Williamson, West Virginia
Williamson, West Virginia Williamson, West Virginia; view looking down East 2nd Ave.
Williamson, West Virginia; view looking down East 2nd Ave.
Location of Williamson, West Virginia Location of Williamson, West Virginia State West Virginia Williamson is a town/city in Mingo County, West Virginia, United States, along the Tug Fork River.
It is the governmental center of county of Mingo County, and is the county's biggest and most crowded city.
Williamson is home to Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College.
The Tug Fork River separates Williamson from South Williamson, Kentucky.
The Coal House in Williamson, West Virginia Williamson. He owned the territory where Williamson now stands, earned a fortune in real estate investments in the area, and established the city's first bank and its first hotel.
Aerial view of Williamson, West Virginia, amid assembly of its current floodwall, instead of in 1991.
The Tug Fork river is the border between West Virginia and Kentucky; the highway on the left (US-119) is in Kentucky.
The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 87.3% White, 9.4% African American, 0.2% Native American, 0.8% Asian, 0.1% from other competitions, and 2.3% from two or more competitions.
There were 1,524 homeholds of which 22.0% had kids under the age of 18 residing with them, 36.4% were married couples residing together, 14.3% had a female homeholder with no husband present, 4.1% had a male homeholder with no wife present, and 45.2% were non-families.
18.6% of inhabitants were under the age of 18; 6.2% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 22.8% were from 25 to 44; 31.2% were from 45 to 64; and 21.3% were 65 years of age or older.
The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 83.51% White, 13.65% African American, 0.38% Native American, 1.00% Asian, 0.29% from other competitions, and 1.17% from two or more competitions.
There were 1,566 homeholds out of which 24.1% had kids under the age of 18 residing with them, 39.0% were married couples residing together, 15.3% had a female homeholder with no husband present, and 42.3% were non-families.
In the town/city the populace was spread out with 20.0% under the age of 18, 8.2% from 18 to 24, 24.0% from 25 to 44, 26.2% from 45 to 64, and 21.4% who were 65 years of age or older.
The median income for a homehold in the town/city was $19,635, and the median income for a family was $35,893.
About 22.1% of families and 28.8% of the populace were below the poverty line, including 39.5% of those under age 18 and 18.2% of those age 65 or over.
The Tug Fork River at Williamson Williamson is positioned at 37 40 26 N 82 16 47 W (37.673936, 82.279613). According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 3.26 square miles (8.44 km2), all land. According to the Koppen Climate Classification system, Williamson has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps. Brass plaque on The Coal House in Williamson, West Virginia The Williamson Field House is a 6,000 capacity facility which was once home to the Williamson High School Boys' basketball team.
The Hatfield Mc - Coy Trails, a prominent network of ATV trails, run through the mountain peaks encircling the city, with various trailheads in and around the Williamson area.
One of Hatfield-Mc - Coy Trails has a improve connector in Williamson area, Buffalo Trail which can be found on the W 4th Ave (coordinates: 37 40 39.0 N 82 16 57.1 W). Each year, in June, as many as 500 distance runners from around the United States and a several foreign countries descend upon Williamson for the Hatfield-Mc - Coy Marathon. Beginning in South Williamson, Kentucky, the race ends in the midst of the annual Hatfield-Mc - Coy Reunion Festival in downtown Williamson.
"Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015".
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