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Community Profile
Geographical Data
Region - Potomac Highlands
County Seat ­ Romney
Land Area - 642 sq. miles
Elevation Low - 510 feet
Elevation High - 2,997 feet

Population
2000 est.  20,203
2005 est.  21,099
2008 est.  22,577
Annual Growth Rate Since 2000  11.27%

Climate
Annual Precipitation   35.2"
Summer High Temp.  86.2 F
Winter Low Temp      18.1 F
Average Temp            52.0 F

Educational Attainment
High School + 77%
Associate's degree 3.3%
Bachelor's degree 5.7%
Advanced degree 4.2%


Economic Profile

Labor & Wage Data
Civilian Work Force 7,100
Force Participation Rate 58.3%
Unemployment Rate 8.6%
Annual Job Growth Rate ??
Ave. Annual Wage (2008) $37,901

Worker Commuting Patterns
Reside & Work in County 3,638
Reside in, Work outside 4,752
Net Commutation -3,792
Mean commute time 40 min

Employment by Industry (%)
Management/Professional 21.4
Service 14.6
Sales & Office 19.7
Agriculture 1.8
Construction/Extraction 16.1
Production/Transportation 26.4
Government* 17.5
* Public; not to be included with private industry

Transportation Options
Highways
Interstates
I-81 & I-66
U.S. Routes
50 & 220
WV Routes
28, 29, 127, 259
Trucking
Fed Ex, UPS, DHL, Roadway Express, ABF Freight, Yellow Transportation, & several local companies.
Rail
Commercial
CSX & South Branch Valley
Passenger
Amtrak
Potomac Eagle

Air
Cumberland Regional & five general airstrips
Bus
Potomac Valley Transit

Industrial Parks (Acres)

HC Industrial Park 57.9
Capon Bridge Park 90

Major Employers (# employees)
Public
Board of Education 526
Deaf & Blind School 187
Potomac Center 163
Bank of Romney 104
Committee on Aging 107
Regional Jail 75-80
Genesis Eldercare 100
County Government 80
Special Services 30
Hampshire County Health Department 10

Private

Memorial Hospital 135
Mill Branch Industries 38
Koppers Industries 51
Food Lion Grocery 67
Hampshire Manufacturing 5
Allegheny Power 32
Frontier 23
Shingleton Timber/Trucking 28
Dyno Nobel 20
Riverside Mulch 32
Capon Springs Resort 120
S.J. Morse 18
Gourmet Central 8
Imhauser Corp. 6
Fancy Hardwoods 15
Camp Rim Rock 19 seasonal
 
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