Oak Hill, West Virginia
Oak Hill, West Virginia Main Street (West Virginia Route 16) in downtown Oak Hill in 2007 Main Street (West Virginia Route 16) in downtown Oak Hill in 2007 Location of Oak Hill, West Virginia Location of Oak Hill, West Virginia State West Virginia Oak Hill is a town/city in Fayette County, West Virginia, United States and is the major city inside the Oak Hill, WV Micropolitan Statistical Area.
Country singer Hank Williams was identified to be dead while the car in which he was a traveler was stopped in Oak Hill, and Oak Hill is generally accepted to be his place of death.
According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 4.89 square miles (12.67 km2), of which, 4.88 square miles (12.64 km2) is territory and 0.01 square miles (0.03 km2) is water. Oak Hill was settled in 1820. The improve was so titled on account of an oak tree at the elevated town site. It was incorporated as a town in 1905. There were 3,703 housing units at an average density of 758.8 per square mile (293.0/km2).
There were 3,398 homeholds of which 27.9% had kids under the age of 18 residing with them, 42.1% were married couples residing together, 13.8% had a female homeholder with no husband present, 5.4% had a male homeholder with no wife present, and 38.6% were non-families.
21.2% of inhabitants were under the age of 18; 7.3% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 23.8% were from 25 to 44; 28.7% were from 45 to 64; and 19% were 65 years of age or older.
There were 3,619 housing units at an average density of 749.1 per square mile (289.3/km ).
There were 3,297 homeholds out of which 27.0% had kids under the age of 18 residing with them, 47.1% were married couples residing together, 13.8% had a female homeholder with no husband present, and 35.6% were non-families.
The age distribution was 20.5% under the age of 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 26.0% from 25 to 44, 24.7% from 45 to 64, and 20.4% who were 65 years of age or older.
The median income for a homehold in the town/city was $24,792, and the median income for a family was $33,183.
About 14.8% of families and 17.7% of the populace were below the poverty line, including 27.9% of those under age 18 and 11.9% of those age 65 or over.
Oak Hill is positioned in West Virginia's southern coalfields and, as such, coal quarrying has played a major part in the area's employment.
Public Schools: New River Elementary School, Rosedale Elementary School, Collins Middle School, Oak Hill High School, Fayette Institute of Technology Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Oak Hill (West Virginia).
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".
Municipalities and communities of Fayette County, West Virginia, United States
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Cities in West Virginia - Cities in Fayette County, West Virginia - Micropolitan areas of West Virginia - Populated places established in 1820 - 1820 establishments in Virginia - Oak Hill, West Virginia
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