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Founded: 1858
Land in square miles: 535
Population: 19,111
Percentage minorities: 9.5%
Median age: 46.0
Percentage 65 or older: 23.6%
Median household income: $30,127
High school graduate or higher: 74.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.4%
Home ownership: 80.4%
Median home value: $43,700

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.