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Founded: 1856
Land in square miles: 421
Population: 6,762
Percentage minorities: 2.1%
Median age: 50.9
Percentage 65 or older: 27.4%
Median household income: $49,808
High school graduate or higher: 87.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.6%
Home ownership: 79.4%
Median home value: $137,300

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.