St Albans, WV

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St. Albans, West Virginia

Introduction to St. Albans, West Virginia

St. Albans, West Virginia, in Kanawha county, is 11 miles W of Charleston, West Virginia and 125 miles SE of Columbus, Ohio. The city is considered part of the Charleston metropolitan area. St. Albans has a population of 11,567.

St. Albans History

St. Albans was first laid out in 1816. It was originally known as Philippi, named after Philip Thompson, an early settler in the area. The name of the area was later changed to Coalsmouth, because of its location at the mouth of the Coal River. It was officially incorporated as Kanawha City in 1868. The community received its present name in 1871.

St. Albans and nearby Attractions

Museum in the Community
Hawks Nest State Park
Cultural Center
Chief Logan State Park
Beech Fork State Park
Avampato Discovery Museum

Things To Do In St. Albans

Shopping centers in the area include the Central Square Shopping Center, Saint Albans Plaza Shopping Center, Gateway Shopping Center and the Saint Albans Mall Shopping Center. Local churches include Saint Francis of Assisi Roman Catholic Church, Saint Peters United Methodist Church and Saint Albans Church of the Nazarene. The city hosts the Riverfest every July and the Morgan’s Kitchen Fall Festival every October.

St. Albans Transportation

Yeager Airport is nearby.

St. Albans Higher Education

West Virginia State College, Concord College and Ohio University are the local institutions of higher education.

High Points

St Albans strengths, compared to Peers (similar size places nationally) or State (other places in West Virginia):

Category	Trophy
People in Middle Class or Better (vs. State)	Top 4%
Low Rate of Poverty (vs. State)	Top 6%
Well-Paid Single Women (vs. State)	Top 7%
Affordability of Property Taxes (vs. Peers)	Top 7%
Median Family Income (vs. State)	Top 8%
Well-Paid Single Men (vs. State)	Top 9%
College Educated Adults (vs. State)	Top 15%
Walking and Biking to Work (vs. State)	Top 19%

Comparative Profile of St. Albans, WV

Comparing St Albans to similar size places nationwide (Peers) and to other places in West Virginia (State):

Ratings range from (lowest) to (highest).

The People

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Senior Citizens
Age of the Population
Female Share of the Population
Well-Paid Single Women
Well-Paid Single Men
Racial Diversity
Children Under 5 Years Old
Male Share of the Population

Families

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Portion of People Married
Average Household Size

Wealth

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
College Educated Adults
People in Middle Class or Better
People Above Poverty
Median Family Income

Commute & Sprawl

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Public Transportation Use
Short Commute Times
Walking and Biking to Work
Working at Home

Housing

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Affordability of Property Taxes
People Living Alone
Affordability of Rents
Seasonal and Vacation Housing
Studio & One-Bedroom Rentals
Housing Recently Built

Crime

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Low Violent Crime
Low Property Crime

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Category	Value
Near Medium City	11 miles W of Charleston, West Virginia (center to center)
Nearest Large City	125 miles SE of Columbus, Ohio
County	Kanawha
Metro Area	Charleston
Standard Zip Codes	25177
Phone Area Codes	304
Time Zone	Eastern (-5 hours from GMT)
Daylight Savings	The city observes Daylight Saving Time.
Latitude	38.386
Longitude	-81.835

Station	CHARLESTON YEAGER AP
Distance	13.7 miles
Jan Temp	24 to 43 F
Apr Temp	42 to 67 F
Jul Temp	63 to 85 F
Oct Temp	43 to 67 F
Annual Precip	44 inches

Station	HAMLIN
Distance	16.8 miles
Jan Temp	21 to 44 F
Apr Temp	38 to 69 F
Jul Temp	62 to 90 F
Oct Temp	39 to 71 F
Annual Precip	44.4 inches

Station	MADISON 3 NNW
Distance	19.8 miles
Jan Temp	22 to 43 F
Apr Temp	39 to 69 F
Jul Temp	63 to 87 F
Oct Temp	41 to 69 F
Annual Precip	47.8 inches

Category	Count	Percent
Total Population	11,567	100%
Male	5,334	46.1%
Female	6,233	53.9%
Under 18	2,218	19.2%
18+	9,349	80.8%
65+	2,731	23.6%
Median Age	44.3
Average Family Size	2.75
White	11,031	95.4%
African-American	329	2.8%
Asian	50	0.4%
American Indian & Alaskan	15	0.1%
Other	21	0.2%
Mixed Race	121	1%
Hispanic (included in categories above)	73	0.6%

Category	Value
Est. 2005 Population	11,105
Growth	-462
Growth %	-3.99%

Ancestry	Percent
US/American	20.9%
English	19.4%
German	14.8%
Irish	13.1%
Other (often includes Hispanic and African American)	9.1%
Italian	5.2%
Scotch-Irish	3.5%
Scottish	2.5%
French (except Basque)	1.7%
Dutch	1.3%
Polish	1.2%
European	1.1%
Greek	0.8%
Swedish	0.8%
Welsh	0.7%
French Canadian	0.5%
Slovak	0.4%
African	0.3%
Syrian	0.3%
Hungarian	0.3%
British	0.3%
Belgian	0.3%
Portuguese	0.3%
Ukrainian	0.2%
Scandinavian	0.2%
Czech	0.2%

Location	Pop.	Median Family Income (2000)
St. Albans	11,567	$47,913
Bancroft	367	$30,313
Dunbar	8,154	$42,665
Jefferson	567	$16,477
Nitro	6,824	$41,367
Poca	1,013	$49,500
South Charleston	13,390	$50,528

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