Culloden, West Virginia

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Culloden is a census-designated place (CDP) in West Virginia. Most of Culloden is in Cabell County, with the remainder in Putnam County. As of the 2000 census, the CDP population was 2,940 (2,475 in Cabell County, 465 in Putnam County).

[edit] Geography

Culloden is located at 38°25′6″N, 82°4′4″W (38.418238, -82.067883)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the Culloden CDP has a total area of 9.6 km² (3.7 mi²). 9.6 km² (3.7 mi²) of it is land and 0.27% is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 2,940 people, 1,177 households, and 894 families residing in the community. The population density was 307.6/km² (796.8/mi²). There were 1,249 housing units at an average density of 130.7/km² (338.5/mi²). The racial makeup of the community was 98.84% White, 0.31% African American, 0.10% Native American, 0.27% Asian, 0.03% from other races, and 0.44% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.24% of the population.

There were 1,177 households out of which 32.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.8% were married couples living together, 10.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.0% were non-families. 21.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 2.87.

The age distribution is 22.3% under the age of 18, 8.8% from 18 to 24, 28.4% from 25 to 44, 26.5% from 45 to 64, and 14.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 91.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.8 males.

The median income for a household in the community was $39,135, and the median income for a family was $42,365. Males had a median income of $35,625 versus $21,050 for females. The per capita income for the community was $18,904. About 5.3% of families and 8.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 19.9% of those under age 18 and 6.6% of those age 65 or over.