Alderson, West Virginia

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Alderson is a town in Greenbrier County, West Virginia, along the Greenbrier River. The population was 1,091 at the 2000 census.

Alderson is the location of the Alderson Federal Prison Camp where media mogul Martha Stewart was imprisoned (2004-2005).

1 Rail Transportation
2 Geography
3 Demographics
4 External links

[edit] Rail Transportation

See also: Alderson (Amtrak station)

Amtrak, the national passenger rail service, provides service to Alderson. Amtrak Train 51, the westbound Cardinal, is scheduled to depart Alderson at 5:31pm on Sunday, Wednesday, and Friday with service to Hinton, Prince, Thurmond, Montgomery, Charleston, Huntington, Ashland, South Portsmouth, Maysville, Cincinnati, Connersville, Indianapolis, Crawfordsville, Lafayette, Rensselaer, Dyer, and Chicago. Amtrak Train 50, the eastbound Cardinal, is scheduled to depart Alderson at 10:53am on Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday with service to White Sulphur Springs, Clifton Forge, Staunton, Charlottesville, Culpeper, Manassas, Alexandria, and Washington, DC, before continuing on to New York City.

[edit] Geography

Alderson is located at 37°43′39″N, 80°38′29″W (37.727532, -80.641276)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 2.5 km² (1.0 mi²). 2.3 km² (0.9 mi²) of it is land and 0.2 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (6.25%) is water.

Alderson has one of the largest Fourth of July Festivals in West Virginia.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 1,091 people, 481 households, and 305 families residing in the town. The population density was 468.0/km² (1,214.5/mi²). There were 586 housing units at an average density of 251.4/km² (652.3/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 90.83% White, 6.60% African American, 0.27% Native American, 0.18% Asian, and 2.11% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.10% of the population.

There were 481 households out of which 25.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.0% were married couples living together, 16.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.4% were non-families. 34.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 17.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.27 and the average family size was 2.87.

In the town the population was spread out with 23.8% under the age of 18, 8.0% from 18 to 24, 22.9% from 25 to 44, 23.6% from 45 to 64, and 21.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 90.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.4 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $23,043, and the median income for a family was $29,028. Males had a median income of $31,000 versus $20,938 for females. The per capita income for the town was $14,474. About 17.8% of families and 22.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 35.7% of those under age 18 and 9.6% of those age 65 or over.