Henderson, West Virginia
Location of Henderson, West Virginia
Coordinates: 38°49′59″N 82°8′14″W / 38.83306, -82.13722
Country	United States
State	West Virginia
County	Mason
Area
- Total	0.5 sq mi (1.2 km²)
- Land	0.4 sq mi (1.1 km²)
- Water	0.0 sq mi (0.1 km²)
Elevation	564 ft (172 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	325
- Density	738.5/sq mi (285.1/km²)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
- Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code	25106
Area code(s)	304
FIPS code	54-36436[1]
GNIS feature ID	1554681[2]

Henderson, West Virginia (left) at the confluence of the Kanawha and Ohio Rivers

Henderson is a town in Mason County, West Virginia, United States, at the confluence of the Ohio and Kanawha Rivers. The population was 325 at the 2000 census. The town was incorporated in 1893 and named for Samuel Bruce Henderson, who owned the townsite at the time.^[3]

Geography

Henderson is located at 38°49′59″N, 82°8′14″W (38.833035, -82.137216)^[4].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.2 km² (0.5 mi²). 1.1 km² (0.4 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.04 mi²) of it (8.33%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census^[1] of 2000, there were 325 people, 134 households, and 95 families residing in the town. The population density was 285.2/km² (738.5/mi²). There were 149 housing units at an average density of 130.7/km² (338.6/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 97.85% White, 0.31% from other races, and 1.85% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.31% of the population.

There were 134 households out of which 28.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.0% were married couples living together, 20.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.4% were non-families. 23.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 2.81.

In the town the population was spread out with 24.0% under the age of 18, 10.8% from 18 to 24, 25.2% from 25 to 44, 26.2% from 45 to 64, and 13.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 81.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.3 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $15,865, and the median income for a family was $23,750. Males had a median income of $31,875 versus $13,750 for females. The per capita income for the town was $10,170. About 24.0% of families and 33.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 38.2% of those under age 18 and 32.7% of those age 65 or over.

See also

• List of cities and towns along the Ohio River

References

External links

• Henderson, West Virginia is at coordinates 38°49′59″N 82°08′14″W / 38.833035, -82.137216 (Henderson, West Virginia)Coordinates: 38°49′59″N 82°08′14″W / 38.833035, -82.137216 (Henderson, West Virginia)

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