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Population (year 2000): 19,097. Estimated
population in July 2005: 19,049 (-0.3% change)
Males: 8,887 (46.5%), Females: 10,210 (53.5%)
Marion County
Zip codes:
26554.
Median resident age: 39.3 years
Median household income: $25,628 (year 2000)
Median house value: $62,000 (year 2000)
Races in Fairmont:
- White Non-Hispanic (89.5%)
- Black (7.3%)
- Two or more races (1.5%)
- Hispanic (0.8%)
- American Indian (0.7%)
Ancestries: German (16.4%), Irish (13.6%),
Italian (13.4%), English (10.2%), United States (9.6%), Dutch
(3.1%).
Elevation: 991 feet
Land area: 7.8 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Fairmont
- High school or higher: 80.0%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.0%
- Graduate or professional degree: 8.3%
- Unemployed: 9.2%
- Mean travel time to work: 19.1 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Fairmont city
- Never married: 28.4%
- Now married: 46.5%
- Separated: 1.9%
- Widowed: 11.0%
- Divorced: 12.2%
1.1% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -2,545 (-11.8%).
Hospital/medical center in Fairmont:
- FAIRMONT GENERAL HOSPITAL (1325 LOCUST
AVENUE)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Fairmont:
- H/S MOUNTAINVIEW REGIONAL REHAB HOSP (about 8 miles;
MORGANTOWN, WV)
- GRAFTON CITY HOSPITAL (about 13 miles; GRAFTON, WV)
- WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS (about 17 miles;
MORGANTOWN, WV)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Fairmont:
- HARRISON/MARION REGIONAL (about 15 miles;
CLARKSBURG, WV; ID: CKB)
- MORGANTOWN MUNI-WALTER L. BILL HART FLD (about 20
miles; MORGANTOWN, WV; ID: MGW)
- ALLEGHENY COUNTY (about 62 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA;
ID: AGC)
Other public-use airports nearest to Fairmont:
- FAIRMONT MUNI-FRANKMAN FIELD (about 4 miles;
FAIRMONT, WV; ID: 4G7)
- WADE F MALEY FIELD (about 11 miles; SHINNSTON, WV;
ID: 6W0)
- ROY AIRFIELD (about 20 miles; GRAFTON, WV; ID: 71D)
Colleges/Universities in Fairmont:
- FAIRMONT STATE COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment:
5,317; Location: 1201 LOCUST AVE; Public; Website:
www.fscwv.edu)
- COMPUTER TECH (FT enrollment: 179; Location:
2000 GREEN RIVER DR; Private, for-profit)
- WEBSTER COLLEGE (FT enrollment: 72; Location:
102 BENONI AVE; Private, for-profit)
- OPPORTUNITIES INDUSTRIALIZATION CENTER-N CTRL WV
(FT enrollment: 36; Location: 120 JACKSON ST; Private,
not-for-profit)
- MARION COUNTY ADULT AND COMMUNITY EDUCATION
(FT enrollment: 29; Location: 601 LOCUST AVE; Public)
- BRENDA WHITE SCHOOL OF REAL ESTATE (Location:
603 MORGANTOWN AVE; Private, for-profit)
Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near
Fairmont:
- WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY (about 17 miles;
MORGANTOWN, WV; Full-time enrollment: 19,666)
- CALIFORNIA UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 44
miles; CALIFORNIA, PA; FT enrollment: 5,183)
- WEST LIBERTY STATE COLLEGE (about 57 miles; WEST
LIBERTY, WV; FT enrollment: 2,453)
- WESTMORELAND COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 65
miles; YOUNGWOOD, PA; FT enrollment: 3,223)
- UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH-MAIN CAMPUS (about 67
miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; FT enrollment: 22,930)
- DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY (about 67 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA;
FT enrollment: 8,199)
- ART INSTITUTE PITTSBURGH (about 68 miles;
PITTSBURGH, PA; FT enrollment: 2,246)
Public high schools in Fairmont:
- EAST FAIRMONT HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 865;
Location: 1993 AIRPORT RD; Grades: 09 - 12)
- FAIRMONT HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 825;
Location: 1 LOOP PARK DR; Grades: 09 - 12)
- MARION COUNTY ALTERNATIVE LEARNING CENTER
(Location: 601 LOCUST AVENUE; Grades: 09 - 12)
Private high schools in Fairmont:
- CALVARY CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 79;
Location: RT 3 BOX 342 B2; Grades: KG - 12)
- APOSTOLIC CHRISTIAN TEMPLE SCH (Students: 23;
Location: PO BOX 1757; Grades: PK - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Fairmont:
- EAST DALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 573;
Location: ROUTE 3; Grades: PK - 06)
- EAST PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 438;
Location: 1025 FAIRFAX ST; Grades: PK - 06)
- EAST FAIRMONT JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL (Students:
389; Location: 1 ORION LN; Grades: 07 - 08)
- MILLER JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 371;
Location: 2 PENNSYLVANIA AVE; Grades: 07 - 08)
- WATSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 368;
Location: 1579 MARY LOU RETTON DR; Grades: PK - 04)
- DUNBAR MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 331;
Location: 101 HIGH ST; Grades: 05 - 06)
- PLEASANT VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students:
262; Location: 58 VALLEY SCHOOL RAOD; Grades: KG - 06)
- JAYENNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 258;
Location: 1504 COUNTRY CLUB RD; Grades: KG - 04)
- WHITE HALL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 186;
Location: RR 7 BOX 65; Grades: KG - 04)
Private primary/middle school in Fairmont:
- FAIRMONT CATHOLIC GRADE SCHOOL (Students:
262; Location: 416 A MADISON ST; Grades: KG - 8)
Library in Fairmont:
- MARION COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating
income: $685,193; Location: 321 MONROE ST.; 103,120
books; 3,861 audio materials; 7,347 video materials; 204
serial subscriptions)
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