Rowlesburg Town, West Virginia

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Rowlesburg Town is a town located in Preston County, West Virginia, in the Southern Region (South Atlantic) of United States. As per the 2000 census, town has a population of 613 inhabitants. As of July 2008, the estimated population was 613, It is the 88th smallest by population in the U.S. state of West Virginia. The town comprises an area of 1.14 mi˛ (2.95 square kilometre), of which, 1.05 square miles (2.72 square kilometre) of it is land and 0.08 square miles (0.21 square kilometre) of it is water, giving it the 135th largest by total area among West Virginia.

According to 2000 Census Bureau, there were 613 people, 260 households, and 164 families living in the town. The population density was 582 people per square mile (224.71/km˛), it is the 72nd least populated town in terms of population density. There were 304 housing units at an average density of 289.5 per square mile (111.78/km˛). The average household size was 2.36 and the average family size was 2.98. In the town the population is diverse age-wise, with 21.4% under the age of 18, 8.3% from 18 to 24, 26.9% from 25 to 44, 23.8% from 45 to 64, and 19.6% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 88.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.6 males. The median age is 41.5 years, the median age of male residents at 39 and the median age of female residents at 43.8. The racial or ethnic makeup of the town was 604 White, 1 Black or African American, American Indian, 2 Asian, Native Hawaiian, 6 from two or more races and Ohter races.

Population 2000-2008

School Enrollment 2000

GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the town was $28125, it is 108th wealthiest town by median household income in West Virginia. The median income for a family in the town was $32813, making it the 151st wealthiest town by median family income among the West Virginia. The per capita income for the town was $14663, it is the 155th wealthiest town in terms of per capita income. The median income was $14375, Males have a median income of $23250 versus $10573 for females.

In 2000, 105 pupils and students, of which 62.86% are male and 37.14% are female, 17.13% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, percentage of enrollment student are in, 7.62% nursery or pri school, 8.57% kindergarten, 53.33% elementary school, 24.76% high school and 5.71% College graduate school.

Year	Population
April 2000 census	613
April 2000 Estimate	613
July 2000 Estimate	612
July 2001 Estimate	609
July 2002 Estimate	614
July 2003 Estimate	611
July 2004 Estimate	610
July 2005 Estimate	613
July 2006 Estimate	616
July 2007 Estimate	615
July 2008 Estimate	613

School	Male	Female	Total
Nursery school	8		8
Kindergarten	5	4	9
Elementary school	39	17	56
High school	10	16	26
College or graduate school	4	2	6

Place	Median household income	Median family income	Per capita income
Rowlesburg town, West Virginia	$28125	$32813	$14663
Preston County, West Virginia	$27927	$32904	$13596
West Virginia, United States	$29696	$36484	$16477
United States	$41994	$50046	$21587