Sutton, West Virginia Sutton, West Virginia Location of Sutton, West Virginia Location of Sutton, West Virginia State West Virginia Sutton is a town in Braxton County, West Virginia, in the United States.
It is the governmental center of county of Braxton County. Sutton is situated at a center of transit in West Virginia.
Sutton was settled in 1792 by Adam O'Brien, from Bath County, Virginia.
Sutton settled at the confluence of Granny's Creek and the Elk River, at the edge of the present town.
In addition to the navigable Elk River, the Weston and Gauley Bridge Turnpike connected the Staunton and Parkersburg Turnpike to the James River and Kanawha Turnpike, via Sutton.
A suspension bridge was constructed on the Weston and Gauley Bridge Turnpike athwart the Elk River at Sutton in 1853. Railroads also served the town of Sutton, with the Sutton Branch connecting to the West Virginia and Pittsburgh Railroad at Flatwoods, West Virginia via Mc - Nutt (near the region now called Laurel Court), a path that would later be used by West Virginia State Route 4.
The town then became a commercial center, and many of the banks, hotels, shops, and other historic buildings in the Sutton Downtown Historic District date from this 1890 1920 period.
Sutton Dam was assembled on the Elk River upstream from the town in 1961, adding a tourism component to the small-town economy. The William Edgar Haymond House and Old Sutton High School are listed on the National Register of Historic Places, along with the historic district. According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town has a total region of 0.83 square miles (2.15 km2), of which, 0.78 square miles (2.02 km2) is territory and 0.05 square miles (0.13 km2) is water. The geographic center of West Virginia is positioned just four miles east of Sutton. There were 527 housing units at an average density of 675.6 per square mile (260.9/km2).
The ethnic makeup of the town was 97.9% White, 0.7% African American, 0.3% Native American, 0.2% Asian, 0.3% from other competitions, and 0.6% from two or more competitions.
There were 452 homeholds of which 23.2% had kids under the age of 18 residing with them, 41.2% were married couples residing together, 11.3% had a female homeholder with no husband present, 6.2% had a male homeholder with no wife present, and 41.4% were non-families.
The median age in the town was 45.1 years.
18.2% of inhabitants were under the age of 18; 7.4% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 24% were from 25 to 44; 29.8% were from 45 to 64; and 20.2% were 65 years of age or older.
There were 557 housing units at an average density of 675.9 per square mile (262.3/km ).
The ethnic makeup of the town was 97.82% White, 0.49% African American, 0.30% Native American, 0.49% from other competitions, and 0.89% from two or more competitions.
There were 470 homeholds out of which 22.1% had kids under the age of 18 residing with them, 43.0% were married couples residing together, 13.6% had a female homeholder with no husband present, and 39.6% were non-families.
In the town, the populace dispersal was 19.3% under the age of 18, 7.4% from 18 to 24, 22.4% from 25 to 44, 31.6% from 45 to 64, and 19.4% who were 65 years of age or older.
The median income for a homehold in the town was $25,134, and the median income for a family was $37,679.
About 19.7% of families and 25.3% of the populace were below the poverty line, including 39.8% of those under age 18 and 15.6% of those age 65 or over.
"The West Virginia Encyclopedia: Sutton".
West Virginia Humanities Council.
"The Sutton Branch".
"West Virginia and Pittsburgh Railroad".
Sutton, John (1919).
History of Braxton County and Central West Virginia.
West Virginia Atlas & Gazetteer.
"Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015".
Sutton, West Virginia travel guide from Wikivoyage Municipalities and communities of Braxton County, West Virginia, United States Municipalities of West Virginia
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