Alum Creek, West Virginia

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Alum Creek is a census-designated place which is split between Lincoln County, West Virginia and Kanawha County, West Virginia along the Coal River. The population was 1,839 at the 2000 census.

[edit] Geography

Alum Creek is located at 38°16′45″N, 81°49′32″W (38.279034, -81.825657)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 44.5 km² (17.2 mi²), all land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 1,839 people, 759 households, and 563 families residing in the community. The population density was 41.3/km² (107.0/mi²). There were 837 housing units at an average density of 18.8/km² (48.7/mi²). The racial makeup of the community was 99.18% White, 0.33% African American, and 0.49% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.16% of the population.

There were 759 households out of which 29.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.3% were married couples living together, 8.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.8% were non-families. 23.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 2.85.

The age distribution is 20.8% under the age of 18, 9.4% from 18 to 24, 28.9% from 25 to 44, 27.4% from 45 to 64, and 13.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 92.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.3 males.

The median income for a household in the community was $40,714, and the median income for a family was $47,195. Males had a median income of $43,233 versus $36,875 for females. The per capita income for the community was $24,607. About 13.1% of families and 13.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.3% of those under age 18 and 10.6% of those age 65 or over.