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Population (year 2000): 53,421. Estimated
population in July 2005: 51,176 (-4.2% change)
Males: 24,906 (46.6%), Females: 28,515 (53.4%)
Kanawha County
Zip codes:
25301,
25302,
25303,
25304,
25306,
25309,
25311,
25312,
25313,
25314,
25315,
25320.
Median resident age: 40.8 years
Median household income: $34,009 (year 2000)
Median house value: $101,400 (year 2000)
Races in Charleston:
- White Non-Hispanic (80.1%)
- Black (15.1%)
- Two or more races (1.9%)
- American Indian (0.9%)
- Hispanic (0.8%)
- Asian Indian (0.7%)
Ancestries: German (12.4%), English (11.6%),
United States (11.4%), Irish (10.6%), Italian (3.9%),
Scotch-Irish (3.0%).
Elevation: 606 feet
Land area: 31.6 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Charleston
- High school or higher: 83.8%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 32.6%
- Graduate or professional degree: 15.0%
- Unemployed: 5.8%
- Mean travel time to work: 16.3 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Charleston city
- Never married: 28.0%
- Now married: 46.2%
- Separated: 2.0%
- Widowed: 10.1%
- Divorced: 13.7%
3.2% Foreign born (2.0% Asia, 0.6% Europe).
Population change in the 1990s: -4,193 (-7.3%).
Hospitals/medical centers in Charleston:
- CAMC WOMEN AND CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL (800
PENNSYLVANIA AVE)
- CHARLESTON AREA MED CNTR (501 MORRIS STREET)
- EYE & EAR CLINIC OF CHARLESTON,THE (1306
KANAWHA BL E)
- HIGHLAND HOSP (300 56TH ST SE)
- SELECT SPECIALITY HOSPITAL (501 MORRIS STREET
3RD AND 4TH FLOORS)
- ST FRANCIS HOSPITAL (333 LAIDLEY ST)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Charleston:
- YEAGER (about 4 miles; CHARLESTON, WV; ID: CRW)
- RALEIGH COUNTY MEMORIAL (about 53 miles; BECKLEY,
WV; ID: BKW)
- TRI-STATE/MILTON J. FERGUSON FIELD (about 64 miles;
HUNTINGTON, WV; ID: HTS)
Other public-use airports nearest to Charleston:
- LEON (about 33 miles; LEON, WV; ID: W07)
- BOGGS FIELD (about 39 miles; SPENCER, WV; ID: 14P)
- LOGAN COUNTY (about 39 miles; LOGAN, WV; ID: 6L4)
Amtrak station:
CHARLESTON (350 MCCORKLE AVE. SE). Services: ticket office,
fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public
restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, free
short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi
service, public transit connection.
Colleges/Universities in Charleston:
- UNIVERSITY OF CHARLESTON (Full-time
enrollment: 937; Location: 2300 MACCORKLE AVE SE;
Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.uchaswv.edu;
Offers Master's degree)
- WEST VIRGINIA JUNIOR COLLEGE (FT enrollment:
204; Location: 1000 VIRGINIA ST E; Private, for-profit)
- CARVER CAREER CENTER (FT enrollment: 203;
Location: 4799 MIDLAND DR; Public)
- GARNET CAREER CENTER (FT enrollment: 143;
Location: 422 DICKINSON ST; Public)
- CHARLESTON SCHOOL OF BEAUTY CULTURE (FT
enrollment: 67; Location: 210 CAPITOL ST; Private,
for-profit)
- JOBS COMPANY (Location: 405 CAPITOL ST;
Private, for-profit)
- REAL ESTATE SCHOOL OF WEST VIRGINIA
(Location: 1210 KANAWHA BLVD E; Private, for-profit)
- AAA TRAVEL ACADEMY (Location: 40TH ST AND
MACCORKLE AVE; Private, for-profit)
- CAMCARE HEALTH EDUC & RES INST SCH OF CYTOTECH
(Location: 3200 MACCORKLE AVE SE; Private,
not-for-profit)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Charleston:
- WEST VIRGINIA STATE COLLEGE (about 7 miles;
INSTITUTE, WV; Full-time enrollment: 3,688)
- MARSHALL UNIVERSITY (about 56 miles; HUNTINGTON, WV;
FT enrollment: 12,361)
- WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY AT PARKERSBURG (about 64
miles; PARKERSBURG, WV; FT enrollment: 2,306)
- OHIO UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 75 miles; ATHENS,
OH; FT enrollment: 18,721)
- CONCORD COLLEGE (about 76 miles; ATHENS, WV; FT
enrollment: 2,723)
- BLUEFIELD STATE COLLEGE (about 80 miles; BLUEFIELD,
WV; FT enrollment: 2,096)
- HOCKING TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 87 miles;
NELSONVILLE, OH; FT enrollment: 4,050)
Public high schools in Charleston:
- CAPITAL HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,442;
Location: 1500 GREENBRIER ST; Grades: 09 - 12)
- GEO WASHINGTON HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 933;
Location: 1522 TENNIS CLUB RD; Grades: 09 - 12)
- SISSONVILLE HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 665;
Location: 6100 SISSONVILLE DR; Grades: 09 - 12)
- KANAWHA COUNTY SCHOOLS ACADEMY (Students:
121; Location: 200 ELIZABETH STREET; Grades: 09 - 12)
- CARVER VOCATIONAL CENTER (Location: 4799
MIDLAND DR; Grades: 09 - 12)
Private high schools in Charleston:
- CHARLESTON CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOO (Students:
485; Location: 1033 VIRGINIA ST E; Grades: 6 - 12)
- CROSS LANES CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 426;
Location: 5330 FLORADALE DR; Grades: PK - 12)
- FAIRHAVEN CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 135;
Location: 689 FAIRHAVEN DRIVE; Grades: PK - 12)
Biggest public primary/middle schools in Charleston:
- JOHN ADAMS JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 747;
Location: 2002 PRESIDENTIAL DR; Grades: 06 - 08)
- ANDREW JACKSON MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 708;
Location: 5445 BIG TYLER RD; Grades: 06 - 08)
- STONEWALL JACKSON MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students:
614; Location: 812 PARK AVE; Grades: 06 - 08)
- ELK ELEMENTARY CENTER (Students: 555;
Location: 3320 PENNSYLVANIA AVE; Grades: PK - 05)
- POINT HARMONY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students:
543; Location: 5312 BIG TYLER RD; Grades: KG - 05)
- FLINN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 527;
Location: 2006 MCCLURE PKWY; Grades: KG - 05)
- HORACE MANN MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 450;
Location: 4302 MACCORKLE AVE SE; Grades: 06 - 08)
- OVERBROOK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 389;
Location: 218 OVERBROOK RD; Grades: KG - 05)
- CROSS LANES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 385;
Location: 5525 BIG TYLER RD; Grades: PK - 05)
- RUFFNER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 320;
Location: 809 LITZ DR; Grades: PK - 05)
Private primary/middle schools in Charleston:
- SACRED HEART GRADE SCHOOL (Students: 470;
Location: 1035 QUARRIER STREET; Grades: PK - 5)
- ST AGNES SCHOOL (Students: 180; Location:
4801 STAUNTON AVE SE; Grades: PK - 8)
- BIBLE CENTER CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 142;
Location: 1111 OAKHURST DRIVE; Grades: KG - 6)
- ST ANTHONY CATHOLIC SCHOOL (Students: 129;
Location: 1027 SIXTH ST; Grades: PK - 8)
- MOUNTAINEER MONTESSORI SCHOOL (Students: 99;
Location: 308 20TH STREET; Grades: PK - 6)
- CHARLESTON SDA SCHOOL (Students: 16;
Location: 622 KANAWHA BLVD WEST; Grades: KG - 8)
Library in Charleston:
- KANAWHA COUNTY (Operating income: $5,502,918;
Location: 123 CAPITOL ST.; 485,487 books; 31,877 audio
materials; 12,577 video materials; 842 serial
subscriptions)
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