New Martinsville, West Virginia

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Wetzel County Courthouse in New Martinsville, WV

New Martinsville is a city in Wetzel County, West Virginia, along the Ohio River. The population was 5,984 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Wetzel County^GR6.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 People born here
4 See also
5 External links

[edit] Geography

Location of New Martinsville, West Virginia

New Martinsville is located at 39°39′27″N, 80°51′34″W (39.657465, -80.859504)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 7.2 km² (2.8 mi²), all land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 5,984 people, 2,484 households, and 1,684 families residing in the city. The population density was 834.1/km² (2,157.4/mi²). There were 2,737 housing units at an average density of 381.5/km² (986.8/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 98.55% White, 0.05% African American, 0.10% Native American, 0.75% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.02% from other races, and 0.50% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.43% of the population.

There were 2,484 households out of which 28.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.6% were married couples living together, 11.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.2% were non-families. 28.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.34 and the average family size was 2.86.

In the city the population was spread out with 22.9% under the age of 18, 6.7% from 18 to 24, 25.4% from 25 to 44, 26.8% from 45 to 64, and 18.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 88.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.5 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $33,750, and the median income for a family was $40,851. Males had a median income of $37,614 versus $21,019 for females. The per capita income for the city was $18,578. About 16.9% of families and 20.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 29.4% of those under age 18 and 15.1% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] People born here

John Murtha-Democratic Party member of the United States House of Representatives. He grew up in Pennsylvania and represents the twelfth district of that state.