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{{Redirect|Brandonville|the census-designated place in Pennsylvania|Brandonville, Pennsylvania}} {{Use mdy dates|date=May 2024}} {{Infobox settlement |official_name = Brandonville, West Virginia |settlement_type = [[Town]] |nickname = |motto = <!-- Images --> |image_skyline = Hagans Homestead.jpg |imagesize = |image_caption = [[Hagans Homestead]] (1830) |image_flag = |image_seal = <!-- Maps --> |image_map = File:Preston County West Virginia Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Brandonville Highlighted.svg |mapsize = 260px |map_caption = Location of Brandonville in Preston County, West Virginia. <!-- Location --> |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]] <!-- Government --> |government_footnotes = |government_type = |leader_title = |leader_name = |leader_title1 = |leader_name1 = |established_title = |established_date = <!-- Area --> |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_magnitude = |area_total_km2 = 1.00 |area_land_km2 = 1.00 |area_water_km2 = 0.00 |area_total_sq_mi = 0.39 |area_land_sq_mi = 0.39 |area_water_sq_mi = 0.00 <!-- Population --> |population_as_of = [[2020 United States census|2020]] |population_est = 136 |pop_est_as_of = 2021 |population_footnotes = <ref name="USCensusEst2020-2021">{{cite web |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 = 136 |population_density_km2 = 105.19 |population_density_sq_mi = 272.73 <!-- General information --> |timezone = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]] |utc_offset = -5 |timezone_DST = EDT |utc_offset_DST = -4 |elevation_footnotes = <ref name=gnis/> |elevation_m = |elevation_ft = 1805 |coordinates = {{coord|39|39|59|N|79|37|17|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}} |postal_code_type = [[ZIP code]] |postal_code = 26525 |area_code = [[Area code 304|304]] |blank_name = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]] |blank_info = 54-09844<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 = 1553965<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|1553965}}</ref> |website = https://local.wv.gov/brandonville/Pages/default.aspx |footnotes = |pop_est_footnotes = <ref name="USCensusEst2020-2021"/> |unit_pref = Imperial }} '''Brandonville''' is a town in northern [[Preston County, West Virginia]], United States. The population was 136 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref name="USCensusEst2020-2021"/> ==History== Brandonville was laid out in 1827 by Jonathan Brandon, and named for him.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Morton|first1=Oren Frederic|last2=Cole|first2=J. R.|title=A History of Preston County, West Virginia|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hBIwAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA243|year=1914|publisher=Journal Publishing Company|page=243}}</ref> The [[Hagans Homestead]] was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1993.<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref> The town made international headlines in 1987 when then mayor [[Clarence Fike]] issued civic election ballots with no names on them and "told everyone they could vote for themselves.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Our Town |work=[[The Times]] |date=10 June 1987 |page=14 |url=https://archive.org/details/NewsUK1987UKEnglish/Jun%2010%201987%2C%20The%20Times%2C%20%2362791%2C%20UK%20%28en%29/page/n13/mode/2up |access-date=22 December 2024 }}</ref> ==Geography== Brandonville is located at {{coord|39|39|59|N|79|37|17|W|type:city}} (39.666321, -79.621517).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|0.39|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 |1860= 165 |1870= 100 |1880= 107 |1890= 82 |1900= 68 |1910= 96 |1920= 67 |1930= 82 |1940= 113 |1950= 100 |1960= 109 |1970= 82 |1980= 92 |1990= 73 |2000= 102 |2010= 101 |2020= 136 |estyear=2021 |estimate=136 |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 United States Census|2010 census]] there were 101 people, 47 households, and 29 families living in the town. The population density was {{convert|259.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 57 housing units at an average density of {{convert|146.2|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census#2010 census|racial makeup]] of the town was 95.0% White and 5.0% from other races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.0%.<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 47 households 23.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.6% were married couples living together, 14.9% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.3% had a male householder with no wife present, and 38.3% were non-families. 31.9% of households were one person and 17.1% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.15 and the average family size was 2.62. The median age in the town was 41.9 years. 17.8% of residents were under the age of 18; 6% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 28.7% were from 25 to 44; 23.8% were from 45 to 64; and 23.8% were 65 or older. The gender makeup of the town was 47.5% male and 52.5% female. ===2000 census=== At the [[2000 United States Census|2000 census]] there were 102 people, 41 households, and 28 families living in the town. The population density was 259.3 inhabitants per square mile (101.0/km{{sup|2}}). There were 46 housing units at an average density of 116.9 per square mile (45.5/km{{sup|2}}). The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census#2000 census|racial makeup]] of the town was 97.06% White, and 2.94% from two or more races.<ref name="GR2" /> Of the 41 households 26.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.3% were married couples living together, 17.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.7% were non-families. 29.3% of households were one person and 17.1% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 3.04. The age distribution was 25.5% under the age of 18, 6.9% from 18 to 24, 23.5% from 25 to 44, 21.6% from 45 to 64, and 22.5% 65 or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 85.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.4 males. The median household income was $28,125 and the median family income was $25,000. Males had a median income of $61,875 versus $17,917 for females. The per capita income for the town was $22,118. There were 17.6% of families and 24.5% of the population living below the [[poverty line]], including 58.8% of under eighteens and 32.0% of those over 64. ==Notable people== * [[George Bird Evans]], illustrator, mystery novelist, gunning and bird dog writer, and dog breeder * [[Mrs. A. Elmore]], writer, editor, temperance reformer, and philanthropist ==References== <references /> {{Preston County, West Virginia}} {{West Virginia municipalities}} {{authority control}} [[Category:Towns in Preston County, West Virginia]] [[Category:Towns in West Virginia]] [[Category:Morgantown metropolitan area]] [[Category:1827 establishments in Virginia]]
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