Petersburg, West Virginia

Petersburg, West Virginia

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Petersburg, West Virginia
settlement_type = City
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map_caption = Location of Petersburg, West Virginia


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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 = West Virginia
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Grant

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area_total_km2 = 4.2
area_land_km2 = 4.2
area_water_km2 = 0.0
area_total_sq_mi = 1.6
area_land_sq_mi = 1.6
area_water_sq_mi = 0.0

population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 2423
population_density_km2 = 572.4
population_density_sq_mi = 1482.6

timezone = Eastern (EST)
utc_offset = -5
timezone_DST = EDT
utc_offset_DST = -4
elevation_footnotes =
elevation_m = 285
elevation_ft = 935
latd = 38 |latm = 59 |lats = 36 |latNS = N
longd = 79 |longm = 7 |longs = 36 |longEW = W

postal_code_type = ZIP code
postal_code = 26847
area_code = 304
blank_name = FIPS code
blank_info = 54-62956GR|2
blank1_name = GNIS feature ID
blank1_info = 1555332GR|3
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Petersburg is a city in Grant County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 2,423 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Grant CountyGR|6. Petersburg was founded circa 1745 by Jacob Peterson, who owned the area's first merchandising store. It was incorporated in 1910.

Geography

Petersburg is located at coor dms|38|59|36|N|79|7|36|W|city (38.993339, -79.126582)GR|1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.6 square miles (4.2 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 2,423 people, 1,086 households, and 620 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,482.6 people per square mile (573.9/km²). There were 1,222 housing units at an average density of 747.7/sq mi (289.5/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 97.44% White, 1.57% African American, 0.12% Native American, 0.17% Asian, 0.29% from other races, and 0.41% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.78% of the population.

There were 1,086 households out of which 23.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.3% were married couples living together, 10.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 42.9% were non-families. 38.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 19.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.10 and the average family size was 2.75.

In the city the population was spread out with 19.0% under the age of 18, 8.8% from 18 to 24, 23.8% from 25 to 44, 24.1% from 45 to 64, and 24.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females there were 83.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 78.5 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $24,867, and the median income for a family was $32,941. Males had a median income of $23,654 versus $20,250 for females. The per capita income for the city was $19,642. About 11.9% of families and 17.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 25.3% of those under age 18 and 11.2% of those age 65 or over.

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