Mason, West Virginia

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Mason is a town in Mason County, West Virginia along the Ohio River. The population was 1,064 at the 2000 census. Mason was originally chartered by the Virginia General Assembly in 1856. It was named for the county, which was named for George W. Mason, author of the Virginia Constitution. Mason was formerly known as Waggener's Bottom.

Mrs. Joanie S. Strode became the first female mayor in West Virginia when she was appointed in her husband's place in 1932. She served as the mayor of Mason until the end of her husband's term in 1933.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 See also
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[edit] Geography

Mason is located at 39°1′11″N, 82°1′51″W (39.019760, -82.030952)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.5 km² (0.6 mi²), all land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 1,064 people, 475 households, and 317 families residing in the town. The population density was 733.6/km² (1,900.8/mi²). There were 535 housing units at an average density of 368.9/km² (955.8/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 96.71% White, 0.09% African American, 1.60% Native American, 0.28% Asian, and 1.32% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.47% of the population.

There were 475 households out of which 26.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.3% were married couples living together, 13.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.1% were non-families. 29.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.24 and the average family size was 2.75.

In the town the population was spread out with 20.9% under the age of 18, 9.6% from 18 to 24, 24.1% from 25 to 44, 24.9% from 45 to 64, and 20.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 89.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.4 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $24,621, and the median income for a family was $30,833. Males had a median income of $31,389 versus $17,500 for females. The per capita income for the town was $14,020. About 15.6% of families and 19.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 37.2% of those under age 18 and 10.4% of those age 65 or over.