South Charleston, West Virginia

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South Charleston is a city in Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA. The population was 13,390 at the 2000 census. South Charleston was established in 1906, but not incorporated until 1919 by special charter enacted by the West Virginia Legislature. It is named because of its location on the south side of the Kanawha River, although it is actually west, not south, of the city of Charleston.

Location of South Charleston, West Virginia

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South Charleston is located at 38°21′9″N, 81°42′43″W (38.352455, -81.712001)GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 21.5 km² (8.3 mi²). 19.2 km² (7.4 mi²) of it is land and 2.3 km² (0.9 mi²) of it (10.60%) is water.

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Historical populations
Census Pop.
1920 3,650
1930 5,904 61.8%
1940 10,377 75.8%
1950 16,686 60.8%
1960 19,180 14.9%
1970 16,333 -14.8%
1980 15,968 -2.2%
1990 13,645 -14.5%
2000 13,390 -1.9%

As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 13,390 people, 6,316 households, and 3,764 families residing in the city. The population density was 695.8/km² (1,803.0/mi²). There were 6,770 housing units at an average density of 351.8/km² (911.6/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 90.85% White, 6.67% African American, 0.15% Native American, 0.81% Asian, 0.24% from other races, and 1.28% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.56% of the population.

There were 6,316 households out of which 22.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.9% were married couples living together, 12.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.4% were non-families. 35.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.11 and the average family size was 2.72.

The age distribution is 19.1% under the age of 18, 7.3% from 18 to 24, 27.7% from 25 to 44, 25.8% from 45 to 64, and 20.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 83.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 79.3 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $37,905, and the median income for a family was $50,528. Males had a median income of $39,036 versus $25,978 for females. The per capita income for the city was $24,928. About 9.7% of families and 12.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 19.4% of those under age 18 and 9.8% of those age 65 or over.

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