Editing Anawalt, West Virginia

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|official_name            = Anawalt, West Virginia
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'''Anawalt''' is a town in [[McDowell County, West Virginia|McDowell County]], [[West Virginia]], United States. At one time it was known as '''Jeanette'''.<ref name=gnis/> It is named in honor of James White Anawalt, who was then manager of Union Supply Company, a subsidiary of the [[U.S. Steel|United States Steel Company]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Wakefield |first1=John Anwalt |title=History and Genealogy of the Anawalts and Cognate Families |date=1935 |location=Winnetka, Illinois}}</ref> The population was 186 at the 2020 census.<ref name="USCensusEst2020-2021"/> [[Coal mining]] was the town's chief industry. Anawalt was incorporated in 1949.<ref name="West Virginia Blue Book"/>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|0.57|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, all  land.<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>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=left
|1950= 1383
|1960= 1062
|1970= 801
|1980= 652
|1990= 329
|2000= 272
|2010= 226
|2020= 186
|estyear=2021
|estimate=179
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2020-2021"/>
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|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=U.S. Decennial Census|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 11, 2013}}</ref><br>2015 Estimate<ref name="2015 Pop Estimate">{{cite web|title=Population Estimates|url=https://www.census.gov/popest/data/cities/totals/2015/SUB-EST2015-3.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=May 23, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161019182931/https://www.census.gov/popest/data/cities/totals/2015/SUB-EST2015-3.html|archive-date=October 19, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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[[File:Anawalt WV VFD.jpg|thumb|right|Anawalt Volunteer Fire Department]]

===2010 census===
At the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]] there were 226 people, 91 households, and 62 families living in the town. The population density was {{convert|396.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 135 housing units at an average density of {{convert|236.8|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census#2010 census|racial makeup]] of the town was 88.9% White, 9.3% African American, and 1.8% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.4%.<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>

Of the 91 households 31.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.8% were married couples living together, 19.8% had a female householder with no husband present, 6.6% had a male householder with no wife present, and 31.9% were non-families. 29.7% of households were one person and 15.4% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 2.97.

The median age in the town was 44.3 years. 20.4% of residents were under the age of 18; 8.9% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 23% were from 25 to 44; 32.4% were from 45 to 64; and 15.5% were 65 or older. The gender makeup of the town was 47.8% male and 52.2% female.

===2000 census===
At the [[2000 United States Census|2000 census]] there were 272 people, 114 households, and 77 families living in the town. The population density was {{convert|418.4|PD/sqmi}}. There were 148 housing units at an average density of {{convert|227.7|/sqmi}}.  The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census#2000 census|racial makeup]] of the town was 90.44% White, 9.19% African American, and 0.37% from two or more races.<ref name="GR2" />
Of the 114 households 25.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.0% were married couples living together, 12.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.6% were non-families. 28.9% of households were one person and 18.4% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 2.91.

The age distribution was 21.0% under the age of 18, 7.4% from 18 to 24, 28.7% from 25 to 44, 26.8% from 45 to 64, and 16.2% 65 or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 83.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.8 males.

The median household income was $13,333 and the median family income  was $17,321. Males had a median income of $30,938 versus $14,375 for females. The per capita income for the town was $8,953. About 37.3% of families and 37.0% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 35.6% of those under the age of eighteen and 28.3% of those sixty five or over.

==Notable people==
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*[[Ed Setrakian]], actor, born 1928

==References==
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{{McDowell County, West Virginia}}
{{West Virginia municipalities}}

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[[Category:Towns in McDowell County, West Virginia]]
[[Category:Towns in West Virginia]]
[[Category:Coal towns in West Virginia]]
[[Category:West Virginia populated places on the Tug Fork]]
[[Category:1949 establishments in West Virginia]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1949]]