West Liberty, West Virginia
Location of West Liberty shown in West Virginia
Coordinates: 40°9′56″N 80°35′41″W / 40.16556, -80.59472
Country	United States
State	West Virginia
County	Ohio
Area
- Total	0.7 sq mi (1.7 km²)
- Land	0.7 sq mi (1.7 km²)
- Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km²)
Elevation	1,224 ft (373 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	1,220
- Density	1,865.9/sq mi (720.4/km²)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
- Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code	26074
Area code(s)	304
FIPS code	54-85876[1]
GNIS feature ID	1555947[2]

West Liberty is a town in Ohio County, West Virginia, United States. It is the home of West Liberty State College. It is part of the Wheeling, West Virginia Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Geography

West Liberty is located at 40°9′56″N, 80°35′41″W (40.165495, -80.594656)^[3].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.7 km² (0.6 mi²), all land.

Demographics

As of the census^[1] of 2000, there were 1,220 people, 241 households, and 120 families residing in the town. The population density was 724.7/km² (1,865.9/mi²). There were 285 housing units at an average density of 169.3/km² (435.9/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 96.64% White, 1.89% African American, 0.08% Native American, 0.33% Asian, 0.33% from other races, and 0.74% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.74% of the population.

There were 241 households out of which 15.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 39.4% were married couples living together, 5.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 50.2% were non-families. 26.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.29 and the average family size was 2.93.

In the town the population was spread out with 6.7% under the age of 18, 70.0% from 18 to 24, 10.9% from 25 to 44, 8.2% from 45 to 64, and 4.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 21 years. For every 100 females there were 103.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.4 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $28,393, and the median income for a family was $38,125. Males had a median income of $18,750 versus $19,375 for females. The per capita income for the town was $7,573. About 13.3% of families and 29.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.2% of those under age 18 and 15.7% of those age 65 or over.

External links

• West Liberty, West Virginia is at coordinates 40°09′56″N 80°35′41″W / 40.165495, -80.594656 (West Liberty, West Virginia)Coordinates: 40°09′56″N 80°35′41″W / 40.165495, -80.594656 (West Liberty, West Virginia)

v â€¢ d â€¢ e Municipalities and communities of Ohio County, West Virginia
County seat: Wheeling
City	Wheeling‡
Towns	Triadelphia | West Liberty
Villages	Bethlehem | Clearview | Valley Grove
Unincorporated communities	Betty Zane | Clinton | Eden | Elm Grove | Greggsville | Mount Echo | Mozart‡ | Point Mills | Roneys Point | Warwood
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties