Beverly, West Virginia

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Beverly is a town in Randolph County, West Virginia, along the Tygart Valley River. The population was 651 at the 2000 census.

[edit] Geography

Location of Beverly, West Virginia

Beverly is located at 38°51′2″N, 79°52′3″W (38.850600, -79.867444)GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.1 km² (0.4 mi²), all land. Beverly is the former county seat of Randolph County.

[edit] Demographics

As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 651 people, 285 households, and 190 families residing in the town. The population density was 571.3/km² (1,473.4/mi²). There were 313 housing units at an average density of 274.7/km² (708.4/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 98.77% White, 0.31% Native American, 0.46% Asian, and 0.46% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.08% of the population.

There were 285 households out of which 36.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.1% were married couples living together, 19.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.3% were non-families. 28.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.25 and the average family size was 2.71.

In the town the population was spread out with 24.4% under the age of 18, 10.9% from 18 to 24, 26.3% from 25 to 44, 26.0% from 45 to 64, and 12.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 86.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 75.7 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $21,875, and the median income for a family was $24,722. Males had a median income of $25,714 versus $16,250 for females. The per capita income for the town was $15,620. About 27.4% of families and 31.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 40.0% of those under age 18 and 34.7% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] External links

For information on Beverly's buildings and history, see: http://www.historicbeverly.org/ and for the Civil War Battle of Rich Mountain (fought just west of Beverly) see also: http://www.richmountain.org