Wheeling (West Virginia)
Ohio County Marshall County
54-86452
Wheeling is a city on the Ohio River in West Virginia. The majority of the city is located in Ohio County, a small portion is located in Marshall County. In the 2000 census, a population of 31 419 was calculated for the urban area, with 31 059 citizens in Ohio County and 360 in Marshall County lived. For 2007, the population of the official side was estimated at 29 101. Wheeling is also on Interstate Highway 70
History
The city's name comes from the Wheeling Adena culture. In Wheeling took place in 1861 instead of the so-called Wheeling Convention, in the founding of the state of West Virginia was decided. In the course of Wheeling was also the capital of the state of West Virginia from 1861 to 1870 and from 1875 to 1885. 's Capital changed hands twice with Charleston, mainly for political reasons.
In Wheeling, there is the Roman Catholic St. Joseph 's Cathedral, which was completed in 1847.
In 1954, the Wheeling Jesuit University was founded.
Demographic data
According to the census of 2000, there were 31 419 people in Wheeling. Of these, 1,622 people lived in collective centers, the other inhabitants lived in 13,719 households and 7,806 families. The population density was 872 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was made up of 92.72 percent White, 4.99 percent African American, 0.10 percent Native American, 0.03 percent of residents from the Pacific Islander and 1.17 percent from other races; 1.09 per cent reported the derivation of several ethnicities. 0.58 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
Of the 13,719 households, 23.4 percent had children under the age of 18 living with them. 41.8 percent were married couples living together, 12.2 percent were single mothers. 43.1 percent were non-families, 38.3 percent of all households and 18.6 percent of households had someone living alone at the age of 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.17 and the average family size was 2.89 persons.
20.6 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 9.1 percent between 18 to 24, 24.3 percent between 25 and 44, 24.5 percent between 45 and 64 and 21.6 percent were 65 years or older. The average age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 84.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 79.6 males.
The median income for a household was $ 27,388, and the median income for a family was $ 38,708. Males had a median income of $ 30,750, women $ 22,099. The per capita income was $ 17,923. 13.1 percent of families and 18.0 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Sons and daughters of the town
- Chu Berry (1910-1941), jazz tenor saxophonist of the swing
- John Corbett ( born 1961 ), actor
- Walter L. Fisher (1862-1935), politician and Minister of the Interior of the United States
- Chuck Howley ( b. 1936 ), American football player
- Bill Mazeroski (* 1936), Baseball Player
- Robert Ney (born 1954 ), politician
- Tim O'Brien (born 1954 ), bluegrass musician
- Walter Reuther (1907-1970), German-born union leader and UAW President
- Bernard William Schmitt (1928-2011), Roman Catholic bishop