Fairmont (West Virginia)
| Fairmont | |||
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| Nickname : Friendly City | |||
 Downtown Fairmont and Monongahela River , 2006 |
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| Location in West Virginia | |||
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| Basic data | |||
| Foundation : | 1819 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | West Virginia | ||
| County : | Marion County | ||
| Coordinates : | 39 ° 29 ′ N , 80 ° 9 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) | ||
| Residents : | 18,704 (as of 2010) | ||
| Population density : | 890.7 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 21 km 2 (approx. 8 mi 2 ) | ||
| Postcodes : | 26554-26555 | ||
| Area code : | +1 304 | ||
| FIPS : | 54-26452 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 1560581 | ||
| Website : | www.fairmontwv.gov | ||
| Mayor : | Ron Straight | ||
Fairmont is a city in West Virginia , in the United States of America . Her nickname is the friendly city . According to 2010, it has 18,704 inhabitants. It is the county seat of Marion County .
history
Oral history suggests that in 1808 Boaz Fleming moved to Clarksburg annually to pay his brother Harrison County tax and his own Monongalia County tax. While at a social event in Clarksburg, he visited his cousin Dolley Madison and complained about this very long annual trip. Dolley Madison suggested that he make his own county so that he wouldn't have to travel that long a year. After six years, Boaz Fleming tried to collect signatures for a new county, with the proposed name Madison County ( in honor of Dolley Madison and her husband James Madison ). This petition was unsuccessful in getting sufficient support. Then he concentrated on building a town. In 1819 a road from Clarksburg to Morgantown was formed. His farm was in an area between these cities and was a good resting place for travelers. He founded the small town in 1819 on the western side of the Monongahela River . This town was registered as Middletown on January 19, 1820.
It is not clear whether the city was called by this name because of its location between Clarksburg and Morgantown or because of the city of origin of Boaz Fleming's first wife, who was Middletown , Delaware . In 1842, William Haymond suggested that the name of the town be changed to Fairmont (fair = beautiful + mount = mountain) because the town had a beautiful view of the Monongahela River. This name was registered by the Virginia General Assembly in 1843 .
geography
At Fairmont, the Monongahela River is created by the confluence of the Tygart Valley River and West Fork River . The Buffalo Creek , a tributary of the Monongahela River, flows through the northern part of the city.
According to the US Army Corp of Engineers is Fairmont, which by inland waterways is opened, the farthest from the ocean distant port city of United States. According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has an area of 21.2 km², of which 20.3 km² is land and 0.9 km² is water.
Airfields
Fairmont Municipal Airport is an airport of sport aviation . It is located around 4 km southwest of the city.
statistics
According to the state of 2000, 19097 residents, 8447 household units and 4671 families live in Fairmont. The city has a population density of 2,438.5 people per mile 2 (941.7 km 2 ). The racial makeup of the city is 90.16% White, 7.26% African American , 0.28% Native American , 0.61% Asian , 0.20% other races, 1.49% mixed race , 0.82% Latin American .
21.4% of household units have children under 18 years of age. 40.2% of the household units are married couples, 11.7% have a female housekeeper with no man, 44.17% are not families, 36.4% consist of only one person and 16.8% are lonely, more are over 65 years old. The average household size is 2.83.
18.4% of the population are under 18 years old, 14.9% are from 18 to 24, 24.1% are from 25 to 44, 22.2% are from 45 to 64 and 20.4% are 65 or older . The average age of the residents is 39 years old. The median income for a household is $ 25,628 and for a family is $ 37,126. Males have a median income of $ 27,944 and females 20,401. The per capita income of the population is $ 16,062. About 12.6% of families and 20.1% of the population are below the poverty line .
sons and daughters of the town
- Reeve M. Bailey (1911–2011), ichthyologist and university professor
- Frank Kendall Everest, Jr. (1920-2004), Air Force officer
- Aretas B. Fleming (1839-1923), politician
- Johnnie Johnson (1924-2005), rock 'n' roll musician
- Alan Mollohan (* 1943), politician
- Doris Piserchia (* 1928), science fiction author
- Mary Lou Retton (* 1968), artistic gymnast
- Nick Saban (* 1951), football coach
Individual evidence
- ^ West Virginia Atlas & Gazetteer . DeLorme , Yarmouth, Me. 1997, ISBN 0-89933-246-3 , p. 25.
- ^ Fairmont Muni-Frankman Field. Federal Aviation Administration , accessed February 15, 2013 .