Editing Friendly, West Virginia

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'''Friendly''' is a town in [[Tyler County, West Virginia|Tyler County]], [[West Virginia]],  United States. The population was 100 at the [[2020 United States Census|2020 census]].<ref name="USCensusEst2020-2021"/>

==History==
The town was likely named for Friend Cochrane Williamson, an early settler.<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=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015009099824;view=1up;seq=283;size=125|year=1945|publisher=The Place Name Press|location=Piedmont, WV|page=255}}</ref>  Friendly was [[municipal corporation|incorporated]] in 1898.<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>

It is the setting of the novel ''[[Shiloh (Naylor novel)|Shiloh]]''.

The 1884 [[Heirloom tomato]] variety was said to be discovered by James Lyde Williamson growing in a pile of flood debris along the Ohio River  near Friendly, after the [[Floods in the United States before 1901|Great Flood of 1884]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.restorationseeds.com/products/1884-tomato|title=1884 og}}</ref><ref>http://store.tomatofest.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=TF-0002. {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130809220901/http://store.tomatofest.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=TF%2D0002 |date=August 9, 2013 }}</ref>

In 1903 the '''Parkersburg and Ohio Valley Electric Railway''' began to build a major electric [[interurban]] railway between [[Wheeling, West Virginia|Wheeling]] and [[Parkersburg, West Virginia|Parkersburg]]. It only opened five miles (8&nbsp;km) between [[Sistersville, West Virginia|Sistersville]] and Friendly, and operated until 1918. Friendly was claimed to have been one of the smallest settlements in the US with a dedicated interurban service, since it only had 217 residents at the time.<ref>Hilton & Due: The Electric Interurban Railways in America Stamford University Press 1960 p. 305</ref>

The [[Friendly City Building and Jail]] has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

==Geography==
Friendly is located at {{coord|39|30|54|N|81|3|40|W|type:city}} (39.514888, -81.061011),<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> along the [[Ohio River]]; directly across from [[Matamoras, Ohio|Matamoras]], [[Ohio]].<ref>{{cite book| title= West Virginia Atlas & Gazetteer |year=1997 |publisher= [[DeLorme]] |location=Yarmouth, Me. |isbn= 0-89933-246-3 |pages= 23}}</ref>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|0.09|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/20120702145235/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |archive-date=July 2, 2012 }}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1900= 253
|1910= 217
|1920= 173
|1930= 170
|1940= 148
|1950= 216
|1960= 195
|1970= 190
|1980= 242
|1990= 146
|2000= 159
|2010= 132
|2020= 100
|estyear=2021
|estimate=98
|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>
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===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 132 people, 55 households, and 37 families living in the town. The [[population density]] was {{convert|1466.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 73 housing units at an average density of {{convert|811.1|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the town was 100.0% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]].

There were 55 households, of which 27.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.5% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 10.9% had a female householder with no husband present, 10.9% had a male householder with no wife present, and 32.7% were non-families. 21.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.40 and the average family size was 2.68.

The median age in the town was 47 years. 20.5% of residents were under the age of 18; 7.5% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 17.4% were from 25 to 44; 32.6% were from 45 to 64; and 22% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the town was 51.5% male and 48.5% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 159 people, 62 households, and 47 families living in the town. The [[population density]] was 1,664.3 inhabitants per square mile (613.9/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 70 housing units at an average density of 732.7 per square mile (270.3/km<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup of the town was 99.99% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]].

There were 62 households, out of which 30.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.5% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 11.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.6% were non-families. 19.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 2.83.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 22.0% under the age of 18, 5.0% from 18 to 24, 33.3% from 25 to 44, 25.8% from 45 to 64, and 13.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.8 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $33,571, and the median income for a family was $34,821. Males had a median income of $37,500 versus $15,000 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $15,386. About 13.2% of families and 15.0% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 12.5% of those under the age of eighteen and 26.7% of those 65 or over.

==See also==
* [[List of cities and towns along the Ohio River]]

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{{Tyler County, West Virginia}}
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[[Category:Towns in West Virginia]]
[[Category:Towns in Tyler County, West Virginia]]
[[Category:West Virginia populated places on the Ohio River]]