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Also part of these county-equivalents:
  1. First Legal Resources
  2. First Statistics
  3. First Property/Housing/Real Estate Information
  4. First Employment Information
  5. First Family Information
  6. First Education Information
  7. First Public Benefits Information
  8. First Immigration & Civil Rights Information


First Legal Resources Back to top

West Virginia Constitution
West Virginia Codes

West Virginia State Resources
West Virginia Website
West Virginia Governor
West Virginia Legislature
West Virginia Courts
West Virginia Government Resources

State Attorney General
Federal Courts
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First Statistics Back to top
  • Population (2000): 6,614
  • Land Area (2000): 305.747 square kilometers
  • Water Area (2000): 1.744 square kilometers
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Houses (2000): 2,995
First Population - Urban/Rural
Urban/Rural Population Percent
Color 0 Box Urban 316 4.72%
Color 1 Box Rural, Farm 204 3.05%
Color 2 Box Rural, Non-farm 6,171 92.23%

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First Employment Information Back to top
First Employment By Industry

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Construction 254 16.01%
2. Mining 88 5.55%
3. Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting 87 5.48%
4. Chemical Manufacturing 85 5.36%
5. Public Administration 82 5.17%
6. Educational Services 81 5.10%
7. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 73 4.60%
8. Wood Manufacturing 69 4.35%
9. Truck Transportation 67 4.22%
10. Metal Manufactuing 57 3.59%
11. Health Care 48 3.02%
12. Utilities 47 2.96%
13. Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 44 2.77%
14. Repair and Maintenance 43 2.71%
15. Accommodation and Food Services 40 2.52%
16. Food and Beverage Stores 35 2.21%
17. Department and Other General Stores 30 1.89%
18. Broadcasting and Telecommunications 29 1.83%
19. Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies 26 1.64%
20. Nonmetallic Mineral Manufacturing 25 1.58%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Health Care 290 24.49%
2. Educational Services 155 13.09%
3. Finance and Insurance 63 5.32%
4. Public Administration 61 5.15%
5. Accommodation and Food Services 53 4.48%
6. Food and Beverage Stores 53 4.48%
7. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 44 3.72%
8. Personal and Laundry Services 43 3.63%
9. Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations 40 3.38%
10. Social Assistance 40 3.38%
11. Department and Other General Stores 36 3.04%
12. Pharmacies and Drug Stores 27 2.28%
13. Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 22 1.86%
14. Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies 19 1.60%
15. Chemical Manufacturing 19 1.60%
16. Food Manufacturing 19 1.60%
17. Truck Transportation 18 1.52%
18. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 13 1.10%
19. Construction 11 0.93%
20. Other Direct Selling Estab 11 0.93%

First Employment By Job

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers 129 8.13%
2. Other Installation / Maintenance 83 5.23%
3. Other Production Occupations 81 5.10%
4. Other Construction Trades 70 4.41%
5. Metal Workers and Plastic Workers 68 4.28%
6. Other Sales and Related Occupations 60 3.78%
7. Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers 59 3.72%
8. Carpenters 57 3.59%
9. Other Management Occupations 56 3.53%
10. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 53 3.34%
11. Construction Laborers 49 3.09%
12. Agricultural Workers 45 2.84%
13. Computer Specialists 43 2.71%
14. Electricians 42 2.65%
15. Vehicle Mechanics 42 2.65%
16. Business Operations Specialists 39 2.46%
17. Plant and System Operators 35 2.21%
18. Drafters / Engineering / Mappers 33 2.08%
19. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 32 2.02%
20. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 29 1.83%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Secretaries and Admins 102 8.61%
2. Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health 92 7.77%
3. Other Office and Admin Support 92 7.77%
4. Cashiers 56 4.73%
5. Registered Nurses 56 4.73%
6. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 51 4.31%
7. Counselors / Social Workers / Etc. 48 4.05%
8. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 47 3.97%
9. Health Technologists and Technicians 45 3.80%
10. Financial Clerks, Non-bookkeeping 41 3.46%
11. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 40 3.38%
12. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 37 3.12%
13. Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing 36 3.04%
14. Other Sales and Related Occupations 31 2.62%
15. Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service 27 2.28%
16. Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers 22 1.86%
17. Other Management Occupations 21 1.77%
18. Customer Service Representatives 20 1.69%
19. Postsecondary Teachers 20 1.69%
20. Accountants and Auditors 19 1.60%

First Hours Worked Per Week In 1999
Hours Per Week Color 0 Box Population Percent
35 or more hours 2,668 50.36%
15-35 hours 463 8.74%
1-14 hours 108 2.04%
No regular hours 2,059 38.86%

First Time Left For Work
Time Color 0 Box Population Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM 115 4.32%
5 AM-5:29 AM 88 3.31%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM 153 5.75%
6 AM-6:29 AM 348 13.07%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM 270 10.14%
7 AM-7:29 AM 342 12.85%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM 459 17.24%
8 AM-8:29 AM 156 5.86%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM 121 4.55%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM 85 3.19%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM 46 1.73%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM 8 0.30%
Noon-3:59 PM 205 7.70%
4 PM-11:59 PM 266 9.99%

First Length Of Commute In Minutes
Minutes Color 0 Box Population Percent
Less than 5 97 3.64%
5-9 303 11.38%
10-14 370 13.90%
15-19 248 9.32%
20-24 342 12.85%
25-29 143 5.37%
30-34 472 17.73%
35-39 119 4.47%
40-44 131 4.92%
45-59 285 10.71%
60-89 90 3.38%
At least 90 62 2.33%

First Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes Color 0 Box Population (public) Percent Color 1 Box Population (private) Percent
Under 30 0 0.00% 1,503 56.46%
30-44 7 0.26% 715 26.86%
45-59 8 0.30% 277 10.41%
At least 60 0 0.00% 152 5.71%

First Type Of Commute
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Bicycle 0 0.00%
Color 1 Box Car / truck / van, carpool 293 10.74%
Color 2 Box Car / truck / van, solo 2,249 82.41%
Color 3 Box Motorcycle 10 0.37%
Color 4 Box Other 41 1.50%
Color 5 Box Public transportation 15 0.55%
Color 6 Box Walked 54 1.98%
Color 7 Box Worked at home 67 2.46%

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First Family Information Back to top
Households (2000): 2,636 (6,674 people)
Families (2000): 1,953 (5,771 people)
Families where both partners work (2000): 620
People at same address in 1995: 4,110
First Household Income in 1999

Income Population Percent
Under $10,000 332 12.59%
$10,000-$14,999 213 8.08%
$15,000-$19,999 256 9.71%
$20,000-$24,999 232 8.80%
$25,000-$29,999 201 7.63%
$30,000-$34,999 184 6.98%
$35,000-$39,999 228 8.65%
$40,000-$44,999 130 4.93%
$45,000-$49,999 248 9.41%
$50,000-$59,999 231 8.76%
$60,000-$74,999 203 7.70%
$75,000-$99,999 99 3.76%
$100,000-$124,999 38 1.44%
$125,000-$149,999 9 0.34%
$150,000-$199,999 18 0.68%
$200,000 or more 14 0.53%

First Household Type
Type Population Percent
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 1 person 607 23.05%
Color 0 Box Family, 2 people 859 32.62%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 2 people 80 3.04%
Color 0 Box Family, 3 people 479 18.19%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 3 people 13 0.49%
Color 0 Box Family, 4 people 402 15.27%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 4 people 5 0.19%
Color 0 Box Family, 5 people 142 5.39%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 5 people 2 0.08%
Color 0 Box Family, 6 people 31 1.18%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 6 people 0 0.00%
Color 0 Box Family, 7 or more people 13 0.49%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 7 or more people 0 0.00%

First Household Income Type
Type Color 0 Box Population Percent
Earnings 1,935 27.10%
Interest / Dividend / Rent 921 12.90%
Public Assistance 78 1.09%
Retirement 656 9.19%
Self Employment 317 4.44%
Social Security 850 11.90%
Supplemental Security 140 1.96%
Wage / Salary 1,847 25.86%
Other 397 5.56%

First Family Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box No children under 18 928 58.11%
Color 1 Box With children under 18 669 41.89%

First Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 283 10.57%
Color 1 Box Married 1,704 63.65%
Color 2 Box Never Married 593 22.15%
Color 3 Box Widowed 97 3.62%

First Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 249 9.16%
Color 1 Box Married 1,681 61.82%
Color 2 Box Never Married 438 16.11%
Color 3 Box Widowed 351 12.91%

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First Education Information Back to top
First Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)
Degree Population Percent
Color 0 Box Less than 9th grade 437 8.57%
Color 1 Box 9th-12th grade, no diploma 656 12.87%
Color 2 Box High school diploma or equivalent 2,385 46.77%
Color 3 Box Some college, no degree 790 15.49%
Color 4 Box Associate degree 154 3.02%
Color 5 Box Bachelors degree 456 8.94%
Color 6 Box Graduate or professional degree 221 4.33%

First Population In School (3 or older)
School Level Color 0 Box In Public School Percent Color 1 Box In Private School Percent Total Percent
Nursery or preschool 50 0.76% 41 0.62% 91 1.38%
Kindergarten 73 1.10% 0 0.00% 73 1.10%
Grades 1-4 365 5.52% 10 0.15% 375 5.67%
Grades 5-8 376 5.68% 11 0.17% 387 5.85%
Grades 9-12 345 5.22% 11 0.17% 356 5.38%
Undergrad college 158 2.39% 34 0.51% 192 2.90%
Graduate or professional school 32 0.48% 8 0.12% 40 0.60%
Total 1,399 21.15% 115 1.74% 1,514 22.89%

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First Public Benefits Information Back to top
First Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999
Above/Below Population Percent
Color 0 Box At Or Above Poverty Level 5,750 86.30%
Color 1 Box Below Poverty Level 913 13.70%

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First Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
First Population By Age
Age Population Percent
0-9 Years 778 11.76%
10-19 Years 957 14.47%
20-29 Years 750 11.34%
30-39 Years 902 13.64%
40-49 Years 1,132 17.12%
50-59 Years 832 12.58%
60-69 Years 585 8.84%
70-79 Years 452 6.83%
80-89 Years 193 2.92%
90+ Years 33 0.50%

First Population - Male/Female
Male/Female Population Percent
Color 0 Box Male 3,248 49.11%
Color 1 Box Female 3,366 50.89%

First Population By Ethnicity
Ethnicity Population Percent
Color 0 Box Caucasian 6,525 98.65%
Color 3 Box Hispanic/Latino 34 0.51%
Color 7 Box Multiracial 27 0.41%
Color 2 Box Asian 14 0.21%
Color 4 Box Amerindian 6 0.09%
Color 5 Box Pacific Islander 4 0.06%
Color 1 Box African-American 2 0.03%
Color 6 Box Other Race 2 0.03%

First Top Specified Ancestries
Rank Ancestry Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1. German 1,510 29.26%
2. United States Or American 921 17.85%
3. Irish 671 13.00%
4. English 640 12.40%
5. Italian 305 5.91%
6. Dutch 176 3.41%
7. French Non-Basque 150 2.91%
8. European 122 2.36%
9. Polish 110 2.13%
10. Scotch Irish 90 1.74%

First Top Languages Spoken At Home
Rank Language Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Reported Languages
1. Only English 6,162 97.83%
2. Spanish Or Spanish Creole 58 0.92%
3. German 46 0.73%
4. French 16 0.25%
5. Italian 11 0.17%
6. Other Slavic 6 0.10%

First Citizen Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Citizen by birth 6,649 99.37%
Color 1 Box Naturalized immigrant 25 0.37%
Color 2 Box Not a citizen 17 0.25%

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