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Founded: 1837
Land in square miles: 420.8
Population: 59,664
Percentage minorities: 9.2%
Median age: 43.4
Percentage 65 or older: 21.0%
Median household income: $43,293
High school graduate or higher: 85.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.7%
Home ownership: 69.0%
Median home value: $104,100

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.