Winfield, West Virginia
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Putnam County, West Virginia
As of the census of 2000, there were 51,589 people, 20,028 households, and 15,281 families residing in the county. The population density was 149 people per square mile . There were 21,621 housing units at an average density of 62 per square mile...
, West Virginia
West Virginia
West Virginia is a state in the Appalachian and Southeastern regions of the United States, bordered by Virginia to the southeast, Kentucky to the southwest, Ohio to the northwest, Pennsylvania to the northeast and Maryland to the east...
, along the Kanawha River
Kanawha River
The Kanawha River is a tributary of the Ohio River, approximately 97 mi long, in the U.S. state of West Virginia. The largest inland waterway in West Virginia, it has formed a significant industrial region of the state since the middle of the 19th century.It is formed at the town of Gauley...
. The population was 2,301 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat
County seat
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of Putnam County
Putnam County, West Virginia
As of the census of 2000, there were 51,589 people, 20,028 households, and 15,281 families residing in the county. The population density was 149 people per square mile . There were 21,621 housing units at an average density of 62 per square mile...
.
Winfield was established on a 400 acres (161.9 ha) tract of land owned by Charles Brown. He established a ferry
Ferry
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across the river in 1818. The first meeting of the county court was held at the home of Talleyrand P. Brown, in Winfield, on May 22, 1848. The town was incorporated
Municipal corporation
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on February 21, 1868, and named in honor of Winfield Scott
Winfield Scott
Winfield Scott was a United States Army general, and unsuccessful presidential candidate of the Whig Party in 1852....
, the commanding general
General
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of the U.S. Army
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during the Mexican–American War
Mexican–American War
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.
Geography
Winfield is located at 38°32′4"N 81°53′32"W (38.534455, -81.892206).According to the United States Census Bureau
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, the town has a total area of 2.7 square miles (7 km²), or which 0.04 square mile (0.1035995244 km²), or 1.11%, is water.
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
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of 2000, there were 1,858 people, 736 households, and 563 families residing in the town. The population density
Population density
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was 694.6 inhabitants per square mile (268.7/km²). There were 777 housing units at an average density of 290.5 per square mile (112.4/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 99.19% White, 0.22% African American, 0.27% Native American, 0.22% Asian, and 0.11% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.43% of the population.
There were 736 households out of which 39.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.1% were married couples
Marriage
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living together, 9.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.5% were non-families. 20.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 2.92.
In the town the population was spread out with 25.8% under the age of 18, 6.0% from 18 to 24, 32.2% from 25 to 44, 25.9% from 45 to 64, and 10.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 90.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.7 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $51,023, and the median income for a family was $59,196. Males had a median income of $43,885 versus $29,667 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
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for the town was $23,564. About 4.5% of families and 4.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.9% of those under age 18 and 5.2% of those age 65 or over.