Downtown Fairmont and the Monongahela River in 2006

The Marion County Courthouse in Fairmont

Fairmont is a city in Marion County, West Virginia, USA. The population was 19,097 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Marion County^GR6. Established in 1820 as Middletown, then in Monongalia County, it was chartered by the Virginia General Assembly in 1843 as Fairmont, a contraction of "Fair Mountain". Fairmont is nicknamed "The Friendly City" and is also touted as "The Home of the Original Pepperoni Roll".^{[citation needed]} Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2856x1805, 1444 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Fairmont, West Virginia User:Malepheasant/articles Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2856x1805, 1444 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Fairmont, West Virginia User:Malepheasant/articles Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera... The Monongahela River at Morgantown, West Virginia in 1999 The Monongahela River (Affectionately referred to as The Mon) is a river on the Allegheny Plateau in West Virginia and Pennsylvania in the United States. ... Image File history File links Adapted from Wikipedias WV county maps by Seth Ilys. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (2712x2114, 3433 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Marion County, West Virginia Fairmont, West Virginia User:Malepheasant/articles Marion County Courthouse (West Virginia) ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (2712x2114, 3433 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Marion County, West Virginia Fairmont, West Virginia User:Malepheasant/articles Marion County Courthouse (West Virginia) ... For other uses, see Marion County Courthouse. ... Marion County is a county located in the state of West Virginia. ... Official language(s) English Capital Charleston Largest city Charleston Area  Ranked 41st  - Total 24,244 sq mi (62,809 km²)  - Width 130 miles (210 km)  - Length 240 miles (385 km)  - % water 0. ... A county seat is a term for an administrative center for a county, primarily used in the United States. ... Marion County is a county located in the state of West Virginia. ... 1820 was a leap year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Monongalia County is a county located in the state of West Virginia. ... The Virginia General Assembly is the state legislature of the Commonwealth of Virginia, a U.S. state. ... 1843 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... The pepperoni roll is a snack popular in West Virginia and some nearby regions of the Appalachian Mountains. ...

Fairmont is located in the North-Central region of the state, along West Virginia's I-79 High Tech Corridor, about 18 miles southwest of Morgantown, and about 23 miles northeast of Clarksburg. Fairmont's National White Collar Crime Center provides nationwide support to law enforcement agencies involved in prevention, investigation, and prosecution of economic and high-tech crime. The NASA Independent Verification and Validation Facility, governed by the Goddard Space Flight Center, houses more than 150 full-time employees and more than 20 in-house partners and contractors.^{[citation needed]} Map of North-Central WV North-Central West Virginia is a region of the U.S. State of West Virginia. ... Interstate 79 is an interstate highway in the eastern United States. ... Morgantown is a city in Monongalia County,GR6 West Virginia, on the banks of the Monongahela River. ... Clarksburg is a city located in Harrison County, West Virginia. ... Aerial view of Goddard Space Flight Center. ...

As of June 2006, Fairmont city council is in the process (depending on votes) of consolidating Fairmont with the unincorporated communities of Marion County, to have a City-County government, the first to do so in West Virginia. This would make Fairmont the 3rd largest city in the state, just behind Charleston and Huntington. [1] In American local government, a consolidated city-county, metropolitan municipality or regional municipality is a city and county that have been merged into one jurisdiction. ... Official language(s) English Capital Charleston Largest city Charleston Area  Ranked 41st  - Total 24,244 sq mi (62,809 km²)  - Width 130 miles (210 km)  - Length 240 miles (385 km)  - % water 0. ... Official website: www. ... Huntington is a city located in the U.S. State of West Virginia along the Ohio River. ...

Fairmont State University, established in 1865, is located in Fairmont. The former head of the art department of the school, Luella Mundel, was the subject of a documentary called American Inquisition by Helen Whitney. Mundel was the victim of blacklisting during the McCarthy era, and the documentary showed how the negative effects of that era reached even smalltown West Virginia. This documentary was the subject of a very famous case about the First Amendment.^[1] Fairmont State University is a public university located in Fairmont, West Virginia. ... 1865 (MDCCCLXV) is a common year starting on Sunday. ... Luella Mundel was the subject of a documentary by Helen Whitney called American Inquisition. ... Helen Whitney was an award-winning producer for the American Broadcasting Corporation. ... A blacklist is a list or register of entities who, for one reason or another, are being denied a particular privilege, service, or mobility. ... Red Channels; A 1950 publication documenting Communist influence in radio and television McCarthyism is the term describing a period of intense anti-Communist suspicion in the United States that lasted roughly from the late 1940s to the late 1950s. ... Floyd Abrams Helen Whitney was a prize-winning American Broadcasting Corporation producer and writer who in 1982 devoted half of a one-hour program (American Inquisition) to the impact McCarthyism had on Fairmont, a small West Virginia town. ... The first ten Amendments to the U.S. Constitution make up the Bill of Rights. ...

Local Attractions

Pricketts Fort State Park is located in the northern part of Fairmont. A reconstruction of the original fort which hosts costumed reinactments of eighteenth century life as well as plays and music performances.

Valley Falls State Park is also located nearby to the east. One of the falls on the Tygart Valley River. ...

Geography

Fairmont is located at 39°28′53″N, 80°8′36″W (39.481253, -80.143453)^GR1. The Tygart Valley River and the West Fork River join in Fairmont to form the Monongahela River. The Tygart Valley River is a chief tributary of the Monongahela River in east-central West Virginia in the United States. ... The West Fork River is a chief tributary of the Monongahela River in north-central West Virginia, on the unglaciated Allegheny Plateau. ... The Monongahela River at Morgantown, West Virginia in 1999 The Monongahela River (Affectionately referred to as The Mon) is a river on the Allegheny Plateau in West Virginia and Pennsylvania in the United States. ...

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 21.2 km² (8.2 mi²). 20.3 km² (7.8 mi²) of it is land and 0.9 km² (0.4 mi²) of it (4.40%) is water. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title ) is a part of the United States Department of Commerce. ... A square metre (US spelling: square meter) is by definition the area enclosed by a square with sides each 1 metre long. ... A square mile is an English unit of area equal to that of a square with sides each 1 statute mile (≈1,609 m) in length. ...

Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 19,097 people, 8,447 households, and 4,671 families residing in the city. The population density was 941.7/km² (2,438.5/mi²). There were 9,755 housing units at an average density of 481.0/km² (1,245.6/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 90.16% White, 7.26% African American, 0.26% Native American, 0.61% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.20% from other races, and 1.49% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.82% of the population. The Seventh Census of the United States, conducted by the Bureau of the Census, determined the resident population of the United States to be 23,191,876 — an increase of 35. ... The United States Census of 1860 was the eighth Census conducted in the United States. ... The Ninth United States Census was taken in 1870. ... 1880 US Census The United States Census of 1880 was the tenth United States Census. ... The Eleventh United States Census was taken June 1, 1890. ... 1900 US Census The Twelfth United States Census, conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States to be 76,212,168, an increase of 21. ... The Thirteenth United States Census was taken in 1910. ... The Fourteenth United States Census was taken in 1920. ... The Fifteenth United States Census was taken in 1930. ... The Sixteenth United States Census, conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States to be 132,164,569, an increase of 7. ... The Seventeenth United States Census was taken in 1950. ... The Eighteenth United States Census was taken in 1960. ... The Nineteenth United States Census was taken in 1970. ... The Twetieth United States Census, conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States to be 226,542,199, an increase of 11. ... The Twenty-first United States Census, conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States to be 248,709,873, an increase of 9. ... 2000 US Census logo The Twenty-Second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13. ... 1870 US Census for New York City A census is the process of obtaining information about every member of a population (not necessarily a human population). ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... Race, as defined by the United States Census Bureau and the Federal Office of Management and Budget (OMB), is a self-identification data item in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...

There were 8,447 households out of which 21.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.2% were married couples living together, 11.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 44.7% were non-families. 36.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.16 and the average family size was 2.83. Matrimony redirects here. ...

In the city the population was spread out with 18.4% under the age of 18, 14.9% from 18 to 24, 24.1% from 25 to 44, 22.2% from 45 to 64, and 20.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 87.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.3 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $25,628, and the median income for a family was $37,126. Males had a median income of $27,944 versus $20,401 for females. The per capita income for the city was $16,062. About 12.6% of families and 20.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 22.0% of those under age 18 and 9.7% of those age 65 or over. The per capita income for a group of people may be defined as their total personal income, divided by the total population. ... Map of countries showing percentage of population who have an income below the national poverty line The poverty line is the level of income below which one cannot afford to purchase all the resources one requires to live. ...

Prominent natives of Fairmont

• Frank Kendall Everest, Jr, The Fastest Man Alive
• Johnnie Johnson, musician
• John Paul Henderson, farmer, winner of 1976 Farm Family of the Year Award.
• John Knowles, author
• Luella Mundel, professor and McCarthyism victim
• Mary Lou Retton, gymnast
• Nick Saban, football coach
• John Sandor, opera singer
• Francis H. Pierpont, father of West Virginia
• Julia Pierpont, founder of Decoration/Memorial Day

Tyler Rodriguez , world's LARGEST dick : ) Brigadier General Frank Kendall Everest Jr. ... Johnnie Johnson (July 8, 1924 – April 13, 2005) was a piano player and blues musician whose work as Chuck Berrys piano sideman led to his induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. ... John Knowles (September 16, 1926 - November 29, 2001), b. ... Luella Mundel was the subject of a documentary by Helen Whitney called American Inquisition. ... Mary Lou Retton (born January 24, 1968 in Fairmont, West Virginia) is an American gymnast. ... Nick Lou Saban (born October 31, 1951 in Fairmont, West Virginia) is the head coach of the Alabama Crimson Tide football team. ... Francis Harrison Pierpont (January 25, 1814–March 24, 1899), called the Father of West Virginia, was an American lawyer, politician, and governor of (the free parts of) Virginia during the Civil War. ...

See also

• Fairmont State University
• Fairmont Marion County Transit Authority
• Floyd Abrams and the McCarthy documentary case
• West Virginia

Fairmont State University is a public university located in Fairmont, West Virginia. ... There are very few or no other articles that link to this one. ... Floyd Abrams Helen Whitney was a prize-winning American Broadcasting Corporation producer and writer who in 1982 devoted half of a one-hour program (American Inquisition) to the impact McCarthyism had on Fairmont, a small West Virginia town. ... Official language(s) English Capital Charleston Largest city Charleston Area  Ranked 41st  - Total 24,244 sq mi (62,809 km²)  - Width 130 miles (210 km)  - Length 240 miles (385 km)  - % water 0. ...

References

1. ^ Floyd Abrams, Speaking Freely, published by Viking Press (2005), Page 153-58

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External links

• City of Fairmont website
• Times West Virginian newspaper
• Main Street Fairmont
• Fairmont State University
• Fairmont Community Development Partnership
• Fairmont/Morgantown Housing Authority
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