Carpendale, West Virginia
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| Carpendale, West Virginia | |
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| Country | United States |
| State | West Virginia |
| County | Mineral |
| Area | |
| - Total | 1.3 sq mi (3.4 km²) |
| - Land | 1.3 sq mi (3.4 km²) |
| - Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km²) |
| Population (2000) | |
| - Total | 954 |
| - Density | 722.4/sq mi (278.9/km²) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| - Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| Area code(s) | 304 |
| FIPS code | 54-13525[1] |
Carpendale is a town in Mineral County, West Virginia, United States, and part of the 'Cumberland, MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area'. The population was 954 at the 2000 census. Carpendale was incorporated on January 2, 1990 by the Circuit Court. The town is a combination of three subdivisions of which its name reflects: Carpenters Addition, Millerdale I, and Millerdale II.
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[edit] Geography
Carpendale is located at (39.631847, -78.786674)[2].
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 3.4 km² (1.3 mi²), all land.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 954 people, 383 households, and 284 families residing in the town. The population density was 279.0/km² (722.4/mi²). There were 404 housing units at an average density of 118.2/km² (305.9/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 99.27% White, 0.10% African American, and 0.63% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.21% of the population.
There were 383 households out of which 29.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.1% were married couples living together, 8.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.6% were non-families. 21.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 2.89.
In the town the population was spread out with 22.1% under the age of 18, 7.9% from 18 to 24, 24.9% from 25 to 44, 32.0% from 45 to 64, and 13.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 95.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.5 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $35,404, and the median income for a family was $37,235. Males had a median income of $31,250 versus $20,795 for females. The per capita income for the town was $15,588. About 3.6% of families and 7.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.6% of those under age 18 and 5.0% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ a b American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
- ^ US Gazetteer files: 2000 and 1990. United States Census Bureau (2005-05-03). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
[edit] External links
- Carpendale, West Virginia is at coordinates Coordinates:
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