Editing Cheat Lake, West Virginia

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'''Cheat Lake''' is a [[census-designated place]] in [[Monongalia County, West Virginia]], United States, surrounding the [[Cheat Lake]] reservoir. The population was 9,930 at the 2020 census.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |title=U.S. Census website |url=https://www.census.gov/en.html |access-date=2022-12-02 |website= |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |language=EN-US}}</ref> It is included in the [[Morgantown metropolitan area]].

==Geography==
Cheat Lake is located at {{coord|39|40|0|N|79|51|10|W|type:city}} (39.666538, -79.852683).<ref name="GR1" />

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the Cheat Lake CDP has a total area of {{convert|15.8|mi2|km2}}, of which {{convert|14.3|mi2|km2}} is land and {{convert|1.5|mi2|km2}} (10.3%) is water.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|2000= 6396
|2010= 7988
|2020= 9930
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/prod/cen2000/phc-3-37.pdf|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=30 December 2022}}</ref>}}
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 6,396 people, 2,511 households, and 1,822 families residing in the community. The [[population density]] was {{convert|442.9|/sqmi|/km2|disp=preunit|people&nbsp;|people|abbr=out}}. There were 2,802 housing units at an average density of {{convert|194.0|/sqmi|/km2|abbr=out}}. The racial makeup of the community was 95.61% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.20% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.09% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 1.88% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.08% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.05% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.09% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.55% of the population.

There were 2,511 households, out of which 35.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.8% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 6.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.4% were non-families. 23.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 3.03.

The age distribution of the community is 25.8% under the age of 18, 7.3% from 18 to 24, 30.1% from 25 to 44, 27.7% from 45 to 64, and 9.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.3 males.

The median income for a household in the community was $48,594, and the median income for a family was $58,778. Males had a median income of $48,661 versus $28,920 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the community was $30,210. About 4.8% of families and 6.0% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 6.7% of those under age 18 and 3.2% of those age 65 or over.

== See also ==
*[[Cheat Lake]] – The lake that was formed in the 1920s as a result of damming the Cheat River.
*[[Coopers Rock State Forest]] – A State Forest next to Cheat Lake that provides many outdoor activities such as hiking.
*[[Snake Hill Wildlife Management Area]] – State Area in the Cheat Lake area that provides hiking, hunting and views of the Cheat Lake area.

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://www.cheatlake.com An informational website about Cheat Lake and the surrounding area] cheatlake.com Retrieved 3 August 2024.

{{Monongalia County, West Virginia}}

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[[Category:Census-designated places in Monongalia County, West Virginia]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in West Virginia]]
[[Category:Morgantown metropolitan area]]
[[Category:Populated places on the Cheat River]]