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Weston is a city in Lewis County, West Virginia along the West Fork River. The population was 4,317 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Lewis CountyGR6. Weston was incorporated January 14, 1846. Lewis 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. ...
The West Fork River is a chief tributary of the Monongahela River in north-central West Virginia, on the unglaciated Allegheny Plateau. ...
A county seat is a term for an administrative center for a county, primarily used in the United States. ...
Lewis County is a county located in the state of West Virginia. ...
January 14 is the 14th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...
1846 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ...
Weston, West Virginia is also home to the former Weston State Hospital. Weston State Hospital, formerly known as the Trans-Allegheny Asylum for the Insane, is an empty building located near the West Fork of the Monongahela River in Weston. Empty since 1994 when a new mental health facility, the William R. Sharpe, Jr. Hospital was built nearby, the building is being considered of adaptive reuse and historic preservation.
The Hospital building is an example of the skills of its architect, R. Snowden Andrews, and of the Irish, Scottish, and German craftsmen who carved its stone. It is considered to be representative of the development of mental health care in America.
Jackson's Mill, the preserved grist mill of Cummins Jackson, an uncle of Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson, who raised him and his sister after their parents died, is the centerpiece of a historical site and museum at the Jackson's Mill Center for Lifelong Learning and State 4-H Camp. The facility, located near Weston, serves as a special campus for West Virginia University (WVU) and the WVU Extension Service. Jackson's Mill is also the home of the Jackson's Mill Jubilee every Labor Day. Jacksons Mill, owned by Cummins Jackson Cummins Jackson was a paternal uncle of Confederate General Thomas Jonathon Stonewall Jackson (1824-1863). ...
A grist mill is a place where grains are ground into flour. ...
Jacksons Mill, owned by Cummins Jackson Cummins Jackson was a paternal uncle of Confederate General Thomas Jonathon Stonewall Jackson (1824-1863). ...
Stonewall Jackson For the 1960s country music artist, see Stonewall Jackson (musician); for the submarine, see USS Stonewall Jackson (SSBN-634). ...
4-H in the United States is a youth organization in the United States administered by the Department of Agriculture Cooperative Extension System with the mission of empowering youth to reach their full potential, working and learning in partnership with caring adults. ...
WVU Mountaineer Mascot statue in front of the Mountainlair Student Union. ...
Labor Day is a United States federal holiday that takes place on the first Monday of September. ...
Geography
Weston is located at 39°2′31″N, 80°28′12″W (39.041857, -80.469929)GR1. Image File history File links WVMap-doton-Weston. ...
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 4.4 km² (1.7 mi²), all land. 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 censusGR2 of 2000, there were 4,317 people, 1,942 households, and 1,172 d 18.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.22 and the average family size was 2.84. In the city the population was spread out with 20.3% under the age of 18, 7.9% from 18 to 24, 27.1% from 25 to 44, 24.9% from 45 to 64, and 19.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 83.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 80.4 males. 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 median income for a household in the city was $26,690, and the median income for a family was $33,783. Males had a median income of $27,988 versus $17,335 for females. The per capita income for the city was $14,089. About 15.1% of families and 18.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 25.8% of those under age 18 and 9.3% 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. ...
Utilities Cable=Rapid Communications, providing basic & expanded cable, digital cable, and High Speed Internet to all customers. Phone=Verizon, & Fibernet providing local and long distance calling services, & High Speed internet within city limits Water=West Virginia American Water Company Electric=Allegheny Power Gas=Dominion & Equitrans & Hope Sewage=Weston Sanitary Board
Places of Worship
Assemblies of God ASSEMBLY OF GOD, 304-269-5674 385 MID AVENUE, WESTON WV 26452
Baptist First Baptist Church , 304-269-1569 132 East Second Street, Weston WV 26452 Website: http://www.westonfbc.org
Fisher Baptist Camp, 304-269-7218 Gee Lick, Weston WV 26452
New Life Southern Baptist Church, 304-269-6446 206 Glady Fork Road, Weston WV 26452
Roman Catholic Saint Boniface Parish (1875), 304-269-1767 9140 US Hwy 33W, Camden WV 26338
Saint Clare Church, 304-269-1767 Weston WV 26452
Saint Patrick Parish (1884), 304-269-3048 222 Center Avenue, Weston WV 26452 Website: http://www.spchurchweston.net/
Church of Christ Weston Church of Christ, 304-269-2129 819 Camden Avenue, Weston WV 26452
Episcopal Saint Paul's Episcopal Church, 304-269-5266 206 East 2nd Street, Weston WV 26452
Methodist Saint Matthew United Methodist Church, 304-269-2428 120 East 3rd Street, Weston WV 26452
Stonecoal United Methodist Church, 304-269-7341 Weston WV 26452
Non-Denominational Christian Faith Center, 304-472-7139 Weston WV 26452
Our Neighbor Emergency Food Only, 304-269-6327 114 East 1st Street, Weston WV 26452
Word of Life Ministries, 304-269-6492 Butchersville, Weston WV 26452
Presbyterian First Presbyterian Church, 304-269-2801 312 Main Avenue, Weston WV 26452
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