Editing Northfork, West Virginia

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{{Infobox settlement
|official_name            = Northfork, West Virginia
|settlement_type          = [[Town]]
|nickname                 = Northfork Blue Demons
|motto                    =

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|image_caption            = Looking north on Coal Heritage Road in Northfork
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|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        = [[McDowell County, West Virginia|McDowell]]

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|leader_title             = [[Mayor]]
|leader_name              = Carol Sizemore
|leader_title1            = [[Council Members]]
|leader_name1             = Mike Capparelli, Latonia Foster, Bernie Shupe, Curtis Spencer, Robert White Town Recorder: Gary L. Dove{{citation needed|date=April 2017}}
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|population_total         = 231
|population_density_km2   = 134.64
|population_density_sq_mi = 348.55

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|postal_code              = 24868
|area_code                = [[Area code 304|304]]
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|blank_info               = 54-59428<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>
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'''Northfork''' is a town in [[McDowell County, West Virginia|McDowell County]], [[West Virginia]], United States, located on [[U.S. Route 52 in West Virginia|U.S. Route 52]] between [[Welch, West Virginia|Welch]] and [[Bluefield, West Virginia|Bluefield.]]

The population was 231 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]]. Northfork was [[incorporation (municipal government)|incorporated]] in 1901, so named because of its location on the north fork of the [[Elkhorn Creek (Tug Fork)|Elkhorn Creek]] at its junction with the south fork. It was consolidated with the town of [[Clark, West Virginia|Clark]] on March 26, 1948.

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|0.96|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> The town is on the [[Norfolk Southern Railway]] (former [[Norfolk and Western]]) network.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=left
|1910= 425
|1920= 421
|1930= 494
|1940= 387
|1950= 994
|1960= 798
|1970= 737
|1980= 1105
|1990= 656
|2000= 519
|2010= 429
|2020= 231
|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>
}}
[[File:North Fork is about four miles from Gilliam Mine. North Fork, McDowell County, West Virginia. - NARA - 540807.jpg|thumb|right|Northfork in 1946. Photo by [[Russell Lee (photographer)|Russell Lee]].]]

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''Northfork town, West Virginia – Racial and ethnic composition'''<br /><small>{{nobold|''Note: the U.S. census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small>
!Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Northfork town, West Virginia|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=160XX00US5459428&tid=DECENNIALSF12000.P004|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Northfork town, West Virginia|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US5459428&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!{{partial|Pop 2020}}<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Northfork town, West Virginia|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US5459428&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|229
|181
|style='background: #ffffe6; |77
|44.12%
|42.19%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |33.33%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|278
|244
|style='background: #ffffe6; |140
|53.56%
|56.88%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |60.61%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|1
|1
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0
|0.19%
|0.23%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|0
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0
|0.00%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%
|-
|[[Native Hawaiian]] or [[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|0
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0
|0.00%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other race]] alone (NH)
|0
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0
|0.00%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or Multiracial]] (NH)
|9
|2
|style='background: #ffffe6; |12
|1.73%
|0.47%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |5.19%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|2
|1
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2
|0.39%
|0.23%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.87%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''519'''
|'''429'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''231'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}

===2010 census===
At the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]] there were 429 people, 173 households, and 108 families living in the town. The population density was {{convert|446.9|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 242 housing units at an average density of {{convert|252.1|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census#2010 census|racial makeup]] of the town was 42.2% White, 57.1% African American, 0.2% Native American, and 0.5% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.2%.<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 173 households 26.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 33.5% were married couples living together, 21.4% had a female householder with no husband present, 7.5% had a male householder with no wife present, and 37.6% were non-families. 36.4% of households were one person and 16.8% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 3.24.

The median age in the town was 46.3 years. 23.1% of residents were under the age of 18; 5.2% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 20.6% were from 25 to 44; 33.6% were from 45 to 64; and 17.7% were 65 or older. The gender makeup of the town was 47.6% male and 52.4% female.

===2000 census===
At the [[2000 United States Census|2000 census]] there were 519 people, 229 households, and 130 families living in the town. The population density was {{convert|535.8|PD/sqmi}}. There were 298 housing units at an average density of {{convert|307.7|/sqmi}}.  The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census#2000 census|racial makeup]] of the town was 44.12% White, 53.95% African American, 0.19% Native American, and 1.73% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.39%.<ref name="GR2" />

Of the 229 households 21.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 29.3% were married couples living together, 24.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 42.8% were non-families. 38.9% of households were one person and 20.1% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.24 and the average family size was 3.03.

The age distribution was 22.5% under the age of 18, 8.1% from 18 to 24, 22.0% from 25 to 44, 23.3% from 45 to 64, and 24.1% 65 or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females, there were 79.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 69.6 males.

The median household income was $16,544 and the median family income  was $19,236. Males had a median income of $27,917 versus $20,781 for females. The per capita income for the town was $10,001. About 31.3% of families and 34.4% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 52.6% of those under age 18 and 20.9% of those age 65 or over.

==Notable people==
* [[Charlie Manuel]], MLB baseball manager
* [[Tom Beasley]] - [[Washington Redskins]]

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

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