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Pageton, West Virginia

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Population in 2010: 187.
Males: 97  (51.9%)
Females: 90  (48.1%)
Median resident age:

50.8 years
West Virginia median age:

42.6 years
Estimated median household income in 2022: $27,781
Pageton:

$27,781
WV:

$54,329

Estimated per capita income in 2022: $15,577

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $50,530
Pageton:

$50,530
WV:

$155,100

Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $67,093; detached houses: $69,453; townhouses or other attached units: $139,275; mobile homes: $48,342
March 2022 cost of living index in Pageton: 83.4 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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  • Races in Pageton, WV (2010)
    • 17392.5%White alone
    • 137.0%Black alone
    • 10.5%Two or more races



According to our research of West Virginia and other state lists, there were 2 registered sex offenders living in Pageton, West Virginia as of June 01, 2024.
The ratio of all residents to sex offenders in Pageton is 39 to 1.


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Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 1540 feet

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Charleston, WV (69.8 miles , pop. 53,421).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Greensboro, NC (126.6 miles , pop. 223,891).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (387.2 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities:

Anawalt, WV (1.3 miles ),
Gary, WV (2.0 miles ),
Keystone, WV (2.2 miles ),
Vivian, WV (2.2 miles),
Northfork, WV (2.2 miles ),
Maybeury, WV (2.4 miles ),
Kimball, WV (2.4 miles ),
Pocahontas, VA (2.7 miles )

Latitude: 37.35 N, Longitude: 81.47 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 304

Unemployment in December 2023:
Here:

6.2%
West Virginia:

4.0%

Earthquake activity:

Pageton-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above West Virginia state average. It is 3% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 8/23/2011 at 17:51:04, a magnitude 5.8 (5.8 MW, Depth: 3.7 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 197.2 miles away from Pageton center
On 8/9/2020 at 12:07:37, a magnitude 5.1 (5.1 MW, Depth: 4.7 mi) earthquake occurred 63.8 miles away from Pageton center
On 7/27/1980 at 18:52:21, a magnitude 5.2 (5.1 MB, 4.7 MS, 5.0 UK, 5.2 UK) earthquake occurred 147.8 miles away from the city center
On 11/2/2006 at 17:53:02, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 MB, Depth: 0.6 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 27.1 miles away from Pageton center
On 11/23/2006 at 10:42:57, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 MB) earthquake occurred 31.0 miles away from the city center
On 6/29/1996 at 19:30:42, a magnitude 4.1 (4.1 MB, 3.9 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 28.9 miles away from Pageton center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Natural disasters:

The number of natural disasters in McDowell County (23) is greater than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 18
Emergencies Declared: 4

Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 13, Storms: 12, Landslides: 8, Mudslides: 4, Winter Storms: 4, Hurricanes: 2, Blizzard: 1, Fire: 1, Heavy Rain: 1, Snowfall: 1, Snowstorm: 1, Wind: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).

Hospitals and medical centers near Pageton:

  • FMC - TWO VIRGINIAS (Dialysis Facility, about 15 miles away; BLUEFIELD, WV)
  • BLUEFIELD REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER Acute Care Hospitals (about 15 miles away; BLUEFIELD, WV)
  • WESTWOOD HLTH CARE CNTR (Nursing Home, about 15 miles away; BLUEFIELD, VA)
  • ST LUKES HOSPITAL (Hospital, about 15 miles away; BLUEFIELD, WV)
  • MAPLES NURSING HOME (Nursing Home, about 15 miles away; BLUEFIELD, WV)
  • HERITAGE HALL HEALTH CARE (Nursing Home, about 16 miles away; TAZEWELL, VA)
  • HERITAGE HALL TAZEWELL (Nursing Home, about 16 miles away; TAZEWELL, VA)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Pageton:

  • Concord University (about 26 miles; Athens, WV; Full-time enrollment: 2,698)
  • New River Community and Technical College (about 34 miles; Beckley, WV; FT enrollment: 2,234)
  • Wytheville Community College (about 35 miles; Wytheville, VA; FT enrollment: 2,193)
  • New River Community College (about 46 miles; Dublin, VA; FT enrollment: 3,007)
  • Radford University (about 53 miles; Radford, VA; FT enrollment: 9,426)
  • Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (about 58 miles; Blacksburg, VA; FT enrollment: 30,984)
  • King University (about 66 miles; Bristol, TN; FT enrollment: 2,472)

Points of interest:

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Reservoir: Pageton Refuse Impoundment (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Loop Branch (A), Belcher Branch (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

McDowell County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential
Average household size:
This place:

2.4 people
West Virginia:

2.4 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:

67.1%
Whole state:

65.8%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:

3.8%
Whole state:

6.6%


No gay or lesbian households reported

Presidential Elections Results

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Religion statistics for Pageton, WV (based on McDowell County data)

Religions Adherents in 2010
Religions Adherents - Change between 2000 and 2010
ReligionAdherentsCongregations
Evangelical Protestant2,60453
Mainline Protestant91427
Black Protestant53111
Other4712
Catholic3134
None17,280-
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center. Graphs represent county-level data

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 8
McDowell County:

3.48 / 10,000 pop.
State:

2.41 / 10,000 pop.
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1
Here:

0.44 / 10,000 pop.
West Virginia:

0.28 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 3
McDowell County:

1.31 / 10,000 pop.
West Virginia:

1.09 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 20
McDowell County:

8.70 / 10,000 pop.
West Virginia:

5.38 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 6
McDowell County:

2.61 / 10,000 pop.
West Virginia:

6.22 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
McDowell County:

14.6%
State:

12.2%
Adult obesity rate:
McDowell County:

32.5%
West Virginia:

31.1%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
This county:

15.8%
West Virginia:

13.1%

Strongest AM radio stations in Pageton:

  • WBDY (1190 AM; daytime; 10 kW; BLUEFIELD, VA; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
  • WELC (1150 AM; daytime; 5 kW; WELCH, WV; Owner: POCAHONTAS BROADCASTING CO.)
  • WHIS (1440 AM; 5 kW; BLUEFIELD, WV; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
  • WTZE (1470 AM; daytime; 5 kW; TAZEWELL, VA; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
  • WYRV (770 AM; daytime; 5 kW; CEDAR BLUFF, VA; Owner: FAITH CHRISTIAN MUSIC BROADCASTING MINISTRIES, INC.)
  • WIWS (1070 AM; daytime; 10 kW; BECKLEY, WV; Owner: SOUTHERN COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
  • WWNR (620 AM; 5 kW; BECKLEY, WV; Owner: DYNASTAR COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WJLS (560 AM; 5 kW; BECKLEY, WV; Owner: FIRST MEDIA RADIO, LLC)
  • WOAY (860 AM; 10 kW; OAK HILL, WV; Owner: COMMISSIONED COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WTRU (830 AM; 50 kW; KERNERSVILLE, NC; Owner: TRUTH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WKNV (890 AM; daytime; 10 kW; FAIRLAWN, VA; Owner: POSITIVE RADIO GROUP, INC.)
  • WNRG (940 AM; 5 kW; GRUNDY, VA; Owner: VIRGINIA-KENTUCKY BROADCASTING CO., INC)
  • WAMN (1050 AM; 1 kW; GREEN VALLEY, WV; Owner: WAMN, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Pageton:

  • WHAJ (104.5 FM; BLUEFIELD, WV; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
  • WHKX (106.3 FM; BLUEFIELD, VA; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
  • WKOY-FM (100.9 FM; PRINCETON, WV; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
  • WPIB (91.1 FM; BLUEFIELD, WV; Owner: POSITIVE ALTERNATIVE RADIO, INC.)
  • WELC-FM (102.9 FM; WELCH, WV; Owner: POCAHONTAS BROADCASTING CO.)
  • WSTG (95.9 FM; PRINCETON, WV; Owner: PRINCETON BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WHQX (107.7 FM; CEDAR BLUFF, VA; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
  • WMEV-FM (93.9 FM; MARION, VA; Owner: HOLSTON VALLEY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WJLS-FM (99.5 FM; BECKLEY, WV; Owner: FIRST MEDIA RADIO, LLC)
  • WGTH-FM (105.5 FM; RICHLANDS, VA; Owner: HIGH KNOB BROADCASTERS, INC.)
  • WOLD-FM (102.5 FM; MARION, VA; Owner: EMERALD SOUND, INC.)
  • WCIR-FM (103.7 FM; BECKLEY, WV; Owner: SOUTHERN COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
  • WVTR (91.9 FM; MARION, VA; Owner: VIRGINIA TECH FOUNDATION INC)
  • WMTD-FM (102.3 FM; HINTON, WV; Owner: SOUTHERN COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
  • WPMW (92.7 FM; MULLENS, WV; Owner: CASTLE ROCK INVESTMENTS, L.L.C.)
  • WKQY (100.1 FM; TAZEWELL, VA; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
  • KHPR (88.1 FM; HONOLULU, HI; Owner: HAWAII PUBLIC RADIO)
  • WRIC-FM (100.7 FM; RICHLANDS, VA; Owner: PEGGY SUE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WPKE-FM (103.1 FM; COAL RUN, KY; Owner: EAST KENTUCKY BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WPIN-FM (91.5 FM; DUBLIN, VA; Owner: POSITIVE ALTERNATIVE RADIO, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Pageton:

  • WVVA (Channel 6; BLUEFIELD, WV; Owner: WVVA TELEVISON, INC.)
  • WLFB (Channel 40; BLUEFIELD, WV; Owner: LIVING FAITH MINISTRIES, INC.)

Pageton fatal accident list:

Feb 27, 1988 12:09 AM, 161, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 2
  • National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
  • 6Number of bridges
  • 20ft / 6.3mTotal length
  • $800,000Total costs
  • 2,500Total average daily traffic
  • 362Total average daily truck traffic

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses:

7
  • Call Sign: KB8JQV, Licensee ID: L00446851, Grant Date: 01/09/2002, Expiration Date: 04/07/2012, Cancellation Date: 04/08/2014, Registrant: Orlin B Childers, Pageton, WV 24871

  • Call Sign: KB8JUK, Grant Date: 05/01/1990, Expiration Date: 05/01/2000, Cancellation Date: 05/02/2002, Registrant: Richard R Woolridge, Box 7, Pageton, WV 24871

  • Call Sign: KB8JXP, Grant Date: 05/08/1990, Expiration Date: 05/08/2000, Cancellation Date: 05/09/2002, Registrant: Larry D Farmer Ii, Box 182, Pageton, WV 24871

  • Call Sign: KB8PKA, Licensee ID: L00694970, Grant Date: 06/03/2003, Expiration Date: 08/31/2013, Cancellation Date: 09/01/2015, Registrant: Sally W Childers, Box 1, Pageton, WV 24871

  • Call Sign: KB8RCI, Licensee ID: L00721518, Grant Date: 11/20/2013, Expiration Date: 02/12/2024, Certifier: Glen R Cartwright, Registrant: Glen R Cartwright, 305 Main Coke Road, Pageton, WV 24871-0105

  • Call Sign: KC8GBG, Licensee ID: L00634669, Grant Date: 06/04/1997, Expiration Date: 02/14/2007, Cancellation Date: 06/14/2005, Registrant: Charles D Marshall Jr, Pageton, WV 24871

  • Call Sign: KC8LDC, Licensee ID: L01375859, Grant Date: 08/14/2018, Expiration Date: 10/28/2028, Registrant: Michael S Cochran, 131 Ember Drive, Pageton, WV 24871




Pageton compared to West Virginia state average:

  • Median household income below state average.
  • Median house value significantly below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage above state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age significantly above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
  • House age 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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