West Milford, West Virginia

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West Milford is a town in Harrison County, West Virginia, USA. The population was 651 at the 2000 census.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
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[edit] Geography

West Milford is located at 39°12′9″N, 80°24′13″W (39.202490, -80.403719),^GR1 along the West Fork River.^[1]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.4 km² (0.5 mi²), all land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 651 people, 236 households, and 189 families residing in the town. The population density was 474.2/km² (1,223.1/mi²). There were 267 housing units at an average density of 194.5/km² (501.7/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 99.54% White, 0.31% Native American, and 0.15% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.46% of the population.

There were 236 households out of which 40.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.0% were married couples living together, 11.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.9% were non-families. 16.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.76 and the average family size was 3.07.

In the town the population was spread out with 28.0% under the age of 18, 7.5% from 18 to 24, 32.6% from 25 to 44, 20.4% from 45 to 64, and 11.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 94.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.1 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $32,250, and the median income for a family was $34,583. Males had a median income of $30,000 versus $22,292 for females. The per capita income for the town was $16,527. About 6.7% of families and 10.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.0% of those under age 18 and 8.5% of those age 65 or over.