Moving to Elk Garden, West Virginia
Population: 217. Estimated population in July 2024: 211 (-2.8% change)
Males: 111 (51.2%), Females: 106 (48.8%)
Mineral County
Zip code: 26717
Demographics
Median resident age: 39.8 years
Median household income: $24,375
Median house value: $41,500
Population by Race
Races in Elk Garden:
- White Non-Hispanic (98.6%)
- Two or more races (0.9%)
Ancestries: German (12.4%), English (7.4%), Irish (5.1%), United States (4.1%), Dutch (3.2%), Polish (3.2%).
Elevation: 2288 feet
Land area: 0.3 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Elk Garden
- High school or higher: 62.3%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 3.4%
- Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
- Unemployed: 7.5%
- Mean travel time to work: 47.8 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Elk Garden town
- Never married: 24.7%
- Now married: 55.9%
- Separated: 2.4%
- Widowed: 8.2%
- Divorced: 8.8%
0.9% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -37 (-14.6%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Elk Garden:
- POTOMAC VALLEY HOSPITAL (about 14 miles; KEYSER, WV)
- GARRETT COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 17 miles; OAKLAND, MD)
- HAMPSHIRE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 29 miles; ROMNEY, WV)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Elk Garden:
- MORGANTOWN MUNI-WALTER L. BILL HART FLD (about 55 miles; MORGANTOWN, WV; Abbreviation: MGW)
- ARNOLD PALMER REGIONAL (about 63 miles; LATROBE, PA; Abbreviation: LBE)
- JOHN MURTHA JOHNSTOWN-CAMBRIA CO (about 67 miles; JOHNSTOWN, PA; Abbreviation: JST)
Other public-use airports nearest to Elk Garden:
- GARRETT COUNTY (about 18 miles; OAKLAND, MD; Abbreviation: 2G4)
- GRANT COUNTY (about 28 miles; PETERSBURG, WV; Abbreviation: W99)
- MEXICO FARMS (about 32 miles; CUMBERLAND, MD; Abbreviation: 1W3)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Elk Garden:
- FROSTBURG STATE UNIVERSITY (about 24 miles; FROSTBURG, MD; Full-time enrollment: 4,672)
- WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY (about 59 miles; MORGANTOWN, WV; Full-time enrollment: 19,666)
- UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH-JOHNSTOWN (about 66 miles; JOHNSTOWN, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,851)
- LORD FAIRFAX COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 66 miles; MIDDLETOWN, VA; Full-time enrollment: 2,064)
- WESTMORELAND COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 66 miles; YOUNGWOOD, PA; Full-time enrollment: 3,223)
- JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY (about 68 miles; HARRISONBURG, VA; Full-time enrollment: 14,447)
- FAIRMONT STATE COLLEGE (about 69 miles; FAIRMONT, WV; Full-time enrollment: 5,317)
Public primary/middle school in Elk Garden:
- ELK GARDEN SCHOOL (Students: 126; Location: ROUTE 1 BOX 320; Grades: PK – 08)