Gary, West Virginia

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Gary, West Virginia
settlement_type = City
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map_caption = Location of Gary, West Virginia


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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 = West Virginia
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = McDowell

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area_total_km2 = 2.3
area_land_km2 = 2.3
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area_total_sq_mi = 0.9
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population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 917
population_density_km2 = 395.4
population_density_sq_mi = 1024.0

timezone = Eastern (EST)
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timezone_DST = EDT
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elevation_m = 430
elevation_ft = 1411
latd = 37 |latm = 21 |lats = 41 |latNS = N
longd = 81 |longm = 32 |longs = 11 |longEW = W

postal_code_type = ZIP code
postal_code = 24836
area_code = 304
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blank_info = 54-30196GR|2
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blank1_info = 1554536GR|3
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Gary is a city in McDowell County, West Virginia, USA. The population was 917 at the 2000 census.

Gary was once a booming coal mining company town run by the United States Steel Corporation. Gary was incorporated on July 1, 1971, by popular vote of residents in an election held on March 16, 1970. Incorporation includes five communities: Elbert, Filbert, Gary, Thorpe, and Wilcoe. The town was named in honor of Judge Elbert Gary, one-time president of U.S. Steel Corporation. U.S. Steel shut down its Gary Operations in 1986. The principal industry is coal mining, but poverty and unemployment have plagued the area since the closing of U.S. Steel.

Geography

Gary is located at coor dms|37|21|41|N|81|32|11|W|city (37.361378, -81.536347)GR|1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.9 square miles (2.3 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 917 people, 420 households, and 260 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,024.0 people per square mile (393.4/km²). There were 542 housing units at an average density of 605.2/sq mi (232.5/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 61.40% White, 35.55% African American, 0.11% Native American, and 2.94% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.55% of the population.

There were 420 households out of which 17.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.8% were married couples living together, 14.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.9% were non-families. 36.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 23.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.18 and the average family size was 2.77.

In the city the population was spread out with 19.0% under the age of 18, 5.7% from 18 to 24, 18.4% from 25 to 44, 25.0% from 45 to 64, and 32.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 50 years. For every 100 females there were 86.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 78.6 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $22,857, and the median income for a family was $30,938. Males had a median income of $28,750 versus $17,019 for females. The per capita income for the city was $13,233. About 24.2% of families and 30.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 58.2% of those under age 18 and 18.5% of those age 65 or over.

References

External links

* [http://garycoaldiggersalumni.freeservers.com/coaldigger.htm Gary High School Coaldigger Alumni]
* [http://www.coalcampusa.com/sowv/flattop/gary/gary.htm Coalfields of the Appalachian Mountains - Gary, WV]