Thurmond, West Virginia

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Downtown Thurmond, along the CSX New River line.

Thurmond Depot, now a National Park Service visitor center, and New River bridge.

Thurmond is a town in Fayette County, West Virginia , U.S., on the New River. The population was 7 at the 2000 census. During the heyday of coal mining in the New River Gorge, Thurmond was a prosperous town with a number of businesses and facilities for the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway. The town was the filming location for John Sayles' 1987 movie Matewan since it still possesses many of the characteristics of a 1920s Appalachian coal mining town.

Today, much of Thurmond is owned by the National Park Service for the New River Gorge National River. The C&O passenger railway depot in town was renovated in 1995 and now functions as an NPS visitor center.

During the June 14, 2005 city elections, six of the city's seven residents sought elected office.

1 Rail Transportation
2 Geography
3 Demographics
4 See also
5 External links

[edit] Rail Transportation

See also: Thurmond (Amtrak station)

Amtrak, the national passenger rail service, provides service to Thurmond. Amtrak Train 51, the westbound Cardinal, is scheduled to depart Thurmond at 6:47pm on Sunday, Wednesday, and Friday with service to Montgomery, Charleston, Huntington, Ashland, South Portsmouth, Maysville, Cincinnati, Connersville, Indianapolis, Crawfordsville, Lafayette, Rensselaer, Dyer, and Chicago. Amtrak Train 50, the eastbound Cardinal, is scheduled to depart Thurmond at 9:36am on Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday with service to Prince, Hinton, Alderson, White Sulphur Springs, Clifton Forge, Staunton, Charlottesville, Culpeper, Manassas, Alexandria, and Washington, DC, before continuing on to New York City.

[edit] Geography

Thurmond is located at 37°57′40″N, 81°4′54″W (37.961038, -81.081759)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.3 km² (0.1 mi²), all land.

[edit] Demographics

Historical populations
Census	Pop.	%±
1920	285	–
1930	462	62.1%
1940	339	-26.6%
1950	219	-35.4%
1960	189	-13.7%
1970	86	-54.5%
1980	67	-22.1%
1990	39	-41.8%
2000	7	-82.1%

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 7 people, 5 households, and 1 family residing in the town. The population density was 27.0/km² (70.5/mi²). There were 7 housing units at an average density of 27.0/km² (70.5/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 100.00% White.

There were 5 households out of which none had children under the age of 18 living with them, 20.0% were married couples living together, and 80.0% were non-families. 60.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 40.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.40 and the average family size was 2.00.

In the town the population was spread out with 14.3% from 18 to 24, 14.3% from 25 to 44, 42.9% from 45 to 64, and 28.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 56 years. For every 100 females there were 40.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 40.0 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $23,750, and the median income for a family was $0. Males had a median income of $0 versus $0 for females. The per capita income for the town was $10,782. There were no families living below the poverty line and 54.5% of the population, including no under eighteens and none of those over 64.