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Mercer
County offers prime real estate, low cost, a strong labor pool,
low crime, arts and culture, outstanding outdoor recreation,
professional sports teams, and a central location that is easily
accessible and puts you within a day's drive to two-third's
of the U.S. population.
The
climate is ideal year-round. The high elevation helps to moderate
summer heat and humidity. Excellent health care is available
at two community hospitals, a regional medical center and a
rehabilitation center.
Residents
enjoy an abundance of leisure activities including arts and
crafts, theater productions, skiing, hunting, fishing, golf,
a popular state park, all in their back yard.
Unique
among local sporting attractions is Appalachian League baseball
which includes the Bluefield Orioles and the Princeton Devil
Rays - farm clubs of the major league Baltimore Orioles
and Florida Marlins.
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out about our two cities . . . Bluefield
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Education
is the key to the county's continued quality of life. Over 1,200
professional, supervisory and support personnel are employed in
the county, serving over 11,000 students in the educational system
College
opportunities are plentiful with two, four-year colleges in the
county, Concord College and Bluefield State College, offering
undergraduate degree programs. Graduate degrees are available
at both institutions via the West Virginia College of Graduate
Studies (COGS).
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Schools |
Teachers |
Grades |
Enrollment |
| Elementary |
18 |
327 |
K-6 |
5,448 |
| Jr.
High |
2 |
115 |
7-9 |
1,188 |
| High |
4 |
203 |
10-12 |
2,682 |
| Private
& Parochial |
2 |
14 |
K-12 |
251 |
| Technical |
1 |
32 |
10-adult |
920 |
| Colleges |
2 |
|
|
|
| Bluefield
State College |
|
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| Bluefield
College |
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| Concord
University |
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| Newspapers: |
| Bluefield
Daily Telegraph (Daily & Sunday) |
| Princeton
Times (Weekly) |
| |
Radio: |
| WAEY
FM - 96/AM - 1490 |
| WAMN
AM - 1040 |
| WHIS
AM - 1440 |
| WHAJ
FM - 104 |
| WKOY
AM - 1240 |
| WKMY
FM - 101 |
| WGAG
FM - 93.1 |
| |
Television: |
| WVVA-TV
(Channel 6) |
| Comcast
Cable |
| Suddenlink
|
| |
Telephone: |
| Frontier
Communication |
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| Total
Libraries: |
4 |
Total
Volumes: |
301,536 |
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| Motor
trucking served by: |
Consolidated Motor Express
Heavy Hauling
Yellow Freight
UPS Freight |
| |
| Bus
Service: |
Greyhound
and Bluefield Transit Authority
Intracity-Yes |
| |
Parcel
Service: |
| Federal
Express |
| United
Parcel Service |
| Airborne Express |
| Wells Fargo |
| DHL Worldwide Express |
| |
Air
Service: |
Mercer
County is served by the Mercer County Airport
Runway Length - 4,743 feet
Surface - asphalt
Commercial service - Yes |
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| |
Annual
Avg. |
Monthly
Avg. |
| Temperature |
52.0 |
January
30.9
July 70.2 |
| Rainfall
(inches) |
|
38.4 |
| Snowfall
(inches) |
|
35-45 |
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| Prostestant |
102 |
| Catholic |
3 |
| Synagogue |
1 |
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Mercer
County government is responsible for numerous and varied functions,
which are administered by local elected officials. The government
of Mercer County plays a very large role in delivering public
services to the citizens in their county, i.e. police protection,
health services, recreation, fire protection, flood protection,
ambulances, senior citizen programs, and transportation.
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| Amateur Theaters |
2 |
| Auto Race Tracks |
2 |
| Ball Fields |
4 |
| Bowling Centers |
2 |
| Drive-in |
1 |
| Fitness Centers |
2 |
| Golf Courses |
4 |
| Indoor Movies |
8 |
| Pools |
4 |
| Tennis Courts |
16 |
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| Mercer
County |
$24,830 |
(2005) |
| Average
Weekly Wage |
$515.46 |
(2006) |
| |
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| Industry
Average |
|
|
| Annual
Wage |
$27,244 |
(2005) |
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| Motels |
11 |
| Total
Rooms |
1129 |
| Shopping
Centers |
6 |
| Department
Stores |
9 |
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| Hospitals |
4 |
Number
of beds |
551 |
| Clinics |
8 |
|
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| Doctors |
136 |
|
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| Dentists |
30 |
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Number of Employees |
|
Company |
|
|
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1200 |
|
Mercer County Board of Education |
1200 |
|
Princeton Community Hospital |
1094 |
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Bluefield Regional Medical Center |
500 |
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Echo Star |
400 |
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Norfolk Southern |
380 |
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Wal-Mart |
327 |
|
Bluefield Daily Telegraph |
310 |
|
WV Division of Highways |
289 |
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Columbia St. Lukes Hospital |
250 |
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Concord University |
250 |
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Smith Services |
222 |
|
Kroger (Pctn,Blf,Bluewell) |
200 |
|
Lowes (Seasonal) |
185 |
|
First Community Bank |
180 |
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U.S. Postal Service |
175 |
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Flowers Baking Company |
170 |
|
Cole Chevrolet Cadillac |
155 |
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Conn-Weld Industries |
150 |
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Appalachian Power |
150 |
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Ramey Motors |
140 |
|
Frontier Communications |
124 |
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Bluefield State College |
120 |
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Glenwood Retirement Village |
119 |
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First Century Bank |
118 |
|
Civic Development Group |
110 |
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Custom Manufacturing Services |
110 |
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Compton Construction |
100 |
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Mercer Nursing & Rehabilitation |
100 |
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BB&T |
100 |
|
CNX |
95 |
|
Tabor Machine Co., Inc. |
94 |
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Allegheny Wood Products |
88 |
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K-Mart |
75 |
|
Downard Hydraulics |
75 |
|
Gemark Services of WV |
75 |
|
Lusk Disposal/Empire Storage |
70 |
|
Industrial Plating, Inc. |
65 |
|
Minova USA |
60 |
|
Parson & Associates |
60 |
|
Andy Clark Ford, Inc. |
59 |
|
Eastern Vault |
50 |
|
King Tire Services |
47 |
|
Coca-Cola Bottling Co. |
47 |
|
T & N Electric |
45 |
|
Appalachian Log Structures |
43 |
|
Daniels Company |
32 |
|
Rish Equipment |
30 |
|
Acme Wood Preserving |
27 |
|
Princeton Machinery |
25 |
|
The Havens |
25 |
|
IPM Technologies |
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