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Population (year 2000): 1,744. Estimated
population in July 2005: 1,703 (-2.4% change)
Males: 826 (47.4%), Females: 918 (52.6%)
Belmont County
Zip code:
43942
Median resident age: 40.7 years
Median household income: $24,875 (year 2000)
Median house value: $55,300 (year 2000)
Races in Powhatan Point:
- White Non-Hispanic (97.9%)
- Two or more races (1.3%)
- Black (0.6%)
Ancestries: German (18.4%), Irish (15.5%),
United States (11.5%), English (10.8%), Polish (7.4%), Italian
(5.1%).
Elevation: 641 feet
Land area: 1.6 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Powhatan Point
- High school or higher: 75.6%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.6%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.9%
- Unemployed: 9.8%
- Mean travel time to work: 25.5 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Powhatan Point village
- Never married: 18.1%
- Now married: 60.3%
- Separated: 2.3%
- Widowed: 10.3%
- Divorced: 9.0%
0.8% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -106 (-5.7%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Powhatan Point:
- REYNOLDS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 8 miles; GLEN
DALE, WV)
- BELMONT COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 11 miles;
BELLAIRE, OH)
- WETZEL COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 15 miles; NEW
MARTINSVILLE, WV)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Powhatan Point:
- MID-OHIO VALLEY REGIONAL (about 57 miles;
PARKERSBURG, WV; ID: PKB)
- HARRISON/MARION REGIONAL (about 57 miles;
CLARKSBURG, WV; ID: CKB)
- PITTSBURGH INTERNATIONAL (about 60 miles;
PITTSBURGH, PA; ID: PIT)
Other public-use airports nearest to Powhatan Point:
- MARSHALL COUNTY (about 6 miles; MOUNDSVILLE, WV; ID:
74D)
- P W JOHNSON MEMORIAL (about 13 miles; NEW
MARTINSVILLE, WV; ID: 75D)
- ALDERMAN (about 17 miles; ST CLAIRSVILLE, OH; ID:
2P7)
Amtrak station near Powhatan Point:
- 16 miles: WHEELING (70 12TH ST.) - Bus Station
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Powhatan Point:
- WEST LIBERTY STATE COLLEGE (about 26 miles; WEST
LIBERTY, WV; Full-time enrollment: 2,453)
- FAIRMONT STATE COLLEGE (about 54 miles; FAIRMONT,
WV; FT enrollment: 5,317)
- WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY (about 61 miles;
MORGANTOWN, WV; FT enrollment: 19,666)
- ROBERT MORRIS COLLEGE (about 62 miles; MOON
TOWNSHIP, PA; FT enrollment: 3,426)
- CALIFORNIA UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 65
miles; CALIFORNIA, PA; FT enrollment: 5,183)
- WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY AT PARKERSBURG (about 66
miles; PARKERSBURG, WV; FT enrollment: 2,306)
- UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH-MAIN CAMPUS (about 67
miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; FT enrollment: 22,930)
Public primary/middle school in Powhatan Point:
- POWHATAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 336;
Location: 125 2ND ST; Grades: KG - 08)
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