Mount Hope, West Virginia Mount Hope, West Virginia Main Street (West Virginia Route 211) in Mount Hope in 2007 Main Street (West Virginia Route 211) in Mount Hope in 2007 Location of Mount Hope, West Virginia Location of Mount Hope, West Virginia Mount Hope is a town/city in Fayette County, West Virginia, United States.
According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 1.33 square miles (3.44 km2), all of it land. 10,600 acres (43 km2) of property known locally as Garden Ground was donated by the Bechtel Foundation to the Boy Scouts of America for evolution into The Summit: Bechtel Family National Scout Reserve, a high adventure base and site for the nationwide Scout jamboree. There were 737 housing units at an average density of 554.1 per square mile (213.9/km2).
There were 626 homeholds of which 30.0% had kids under the age of 18 residing with them, 34.7% were married couples residing together, 16.8% had a female homeholder with no husband present, 6.4% had a male homeholder with no wife present, and 42.2% were non-families.
37.1% of all homeholds were made up of individuals and 12% had someone residing alone who was 65 years of age or older.
The average homehold size was 2.26 and the average family size was 2.95.
The median age in the town/city was 37.5 years.
24.8% of inhabitants were under the age of 18; 9.1% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 25.4% were from 25 to 44; 26.1% were from 45 to 64; and 14.6% were 65 years of age or older.
There were 635 homeholds out of which 31.0% had kids under the age of 18 residing with them, 38.1% were married couples residing together, 23.9% had a female homeholder with no husband present, and 34.0% were non-families.
30.2% of all homeholds were made up of individuals and 15.9% had someone residing alone who was 65 years of age or older.
The average homehold size was 2.34 and the average family size was 2.87.
In the city, the populace was spread out with 27.2% under the age of 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 24.6% from 25 to 44, 23.7% from 45 to 64, and 16.0% who were 65 years of age or older.
The median income for a homehold in the town/city was $18,375, and the median income for a family was $23,333.
About 35.1% of families and 36.0% of the populace were below the poverty line, including 57.3% of those under age 18 and 7.1% of those age 65 or over.
"The Summit: Bechtel Family National Scout Reserve" (PDF).
"Boy Scouts to Bring World-Class Center of Scouting Excellence to West Virginia".
"Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015".
Municipalities and communities of Fayette County, West Virginia, United States
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