Editing Bolivar, West Virginia

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{{Infobox settlement
|name                     = Bolivar, West Virginia
|settlement_type          = [[Town]]
|nickname                 = 
|image_skyline            = Washington west of Gilbert, Bolivar.jpg
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|image_caption            = Houses on Washington Street
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|pushpin_map = Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia#West Virginia#USA
|map_caption              = Location of Bolivar in Jefferson County, West Virginia.
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|subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state|State]]
|subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in West Virginia|County]]
|subdivision_name         = United States
|subdivision_name1        = [[West Virginia]]
|subdivision_name2        = [[Jefferson County, West Virginia|Jefferson]]
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|leader_title1            = [[Municipal clerk#West Virginia|Recorder]]
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|area_footnotes           = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2019">{{cite web|title=2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2019_Gazetteer/2019_gaz_place_54.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=August 7, 2020}}</ref>
|area_total_km2           = 1.12
|area_land_km2            = 1.12
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|population_as_of         = [[2010 United States Census|2010]]
|population_note          = 
|population_total         = 1045
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|population_density_sq_mi = 2360.28
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|timezone                 = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|EST]]
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|area_total_sq_mi         = 0.43
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|elevation_ft             = 509
|website                  = http://www.bolivarwv.org/
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|area_code                = [[Area code 304|304]]
|blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
|blank_info               = 54-08932<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              = 2390738<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2390738}}</ref>
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'''Bolivar''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|b|ɒ|l|ᵻ|v|ər}} {{respell|BO|liv|er}}) is a town in [[Jefferson County, West Virginia]], United States. The population was 1,072 at the 2020 census. The town is named for [[South America]]n revolutionary leader [[Simón Bolívar]].<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=151|year=1945|publisher=The Place Name Press   |location=Piedmont, WV|page=123}}</ref> Located in West Virginia's [[Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia|Eastern Panhandle]], it is part of the northwestern fringes of the [[Washington metropolitan area]].

The [[Appalachian Trail]] passes directly through nearby [[Harpers Ferry, West Virginia|Harpers Ferry]], which some consider the psychological midpoint of the trail, although the physical midpoint is further north, in [[Pennsylvania]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nps.gov/hafe/planyourvisit/hikes.htm|title=Hikes - Harpers Ferry National Historical Park (U.S. National Park Service)|website=www.nps.gov|access-date=April 28, 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171004215128/https://www.nps.gov/hafe/planyourvisit/hikes.htm|archive-date=October 4, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.loc.gov/item/2011630949/|title=Headquarters and psychological mid-point of the Appalachian Trail, Harpers Ferry, West Virginia|website=loc.gov|access-date=April 28, 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170921193012/https://www.loc.gov/item/2011630949/|archive-date=September 21, 2017}}</ref> Uniquely, the towns of Harpers Ferry and Bolivar partnered with the ATC to be declared a united Appalachian Trail Community.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://appalachiantrail.com/places/harpers-ferry-bolivar-wv-an-appalachian-trail-community/ |title=Harper's Ferry & Bolivar, West Virginia: An Appalachian Trail Community |publisher=Appalachian Trail Conservancy |access-date=May 24, 2018}}</ref>

==Geography==
Bolivar is contiguous with, and immediately up-hill from, the famous historic town [[Harpers Ferry]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|0.44|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
|1850= 1054
|1860= 1130
|1880= 822
|1890= 804
|1900= 781
|1910= 687
|1920= 585
|1930= 616
|1940= 628
|1950= 637
|1960= 754
|1970= 943
|1980= 672
|1990= 1013
|2000= 1045
|2010= 1045
|2020= 1072
|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===
As of the [[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> of 2010, there were 1,045 people, 498 households, and 266 families living in the town. The [[population density]] was {{convert|2375.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 565 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1284.1|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the town was 93.4% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 4.5% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.2% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.3% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.3% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 1.3% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.3% of the population.

There were 498 households, of which 23.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.8% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 9.0% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.6% had a male householder with no wife present, and 46.6% were non-families. 40.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.10 and the average family size was 2.81.

The median age in the town was 43.7 years. 17.5% of residents were under the age of 18; 8.3% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 25.5% were from 25 to 44; 32.5% were from 45 to 64; and 16.1% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the town was 46.1% male and 53.9% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 1,045 people, 479 households, and 274 families living in the town. The population density was {{convert|2,141.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 519 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1,063.4|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the town was 91.10% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 5.36% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.67% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.48% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.19% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.48% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.72% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.63% of the population.

There were 479 households, out of which 23.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.6% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 10.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 42.6% were non-families. 35.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.2% 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 2.83.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 20.8% under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 30.0% from 25 to 44, 25.0% from 45 to 64, and 16.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.6 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $42,375, and the median income for a family was $47,375. Males had a median income of $36,667 versus $25,500 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $20,969. About 8.1% of families and 12.5% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 14.3% of those under age 18 and 16.4% of those age 65 or over.

==Transportation==
[[File:2016-09-27 09 58 02 View south along U.S. Route 340 (William L. Wilson Freeway) between Union Street and U.S. Route 340 Alternate (Washington Street) in Bolivar, Jefferson County, West Virginia.jpg|thumb|US 340 southbound in Bolivar]]
The only significant highway providing access to Bolivar is [[U.S. Route 340 in West Virginia|U.S. Route 340]]. Although signed north–south, the road runs generally eastward from Bolivar. It briefly passes through [[Harpers Ferry, West Virginia|Harpers Ferry]], then traverses the northern tip of [[Loudoun County, Virginia|Loudoun County]], [[Virginia]] after crossing the [[Shenandoah River]], quickly crosses the [[Potomac River]] into [[Maryland]] and eventually reaches its terminus at [[Frederick, Maryland|Frederick]]. To the west, U.S. Route 340 passes through [[Charles Town, West Virginia|Charles Town]] before turning southwest and traversing the eastern edge of Virginia's [[Shenandoah Valley]]. Bolivar and neighboring Harpers Ferry also host an unsigned [[U.S. Route 340 Alternate|alternate route of U.S. Route 340]], which follows Washington Street through Bolivar.

==References==
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==External links==
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* [http://www.bolivarwv.org/ Corporation of Bolivar Website]

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{{West Virginia municipalities}}

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[[Category:Populated places established in 1825]]
[[Category:Towns in Jefferson County, West Virginia]]
[[Category:Towns in West Virginia]]
[[Category:West Virginia populated places on the Potomac River]]
[[Category:1825 establishments in Virginia]]
[[Category:Washington metropolitan area]]