Bramwell, West Virginia
Main Street in Bramwell
Location of Bramwell, West Virginia
Coordinates: 37°19′32″N 81°18′45″W / 37.32556, -81.3125
Country	United States
State	West Virginia
County	Mercer
Area
- Total	0.6 sq mi (1.5 km²)
- Land	0.6 sq mi (1.5 km²)
- Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km²)
Elevation	2,251 ft (686 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	426
- Density	712.5/sq mi (275.1/km²)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
- Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code	24715
Area code(s)	304
FIPS code	54-09796[1]
GNIS feature ID	1536303[2]

Bramwell is a town in Mercer County, West Virginia, United States, along the Bluestone River. The population was 426 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Bluefield, WV-VA micropolitan area which has a population of 107,578.

Geography

Bramwell is located at 37°19′32″N, 81°18′45″W (37.325425, -81.312474)^[3].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.6 km² (0.6 mi²), all land.

Demographics

As of the census^[1] of 2000, there were 426 people, 189 households, and 120 families residing in the town. The population density was 274.1/km² (712.5/mi²). There were 237 housing units at an average density of 152.5/km² (396.4/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 89.67% White, 9.86% African American, and 0.47% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.47% of the population.

There were 189 households out of which 16.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.4% were married couples living together, 14.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.0% were non-families. 33.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 19.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.25 and the average family size was 2.88.

In the town the population was spread out with 17.1% under the age of 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 21.6% from 25 to 44, 29.1% from 45 to 64, and 23.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 47 years. For every 100 females there were 86.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.0 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $21,979, and the median income for a family was $32,396. Males had a median income of $22,159 versus $15,250 for females. The per capita income for the town was $13,410. About 9.9% of families and 15.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 26.8% of those under age 18 and 16.5% of those age 65 or over.

References

1. ^ ^{a b} American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
2. ^ US Board on Geographic Names. United States Geological Survey (2007-10-25). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
3. ^ US Gazetteer files: 2000 and 1990. United States Census Bureau (2005-05-03). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.

External links

• Millionaire Coal Town-Historic Bramwell

• Bramwell, West Virginia is at coordinates 37°19′32″N 81°18′45″W / 37.325425, -81.312474 (Bramwell, West Virginia)Coordinates: 37°19′32″N 81°18′45″W / 37.325425, -81.312474 (Bramwell, West Virginia)

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