Moving to Wardensville, West Virginia
Population: 246. Estimated population in July 2024: 246 (0.0% change)
Males: 106 (43.1%), Females: 140 (56.9%)
Hardy County
Zip code: 26851
Demographics
Median resident age: 37.3 years
Median household income: $28,864
Median house value: $78,900
Population by Race
Races in Wardensville:
- White Non-Hispanic (95.9%)
- Other race (1.6%)
- Black (0.8%)
- Asian Indian (0.8%)
Ancestries: German (24.4%), Irish (11.8%), English (9.3%), Swedish (5.7%), United States (4.9%), Russian (3.3%).
Elevation: 1011 feet
Land area: 0.3 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Wardensville
- High school or higher: 74.0%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 17.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 11.0%
- Unemployed: 2.2%
- Mean travel time to work: 31.3 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Wardensville town
- Never married: 23.5%
- Now married: 51.2%
- Separated: 2.5%
- Widowed: 15.4%
- Divorced: 7.4%
0.0% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -100 (-28.9%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Wardensville:
- SHENANDOAH COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 15 miles; WOODSTOCK, VA)
- HAMPSHIRE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; ROMNEY, WV)
- HAMPSHIRE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; ROMNEY, WV)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Wardensville:
- SHENANDOAH VALLEY REGIONAL (about 61 miles; STAUNTON/WAYNESBORO/HARRIS, VA; Abbreviation: SHD)
- CHARLOTTESVILLE-ALBEMARLE (about 66 miles; CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA; Abbreviation: CHO)
- HAGERSTOWN REGIONAL-RICHARD A HENSON FLD (about 75 miles; HAGERSTOWN, MD; Abbreviation: HGR)
Other public-use airports nearest to Wardensville:
- FRONT ROYAL-WARREN COUNTY (about 27 miles; FRONT ROYAL, VA; Abbreviation: FRR)
- LURAY CAVERNS (about 29 miles; LURAY, VA; Abbreviation: W45)
- NEW MARKET (about 31 miles; NEW MARKET, VA; Abbreviation: 8W2)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Wardensville:
- LORD FAIRFAX COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 22 miles; MIDDLETOWN, VA; Full-time enrollment: 2,064)
- SHENANDOAH UNIVERSITY (about 31 miles; WINCHESTER, VA; Full-time enrollment: 2,030)
- FROSTBURG STATE UNIVERSITY (about 46 miles; FROSTBURG, MD; Full-time enrollment: 4,672)
- JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY (about 48 miles; HARRISONBURG, VA; Full-time enrollment: 14,447)
- SHEPHERD COLLEGE (about 60 miles; Shepherdstown, WV; Full-time enrollment: 3,576)
- UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA-MAIN CAMPUS (about 73 miles; CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA; Full-time enrollment: 19,602)
- PIEDMONT VIRGINIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 74 miles; CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA; Full-time enrollment: 2,012)