Editing Cairo, West Virginia

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|official_name            = Cairo, West Virginia
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|subdivision_name1        = [[West Virginia]]
|subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in West Virginia|County]]
|subdivision_name2        = [[Ritchie County, West Virginia|Ritchie]]

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|population_est           = 172
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|postal_code              = 26337
|area_code                = [[Area code 304|304]]
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'''Cairo''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|k|ɛər|oʊ}} {{respell|KAIR|oh}}) is a town in [[Ritchie County, West Virginia|Ritchie County]], [[West Virginia]], United States, along [[West Virginia Route 31]], the North Fork of the [[Hughes River (West Virginia)|Hughes River]], and the [[North Bend Rail Trail]].<ref>[[DeLorme]] (1997).  ''West Virginia Atlas & Gazetteer''.  Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme.  {{ISBN|0-89933-246-3}}.</ref> The population was 174 at the [[2020 United States Census|2020 census]].<ref name="USCensusEst2020-2021"/>

==History==
The town was named by its earliest settlers, who were [[Scotland|Scots]] [[Presbyterianism|Presbyterians]], for the city of [[Cairo]], [[Egypt]], owing to the presence of water and fertile land at the site.<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=175|year=1945|publisher=The Place Name Press   |location=Piedmont, WV|page=147}}</ref>  Cairo was [[municipal corporation|incorporated]] in 1895.<ref>''West Virginia Blue Book.'' [http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Educational/publications/pub.cfm Published annually] by the Clerk's Office of the [[West Virginia Senate]].</ref>  The [[North Bend Rail Trail]] passes through the town.

The former [[Bank of Cairo]] building, now Cairo Town Hall, was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1996.<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2009a}}</ref>

==Geography==
Cairo is located at {{coord|39|12|30|N|81|9|24|W|type:city}} (39.208264, -81.156600).<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|0.48|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|0.47|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|0.01|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/20120702145235/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |archive-date=July 2, 2012 }}</ref>

===Climate===
The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters.  According to the [[Köppen Climate Classification]] system, Cairo has a [[humid subtropical climate]], abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.<ref>[http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=724143&cityname=Cairo%2C+West+Virginia%2C+United+States+of+America&units= Climate Summary for Cairo, West Virginia]</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1880= 75
|1900= 653
|1910= 668
|1920= 662
|1930= 607
|1940= 532
|1950= 500
|1960= 418
|1970= 412
|1980= 428
|1990= 290
|2000= 263
|2010= 281
|2020= 174
|estyear=2021
|estimate=172
|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 281 people, 118 households, and 71 families living in the town. The population density was {{convert|597.9|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 151 housing units at an average density of {{convert|321.3|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census#2010 census|racial makeup]] of the town was 100.0% White.<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 118 households, 28.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.2% were married couples living together, 6.8% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.2% had a male householder with no wife present, and 39.8% were non-families. 36.4% of households were one person and 12.7% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 3.13.

The median age in the town was 40.6 years. 23.5% of residents were under the age of 18; 10.6% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 20.3% were from 25 to 44; 30.9% were from 45 to 64; and 14.6% were 65 or older. The gender makeup of the town was 52.0% male and 48.0% female.

===2000 census===
At the [[2000 United States Census|2000 census]] there were 263 people, 112 households, and 73 families living in the town. The population density was 536.2 inhabitants per square mile (207.2/km{{sup|2}}). There were 140 housing units at an average density of 285.4 per square mile (110.3/km{{sup|2}}).  The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census#2000 census|racial makeup]] of the town was 100.00% White.<ref name="GR2" />
Of the 112 households 29.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.7% were married couples living together, 11.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.8% were non-families. 30.4% of households were one person and 10.7% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 3.00.

The age distribution was 25.1% under the age of 18, 6.8% from 18 to 24, 27.8% from 25 to 44, 27.0% from 45 to 64, and 13.3% 65 or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 85.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.4 males.

The median household income was $24,688 and the median family income  was $29,792. Males had a median income of $20,833 versus $21,750 for females. The per capita income for the town was $14,958. About 9.5% of families and 14.0% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 19.7% of those under the age of eighteen and 4.3% of those sixty five or over.

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

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[[Category:Towns in Ritchie County, West Virginia]]
[[Category:Towns in West Virginia]]