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County:

Webster County

State:

West Virginia

FIPS Code:

54101

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

15% to 20%

Percent Land in NF:

18.0%

Recreational County:

No

Acreage in NF:

65,800

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

332,354

Amenity Level:

Low

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

14.09

Monongahela NF

65,800

% Water:

0.0

Mean Jan. Temp:

34

Mean July Temp:

73

Topography:

Low Mountains

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Not adjacent to metro or micro with no town

Economic Type:

Mining

Policy Type:

Population Loss, Persistent Poverty, Low Employment, Low

Education

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

9,809

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

12,245

24.8%

18.7%

6.1%

1990:

10,729

-12.4%

-15.8%

3.4%

2000:

9,719

-9.4%

-8.3%

-1.2%

2005:

9,804

0.9%

1.9%

-1.1%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

9,605

98.8%

0-to-19:

2,470

25.4%

Black:

1

0.0%

20-to-39:

2,327

23.9%

Hispanic:

36

0.4%

40-to-59:

2,926

30.1%

American Indian:

7

0.1%

60-plus:

1,996

20.5%

Other:

70

0.7%

Median Age:

40.5

Population Density (persons per square mile):

17.5

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

58.2%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

8.7%

Median Family Income:

$25,049

Families Below Poverty Line:

26.6%

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