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Founded: 1856
Land in square miles: 280.4
Population: 6,229
Percentage minorities: 2.2%
Median age: 49.4
Percentage 65 or older: 25.7%
Median household income: $37,428
High school graduate or higher: 84.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.2%
Home ownership: 78.2%
Median home value: $103,700

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.