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Beaver, West Virginia

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In the C.D.P., the population was spread out, with 21.8% under the age of 18, 9.8% from 18 to 24, 27.2% from 25 to 44, 25.7% from 45 to 64, and 15.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over,
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living together, 10.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.4% were non-families. 30.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.26 and the average family size was 2.81.
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was 313.7 people per square mile (121.2/km). There were 696 housing units at an average density of 158.4/sq mi (61.2/km). The racial composition of the C.D.P. was 98.77% white, 0.07% black, 0.15% aboriginal American, 0.94% Asian, and 0.07% from two or more races.
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and had the community name changed to "Glen Hedrick." The residents petitioned the federal government for another name change and finally, the community was officially named Beaver in 1939.
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The median income for a household in the C.D.P. was $ 25,863, and the median income for a family was $ 32,083. Males had a median income of $ 35,156 versus $ 16,836 for females. The
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There were 602 households, out of which 25.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.3% were
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for the C.D.P. was $ 16,694. About 9.2% of families and 16.6% of the population were below the
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of 2000, there were 1,378 people, 602 households, and 388 families residing in the C.D.P. The
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U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Beaver, West Virginia
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man who ran a clothing store there. In 1929 or 1930, Grover Hedrick bought
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Unincorporated communities in Raleigh County, West Virginia
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Census-designated place in West Virginia, United States
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Census-designated place
Location of Beaver, West Virginia
37°44′51″N 81°8′31″W / 37.74750°N 81.14194°W / 37.74750; -81.14194
Country
State
West Virginia
County
Raleigh
Time zone
UTC-5
Eastern (EST)
DST
UTC-4
ZIP code
Area code
304
FIPS code
GNIS
census-designated place
Raleigh County
West Virginia
Huntington
Ritter Lumber Company
United States Census Bureau
census
population density
Hispanic
Latino
married couples
per capita income

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