Food Stamps in the Elkins Area, West Virginia (Metro Area)

Income On and Off Food Stamps#1

Median income among households that do and do not receive food stamps.
Scope: households in West Virginia and the Elkins Area
Elkins Area
West Virginia
$0k$10k$20k$30k$40kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$40,308.000000$42,644.000000$40,308.000000$40.3k11,62611.6k$15,775.000000$15,859.000000$15,775.000000$15.8k1,815$45,910.000000$49,392.000000$45,910.000000$45.9k9,811
Count number of households in category

Characteristics of Households Receiving Food Stamps#2

Households with given characteristics as a percentage of all households that receive food stamps.
Scope: households in West Virginia and the Elkins Area
Elkins Area
West Virginia
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty234.104683%46.723994%34.104683%34.1%22.163%22.2%15.261708%22.643889%15.261708%15.3%47.924%47.9%13.388430%17.301366%13.388430%13.4%12.643%12.6%48.980716%55.097245%48.980716%49.0%21.468%21.5%32.286501%28.519841%32.286501%32.3%11.297%11.3%58.512397%57.893826%58.512397%58.5%49.258%49.3%
% households on food stamps as a percentage of all households with the given characteristic
1at least one qualifying person 2income in last 12 months below poverty level

Characteristics of Households Not Receiving Food Stamps#3

Households with given characteristics as a percentage of all households that do not receive food stamps.
Scope: households in West Virginia and the Elkins Area
Elkins Area
West Virginia
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty222.158801%23.734440%22.158801%22.2%77.837%77.8%3.067985%3.964692%3.067985%3.1%52.076%52.1%17.113444%17.433094%17.113444%17.1%87.357%87.4%33.146468%31.809754%33.146468%33.1%78.532%78.5%46.896341%45.404833%46.896341%46.9%88.703%88.7%11.150749%9.525712%11.150749%11.2%50.742%50.7%
% households not on food stamps as a percentage of all households with the given characteristic
1at least one qualifying person 2income in last 12 months below poverty level

On Food Stamps by Race#4

Percentage of given ethno-racial group on food stamps.
Scope: households in West Virginia and the Elkins Area
Elkins Area
West Virginia
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count%Hispanic1Mixed2Black2Other2All RacesWhite3Asian251.041667%16.896416%51.041667%51.0%49326.947888%327%36.363636%27.449787%36.363636%36.4%16232.927623%233%30.463576%27.954357%30.463576%30.5%46195.134731%195%28.571429%31.328486%28.571429%28.6%16183.014561%183%15.611560%16.404043%15.611560%15.6%1,815100.000000%100%14.997779%15.897522%14.997779%15.0%1,68896.068416%96%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%6.219709%00.000000%0%
Count number of households on food stamps in given ethno-racial group
% percentage more or less than the population at large
1white Hispanic 2including Hispanic 3non-Hispanic white

Map of Food Stamps by County in the Elkins Area

Food Stamps Food Stamps by County#5

Percentage of households (%):
13.1%16.6%20.0%23.5%27.0%30.5%
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Map of Food Stamps by County Subdivision in the Elkins Area

Food Stamps Food Stamps by County Subdivision#6

Percentage of households (%):
7.3%11.4%15.4%19.5%23.5%27.6%
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Food Stamps by Place in the Elkins Area

There are 15 places in the Elkins Area. This section compares all 15 of those to each other, the Elkins Area, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Elkins Area.

Most Food Stamps by Place#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Elkins Area, selected places in the Elkins Area, and entities that contain the Elkins Area
0%10%20%30%40%Count#East DaileyValley HeadBeverlyHarmanMill CreekHuttonsvilleElkinsWest VirginiaRandolph County School DistrictRandolph CoElkins Metro AreaElkins AreaSouthSouth AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMontroseWomelsdorf (Coalton)Womelsdorf (Coalt…Valley BendDaileyHelvetiaPickensWhitmer43.781095%43.781095%43.8%88135.971223%35.971223%36.0%50230.902778%30.902778%30.9%89326.086957%26.086957%26.1%12423.492063%23.492063%23.5%74523.076923%23.076923%23.1%21619.575699%19.575699%19.6%609716.404043%16.404043%16.4%121,291121k15.611560%15.611560%15.6%1,81515.611560%15.611560%15.6%1,81514.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.769190%13.769190%13.8%3,206,9913.21M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M10.526316%10.526316%10.5%887.692308%7.692308%7.7%895.940594%5.940594%5.9%12100.000000%0.000000%0.0%0110.000000%0.000000%0.0%0120.000000%0.000000%0.0%0130.000000%0.000000%0.0%014
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 14 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County in the Elkins Area

There are 3 counties that are fully or partially contained within the Elkins Area (1 fully and 2 partially). This section compares all 3 of those to each other, the Elkins Area, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Elkins Area.

Most Food Stamps by County#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Elkins Area, selected counties in the Elkins Area, and entities that contain the Elkins Area
0%5%10%15%20%25%30%Count#Webster CountyWebsterWest VirginiaRandolph County School DistrictRandolph CoElkins Metro AreaElkins AreaRandolph CountyRandolphSouthSouth AtlanticPocahontas CountyPocahontasUnited States of AmericaUnited States30.414980%30.414980%30.4%1,202116.404043%16.404043%16.4%121,291121k15.611560%15.611560%15.6%1,81515.611560%15.611560%15.6%1,81515.611560%15.611560%15.6%1,815214.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.769190%13.769190%13.8%3,206,9913.21M13.110258%13.110258%13.1%478313.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county out of 3 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in the Elkins Area

There are 11 county subdivisions that are fully or partially contained within the Elkins Area (9 fully and 2 partially). This section compares all 11 of those to each other, the Elkins Area, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Elkins Area.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#9

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Elkins Area, selected county subdivisions in the Elkins Area, and entities that contain the Elkins Area
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#NorthernValley BendEdrayMingoHuttonsvilleLeadsvilleWest VirginiaRandolph County School DistrictRandolph CoElkins Metro AreaElkins AreaRoaring CreekSouthSouth AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNew InterestBeverlyMiddle ForkDry Fork27.540501%27.540501%27.5%374121.803499%21.803499%21.8%162219.547775%19.547775%19.5%268319.417476%19.417476%19.4%80419.125683%19.125683%19.1%175517.034422%17.034422%17.0%965616.404043%16.404043%16.4%121,291121k15.611560%15.611560%15.6%1,81515.611560%15.611560%15.6%1,81514.247312%14.247312%14.2%106714.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.769190%13.769190%13.8%3,206,9913.21M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.244898%12.244898%12.2%42811.201299%11.201299%11.2%20799.649123%9.649123%9.6%33107.328990%7.328990%7.3%4511
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county subdivision out of 11 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by Metro Area in West Virginia

There are 17 metro areas in West Virginia. This section compares the Elkins Area to all of the metro areas in West Virginia and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Elkins Area.

Most Food Stamps by Metro Area#10

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Elkins Area, selected other metro areas in West Virginia, and entities that contain the Elkins Area
0%5%10%15%20%Count#Logan Metro AreaLogan AreaPoint Pleasant Metro AreaPoint PleasantBeckley Metro AreaBeckley AreaBluefield Metro AreaBluefieldHuntington and Ashland Metro AreaHuntingtonParkersburg and Vienna Metro AreaParkersburgCharleston Metro AreaCharlestonWeirton and Steubenville Metro AreaWeirton AreaCumberland Metro AreaCumberlandWest VirginiaRandolph County School DistrictRandolph CoElkins Metro AreaElkins AreaClarksburg Metro AreaClarksburgFairmont Metro AreaFairmont AreaSouthHagerstown and Martinsburg Metro AreaHagerstownSouth AtlanticWheeling Metro AreaWheeling AreaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMorgantown Metro AreaMorgantownWinchester Metro AreaWinchesterWashington, Arlington, and Alexandria Metro AreaWashington24.091299%24.091299%24.1%3,367121.374353%21.374353%21.4%4,787219.449974%19.449974%19.4%9,477319.277024%19.277024%19.3%8,223417.633367%17.633367%17.6%25,22725.2k517.259487%17.259487%17.3%6,672616.776486%16.776486%16.8%15,86215.9k716.499189%16.499189%16.5%8,341816.484185%16.484185%16.5%6,504916.404043%16.404043%16.4%121,291121k15.611560%15.611560%15.6%1,81515.611560%15.611560%15.6%1,8151014.758572%14.758572%14.8%5,4621114.576180%14.576180%14.6%3,2691214.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.846689%13.846689%13.8%13,54413.5k1313.769190%13.769190%13.8%3,206,9913.21M13.684370%13.684370%13.7%8,1501413.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M10.347984%10.347984%10.3%5,201157.803989%7.803989%7.8%3,940167.584161%7.584161%7.6%163,512164k17
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of metro area out of 17 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by Metro Area in the South

There are 381 metro areas in the South. This section compares the Elkins Area to the 50 most populous metro areas in the South and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Elkins Area. The least populous of the compared metro areas has a population of 445,227.

Most Food Stamps by Metro Area#11

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Elkins Area, selected other metro areas in the South, and entities that contain the Elkins Area
0%10%20%30%Count#McAllen, Edinburg, and Mission Metro AreaMcAllen AreaEl Paso Metro AreaEl Paso AreaMemphis Metro AreaMemphis AreaMiami, Fort Lauderdale, and West Palm Beach Metro AreaMiami AreaAugusta and Richmond County Metro AreaAugusta AreaWest VirginiaShreveport and Bossier City Metro AreaShreveportLakeland and Winter Haven Metro AreaLakeland AreaJackson Metro AreaJackson AreaRandolph County School DistrictRandolph CoElkins Metro AreaElkins AreaBaton Rouge Metro AreaBaton RougeCorpus Christi Metro AreaCorpus ChristiKnoxville Metro AreaKnoxvilleNew Orleans and Metairie Metro AreaNew OrleansGreensboro and High Point Metro AreaGreensboroOrlando, Kissimmee, and Sanford Metro AreaOrlando AreaLafayette Metro AreaLafayetteChattanooga Metro AreaChattanoogaTampa, St. Petersburg, and Clearwater Metro AreaTampa AreaPensacola, Ferry Pass, and Brent Metro AreaPensacolaSouthDeltona, Daytona Beach, and Ormond Beach Metro AreaDeltona AreaColumbia Metro AreaColumbia AreaWinston and Salem Metro AreaWinston AreaBirmingham and Hoover Metro AreaBirminghamJacksonville Metro AreaJacksonvilleSouth AtlanticLexington and Fayette Metro AreaLexingtonSan Antonio and New Braunfels Metro AreaSan AntonioAtlanta, Sandy Springs, and Roswell Metro AreaAtlanta AreaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesGreenville, Anderson, and Mauldin Metro AreaGreenvilleNashville, Davidson, Murfreesboro, and Franklin Metro AreaNashvilleLouisville and Jefferson County Metro AreaLouisvillePhiladelphia, Camden, and Wilmington Metro AreaPhiladelphiaTulsa Metro AreaTulsa AreaOklahoma City Metro AreaOklahoma CityBaltimore, Columbia, and Towson Metro AreaBaltimoreCharlotte, Concord, and Gastonia Metro AreaCharlotteCincinnati Metro AreaCincinnatiCape Coral and Fort Myers Metro AreaCape CoralHouston, The Woodlands, and Sugar Land Metro AreaHouston AreaPalm Bay, Melbourne, and Titusville Metro AreaPalm Bay AreaLittle Rock, North Little Rock, and Conway Metro AreaLittle RockCharleston and North Charleston Metro AreaCharlestonPort St. Lucie Metro AreaPort St. LucieDurham and Chapel Hill Metro AreaDurham AreaDallas, Fort Worth, and Arlington Metro AreaDallas AreaVirginia Beach, Norfolk, and Newport News Metro AreaVirginia BeachRichmond Metro AreaRichmond AreaNorth Port, Sarasota, and Bradenton Metro AreaNorth PortRaleigh Metro AreaRaleigh AreaFayetteville, Springdale, and Rogers Metro AreaFayettevilleAustin and Round Rock Metro AreaAustin AreaWashington, Arlington, and Alexandria Metro AreaWashington31.112156%31.112156%31.1%70,77370.8k123.186903%23.186903%23.2%60,83260.8k218.495514%18.495514%18.5%91,65691.7k317.644871%17.644871%17.6%364,395364k416.851608%16.851608%16.9%35,59735.6k516.404043%16.404043%16.4%121,291121k16.281925%16.281925%16.3%27,85327.9k616.212678%16.212678%16.2%36,16436.2k715.836003%15.836003%15.8%33,12133.1k815.611560%15.611560%15.6%1,81515.611560%15.611560%15.6%1,81515.429182%15.429182%15.4%46,47146.5k915.286288%15.286288%15.3%24,59924.6k1015.246358%15.246358%15.2%52,17752.2k1115.097265%15.097265%15.1%72,34772.3k1215.095751%15.095751%15.1%44,18344.2k1314.963720%14.963720%15.0%122,168122k1414.876716%14.876716%14.9%26,65026.7k1514.714938%14.714938%14.7%30,87430.9k1614.296990%14.296990%14.3%166,108166k1714.251677%14.251677%14.3%25,00325.0k1814.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M14.051590%14.051590%14.1%34,21034.2k1914.027996%14.027996%14.0%42,23142.2k2013.896598%13.896598%13.9%36,00436.0k2113.871129%13.871129%13.9%60,89860.9k2213.778907%13.778907%13.8%73,19773.2k2313.769190%13.769190%13.8%3,206,9913.21M13.426552%13.426552%13.4%26,31026.3k2413.313134%13.313134%13.3%104,662105k2513.082272%13.082272%13.1%260,956261k2613.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.701642%12.701642%12.7%41,70841.7k2712.674247%12.674247%12.7%85,82185.8k2812.657742%12.657742%12.7%62,93162.9k2912.577728%12.577728%12.6%281,138281k3012.573741%12.573741%12.6%47,25347.3k3112.513863%12.513863%12.5%62,62462.6k3212.335852%12.335852%12.3%128,376128k3312.057689%12.057689%12.1%106,821107k3412.047749%12.047749%12.0%100,058100k3511.822895%11.822895%11.8%30,51330.5k3611.807787%11.807787%11.8%262,585263k3711.606120%11.606120%11.6%26,04126.0k3811.562442%11.562442%11.6%32,15732.2k3911.510597%11.510597%11.5%31,58631.6k4011.346172%11.346172%11.3%19,49019.5k4111.220461%11.220461%11.2%23,93123.9k4210.935666%10.935666%10.9%268,051268k4310.793718%10.793718%10.8%68,72968.7k4410.573575%10.573575%10.6%50,29350.3k459.124231%9.124231%9.1%28,42828.4k468.604620%8.604620%8.6%39,59739.6k478.521182%8.521182%8.5%15,85415.9k488.251920%8.251920%8.3%58,26458.3k497.584161%7.584161%7.6%163,512164k50
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of metro area out of 50 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by Metro Area in the United States

There are 933 metro areas in the United States. This section compares the Elkins Area to the 50 most populous metro areas in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Elkins Area. The least populous of the compared metro areas has a population of 1,135,503.

Most Food Stamps by Metro Area#12

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Elkins Area, selected other metro areas in the United States, and entities that contain the Elkins Area
0%5%10%15%Count#Memphis Metro AreaMemphis AreaMiami, Fort Lauderdale, and West Palm Beach Metro AreaMiami AreaDetroit, Warren, and Dearborn Metro AreaDetroit AreaWest VirginiaProvidence and Warwick Metro AreaProvidencePortland, Vancouver, and Hillsboro Metro AreaPortland AreaMilwaukee, Waukesha, and West Allis Metro AreaMilwaukeeBuffalo, Cheektowaga, and Niagara Falls Metro AreaBuffalo AreaRandolph County School DistrictRandolph CoElkins Metro AreaElkins AreaCleveland and Elyria Metro AreaClevelandNew Orleans and Metairie Metro AreaNew OrleansOrlando, Kissimmee, and Sanford Metro AreaOrlando AreaTampa, St. Petersburg, and Clearwater Metro AreaTampa AreaSouthBirmingham and Hoover Metro AreaBirminghamJacksonville Metro AreaJacksonvilleSouth AtlanticNew York, Newark, and Jersey City Metro AreaNew York AreaColumbus Metro AreaColumbus AreaSan Antonio and New Braunfels Metro AreaSan AntonioRiverside, San Bernardino, and Ontario Metro AreaRiversideChicago, Naperville, and Elgin Metro AreaChicago AreaHartford, West Hartford, and East Hartford Metro AreaHartford AreaAtlanta, Sandy Springs, and Roswell Metro AreaAtlanta AreaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesLas Vegas, Henderson, and Paradise Metro AreaLas VegasNashville, Davidson, Murfreesboro, and Franklin Metro AreaNashvilleLouisville and Jefferson County Metro AreaLouisvillePhiladelphia, Camden, and Wilmington Metro AreaPhiladelphiaOklahoma City Metro AreaOklahoma CityPittsburgh Metro AreaPittsburghBaltimore, Columbia, and Towson Metro AreaBaltimoreIndianapolis, Carmel, and Anderson Metro AreaIndianapolisSt. Louis Metro AreaSt. LouisCharlotte, Concord, and Gastonia Metro AreaCharlotteCincinnati Metro AreaCincinnatiHouston, The Woodlands, and Sugar Land Metro AreaHouston AreaPhoenix, Mesa, and Scottsdale Metro AreaPhoenix AreaSeattle, Tacoma, and Bellevue Metro AreaSeattle AreaDallas, Fort Worth, and Arlington Metro AreaDallas AreaVirginia Beach, Norfolk, and Newport News Metro AreaVirginia BeachBoston, Cambridge, and Newton Metro AreaBoston AreaRichmond Metro AreaRichmond AreaSacramento, Roseville, Arden, and Arcade Metro AreaSacramentoKansas City Metro AreaKansas CityMinneapolis, St. Paul, and Bloomington Metro AreaMinneapolisRaleigh Metro AreaRaleigh AreaLos Angeles, Long Beach, and Anaheim Metro AreaLos AngelesSalt Lake City Metro AreaSalt Lake CityAustin and Round Rock Metro AreaAustin AreaDenver, Aurora, and Lakewood Metro AreaDenver AreaWashington, Arlington, and Alexandria Metro AreaWashingtonSan Diego and Carlsbad Metro AreaSan DiegoSan Francisco, Oakland, and Hayward Metro AreaSan FranciscoSan Jose, Sunnyvale, and Santa Clara Metro AreaSan Jose Area18.495514%18.495514%18.5%91,65691.7k117.644871%17.644871%17.6%364,395364k216.937876%16.937876%16.9%283,215283k316.404043%16.404043%16.4%121,291121k16.111096%16.111096%16.1%100,400100k415.972534%15.972534%16.0%143,196143k515.846826%15.846826%15.8%99,28199.3k615.719934%15.719934%15.7%73,95674.0k715.611560%15.611560%15.6%1,81515.611560%15.611560%15.6%1,81515.429468%15.429468%15.4%130,961131k815.097265%15.097265%15.1%72,34772.3k914.963720%14.963720%15.0%122,168122k1014.296990%14.296990%14.3%166,108166k1114.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.871129%13.871129%13.9%60,89860.9k1213.778907%13.778907%13.8%73,19773.2k1313.769190%13.769190%13.8%3,206,9913.21M13.636380%13.636380%13.6%973,441973k1413.593944%13.593944%13.6%103,990104k1513.313134%13.313134%13.3%104,662105k1613.141477%13.141477%13.1%174,077174k1713.118603%13.118603%13.1%454,552455k1813.097788%13.097788%13.1%61,33061.3k1913.082272%13.082272%13.1%260,956261k2013.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M13.008192%13.008192%13.0%95,67295.7k2112.674247%12.674247%12.7%85,82185.8k2212.657742%12.657742%12.7%62,93162.9k2312.577728%12.577728%12.6%281,138281k2412.513863%12.513863%12.5%62,62462.6k2512.382069%12.382069%12.4%122,843123k2612.335852%12.335852%12.3%128,376128k2712.296896%12.296896%12.3%92,20292.2k2812.132721%12.132721%12.1%134,366134k2912.057689%12.057689%12.1%106,821107k3012.047749%12.047749%12.0%100,058100k3111.807787%11.807787%11.8%262,585263k3211.740899%11.740899%11.7%187,460187k3311.584953%11.584953%11.6%164,243164k3410.935666%10.935666%10.9%268,051268k3510.793718%10.793718%10.8%68,72968.7k3610.787089%10.787089%10.8%192,490192k3710.573575%10.573575%10.6%50,29350.3k3810.187070%10.187070%10.2%81,91881.9k399.876350%9.876350%9.9%79,65879.7k408.610793%8.610793%8.6%115,655116k418.604620%8.604620%8.6%39,59739.6k428.405979%8.405979%8.4%361,361361k438.352105%8.352105%8.4%31,33131.3k448.251920%8.251920%8.3%58,26458.3k457.627257%7.627257%7.6%80,73280.7k467.584161%7.584161%7.6%163,512164k477.020400%7.020400%7.0%77,44477.4k485.829072%5.829072%5.8%97,58197.6k495.280068%5.280068%5.3%34,00234.0k50
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of metro area out of 50 by percentage on food stamps

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  • Food Stamps: formally called the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, a program to provide monetary assistance to low income households for the purpose of purchasing food

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State:
West Virginia
Counties:
Randolph, Webster, Pocahontas
Principal City:
Elkins
Cities:
Elkins
Districts:
Beverly, Dry Fork, Edray, Huttonsville, Leadsville, Middle Fork, Mingo, New Interest, Northern, Roaring Creek, Valley Bend
Towns:
Beverly, Harman, Huttonsville, Mill Creek, Montrose, Womelsdorf (Coalton)
Unincorporated Places:
Bowden, Dailey, East Dailey, Helvetia, Pickens, Valley Bend, Valley Head, Whitmer
ZIP Codes:
26224, 26230, 26241, 26250, 26253, 26254, 26257, 26259, 26263, 26267, 26268, 26270, 26273, 26276, 26278, 26280, 26282, 26283, 26285, 26288, 26291, 26293, 26294, 26296
Unified School Districts:
Pocahontas County, Randolph County, Webster County
Congressional District:
WV-2
State Senate District:
WV-11
State House Districts:
WV-43, WV-44
Nearby Metro Areas:
Clarksburg Area, Fairmont Area, Morgantown Area, Staunton Area