Hedgesville, West Virginia
Location of Hedgesville, West Virginia
Coordinates: 39°33′15″N 77°59′42″W / 39.55417, -77.995
Country	United States
State	West Virginia
County	Berkeley
Government
- Mayor	Mary Sue Catlett
Area
- Total	0.1 sq mi (0.3 km²)
- Land	0.1 sq mi (0.3 km²)
- Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km²)
Elevation	640 ft (195 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	240
- Density	1,980.3/sq mi (764.6/km²)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
- Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code	25427
Area code(s)	304
FIPS code	54-36220[1]
GNIS feature ID	1554676[2]

Hedgesville is a town in Berkeley County in the U.S. state of West Virginia's Eastern Panhandle. The population was 240 at the 2000 census. The Town of Hedgesville was laid out in 1832 along the old Warm Springs Road (now West Virginia Route 9) and named for the prominent local Hedges family. Hedgesville is a National Register Historic District.

On August 17, 2004, President George W. Bush made a re-election campaign stop and photo-op at Hedgesville High School. This is a highly unusual event for Hedgesville, but can be explained by West Virginia's then status as a swing state in the 2004 Election.

Geography

Hedgesville is located at 39°33′15″N, 77°59′42″W (39.554188, -77.994967)^[3].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.3 km² (0.1 mi²), all land.

Demographics

As of the census^[1] of 2000, there were 240 people, 88 households, and 65 families residing in the town. The population density was 772.2/km² (1,980.4/mi²). There were 99 housing units at an average density of 318.5/km² (816.9/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 92.08% White, 3.75% African American, 0.42% Native American, 0.42% Pacific Islander, and 3.33% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.83% of the population.

There were 88 households out of which 43.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.6% were married couples living together, 20.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.1% were non-families. 20.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.73 and the average family size was 3.18.

In the town the population was spread out with 34.6% under the age of 18, 6.3% from 18 to 24, 27.5% from 25 to 44, 24.6% from 45 to 64, and 7.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 75.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 80.5 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $49,375, and the median income for a family was $46,563. Males had a median income of $31,042 versus $21,985 for females. The per capita income for the town was $17,772. About 2.8% of families and 5.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.3% of those under the age of eighteen and 9.7% of those sixty five 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

• Corporation of Hedgesville Website

• Hedgesville, West Virginia is at coordinates 39°33′15″N 77°59′42″W / 39.554188, -77.994967 (Hedgesville, West Virginia)Coordinates: 39°33′15″N 77°59′42″W / 39.554188, -77.994967 (Hedgesville, West Virginia)

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