Wheeling, West Virginia
| Wheeling | |||
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| Nickname : The Friendly City, Your Place to Play | |||
 Downtown of Wheeling on the Ohio River |
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| Location in West Virginia | |||
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| Basic data | |||
| Foundation : | 1806 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | West Virginia | ||
| Counties : |
Ohio County Marshall County |
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| Coordinates : | 40 ° 4 ′ N , 80 ° 42 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Atlantic Standard Time ( UTC − 4 ) | ||
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Inhabitants : - Metropolitan Area : |
27,375 (as of 2016) 142,982 (as of 2016) |
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| Population density : | 760.4 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 41.0 km 2 (approx. 16 mi 2 ) of which 36.0 km 2 (approx. 14 mi 2 ) are land |
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| Height : | -187 m | ||
| Area code : | +1 304 | ||
| FIPS : | 54-86452 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 1548994 | ||
| Website : | www.wheelingwv.gov | ||
| Mayor : | Andy McKenzie (since 2008) | ||
 Bridge over the Ohio River in Wheeling |
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Wheeling is a city on the Ohio River in the US state of West Virginia .
Most of the city is in Ohio County , with a smaller portion in Marshall County . The 2000 census found the metropolitan area to be 31,419, with 31,059 residents in Ohio County and 360 in Marshall County . For 2016 the population was officially estimated at 27,375. Wheeling is also on Interstate Highway 70 .
history
The city name Wheeling comes from the Adena culture . After the failed March Revolution in Germany , there was increased German immigration. Since the Germans were against slavery, they organized the "First West Virginia Artillery" during the Civil War to take action against the Confederation . In Wheeling in 1861 the so-called Wheeling Convention took place, in which the founding of the state of West Virginia and the separation from slave-holding Virginia was decided. In the course of this, Wheeling also became the capital of West Virginia from 1861 to 1870 and from 1875 to 1885. The capital changed hands twice with Charleston , mainly for political reasons.
In Wheeling is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston .
In 1954 the Wheeling Jesuit University was founded.
Demographic data
According to the 2000 census , Wheeling was home to 31,419 people. 1,622 of these people lived in collective accommodation, the other residents lived in 13,719 households and 7,806 families. The population density was 872 inhabitants per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 92.72 percent white, 4.99 percent African American, 0.10 percent Native American, 0.03 percent from the Pacific island area and 1.17 percent from other ethnic groups; 1.09 percent said ancestry from several races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 0.58 percent of the population.
Of the 13,719 households, 23.4 percent had children under the age of 18 living with them. 41.8 percent were married couples living together, 12.2 percent were single mothers. 43.1 percent were not families, 38.3 percent were single households, and 18.6 percent of the households had people aged 65 years or over. The average household size was 2.17 and the average family size was 2.89 people.
20.6 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 9.1 percent between 18 and 24, 24.3 percent between 25 and 44, 24.5 percent between 45 and 64 and 21.6 percent were 65 years or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 84.1 males. For every 100 women aged 18 or over there were 79.6 men.
The median income for a household in the city was $ 27,388 , and the median income for a family was $ 38,708. Males had a median income of $ 30,750 versus $ 22,099 for females. The per capita income was $ 17,923. 13.1 percent of families and 18.0 percent of the population are below the poverty line.
sons and daughters of the town
- Jesse Lee Reno (1823–1862), general who died in the Battle of South Mountain , namesake of Reno, Nevada
- Walter L. Fisher (1862–1935), US politician and Secretary of the Interior
- Carl G. Bachmann (1890–1980), politician
- Walter Reuther (1907–1970), union leader of German origin and UAW president
- Chu Berry (1910–1941), swing jazz tenor saxophonist
- Bernard William Schmitt (1928–2011), Roman Catholic Bishop of Wheeling-Charleston
- Elizabeth Feinler (* 1931), information scientist, director of the Network Information Systems Center
- Chuck Howley (born 1936), American football player
- Tony Salvatori (* 1935), jazz and orchestral musician
- Bill Mazeroski (born 1936), baseball player
- Peachy Kellmeyer (* 1944), tennis player
- Stephen Burleigh (born 1949), actor and producer
- Robert Ney (* 1954), politician
- Tim O'Brien (* 1954), bluegrass musician
- Rob Garrison (1960-2019), actor
- John Corbett (born 1961), actor
- Reggie Watkins (* 1971), jazz musician
Individual evidence
- ↑ West Virginia (USA): State, Cities & Towns - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather, and Web Information. Retrieved February 21, 2018 .
- ^ Herrmann Schuricht: History of the German Element in Virginia. Volume 2 , pp. 112-122.
- ↑ Wheeling City, West Virginia , 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .
Web links
- Official Site of Wheeling (English)