Mannington, West Virginia
Mannington, West Virginia Location within the state of West Virginia
Coordinates: 39°31′38″N 80°20′23″W / 39.52722, -80.33972
Country	United States
State	West Virginia
County	Marion
Area
- Total	1.2 sq mi (3.0 km²)
- Land	1.2 sq mi (3.0 km²)
- Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km²)
Elevation	974 ft (297 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	2,124
- Density	1,823.8/sq mi (704.2/km²)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
- Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code	26582
Area code(s)	304
FIPS code	54-51100[1]
GNIS feature ID	1542721[2]

Mannington is a city in Marion County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 2,124 at the 2000 census.

Demographics

As of the census^[1] of 2000, there were 2,124 people, 884 households, and 625 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,823.8 people per square mile (707.0/km²). There were 990 housing units at an average density of 850.1/sq mi (329.5/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 98.54% White, 0.14% African American, 0.42% Native American, 0.19% Asian, and 0.71% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.33% of the population.

There were 884 households out of which 28.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.7% were married couples living together, 14.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.2% were non-families. 26.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 17.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.40 and the average family size was 2.88.

In the city the population was spread out with 23.0% under the age of 18, 7.8% from 18 to 24, 25.3% from 25 to 44, 24.7% from 45 to 64, and 19.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 85.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.9 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $26,806, and the median income for a family was $31,852. Males had a median income of $25,078 versus $19,464 for females. The per capita income for the city was $13,036. About 12.7% of families and 18.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 37.1% of those under age 18 and 9.8% of those age 65 or over.

Literary link

Mannington is the model for the fictional town of Grantville in Eric Flint's best selling hit 1632 series of alternate history novels: 1632, 1633, Ring of Fire, The Grantville Gazette, and other book-length and shorter works. The 1632 series has evolved into a large scale experiment in collaborative fiction and has attracted considerable interest from other best selling writers, including David Weber and Mercedes Lackey. The premise of the series is that, in about April 2000, irresponsible aliens (accidentally) exchanged a sphere with a radius of about five miles centered on Grantville with an equally sized chunk of Thuringia from 1631, plunging the town into the midst of the Thirty Years' War.

Mannington was used as a detailed model for the series in order to determine what resources and skill-set the town of Grantville would bring to the Holy Roman Empire.

The fans and writers of the 1632 series hold an annual convention in Mannington. The third gathering was held in August, 2005. The fourth was held on August 4th—6th, 2006[1].

The series is discussed at the Baen's Bar forum and documented at its official web site. There is also a Wiki about the two towns.

See also

• Farmington Mine Disaster (sometimes referred to as the Mannington Mine Disaster), 20 November 1968, 4 men survived, 78 died.

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.

External links

• Mannington Main Street Inc.
• The Farmington Mine Disaster, 1968

• Mannington, West Virginia is at coordinates 39°31′38″N 80°20′23″W / 39.52734, -80.339742 (Mannington, West Virginia)Coordinates: 39°31′38″N 80°20′23″W / 39.52734, -80.339742 (Mannington, West Virginia)

v â€¢ d â€¢ e Municipalities and communities of Marion County, West Virginia County seat: Fairmont Cities Fairmont | Mannington | Pleasant Valley Towns Barrackville | Fairview | Farmington | Grant Town | Monongah | Rivesville | Whitehall | Worthington Unincorporated communities Baxter | Beverly Hills | Big Run | Grays Flat | Hebron | Pine Grove | Stringtown