Moorefield is a town in Hardy County

Hardy County, West Virginia

As of the census of 2000, there were 12,669 people, 5,204 households, and 3,564 families residing in the county. The population density was 22 people per square mile . There were 7,115 housing units at an average density of 12 per square mile...

, West Virginia

West Virginia

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, USA

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. Moorefield is the county seat

County seat

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 of Hardy County

Hardy County, West Virginia

As of the census of 2000, there were 12,669 people, 5,204 households, and 3,564 families residing in the county. The population density was 22 people per square mile . There were 7,115 housing units at an average density of 12 per square mile...

. It was originally chartered in 1777 and named for Conrad Moore, who owned the land upon which the town was laid out. Moorefield is located at the confluence

Confluence (geography)

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 of the South Branch Potomac River and the South Fork South Branch Potomac River.

Geography

Moorefield is located at 39°3′47"N 78°57′57"W (39.062999, -78.965922).

According to the United States Census Bureau

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, the town has a total area of 1.6 square miles (4.3 km²). 1.6 square miles (4.2 km²) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km²) of it (1.21%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census

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of 2010, there were 4,820 people, 1,979 households, and 626 families residing in the town. The population density

Population density

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 was 7802.6/km² (3,012.5/mi²). There were 1,193 housing units at an average density of 732.0 per square mile (282.6/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 98% White, 1% African American, 0% Native American, 0% Asian, 0% from other races

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, and 1% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1% of the population.

There were 1,101 households out of which 25.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.7% were married couples

Marriage

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 living together, 11.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 43.1% were non-families. 37.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 19.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.16 and the average family size was 2.82.

In the town the population was spread out with 22.1% under the age of 18, 9.9% from 18 to 24, 27.5% from 25 to 44, 21.9% from 45 to 64, and 18.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 86.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.8 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $24,178, and the median income for a family was $28,919. Males had a median income of $24,423 versus $17,917 for females. The per capita income

Per capita income

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 for the town was $15,704. About 19.8% of families and 21.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 31.2% of those under age 18 and 24.4% of those age 65 or over.