Masontown, West Virginia

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Masontown is a town in Preston County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 647 at the 2000 census.

[edit] Geography

Masontown is located at 39°33′7″N, 79°48′1″W (39.551821, -79.800156)^GR1. It has also been host to the All Good Music Festival for the past few years.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.7 km² (0.3 mi²), all land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 647 people, 280 households, and 180 families residing in the town. The population density was 892.2/km² (2,299.2/mi²). There were 339 housing units at an average density of 467.5/km² (1,204.7/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 99.07% White, 0.15% African American, and 0.77% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.32% of the population.

There were 280 households out of which 23.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.7% were married couples living together, 9.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.4% were non-families. 30.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 18.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.31 and the average family size was 2.83.

In the town the population was spread out with 20.6% under the age of 18, 8.0% from 18 to 24, 27.5% from 25 to 44, 23.2% from 45 to 64, and 20.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 88.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.1 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $22,750, and the median income for a family was $29,886. Males had a median income of $24,219 versus $21,250 for females. The per capita income for the town was $12,927. About 17.0% of families and 20.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 40.2% of those under age 18 and 9.0% of those age 65 or over.