Davis, West Virginia
Davis, West Virginia Location of Davis, West Virginia Location of Davis, West Virginia State West Virginia Davis is a town in Tucker County, West Virginia, along the Blackwater River. The populace was 660 at the 2010 census.
Davis is positioned at 39 07 52 N 79 27 59 W (39.131110, -79.466318). It is positioned in the northern portion of the Canaan Valley, West Virginia near the Canaan Valley State Resort Park, and is partially surrounded by the Monongahela National Forest including scenic Blackwater Falls.
At an altitude of 3,100 feet, Davis has the highest altitude of any West Virginia town.
According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town has a total region of 1.83 square miles (4.74 km2), all of it land. There were 425 housing units at an average density of 232.2 per square mile (89.7/km2).
There were 305 homeholds of which 20.0% had kids under the age of 18 residing with them, 43.6% were married couples residing together, 9.2% had a female homeholder with no husband present, 3.9% had a male homeholder with no wife present, and 43.3% were non-families.
37.4% of all homeholds were made up of individuals and 15.4% had someone residing alone who was 65 years of age or older.
The median age in the town was 46.1 years.
17.7% of inhabitants were under the age of 18; 6.8% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 24.1% were from 25 to 44; 34.9% were from 45 to 64; and 16.5% were 65 years of age or older.
There were 380 housing units at an average density of 332.5 per square mile (128.7/km2).
There were 290 homeholds out of which 26.2% had kids under the age of 18 residing with them, 44.5% were married couples residing together, 11.7% had a female homeholder with no husband present, and 39.3% were non-families.
36.9% of all homeholds were made up of individuals and 20.0% had someone residing alone who was 65 years of age or older.
In the town, the populace was spread out with 22.0% under the age of 18, 6.1% from 18 to 24, 26.6% from 25 to 44, 23.4% from 45 to 64, and 22.0% who were 65 years of age or older.
The median income for a homehold in the town was $25,221, and the median income for a family was $31,333.
About 14.6% of families and 14.6% of the populace were below the poverty line, including 19.4% of those under age 18 and 10.9% of those age 65 or over.
According to the Koppen Climate Classification system, Davis has a marine west coast climate, abbreviated "Cfb" on climate maps. United States Enumeration Bureau.
West Virginia Atlas & Gazetteer.
West Virginia Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning, Including the Nomenclature of the Streams and Mountains.
"Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015".
Climate Summary for Davis, West Virginia Municipalities and communities of Tucker County, West Virginia, United States
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