New Cumberland, West Virginia

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New Cumberland is a city in Hancock County, West Virginia, along the Ohio River. The industrial activities of the past involved the manufacture of fire and paving brick, sewer pipe, glassware, foundry and machine-shop products, and tiling. There were also coal mines and mills for the pulverization of fire clay for use in ironworks. It is part of the Wheeling, West Virginia Metropolitan Statistical Area. In 1900, 2,198 people lived in New Cumberland, West Virginia; in 1910, 1,807. The population was 1,099 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Hancock County^GR6.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 See also
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[edit] Geography

Location of New Cumberland, West Virginia

New Cumberland is located at 40°29′57″N, 80°36′29″W (40.499146, -80.607960)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 4.8 km² (1.9 mi²). 3.2 km² (1.2 mi²) of it is land and 1.7 km² (0.6 mi²) of it (34.76%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 1,099 people, 513 households, and 286 families residing in the city. The population density was 347.8/km² (897.6/mi²). There were 568 housing units at an average density of 179.8/km² (463.9/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 99.27% White, 0.27% Asian, 0.09% from other races, and 0.36% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.09% of the population.

There were 513 households out of which 20.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.6% were married couples living together, 7.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 44.1% were non-families. 39.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 22.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.12 and the average family size was 2.85.

In the city the population was spread out with 19.1% under the age of 18, 6.1% from 18 to 24, 27.2% from 25 to 44, 26.6% from 45 to 64, and 21.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females there were 84.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 79.2 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $28,529, and the median income for a family was $37,589. Males had a median income of $30,625 versus $20,536 for females. The per capita income for the city was $18,109. About 6.2% of families and 9.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.9% of those under age 18 and 7.5% of those age 65 or over.