Wayne, West Virginia

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Wayne is a town in Wayne County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 1,105 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Wayne County^GR6.

Wayne is a part of the Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH, Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA). As of the 2000 census, the MSA had a population of 288,649.

[edit] Geography

Wayne is located at 38°13′42″N, 82°26′26″W (38.228417, -82.440577)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.7 km² (0.6 mi²), all land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 1,105 people, 486 households, and 322 families residing in the town. The population density was 656.4/km² (1,698.1/mi²). There were 561 housing units at an average density of 333.2/km² (862.1/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 98.01% White, 0.09% African American, 0.27% Native American, 0.18% Asian, 0.36% from other races, and 1.09% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.45% of the population.

There were 486 households out of which 30.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.8% were married couples living together, 14.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.7% were non-families. 31.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.23 and the average family size was 2.77.

In the town the population was spread out with 22.6% under the age of 18, 9.6% from 18 to 24, 29.0% from 25 to 44, 22.4% from 45 to 64, and 16.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 87.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.5 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $20,242, and the median income for a family was $24,750. Males had a median income of $27,292 versus $23,500 for females. The per capita income for the town was $11,626. About 25.3% of families and 30.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 32.6% of those under age 18 and 20.6% of those age 65 or over.

Wayne Elementary Gifted Program http://www.geocities.com/waynegiftedprogram