Sissonville, West Virginia

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Sissonville is an unincorporated census-designated place in Kanawha County, West Virginia, along the Pocatalico River. The population was 4,399 at the 2000 census.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 Notable native
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[edit] Geography

The Pocatalico River at Sissonville on a foggy morning

Sissonville is located at 38°30′17″N, 81°38′43″W (38.504844, -81.645217)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the Sissonville CDP has a total area of 33.0 km² (12.8 mi²), all land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 4,399 people, 1,732 households, and 1,316 families residing in Sissonville. The population density was 133.2/km² (345.1/mi²). There were 1,862 housing units at an average density of 56.4/km² (146.1/mi²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 98.41% White, 0.48% African American, 0.14% Native American, 0.02% Asian, 0.36% from other races, and 0.59% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.52% of the population.

There were 1,732 households out of which 32.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.0% were married couples living together, 11.5% 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 8.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 2.84.

The age distribution is: 22.2% under the age of 18, 8.3% from 18 to 24, 29.1% from 25 to 44, 25.3% from 45 to 64, and 15.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 93.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.0 males.

The median income for a Sissonville household is $36,725, and the median income for a family was $46,420. Males had a median income of $35,408 versus $20,865 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $19,657. About 8.6% of families and 10.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.4% of those under age 18 and 8.1% of those age 65 or over.