Editing Albright, West Virginia

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{{Infobox settlement
|name                     = Albright, West Virginia
|settlement_type          = [[Town]]
|nickname                 = 
|motto                    =

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|image_skyline            = Virginia Furnace North.jpg
|image_caption            = 1854 Historical [[Virginia Furnace|Iron Furnace]] (2013)
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|image_map                = File:Preston County West Virginia Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Albright Highlighted.svg
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|map_caption              = Location of Albright in Preston County, West Virginia.

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|subdivision_type         = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
|subdivision_name         = United States
|subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state|State]]
|subdivision_name1        = [[West Virginia]]
|subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in West Virginia|County]]
|subdivision_name2        = [[Preston County, West Virginia|Preston]]

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|government_type          = 
|leader_title             = Mayor
|leader_name              = Brian Snyder
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|leader_name1             = 
|established_title        = Incorporated
|established_date         =1914<ref name="West Virginia Blue Book">{{cite book|last=[[West Virginia Legislature]]|first=|title=West Virginia Blue Book, 2017-2018|url= https://www.wvlegislature.gov/legisdocs/publications/bluebook/2017-2018/0943_WVS_BlueBook.pdf|chapter=Section Ten: Municipalities|year=2018|publisher=West Virginia Legislature|location=Charleston, West Virginia|page=944}}</ref>

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|area_total_km2           = 0.71
|area_land_km2            = 0.60
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|area_total_sq_mi         = 0.27
|area_land_sq_mi          = 0.23
|area_water_sq_mi         = 0.04
|unit_pref = Imperial

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|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
|population_est           = 261
|pop_est_as_of            = 2021
|population_footnotes     = <ref name="USCensusEst2020-2021">{{cite web |last= |first= |title=City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2021 |url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-total-cities-and-towns.html |website=Census.gov |publisher=[[US Census Bureau]] |access-date=July 3, 2022}}</ref>
|population_total         = 260
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|population_density_km2   = 469.39
|population_density_sq_mi = 1215.52

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|timezone                 = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]]
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|postal_code_type         = [[ZIP code]]
|postal_code              = 26519
|area_code                = [[Area code 304|304]]
|blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
|blank_info               = 54-00748<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=January 31, 2008 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref>
|blank1_name              = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
|blank1_info              = 1553704<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|1553704}}</ref>
|website                  = {{URL|https://local.wv.gov/Albright/|Town website}}
}}

'''Albright''' is a town in central [[Preston County, West Virginia]], United States, along the [[Cheat River]]. The population was 260 at the 2020 census.<ref name="USCensusEst2020-2021"/> Albright was incorporated in 1914.<ref name="West Virginia Blue Book"/>

==History==
[[File:Albright Power Station.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Albright Power Station from across the Cheat River.]]
The town derives its name from David Albright, an early settler.<ref>{{cite book|last=Kenny|first=Hamill|title=West Virginia Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning, Including the Nomenclature of the Streams and Mountains|url=http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015009099824;view=1up;seq=102|year=1945|publisher=The Place Name Press|location=Piedmont, WV|page=74}}</ref> The [[1985 Election Day floods]] of the [[Cheat River]] wiped out most structures in the town.

Located near Albright is the [[Virginia Furnace]], listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1999.<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref>

The Albright Power Station, a former coal-fired power plant retired in 2012, sits across the Cheat River from Albright.<ref>{{cite web |title=Albright power station |url=https://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Albright_power_station |website=SourceWatch |access-date=August 30, 2019}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|0.27|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|0.23|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|0.04|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is water.<ref name="Gazetteer files">{{cite web|title=US Gazetteer files 2010 |url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=January 24, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120125061959/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |archive-date=January 25, 2012 }}</ref>
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==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=left
|1920= 262
|1930= 343
|1940= 334
|1950= 396
|1960= 304
|1970= 319
|1980= 357
|1990= 195
|2000= 247
|2010= 299
|2020= 260
|estyear=2021
|estimate=261
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2020-2021"/>
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
}}

===2010 census===
At the 2010 [[census]],<ref name ="wwwcensusgov">{{cite web|title=U.S. Census website|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=January 24, 2013}}</ref> there were 299 people, 120 households and 79 families living in the town. The [[population density]] was {{convert|1300.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 128 housing units at an average density of {{convert|556.5|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the town was 97.3% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.3% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 1.0% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], and 1.3% from two or more races.

There were 120 households, of which 30.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.3% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 10.0% had a female householder with no husband present, 7.5% had a male householder with no wife present, and 34.2% were non-families. 30.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 3.09.

The median age in the town was 38.2 years. 22.4% of residents were under the age of 18; 12.1% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 24.1% were from 25 to 44; 28.4% were from 45 to 64; and 13% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the town was 47.5% male and 52.5% female.

===2000 census===
At the 2000 [[census]],<ref name="GR2" /> there were 247 people, 99 households and 61 families living in the town. The [[population density]] was 857.9 per square mile (328.9/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 113 housing units at an average density of 392.5 per square mile (150.4/km<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup of the town was 98.79% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.40% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], and 0.81% from two or more races.

There were 99 households, of which 33.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.5% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 9.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.4% were non-families. 29.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 3.06.

27.9% of the population were under the age of 18, 6.1% from 18 to 24, 31.2% from 25 to 44, 23.1% from 45 to 64, and 11.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 87.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.5 males.

The [[median household income]] was $21,389 and the median family income was $21,500. Males had a median income of $20,764 compared with $16,250 for females. The [[per capita income]] was $10,581. About 27.9% of families and 26.2% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 36.6% of those under the age of eighteen and 27.3% of those 65 or over.

==Climate==
The climate in this area has mild differences between highs and lows, and there is adequate rainfall year-round.  According to the [[Köppen Climate Classification]] system, Albright has a [[humid subtropical climate]], abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=490064&cityname=Albright,+West+Virginia,+United+States+of+America&units=|title=
Albright, West Virginia Köppen Climate Classification (Weatherbase)|website=www.weatherbase.com|accessdate=December 3, 2024}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[List of towns in West Virginia]]

==References==
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==External links==
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[[Category:Towns in Preston County, West Virginia]]
[[Category:Towns in West Virginia]]
[[Category:Morgantown metropolitan area]]
[[Category:Coal towns in West Virginia]]
[[Category:Populated places on the Cheat River]]
[[Category:1914 establishments in West Virginia]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1914]]