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Founded: 1856
Land in square miles: 484
Population: 14,028
Percentage minorities: 2.6%
Median age: 46.2
Percentage 65 or older: 22.9%
Median household income: $38,608
High school graduate or higher: 80.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.4%
Home ownership: 74.7%
Median home value: $107,200

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.