Editing Mount Gay-Shamrock, West Virginia

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'''Mount Gay-Shamrock''' is a [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in [[Logan County, West Virginia|Logan County]], [[West Virginia]], United States.

Mount Gay-Shamrock has a 2020 population of 1,360. Mount Gay-Shamrock is currently declining at a rate of -2.51% annually.  The population was 1,779 at the 2010 census.<ref name="Census 2010" />

The CDP includes the [[unincorporated communities]] of Mount Gay, Shamrock, [[Black Bottom, West Virginia|Black Bottom]], [[Whites Addition, West Virginia|Whites Addition]], [[Lintz Addition, West Virginia|Lintz Addition]], [[Thompson Town, West Virginia|Thompson Town]], [[Hedgeview, West Virginia|Hedgeview]], [[Ridgeview, Logan County, West Virginia|Ridgeview]], [[Logan Heights, West Virginia|Logan Heights]], [[Cora, West Virginia|Cora]], and [[Whitman Junction, West Virginia|Whitman Junction]].<ref>{{Cite web| url=https://tigerweb.geo.census.gov/tigerweb/| title=TIGERweb: Mount Gay-Shamrock CDP, West Virginia| publisher=Geography Division, U.S. Census Bureau| access-date=March 16, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web| url=http://mapper.acme.com/?z=14&t=U&marker0=37.84578%2C-82.01453%2CMountGay%20WV| title=U.S. Geological Survey 7.5-minute topographic map series: Holden quadrangle| work=ACME Mapper| access-date=March 16, 2021}}</ref>

A post office was established as Mount Gay in 1916.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=WV&county=Logan&searchtext=&pagenum=5 | title=Logan County | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | access-date=2 October 2014}}</ref>

==Geography==
Mount Gay-Shamrock is located in west-central Logan County,<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2020" /> with the village of Mount Gay in the eastern part of the CDP at the confluence of [[Island Creek (West Virginia)|Island Creek]] and the [[Copperas Mine Fork]],<ref name=DeLorme>{{cite book| title= West Virginia Atlas & Gazetteer |year=1997 |publisher= [[DeLorme]] |location=Yarmouth, Me. |isbn= 0-89933-246-3 |page= 51}}</ref> and the village of Shamrock just to the west in the valley of the Copperas Mine Fork. Settlements in the CDP run south up the valley of Island Creek, southwest up the valley of the Copperas Mine Fork, and west up the valley of the Mud Fork. The CDP is bordered to the east by the city of [[Logan, West Virginia|Logan]], the [[county seat]], and to the west by [[U.S. Route 119#West Virginia|U.S. Route 119]], a four-lane freeway which separates Mount Gay-Shamrock from [[Verdunville, West Virginia|Verdunville]].

[[West Virginia Route 73]] is the main road through the CDP, following the valley of the Mud Fork and connecting US-119 to the west with Logan to the east. [[West Virginia Route 44]] leads south from Mount Gay up the valley of Island Creek. Old US Highway 119 runs up the valley of the Copperas Mine Fork, joining current US-119 at [[Holden, West Virginia|Holden]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the CDP has a total area of {{convert|19.6|sqkm|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|0.03|sqkm|order=flip|2}}, or 0.15%, are water.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2020"/> The entire CDP is part of the Island Creek watershed, feeding the [[Guyandotte River]] in Logan and thence leading north to the [[Ohio River]].

==Demographics==
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 2,623 people, 1,065 households, and 726 families living in the CDP. The [[population density]] was 219.3 people per square mile (84.7/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 1,216 housing units at an average density of 101.6/sq&nbsp;mi (39.3/km<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup of the CDP was 90.43% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 8.27% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.30% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.11% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.04% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.15% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.69% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.38% of the population.

There were 1,065 households, out of which 27.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.2% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 14.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.8% were non-families. 28.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 3.02.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 22.6% under the age of 18, 9.2% from 18 to 24, 27.7% from 25 to 44, 26.5% from 45 to 64, and 14.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.5 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $18,975, and the median income for a family was $22,946. Males had a median income of $21,328 versus $23,021 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $12,532. About 29.3% of families and 34.2% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 49.0% of those under age 18 and 29.0% of those age 65 or over.

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{{Logan County, West Virginia}}

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[[Category:Census-designated places in Logan County, West Virginia]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in West Virginia]]