St. Albans, West Virginia

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The Kanawha River in St. Albans as seen from Roadside Park on U.S. Route 60

St. Albans is a city in Kanawha County, West Virginia at the confluence of the Kanawha and Coal Rivers. The population was 11,567 at the 2000 census.

St. Albans was laid out in 1816. Originally, it was known as Philippi, after Philip Thompson, an early settler, the name afterwards being changed to Coalsmouth due to its location at the mouth of the Coal River. The city was then incorporated as Kanawha City in 1868. Its name was changed to St. Albans in 1871 after it was suggested by a man named Parsons, a member of the town Council, after his hometown of St. Albans, Vermont.

Main Street, in downtown St. Albans, has been converted to Olde Main Plaza.

[edit] Geography

St. Albans is located at 38°22′49″N, 81°49′11″W (38.380365, -81.819712)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 9.6 km² (3.7 mi²). 9.4 km² (3.6 mi²) of it is land and 0.2 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (2.16%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 11,567 people, 5,185 households, and 3,390 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,233.7/km² (3,196.0/mi²). There were 5,467 housing units at an average density of 583.1/km² (1,510.5/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 95.37% White, 2.84% African American, 0.13% Native American, 0.43% Asian, 0.18% from other races, and 1.05% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.63% of the population.

There were 5,185 households out of which 23.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.6% were married couples living together, 10.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.6% were non-families. 31.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 17.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.21 and the average family size was 2.75.

In the city the population was spread out with 19.2% under the age of 18, 6.8% from 18 to 24, 25.2% from 25 to 44, 25.2% from 45 to 64, and 23.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females there were 85.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.5 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $37,130, and the median income for a family was $47,913. Males had a median income of $35,978 versus $25,030 for females. The per capita income for the city was $19,806. About 4.9% of families and 8.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.3% of those under age 18 and 7.2% of those age 65 or over.

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