,000 ($84.46)
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $663,000 ($204.38)
- Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $227,000 ($69.98)
- State Intergovernmental - Water Utilities: $326,000 ($100.49)
Highways: $238,000 ($73.37)
All Other: $180,000 ($55.49)
General Support: $88,000 ($27.13)
- Tax - Property: $252,000 ($77.68)
NEC: $90,000 ($27.74)
Motor Vehicle License: $26,000 ($8.01)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $481,000 ($148.27)
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $88,000 ($27.13)
4.96% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($27,233 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 4.96% | | 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:
5.27% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($26,048 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.27% | | 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:
Strongest AM radio stations in West Union:
- WLW (700 AM; 50 kW; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WTVN (610 AM; 50 kW; COLUMBUS, OH; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WSAI (1530 AM; 50 kW; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WHAS (840 AM; 50 kW; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WNXT (1260 AM; 5 kW; PORTSMOUTH, OH; Owner: HOMETOWN B/C OF PORTSMOUTH, INC.)
- WRFD (880 AM; daytime; 23 kW; COLUMBUS-WORTHINGTON, OH; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF OHIO, INC.)
- WKRC (550 AM; 5 kW; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WFTM (1240 AM; 1 kW; MAYSVILLE, KY; Owner: STANDARD TABACCO CO.)
- WKKS (1570 AM; 1 kW; VANCEBURG, KY; Owner: BROWN COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WLGC (1520 AM; daytime; 5 kW; GREENUP, KY; Owner: GREENUP COUNTY BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WGOH (1370 AM; 5 kW; GRAYSON, KY; Owner: CARTER COUNTY BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
- WLAP (630 AM; 5 kW; LEXINGTON, KY; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WIBC (1070 AM; 50 kW; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Owner: EMMIS RADIO LICENSE CORPORATION)
Strongest FM radio stations in West Union:
- WRAC (103.1 FM; WEST UNION, OH; Owner: DREAMCATCHER COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WVXW (89.5 FM; WEST UNION, OH; Owner: XAVIER UNIVERSITY)
- WPAY-FM (104.1 FM; PORTSMOUTH, OH; Owner: RADIO STATIONS WPAY/WPFB, INC.)
- WOSP (91.5 FM; PORTSMOUTH, OH; Owner: THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY)
- WAXZ (97.7 FM; GEORGETOWN, OH; Owner: RICHARD L. PLESSINGER, SR.)
- WAGX (101.3 FM; MANCHESTER, OH; Owner: JEWELL SCHAEFFER BROADCASTING CO.)
- WFTM-FM (95.9 FM; MAYSVILLE, KY; Owner: STANDARD TOBACCO COMPANY, INC.)
- WOHP (88.3 FM; PORTSMOUTH, OH; Owner: THE CEDARVILLE UNIVERSITY)
- WFLE-FM (95.1 FM; FLEMINGSBURG, KY; Owner: FLEMING COUNTY BROADCASTING CO., INC)
- WKKS-FM (104.9 FM; VANCEBURG, KY; Owner: BROWN COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WNXT-FM (99.3 FM; PORTSMOUTH, OH; Owner: HOMETOWN B/C OF PORTSMOUTH, INC.)
- W215AV (90.9 FM; SOUTH PORTSMOUTH, KY; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
- WAOL (99.5 FM; RIPLEY, OH; Owner: RICHARD L. PLESSINGER, SR.)
- WOKE (98.3 FM; GARRISON, KY; Owner: BIG RIVER RADIO, INC.)
- WZZZ (107.5 FM; PORTSMOUTH, OH; Owner: HOMETOWN BROADCASTING OF PORTSMOUTH 2, INC.)
- W214BI (90.7 FM; PIKETON, OH; Owner: THE CEDARVILLE UNIVERSITY)
TV broadcast stations around West Union:
- W17AY (Channel 17; SEAMAN, OH; Owner: TRANQUILITY COMMUNITY CHURCH)
- WPBO (Channel 42; PORTSMOUTH, OH; Owner: THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY)
- WHCP (Channel 30; PORTSMOUTH, OH; Owner: TELEVISION PROPERTIES, INC.)
Fatal road traffic accident statistics for 1975 - 2009 (per 100,000 population)
West Union, Ohio:
- Fatal accident count: 3
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 6
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 1
- Fatalities: 4
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 10
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
Ohio average:
- Fatal accident count: 113
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 167
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 38
- Fatalities: 122
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 272
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 12
West Union fatal accident list:
Jul 22, 2002 05:41 PM, Sr-41, Vehicles: 3, Persons: 5, Fatalities: 1
Nov 2, 2002 02:05 AM, Cherry St, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
May 9, 1980 04:00 PM, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 2
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 3 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in West Union)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 34 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 17 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers in West Union, OH)
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 5 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Microwave Towers in this town)
FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers: 3 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers)
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 85 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in West Union)
FAA Registered Aircraft: 4 - Aircraft: CESSNA 150L (Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 90 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR 0-200 SERIES (100 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 10466 , Serial Number: 15074870, Year manufactured: 1973, Airworthiness Date: 08/01/1973
Registrant (Individual): Stephen Bosko, 53 Hull Rd, West Union, OH 45693 - Aircraft: PIPER PA-23-150 (Category: Land, Engines: 2, Seats: 5, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 150 mph), Engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 2005P , Serial Number: 23-574, Year manufactured: 1956, Airworthiness Date: 05/18/1956
Registrant (Individual): Richard L Jr Davis, 821 Old Cincinnati Pike, West Union, OH 45693 - Aircraft: AMERICAN AVIATION AA-1A (Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 84 mph), Engine: LYCOMING 0-235 SERIES (115 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 72PM , Serial Number: AA1A-0426, Year manufactured: 1972, Airworthiness Date: 06/21/1972
Registrant (Individual): Robert Gilkison, 525 First Street, West Union, OH 45693 - Aircraft: CESSNA 172N (Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 105 mph), Engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 734MT , Serial Number: 17268966, Year manufactured: 1977, Airworthiness Date: 04/08/1977
Registrant (Individual): James R Ii Unger, 761 Tomlin Rd, West Union, OH 45693
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
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| Most common first names in West Union, OH among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
| Mary | 81 | 82.2 years |
| William | 78 | 77.2 years |
| John | 72 | 74.6 years |
| James | 63 | 69.1 years |
| Robert | 43 | 69.8 years |
| Charles | 40 | 73.8 years |
| Harry | 34 | 78.2 years |
| George | 32 | 77.0 years |
| Ruth | 26 | 81.1 years |
| Anna | 25 | 81.9 years |
| Most common last names in West Union, OH among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
| Grooms | 98 | 78.5 years |
| Young | 45 | 80.0 years |
| Moore | 27 | 76.1 years |
| Scott | 26 | 79.0 years |
| Hayslip | 26 | 81.6 years |
| Taylor | 24 | 73.7 years |
| Jones | 24 | 78.6 years |
| Campbell | 21 | 74.5 years |
| Smith | 20 | 79.2 years |
| Davis | 20 | 80.7 years |
| Businesses in West Union, OH |
| Name | Count | | Name | Count |
| Domino's Pizza | 1 | | McDonald's | 1 |
| H&R Block | 1 | | RadioShack | 1 |
| KFC | 1 | | Subway | 1 |
| La-Z-Boy | 1 | | Taco Bell | 1 |
| Long John Silver's | 1 | | Walmart | 1 |
| MasterBrand Cabinets | 2 | | | |
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