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Population (year 2000): 3,414. Estimated
population in July 2005: 3,181 (-6.8% change)
Males: 1,544 (45.2%), Females: 1,870 (54.8%)
Mingo County
Zip code:
25661
Median resident age: 43.8 years
Median household income: $19,635 (year 2000)
Median house value: $62,500 (year 2000)
Races in Williamson:
- White Non-Hispanic (83.2%)
- Black (13.6%)
- Two or more races (1.2%)
- Hispanic (0.9%)
- American Indian (0.8%)
- Filipino (0.6%)
Ancestries: United States (17.8%), Irish (9.0%),
English (7.4%), German (6.1%), Italian (2.6%), Dutch (2.0%).
Elevation: 665 feet
Land area: 3.3 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Williamson
- High school or higher: 74.5%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.6%
- Graduate or professional degree: 8.2%
- Unemployed: 12.1%
- Mean travel time to work: 12.6 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Williamson city
- Never married: 21.1%
- Now married: 47.2%
- Separated: 2.9%
- Widowed: 14.5%
- Divorced: 14.3%
1.3% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -1,128 (-24.8%).
Hospital/medical center in Williamson:
- WILLIAMSON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (859 ALDERSON
STREET)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Williamson:
- WILLIAMSON ARH HOSPITAL (about 1 miles; SOUTH
WILLIAMSON, KY)
- PIKEVILLE METHODIST HOSPITAL (about 22 miles;
PIKEVILLE, KY)
- GUYAN VALLEY HOSPITAL (about 23 miles; LOGAN, WV)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Williamson:
- TRI-STATE/MILTON J. FERGUSON FIELD (about 52 miles;
HUNTINGTON, WV; ID: HTS)
- YEAGER (about 68 miles; CHARLESTON, WV; ID: CRW)
- RALEIGH COUNTY MEMORIAL (about 81 miles; BECKLEY,
WV; ID: BKW)
Other public-use airports nearest to Williamson:
- MINGO COUNTY (about 3 miles; WILLIAMSON, WV; ID:
4I0)
- PIKE COUNTY-HATCHER FIELD (about 21 miles;
PIKEVILLE, KY; ID: PBX)
- BIG SANDY REGIONAL (about 26 miles; PRESTONSBURG,
KY; ID: K22)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Williamson:
- SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 52
miles; RICHLANDS, VA; Full-time enrollment: 2,412)
- MARSHALL UNIVERSITY (about 53 miles; HUNTINGTON, WV;
FT enrollment: 12,361)
- WEST VIRGINIA STATE COLLEGE (about 65 miles;
INSTITUTE, WV; FT enrollment: 3,688)
- NORTHEAST STATE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about
79 miles; BLOUNTVILLE, TN; FT enrollment: 2,729)
- BLUEFIELD STATE COLLEGE (about 79 miles; BLUEFIELD,
WV; FT enrollment: 2,096)
- MOREHEAD STATE UNIVERSITY (about 88 miles; MOREHEAD,
KY; FT enrollment: 6,866)
- SHAWNEE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 88 miles;
PORTSMOUTH, OH; FT enrollment: 2,849)
Public high school in Williamson:
- WILLIAMSON HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 182;
Location: 801 ALDERSON ST; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Williamson:
- RIVERSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 318;
Location: 5 PARKWAY DRIVE; Grades: PK - 04)
- WILLIAMSON MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 207;
Location: 801 ALDERSON ST; Grades: 05 - 08)
Private primary/middle school in Williamson:
- SACRED HEART ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 48;
Location: 126 WEST FOURTH AVENUE; Grades: KG - 6)
Library in Williamson:
- WILLIAMSON PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$53,199; Location: LOGAN STREET; 37,000 books; 207 audio
materials; 64 video materials; 26 serial subscriptions)
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