Dunbar, West Virginia

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Local Information for Dunbar, WV

Latitude: 38.364319 -- Longitude: -81.739539

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Dunbar is a city in Kanawha County, West Virginia, along the Kanawha River. The population was 7,694 at the 2007 census estimate. There were 3,744 households out of which 21.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.5% were married couples living together, 13.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 42.1% were non-families. 37.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.07 and the average family size was 2.72. Dunbar was incorporated on April 19, 1921, by an Act of the West Virginia Legislature, and named for Dunbar Baines, a prominent area banker. In the past, Dunbar was home to a glass industry, through the Dunbar Glass and Kanawha Glass companies. There is no public high school in Dunbar so students must bus to South Charleston High School. Notable businesses are Kroger,Gino's Pizza, and Tudor's Biscuit World. -- Source: Wikipedia.com