Sylvester, West Virginia
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Sylvester is a town in Boone County
, West Virginia
, United States
, along the Big Coal River
. The population was 195 at the 2000 census. Sylvester was incorporated on April 11, 1952 by the Boone County Circuit Court
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According to the United States Census Bureau
, the town has a total area of 0.3 square miles (0.7 km²). 0.3 square miles (0.7 km²) of it is land and 3.85% is water.
of 2000, there were 195 people, 84 households, and 66 families residing in the town. The population density
was 761.4 inhabitants per square mile (289.6/km²). There were 94 housing units at an average density of 367.0 per square mile (139.6/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 98.46% White, 1.03% African American, and 0.51% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.51% of the population.
There were 84 households out of which 26.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.1% were married couples
living together, 8.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.4% were non-families. 20.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.32 and the average family size was 2.65.
In the town the population was spread out with 18.5% under the age of 18, 4.6% from 18 to 24, 23.1% from 25 to 44, 29.7% from 45 to 64, and 24.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 48 years. For every 100 females there were 84.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.8 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $35,625, and the median income for a family was $47,000. Males had a median income of $41,667 versus $25,000 for females. The per capita income
for the town was $24,420. About 10.7% of families and 7.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.3% of those under the age of eighteen and 3.9% of those sixty five or over.
Boone County, West Virginia
As of the census of 2000, there were 25,535 people, 10,291 households, and 7,460 families residing in the county. The population density was 51 people per square mile . There were 11,575 housing units at an average density of 23 per square mile...
, 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...
, along the Big Coal River
Coal River (West Virginia)
The Coal River is a tributary of the Kanawha River in southern West Virginia. It is formed near the community of Alum Creek by the confluence of the Big and Little Coal Rivers, and flows generally northward through western Kanawha County, past the community of Upper Falls and into the Kanawha...
. The population was 195 at the 2000 census. Sylvester was incorporated on April 11, 1952 by the Boone County Circuit Court
Circuit court
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Geography
Sylvester is located at 38°0′37"N 81°33′35"W (38.010370, -81.559626).According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
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, the town has a total area of 0.3 square miles (0.7 km²). 0.3 square miles (0.7 km²) of it is land and 3.85% is water.
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
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of 2000, there were 195 people, 84 households, and 66 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 761.4 inhabitants per square mile (289.6/km²). There were 94 housing units at an average density of 367.0 per square mile (139.6/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 98.46% White, 1.03% African American, and 0.51% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.51% of the population.
There were 84 households out of which 26.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.1% 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, 8.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.4% were non-families. 20.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.32 and the average family size was 2.65.
In the town the population was spread out with 18.5% under the age of 18, 4.6% from 18 to 24, 23.1% from 25 to 44, 29.7% from 45 to 64, and 24.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 48 years. For every 100 females there were 84.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.8 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $35,625, and the median income for a family was $47,000. Males had a median income of $41,667 versus $25,000 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 $24,420. About 10.7% of families and 7.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.3% of those under the age of eighteen and 3.9% of those sixty five or over.