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About Williamson
City in West Virginia, United StatesWilliamson is a city in and the county seat of Mingo County, West Virginia, United States, along the Tug Fork River. The population was 3,042 at the 2020 census. and is the county's largest and most populous city. Williamson is home to Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College. The Tug Fork River separates Williamson from South Williamson, Kentucky. Williamson is the site of a large rail yard built by the former Norfolk and Western Railroad (now Norfolk Southern Railway), which was built to service the many coal mines of the region. The city is protected by a floodwall, completed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in 1991 in response to devastating floods along the Tug Fork Ri…
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Housing in Williamson
The typical Williamson home is worth about $67,000, down 8.7% in a year, 63% below the West Virginia typical home.
Health in Williamson
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of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 15 are too close to call.
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Schools in Williamson
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The public schools Williamson’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 71% of West Virginia’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
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