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Founded: 1776
Land in square miles: 365.8
Population: 96,189
Percentage minorities: 9%
Percentage rural: 31.6%
Median age: 29.3
Percentage 65 or older: 10.2%
Birth rate per 1,000 women: 36
Median household income: $39,167
High school graduate or higher: 87.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 35.8%
Home ownership: 59.2%
Median home value: $145,400

Source: This information is from the 2010 U.S. Census and the U.S. Geological Survey. In 2010, West Virginia as a whole had 6.1 percent minorities, a median age of 41.1, median household income of $38,380, and a 74.6 percent homeownership rate.