Mill Creek, West Virginia
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Mill Creek is a town in Randolph County
, West Virginia
, United States
, along the Tygart Valley River
. The population was 662 at the 2000 census.
According to the United States Census Bureau
, the town has a total area of 0.4 square miles (1.2 km2), all land.
of 2000, there were 662 people, 282 households, and 190 families residing in the town. The population density
was 1,476.3 inhabitants per square mile (568.0/km2). There were 325 housing units at an average density of 724.7 per square mile (278.9/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 99.70% White, 0.15% Native American, and 0.15% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.60% of the population.
There were 282 households out of which 24.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.9% were married couples
living together, 13.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.6% were non-families. 27.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 2.83.
In the town the population was spread out with 21.1% under the age of 18, 9.2% from 18 to 24, 27.9% from 25 to 44, 23.9% from 45 to 64, and 17.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 78.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 79.4 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $24,886, and the median income for a family was $27,313. Males had a median income of $22,353 versus $18,333 for females. The per capita income
for the town was $11,915. About 12.0% of families and 21.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 27.6% of those under age 18 and 16.4% of those age 65 or over.
Tygarts Valley High School
http://boe.rand.k12.wv.us/education/school/school.php?sectionid=41 opened around 1923. Additions like the gymnasium and the annex were added throughout the 1950s and 1970s. The old section of the school was partially torn down to one story and annexed with a new section in 2001. The school is currently serving 580 students (including both middle and high school), and is run by about 40 faculty members and 11 supported personnel. TVHS's colors are red and white, and they have a bulldog mascot. The school is currently run by former gym teacher Steve Wamsley (as of 2007), taking over the last principal Wilbert Smith.
Randolph County, West Virginia
As of the census of 2000, there were 28,262 people, 11,072 households, and 7,661 families residing in the county. The population density was 27 people per square mile . There were 13,478 housing units at an average density of 13 per square mile...
, West Virginia
West Virginia
West Virginia is a state in the Appalachian and Southeastern regions of the United States, bordered by Virginia to the southeast, Kentucky to the southwest, Ohio to the northwest, Pennsylvania to the northeast and Maryland to the east...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, along the Tygart Valley River
Tygart Valley River
The Tygart Valley River — also known as the Tygart River — is a principal tributary of the Monongahela River, approximately long, in east-central West Virginia, USA...
. The population was 662 at the 2000 census.
Geography
Mill Creek is located at 38.731748°N 79.972279°W (38.731748, -79.972279).According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
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, the town has a total area of 0.4 square miles (1.2 km2), all land.
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
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of 2000, there were 662 people, 282 households, and 190 families residing in the town. The population density
Population density
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was 1,476.3 inhabitants per square mile (568.0/km2). There were 325 housing units at an average density of 724.7 per square mile (278.9/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 99.70% White, 0.15% Native American, and 0.15% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.60% of the population.
There were 282 households out of which 24.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.9% were married couples
Marriage
Marriage is a social union or legal contract between people that creates kinship. It is an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually intimate and sexual, are acknowledged in a variety of ways, depending on the culture or subculture in which it is found...
living together, 13.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.6% were non-families. 27.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 2.83.
In the town the population was spread out with 21.1% under the age of 18, 9.2% from 18 to 24, 27.9% from 25 to 44, 23.9% from 45 to 64, and 17.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 78.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 79.4 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $24,886, and the median income for a family was $27,313. Males had a median income of $22,353 versus $18,333 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
Per capita income or income per person is a measure of mean income within an economic aggregate, such as a country or city. It is calculated by taking a measure of all sources of income in the aggregate and dividing it by the total population...
for the town was $11,915. About 12.0% of families and 21.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 27.6% of those under age 18 and 16.4% of those age 65 or over.
Education
Local schools include Tygarts Valley Middle/High School and George Ward Elementary School.Tygarts Valley High School
Tygarts Valley High School
Tygarts Valley Middle/High School is a public secondary school in Mill Creek, West Virginia. Established in 1923, the school serves students in grades 6 through 12.-History:...
http://boe.rand.k12.wv.us/education/school/school.php?sectionid=41 opened around 1923. Additions like the gymnasium and the annex were added throughout the 1950s and 1970s. The old section of the school was partially torn down to one story and annexed with a new section in 2001. The school is currently serving 580 students (including both middle and high school), and is run by about 40 faculty members and 11 supported personnel. TVHS's colors are red and white, and they have a bulldog mascot. The school is currently run by former gym teacher Steve Wamsley (as of 2007), taking over the last principal Wilbert Smith.