Dunbar, West Virginia
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Location in West Virginia
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| Basic data | |||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | West Virginia | ||
| County : | Kanawha County | ||
| Coordinates : | 38 ° 22 ′ N , 81 ° 44 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) | ||
| Residents : | 7,851 (as of 2012) | ||
| Population density : | 1,082.9 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 7.28 km 2 (approx. 3 mi 2 ) of which 7.25 km 2 (approx. 3 mi 2 ) is land |
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| Height : | 181 m | ||
| Postcodes : | 25064 | ||
| Area code : | +1 304 | ||
| FIPS : | 54-22564 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 1538426 | ||
| Website : | www.cityofdunbarwv.gov | ||
Dunbar is a city with the status " City " in Kanawha County in the US state West Virginia with 7851 inhabitants (2012).
geography
Dunbar is eight kilometers west of Charleston and 35 kilometers north of Madison . The Kanawha River limits the place in the south. The Interstate-64 highway runs right through town.
history
The area was originally inhabited by Indians . The first settlers initially operated agriculture and viticulture . Glass and bottle manufacturing factories were also built later. The place was named after the lawyer and banker Dunbar Baines. According to other chroniclers, the place was named after Mary Dunbar, who inherited the land from George Washington.
Today Dunbar is a quiet residential area near the metropolis Charleston and has several parks, including a. also the Wine Cellar Park , which is home to the historic Dutch Hollow Wine Cellar , which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places under the number 70000654.
Demographic data
In 2012 a population of 7,851 people was determined, which corresponds to a decrease of 3.7% compared to the year 2000. The median age in 2012 of 43.2 years was on the order of West Virginia's 42.6 years. 11.0% of today's residents can be traced back to immigrants from Germany. Other significant immigrant groups from Europe during the early days of the town came from England ( 11.5%) and Ireland ( 9.9%) .