Fayetteville, West Virginia Fayetteville, West Virginia Location of Fayetteville, West Virginia Location of Fayetteville, West Virginia Fayetteville is a town in and the governmental center of county of Fayette County, West Virginia, United States. The populace was 2,892 at the 2010 census.
Fayetteville was listed as one of the 2006 "Top 10 Coolest Small Towns in America" by Budget Travel Magazine, and as "Best River Town 2013" by Blue Ridge Outdoors magazine. The town's name was later (prior to 1837) changed to Fayetteville after the Revolutionary War hero, Marquis de Lafayette who toured the US in 1824/25.
According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town has a total region of 5.47 square miles (14.17 km2), of which, 5.46 square miles (14.14 km2) is territory and 0.01 square miles (0.03 km2) is water. Located less than a mile away from Fayetteville is the New River Gorge, which attracts outside recreation enthusiasts.
The New River Gorge National River, managed by the U.S.
As of the census of 2010, there were 2,892 citizens , 1,245 homeholds, and 813 families living in the town.
The ethnic makeup of the town was 95.8% White, 3.0% African American, 0.2% Native American, 0.2% Asian, 0.1% from other competitions, and 0.7% from two or more competitions.
There were 1,245 homeholds of which 26.7% had kids under the age of 18 residing with them, 49.0% were married couples residing together, 12.5% had a female homeholder with no husband present, 3.8% had a male homeholder with no wife present, and 34.7% were non-families.
29.2% of all homeholds were made up of individuals and 13.1% had someone residing alone who was 65 years of age or older.
The median age in the town was 44.4 years.
19.7% of inhabitants were under the age of 18; 6.6% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 24.3% were from 25 to 44; 30.9% were from 45 to 64; and 18.5% were 65 years of age or older.
As of the census of 2000, there were 2,754 citizens , 1,151 homeholds, and 766 families living in the town.
There were 1,257 housing units at an average density of 426.7 per square mile (164.5/km ).
The ethnic makeup of the town was 94.88% White, 4.58% African American, 0.15% Native American, 0.04% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 0.18% from other competitions, and 0.15% from two or more competitions.
There were 1,151 homeholds out of which 27.9% had kids under the age of 18 residing with them, 53.2% were married couples residing together, 10.7% had a female homeholder with no husband present, and 33.4% were non-families.
29.5% of all homeholds were made up of individuals and 16.2% had someone residing alone who was 65 years of age or older.
In the town, the populace was spread out with 20.4% under the age of 18, 7.1% from 18 to 24, 26.1% from 25 to 44, 26.4% from 45 to 64, and 20.0% who were 65 years of age or older.
The median income for a homehold in the town was $35,043, and the median income for a family was $44,444.
About 9.5% of families and 11.7% of the populace were below the poverty line, including 13.7% of those under age 18 and 16.1% of those age 65 or over.
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