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Moorefield is a town in Hardy County
Hardy County, West Virginia

Hardy County is a county located in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of 2000, the population was 12,669. Its county seat is Moorefield, West Virginia....
, West Virginia
West Virginia

West Virginia is a U.S. state in the Appalachian, Upland South, and Mid-Atlantic States regions of the United States, bordered by Virginia on the southeast, Kentucky on the southwest, Ohio on the northwest, and Pennsylvania and Maryland on the northeast....
, USA
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. Moorefield is the county seat
County seat

A county seat or parish seat is a term for an administrative center for a county or civil parish, primarily used in the United States. In the Northeast United States, the statutory term often is shire town, but colloquially county seat is the term in use there....
 of Hardy County
Hardy County, West Virginia

Hardy County is a county located in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of 2000, the population was 12,669. Its county seat is Moorefield, West Virginia....
. It was originally chartered in 1777 and named for Conrad Moore, who owned the land upon which the town was laid out. Moorefield is located at the confluence
Confluence (geography)

Confluence, in geography, describes the meeting of two or more bodies of water. It usually refers to the point where a tributary joins a more major river, called the mainstem , when that major river is also the highest Strahler Stream Order in the drainage basin....
 of the South Branch Potomac River
Potomac River

The Potomac River flows into the Chesapeake Bay, located along the mid-Atlantic Ocean coast of the United States. The river is approximately 383 statute miles long, with a Drainage basin of about 14,700 square miles ....
 and the South Fork South Branch Potomac River
Potomac River

The Potomac River flows into the Chesapeake Bay, located along the mid-Atlantic Ocean coast of the United States. The river is approximately 383 statute miles long, with a Drainage basin of about 14,700 square miles ....
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efield is located at (39.062999, -78.965922).

According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau

The United States Census Bureau is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census. It also gathers other national demographic and economic data....
, the town has a total area of 4.3 km˛ (1.6 mi˛). 4.2 km˛ (1.6 mi˛) of it is land and 0.1 km˛ (0.04 mi˛) of it (1.21%) is water.

f the census
Census

A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population....
 of 2000, there were 2,375 people, 1,101 households, and 626 families residing in the town.






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Moorefield is a town in Hardy County
Hardy County, West Virginia

Hardy County is a county located in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of 2000, the population was 12,669. Its county seat is Moorefield, West Virginia....
, West Virginia
West Virginia

West Virginia is a U.S. state in the Appalachian, Upland South, and Mid-Atlantic States regions of the United States, bordered by Virginia on the southeast, Kentucky on the southwest, Ohio on the northwest, and Pennsylvania and Maryland on the northeast....
, USA
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
. Moorefield is the county seat
County seat

A county seat or parish seat is a term for an administrative center for a county or civil parish, primarily used in the United States. In the Northeast United States, the statutory term often is shire town, but colloquially county seat is the term in use there....
 of Hardy County
Hardy County, West Virginia

Hardy County is a county located in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of 2000, the population was 12,669. Its county seat is Moorefield, West Virginia....
. It was originally chartered in 1777 and named for Conrad Moore, who owned the land upon which the town was laid out. Moorefield is located at the confluence
Confluence (geography)

Confluence, in geography, describes the meeting of two or more bodies of water. It usually refers to the point where a tributary joins a more major river, called the mainstem , when that major river is also the highest Strahler Stream Order in the drainage basin....
 of the South Branch Potomac River
Potomac River

The Potomac River flows into the Chesapeake Bay, located along the mid-Atlantic Ocean coast of the United States. The river is approximately 383 statute miles long, with a Drainage basin of about 14,700 square miles ....
 and the South Fork South Branch Potomac River
Potomac River

The Potomac River flows into the Chesapeake Bay, located along the mid-Atlantic Ocean coast of the United States. The river is approximately 383 statute miles long, with a Drainage basin of about 14,700 square miles ....
.

Geography

Moorefield is located at (39.062999, -78.965922).

According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau

The United States Census Bureau is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census. It also gathers other national demographic and economic data....
, the town has a total area of 4.3 km˛ (1.6 mi˛). 4.2 km˛ (1.6 mi˛) of it is land and 0.1 km˛ (0.04 mi˛) of it (1.21%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census
Census

A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population....
 of 2000, there were 2,375 people, 1,101 households, and 626 families residing in the town. The population density
Population density

Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans....
 was 562.6/km˛ (1,457.2/mi˛). There were 1,193 housing units at an average density of 282.6/km˛ (732.0/mi˛). The racial makeup of the town was 91.45% White, 6.27% African American, 0.13% Native American, 0.29% Asian, 0.55% from other races
Race (United States Census)

Race and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the United States Census Bureau and the Federal Office of Management and Budget , are Self-concept data items in which residents choose the Race in the United States or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are of Hispanic or Latino origin ....
, and 1.31% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.80% of the population.

There were 1,101 households out of which 25.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.7% were married couples
Marriage

Marriage is a social, spirituality, or law union of individuals. This union may also be called matrimony, while the ceremony that marks its beginning is usually called a wedding and the married status created is sometimes called wedlock....
 living together, 11.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 43.1% were non-families. 37.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 19.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.16 and the average family size was 2.82.

In the town the population was spread out with 22.1% under the age of 18, 9.9% from 18 to 24, 27.5% from 25 to 44, 21.9% from 45 to 64, and 18.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 86.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.8 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $24,178, and the median income for a family was $28,919. Males had a median income of $24,423 versus $17,917 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income

Per capita income means how much each individual receives, in monetary terms, of the yearly income generated in the country. This is what each citizen is to receive if the yearly national income is divided equally among everyone....
 for the town was $15,704. About 19.8% of families and 21.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 31.2% of those under age 18 and 24.4% of those age 65 or over.

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