Burnsville, West Virginia
Location of Burnsville, West Virginia
Coordinates: 38°51′31″N 80°39′20″W / 38.85861, -80.65556
Country	United States
State	West Virginia
County	Braxton
Area
- Total	1.1 sq mi (2.8 km²)
- Land	1.1 sq mi (2.8 km²)
- Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km²)
Elevation	810 ft (247 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	481
- Density	444.5/sq mi (171.6/km²)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
- Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code	26335
Area code(s)	304
FIPS code	54-11716[1]
GNIS feature ID	1554034[2]

Burnsville is a town in Braxton County, West Virginia, United States, along the Little Kanawha River. The population was 481 at the 2000 census. Burnsville was incorporated in 1902 by the Circuit Court and named for Captain John Burns who operated the first sawmill in that section of the state and who established the town shortly after the close of the American Civil War. It was named "All West Virginia City" in 1976.

Geography

Burnsville is located at 38°51′31″N, 80°39′20″W (38.858538, -80.655439)^[3].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 2.8 km² (1.1 mi²), all land.

Demographics

As of the census^[1] of 2000, there were 481 people, 208 households, and 133 families residing in the town. The population density was 172.0/km² (444.5/mi²). There were 252 housing units at an average density of 90.1/km² (232.9/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 98.96% White, 0.42% African American and 0.62% Native American. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.21% of the population.

There were 208 households out of which 26.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.9% were married couples living together, 9.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.6% were non-families. 30.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 19.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.31 and the average family size was 2.92.

In the town the population was spread out with 22.9% under the age of 18, 5.4% from 18 to 24, 27.4% from 25 to 44, 20.4% from 45 to 64, and 23.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 94.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.3 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $24,167, and the median income for a family was $30,962. Males had a median income of $31,250 versus $24,500 for females. The per capita income for the town was $13,635. About 14.5% of families and 17.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 29.5% of those under age 18 and 16.3% 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

• Burnsville, West Virginia is at coordinates 38°51′31″N 80°39′20″W / 38.858538, -80.655439 (Burnsville, West Virginia)Coordinates: 38°51′31″N 80°39′20″W / 38.858538, -80.655439 (Burnsville, West Virginia)

v â€¢ d â€¢ e Municipalities and communities of Braxton County, West Virginia
County seat: Sutton
Towns	Burnsville | Flatwoods | Gassaway | Sutton
Unincorporated communities	Canfield | Caress | Centralia | Copen | Exchange | Falls Mill | Frametown | Gip | Heaters | Little Otter | Napier | Rosedale | Strange Creek | Tague