Gassaway, West Virginia Gassaway, West Virginia Elk Street (West Virginia Route 4) in downtown Gassaway in 2007 Elk Street (West Virginia Route 4) in downtown Gassaway in 2007 Location of Gassaway, West Virginia Location of Gassaway, West Virginia State West Virginia Gassaway is a town in Braxton County, West Virginia, in the United States.
Gassaway was incorporated in 1905 and titled for Henry Gassaway Davis, the Democratic Party's nominee for Vice President of the United States in 1904. The center of populace of West Virginia is positioned roughly 7 miles (11 km) north of Gassaway. The town was originally created at the ends of two divisions of the Coal and Coke Railway, one originating in Charleston and the other originating in Elkins.
According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town has a total region of 1.22 square miles (3.16 km2), of which, 1.16 square miles (3.00 km2) is territory and 0.06 square miles (0.16 km2) is water. There were 496 housing units at an average density of 427.6 per square mile (165.1/km2).
There were 434 homeholds of which 22.1% had kids under the age of 18 residing with them, 39.4% 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 47.5% were non-families.
19.2% of inhabitants were under the age of 18; 7.9% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 23.3% were from 25 to 44; 28.1% were from 45 to 64; and 21.4% were 65 years of age or older.
There were 506 housing units at an average density of 416.4 per square mile (160.1/km ).
There were 420 homeholds out of which 21.7% had kids under the age of 18 residing with them, 45.2% were married couples residing together, 10.0% had a female homeholder with no husband present, and 42.1% were non-families.
In the town, the populace dispersal was 20.0% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 23.3% from 25 to 44, 25.0% from 45 to 64, and 25.2% who were 65 years of age or older.
The median income for a homehold in the town was $23,009, and the median income for a family was $31,667.
About 10.8% of families and 13.9% of the populace were below the poverty line, including 10.9% of those under age 18 and 16.9% of those age 65 or over.
West Virginia Blue Book.
"Population and Population Centers by State: 2000".
West Virginia Division of Culture and History.
West Virginia Atlas & Gazetteer.
"Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015".
Climate Summary for Gassaway, West Virginia Municipalities and communities of Braxton County, West Virginia, United States
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Davis and Elkins family - Towns in Braxton County, West Virginia - Towns in West Virginia
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