Marlinton, West Virginia

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Vistors Center and Trailhead in Marlinton

Marlinton is a town in Pocahontas County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 1,204 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Pocahontas County^GR6.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 References
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[edit] Geography

The Greenbrier River in Marlinton

Marlinton is located at 38°13′29″N, 80°5′41″W (38.224650, -80.094677),^GR1 along the Greenbrier River.^[1].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 6.0 km² (2.3 mi²). 5.8 km² (2.2 mi²) of it is land and 0.3 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (4.29%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 1,204 people, 552 households, and 290 families residing in the town. The population density was 208.5/km² (539.8/mi²). There were 653 housing units at an average density of 113.1/km² (292.8/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 97.92% White, 1.16% African American, 0.08% Native American, 0.08% Asian, 0.08% from other races, and 0.66% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.17% of the population.

There were 552 households out of which 22.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 37.9% were married couples living together, 12.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 47.3% were non-families. 42.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 21.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.04 and the average family size was 2.80.

In the town the population was spread out with 19.6% under the age of 18, 7.5% from 18 to 24, 22.8% from 25 to 44, 24.8% from 45 to 64, and 25.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45 years. For every 100 females there were 83.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 76.6 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $21,293, and the median income for a family was $33,125. Males had a median income of $26,500 versus $16,477 for females. The per capita income for the town was $14,957. About 17.5% of families and 24.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 29.0% of those under age 18 and 16.2% of those age 65 or over.