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  State: West Virginia
        
        Time zone: Eastern GMT -5:00. 
| Population: | 22,255 | 
| 2000 Population: | 22,390 | 
| White Population: | 21,227 | 
| Black Population: | 800 | 
| Hispanic Population: | 157 | 
| Asian Population: | 125 | 
| Hawaiian Population: | 28 | 
| Indian Population: | 3 | 
| Other Population: | 34 | 
| Male Population: | 10,590 | 
| Female Population: | 11,800 | 
| Median Age: | 43.3 | 
| Male Median Age: | 41.9 | 
| Female Median Age: | 44.6 | 
| Households: | 10,384 | 
| Average Household Size: | 2.27 | 
| Average House Value: | $72,900 | 
| Average Household Income: | $35,815 | 
| Land Area: | 27.099 sq mi | 
| Water Area: | 0 sq mi | 
            Colliers, WV (       5.5 miles)
             Follansbee, WV (       6.0 miles)
             New Cumberland, WV (       6.9 miles)
             New Manchester, WV (       8.0 miles)
             Chester, WV (      11.5 miles)
             Newell, WV (      12.5 miles)
             Wellsburg, WV (      13.0 miles)
             Beech Bottom, WV (      15.4 miles)
             Bethany, WV (      16.0 miles)
             
| 2000 Population: | 1,808,344 | 
| White Population: | 1,718,777 | 
| Black Population: | 57,232 | 
| Asian Population: | 9,434 | 
| Indian Population: | 3,606 | 
| Hawaiian Population: | 400 | 
| Other Population: | 3,107 | 
| Male Population: | 879,170 | 
| Female Population: | 929,174 | 
| Median Age: | 38.90 | 
| Male Median Age: | 37.50 | 
| Female Median Age: | 40.20 | 
| 2000 Households: | 736,481 | 
| White Households: | 704,075 | 
| Black Households: | 21,778 | 
| Asian Households: | 3,233 | 
| Indian Households: | 1,517 | 
| Hawaiian Households: | 87 | 
| Average Household Size: | 2.40 | 
| Average Family Size: | 2.90 |