Fairmont (West Virginia)
Marion County
Fairmont is a city in West Virginia, in the United States of America. Her nickname is the friendly city. According to the state in 2010, it has 18,704 inhabitants. It is the county seat of Marion County.
History
In the oral history, it is indicated that in 1808 Boaz Fleming annually moved to Clarksburg to pay the tax from his brother's Harrison County and its own control of Monongalia County. When he was in Clarksburg at a social event, he visited his cousin Dolley Madison and complained about this very long annual trip. Dolley Madison proposed to him to make his own county to so that he does not have to make a year as a long journey. After six years of trying to collect (in honor of Dolley Madison and her husband James Madison ) Boaz Fleming signatures for a new County, with the proposed name of Madison County. This petition had no success, to get sufficient support. Then he focused on the formation of a town. 1819 a road from Clarksburg was formed to Morgantown. His farm was in an area between these cities and was a good resting place for travelers. He founded the small town in 1819 on the west side of the Monongahela River. This city was registered on 19 January 1820 as Middletown.
It is not clear whether the city was due to its location between Clarksburg and Morgantown or because of the city the first wife of Boaz Fleming, the Middletown, Delaware, was called by this name. 1842 hit William Haymond before that the town's name is changed to Fairmont ( fair = beautiful mount = mountain ) because the city had a beautiful view of the Monongahela River. This name was registered in 1843 by the Virginia General Assembly.
Geography
Tygart Valley River and West Fork River flow together and form the Monongahela River. Buffalo Creek is a tributary of the Monongahela River and flows through the northern part of the city.
According to the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers Fairmont is the farthest inland seaport on the ocean by waterway. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 21.2 km2. 20.3 km2 of the area is land and 0.9 km2 is water.
Airfields
Fairmont Municipal - Frankman Field is a airfield in the sport aviation. It is located about 4 km southwest of the city.
Statistics
According to the state in 2000 live 19097 inhabitants, 8447 household units and 4671 families in Fairmont. The city has a population density of 2438.5 people per mile2 ( 941.7 km2). The racial composition of the city is 90.16 % White, 7.26% African American, 0.28% Native American, 0.61% Asian, 0.20% other races, 1.49 % hybrid, 0.82% Hispanic.
21.4 % of household units have children under 18 years old. 40.2 % of household units are married couples, 11.7% have female housekeeper with a man, 44.17 % are non-families, 36.4 % consist of only one person and 16.8 % are lonely living people, the more are over 65 years old. The average household size is 2.83.
18.4% of the population is under 18 years old, 14.9% are from 18 to 24, 24.1% are 25-44, 22.2% are from 45 to 64, and 20.4 % are 65 or older. The average age of residents is 39 years old. The average income for a household is $ 25,628 and for a family is $ 37,126. Males have a median income of $ 20401 and women 27944. The per capita income of the residents is $ 16,062. About 12.6 % of families and 20.1 % of the population are below the poverty line.
Sons and daughters of the town
- Frank Kendall Everest, Jr., Air Force officer
- Aretas B. Fleming, politicians
- Johnnie Johnson, rock ' n ' roll musician
- Alan Mollohan, politicians
- Mary Lou Retton, gymnast
- Nick Saban, football coach