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Founded: 1866
Land in square miles: 480.3
Population: 10,976
Percentage minorities: 2.7%
Median age: 47.2
Percentage 65 or older: 24.8%
Median household income: $47,224
High school graduate or higher: 84.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.4%
Home ownership: 81.9%
Median home value: $137,400

Source: This information is from the 2020 U.S. Census and the U.S. Geological Survey. In 2020, West Virginia as a whole had 6.9 percent minorities, a median age of 42.7, a median household income of $50,884, and a 73.9 percent homeownership rate.