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| WETZEL
COUNTY |
County
Seat: New Martinsville |
| Nearby
Metropolitan Cities |
Distance
(miles) |
|
Government |
| Wheeling,
WV |
37 |
Sheriff's
Department....Number of Sworn Officers |
6 |
| Pittsburgh,
PA |
94 |
Location |
New
Martinsville |
| Charleston,
WV |
125 |
State
Police Department....Number of Sworn Officers |
4 |
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|
Location |
Hundred |
| Education |
|
| Public
Schools |
Transportation |
| Elementary |
2 |
Vocational
Schools |
0 |
Highway
Servicing Area |
|
| Middle
or Jr. High |
0 |
Other |
4 |
US
Routes |
250 |
| High
Schools |
4 |
|
|
WV
Routes |
180,
89, 69, 20, 7, 2 |
| Number
of 1999-2000 Public High School Graduates |
244 |
Available
Industrial Parks |
1 |
| |
Railroads |
CSXT |
| College |
Location
(County) |
Motor
Freight Carriers Available |
Yes |
| Northern
West Virginia Community College |
New
Martinsville (Wetzel) |
Airports |
No |
| West
Virginia University |
Morgantown
(Monongalia) |
(public)
New Martinsville |
| Fairmont
State College |
Fairmont
(Marion) |
Bus
Service |
No |
| Wheeling
Jesuit University |
Wheeling
(Ohio) |
Parcel
Service |
Yes |
| |
|
River,
Nearest Navigable |
Ohio |
| Libraries |
|
| Number |
4 |
Total
Volumes |
60,064 |
|
| |
Communications |
| |
Newspapers |
1 |
Radio
Stations |
2 |
TV
Stations |
0 |
| Recreational
Facilities |
Telephone
Service |
Verizon,
Citizens Mountain State |
| Auditoriums |
2 |
Stadiums |
4 |
Cellular
Telephone Service |
|
| Baseball-Softball
Fields |
9 |
Capacity |
INA |
Telegraph
Service |
Yes |
| Basketball
Courts |
|
No.
Lighted |
4 |
|
|
| Indoor |
5 |
Tennis
Courts |
|
|
|
| Outdoor |
5 |
Indoor |
0 |
Utilities
and Service |
| Swimming
Pools |
5 |
Outdoor |
6 |
Electricity |
Allegheny,
New Martinsville Municipal |
| Country
Clubs |
0 |
Theaters,
Indoor |
1 |
Natural
Gas |
Carnegie
Natural Gas, Allegheny Power, |
| Golf
Courses |
0 |
Outdoor |
1 |
|
Pennzoil,
Equitable Gas, Hope Gas |
| Parks |
6 |
Playgrounds |
9 |
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Climate |
| |
Temperature
(Degrees F) Mean Annual Average |
53 |
| Medical |
January
Averages |
High |
40 |
Low |
20 |
| Hospitals |
1 |
Beds |
68 |
July
Averages |
High |
85 |
Low |
62 |
| Doctors |
18 |
Dentists |
9 |
Long
Term Precipitation (inches): |
| |
January |
2.80 |
July |
4.67 |
Annual |
43.8 |
| |
Mean
Annual Snowfall Range (inches) |
30
- 35 |
| Child
Care |
Note:
Wide variation in snowfall in some counties due to mountainous
terrain. Upper limits in higher elevations. |
| Licensed
Day Care Centers |
4 |
|
| |
| Financial
Institutions |
|
 |
| |
| Banks:
number including branches |
13 |
| Savings
and Loans: number including branches |
1 |
| |
| Economic
Indicators |
| |
|
| Per
Capita Income (1999) |
$19,271 |
| Total
Personal Income (1999) |
$351,116,000 |
| |
|
| Employment
and Wages Covered by |
| Unemployment
Compensation Programs |
| |
|
| Employment,
Annual Average 2000 |
4,874 |
| Total
Wages, Annual 2000 |
$101,061,668 |
| Annual
Wage, Annual Average 2000 |
$20,734 |
| Weekly
Wage, Annual Average 2000 |
$398.75 |
| |
| Population
(2000 Census) |
| |
| Total
Population 2000 |
17,693 |
|
Place
of Work |
| Total
Population 1990 |
19,258 |
Workers
Living in County |
Data
not yet available |
| Total
Population 1980 |
21,874 |
Working
in Same County |
| Total
Population 1970 |
20,314 |
Working
in Another County |
| Sex
and Age |
Working
in Another State |
| Male |
8,586 |
Not
Reported |
| Female |
9,107 |
|
| Ages
14 and below |
3,402 |
Households |
| Ages
15 to 19 |
1,219 |
Total
Households |
7,164 |
| Ages
20 to 24 |
781 |
Family
Households |
5,080 |
| Ages
25 to 34 |
2,051 |
Non-Family
Households |
2,084 |
| Ages
35 to 44 |
2,632 |
Persons
65 and Over, Living Alone |
914 |
| Ages
45 to 54 |
2,630 |
Average
Household Size |
2.45 |
| Ages
55 to 64 |
2,117 |
|
|
| Ages
65 and older |
2,681 |
Housing |
| Median
Age |
40.4 |
Total
Housing Units |
8,313 |
| Race |
Occupied
Housing Units |
7,164 |
| White |
17,502 |
Owner
Occupied Units |
5,625 |
| Black
or African American |
15 |
Renter
Occupied Units |
1,539 |
| American
Indian and Alaska Native |
17 |
|
|
| Asian |
57 |
|
|
| Native
Hawaiian and Other Pacific |
4 |
|
|
| Some
other race |
5 |
|
|
| Two
or more races |
93 |
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