Anawalt, West Virginia
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Anawalt is a town in McDowell County
, West Virginia
, United States
. The population was 272 at the 2000 census. Anawalt was incorporated in 1949. It is named in honor of Colonel Anawalt, who was then manager of Union Supply Company, a subsidiary
of the United States Steel Company
. Coal mining
remains the town's chief industry. Anawalt is the closest town for the unincorporated communities of Jenkinjones
, O'Tool, Conklintown, Pageton
, Leckie
, and Little Creek.
According to the United States Census Bureau
, the town has a total area of 0.6 square miles (1.6 km²), all land.
of 2000, there were 272 people, 114 households, and 77 families residing in the town. The population density
was 418.4 PD/sqmi. There were 148 housing units at an average density of 227.7 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the town was 90.44% White, 9.19% African American, and 0.37% from two or more races.
There were 114 households out of which 25.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.0% were married couples
living together, 12.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.6% were non-families. 28.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 18.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 2.91.
In the town the population was spread out with 21.0% under the age of 18, 7.4% from 18 to 24, 28.7% from 25 to 44, 26.8% from 45 to 64, and 16.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 83.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.8 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $13,333, and the median income for a family was $17,321. Males had a median income of $30,938 versus $14,375 for females. The per capita income
for the town was $8,953. About 37.3% of families and 37.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 35.6% of those under the age of eighteen and 28.3% of those sixty five or over.
McDowell County, West Virginia
McDowell County is a county in the U.S. state of West Virginia. The land that became McDowell was originally part of Tazewell County, Virginia. As of the 2010 census, the population was 22,113. Its county seat is Welch. McDowell county is the southern-most county in the state, geographically...
, West Virginia
West Virginia
West Virginia is a state in the Appalachian and Southeastern regions of the United States, bordered by Virginia to the southeast, Kentucky to the southwest, Ohio to the northwest, Pennsylvania to the northeast and Maryland to the east...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. The population was 272 at the 2000 census. Anawalt was incorporated in 1949. It is named in honor of Colonel Anawalt, who was then manager of Union Supply Company, a subsidiary
Subsidiary
A subsidiary company, subsidiary, or daughter company is a company that is completely or partly owned and wholly controlled by another company that owns more than half of the subsidiary's stock. The subsidiary can be a company, corporation, or limited liability company. In some cases it is a...
of the United States Steel Company
U.S. Steel
The United States Steel Corporation , more commonly known as U.S. Steel, is an integrated steel producer with major production operations in the United States, Canada, and Central Europe. The company is the world's tenth largest steel producer ranked by sales...
. Coal mining
Coal mining
The goal of coal mining is to obtain coal from the ground. Coal is valued for its energy content, and since the 1880s has been widely used to generate electricity. Steel and cement industries use coal as a fuel for extraction of iron from iron ore and for cement production. In the United States,...
remains the town's chief industry. Anawalt is the closest town for the unincorporated communities of Jenkinjones
Jenkinjones, West Virginia
Jenkinjones is an unincorporated community in McDowell County, West Virginia, USA. It lies on the western flanks of Stone Ridge near the border with Tazewell County, Virginia....
, O'Tool, Conklintown, Pageton
Pageton, West Virginia
Pageton is an unincorporated census-designated place in McDowell County, West Virginia. As of the 2010 census, its population was 187. Pageton is located on the Tug Fork Branch of the Norfolk and Western Railway, along the Pocahontas seam of rich bituminous coal...
, Leckie
Leckie, West Virginia
Leckie is an unincorporated community in McDowell County, West Virginia, United States. Leckie is northeast of Anawalt....
, and Little Creek.
Geography
Anawalt is located at 37°20′9"N 81°26′14"W (37.335800, -81.437233).According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
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, the town has a total area of 0.6 square miles (1.6 km²), all land.
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
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of 2000, there were 272 people, 114 households, and 77 families residing in the town. The population density
Population density
Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...
was 418.4 PD/sqmi. There were 148 housing units at an average density of 227.7 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the town was 90.44% White, 9.19% African American, and 0.37% from two or more races.
There were 114 households out of which 25.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.0% were married couples
Marriage
Marriage is a social union or legal contract between people that creates kinship. It is an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually intimate and sexual, are acknowledged in a variety of ways, depending on the culture or subculture in which it is found...
living together, 12.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.6% were non-families. 28.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 18.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 2.91.
In the town the population was spread out with 21.0% under the age of 18, 7.4% from 18 to 24, 28.7% from 25 to 44, 26.8% from 45 to 64, and 16.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 83.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.8 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $13,333, and the median income for a family was $17,321. Males had a median income of $30,938 versus $14,375 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
Per capita income or income per person is a measure of mean income within an economic aggregate, such as a country or city. It is calculated by taking a measure of all sources of income in the aggregate and dividing it by the total population...
for the town was $8,953. About 37.3% of families and 37.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 35.6% of those under the age of eighteen and 28.3% of those sixty five or over.