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Population (year 2000): 1,966. Estimated
population in July 2005: 1,999 (+1.7% change)
Males: 863 (43.9%), Females: 1,103 (56.1%)
Meigs County
Zip code:
45769
Median resident age: 36.0 years
Median household income: $19,971 (year 2000)
Median house value: $40,800 (year 2000)
Races in Pomeroy:
- White Non-Hispanic (94.7%)
- Two or more races (2.3%)
- Black (2.1%)
- American Indian (2.1%)
Ancestries: German (23.6%), United States
(22.2%), Irish (13.4%), English (4.5%), Welsh (2.1%),
Scotch-Irish (1.7%).
Elevation: 590 feet
Land area: 3.2 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Pomeroy
- High school or higher: 67.9%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.2%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.4%
- Unemployed: 19.9%
- Mean travel time to work: 21.0 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Pomeroy village
- Never married: 24.1%
- Now married: 46.6%
- Separated: 2.2%
- Widowed: 13.2%
- Divorced: 13.9%
0.2% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -475 (-19.5%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Pomeroy:
- PLEASANT VALLEY HOSPITAL (about 13 miles; POINT
PLEASANT, WV)
- HOLZER MEDICAL CENTER (about 20 miles; GALLIPOLIS,
OH)
- ATHENS CAMPUS (about 21 miles; ATHENS, OH)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Pomeroy:
- MID-OHIO VALLEY REGIONAL (about 47 miles;
PARKERSBURG, WV; ID: PKB)
- YEAGER (about 56 miles; CHARLESTON, WV; ID: CRW)
- TRI-STATE/MILTON J. FERGUSON FIELD (about 58 miles;
HUNTINGTON, WV; ID: HTS)
Other public-use airports nearest to Pomeroy:
- MASON COUNTY (about 10 miles; POINT PLEASANT, WV;
ID: 3I2)
- GALLIA-MEIGS REGIONAL (about 16 miles; GALLIPOLIS,
OH; ID: GAS)
- JACKSON COUNTY (about 17 miles; RAVENSWOOD, WV; ID:
I18)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Pomeroy:
- OHIO UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 21 miles; ATHENS,
OH; Full-time enrollment: 18,721)
- HOCKING TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 33 miles;
NELSONVILLE, OH; FT enrollment: 4,050)
- WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY AT PARKERSBURG (about 38
miles; PARKERSBURG, WV; FT enrollment: 2,306)
- MARSHALL UNIVERSITY (about 50 miles; HUNTINGTON, WV;
FT enrollment: 12,361)
- WEST VIRGINIA STATE COLLEGE (about 61 miles;
INSTITUTE, WV; FT enrollment: 3,688)
- SHAWNEE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 66 miles;
PORTSMOUTH, OH; FT enrollment: 2,849)
- DENISON UNIVERSITY (about 80 miles; GRANVILLE, OH;
FT enrollment: 2,101)
Public high school in Pomeroy:
- MEIGS HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 691; Location:
42091 POMEROY PIKE; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle school in Pomeroy:
- MEIGS MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 507; Location:
42353 CHARLES CHANCEY DR; Grades: 06 - 08)
Library in Pomeroy:
- MEIGS COUNTY DISTRICT PUBLIC LIBRARY
(Operating income: $1,095,127; Location: 216 W. MAIN
ST.; 110,272 books; 2,527 audio materials; 3,249 video
materials; 357 serial subscriptions)
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