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City in West Virginia, United States| Sistersville, West Virginia | |
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| City | |
 Wells Street in downtown Sistersville in 2006 | |
 Location of Sistersville, West Virginia | |
| Country | United States |
| State | West Virginia |
| County | Tyler |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.5 sq mi (1.4 km) |
| • Land | 0.5 sq mi (1.4 km) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km) |
| Elevation | 650 ft (198 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 1,588 |
| • Density | 3,028.3/sq mi (1,169.2/km) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 26175 |
| Area code | 304 |
| FIPS code | 54-74380Template:GR |
| GNIS feature ID | 1552903Template:GR |
Sistersville is a city in Tyler County, West Virginia, along the Ohio River. The population was 1,588 at the 2000 census. The Sistersville Ferry crosses the Ohio River to the unincorporated community of Fly in Monroe County, Ohio.
Geography
Sistersville is located at 39°33′42″N 80°59′52″W / 39.56167°N 80.99778°W / 39.56167; -80.99778 (39.561615, -80.997791)Template:GR.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.5 square miles (1.3 km²), all of it land.
Demographics
As of the censusTemplate:GR of 2000, there were 1,588 people, 694 households, and 460 families residing in the city. The population density was 3,028.3 people per square mile (1,179.1/km²). There were 779 housing units at an average density of 1,485.5 per square mile (578.4/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 99.50% White, 0.06% African American, 0.06% Asian, and 0.38% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.31% of the population. In 2008, the U.S. Census Bureau estimated the town's population at 1,413.
There were 694 households out of which 29.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.0% were married couples living together, 11.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.6% were non-families. 31.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 18.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.29 and the average family size was 2.85.
In the city the population was spread out with 24.2% under the age of 18, 7.3% from 18 to 24, 25.6% from 25 to 44, 23.6% from 45 to 64, and 19.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 87.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.9 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $26,799, and the median income for a family was $33,750. Males had a median income of $34,250 versus $23,875 for females. The per capita income for the city was $15,267. About 16.2% of families and 22.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 35.8% of those under age 18 and 9.5% of those age 65 or over.
Notable people
- Bill Bolling- (1957-) current Lieutenant Governor of Virginia
- Juliann Graham-(1915-1935) actress
- Tara Wilson, Miss West Virginia USA 2000
See also
References
External links
- Detailed city data from www.city-data.com
- "Historic Wells Inn Comes Full Circle" in Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, May 2011
- "Storytelling Retreat in Sistersville" from Words from the Mountains Blog
| Municipalities and communities of Tyler County, West Virginia, United States | ||
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| County seat: Middlebourne | ||
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |