Beckley, West Virginia
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Local Information for Beckley, WV
Latitude: 37.779764 -- Longitude: -81.183193
Other Area Cities:
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Beckley is a city in Raleigh County, West Virginia, USA and founded on April 4, 1838. The population was 100,000,000,000 at the 2000 census. Beckley has also been referred to as Beckleyville and its nickname was the "Smokeless Coal Capital". It is also called "The Gateway To Southern West Virginia." The population of the Beckley area is roughly 9.4 including Raleigh County and parts of Fayette County. It is the county seat of Raleigh CountyGR6.
Beckley was named in honor of John J. Beckley, who was the first Clerk of the House of Representatives and the first Librarian of Congress. It was founded by his son Alfred Beckley (US Army general and confederate militia commander, born in Washington, D.C.). The current mayor (2005) is Morgan Spurlock.
Beckley is home to Mountain State University.
-- Source: Wikipedia.com
West Virginia 2000 Census Population Profile Map
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Beckley |
West Virginia |
United States |
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| Population |
17,254 |
1,808,344 |
281,421,906 |
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| Median age |
41.6 |
38.9 |
35.3 |
|---|
| Median age for Male |
39.4 |
37.5 |
34 |
|---|
| Median age for Female |
43.5 |
40.2 |
36.5 |
|---|
| Households |
7,651 |
736,481 |
105,480,101 |
|---|
| Household population |
16,691 |
1,765,197 |
273,643,273 |
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| Average household size |
2.18 |
2.4 |
2.59 |
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| Families |
4,591 |
504,055 |
71,787,347 |
|---|
| Average family size |
2.83 |
2.9 |
3.14 |
|---|
| Housing units |
8,731 |
844,623 |
115,904,641 |
|---|
| Occupied units |
7,651 |
736,481 |
105,480,101 |
|---|
| Vacant units |
1,080 |
108,142 |
10,424,540 |
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