Editing Paden City, West Virginia

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|subdivision_name2        = [[Wetzel County, West Virginia|Wetzel]], [[Tyler County, West Virginia|Tyler]]

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'''Paden City''' is a city in [[Tyler County, West Virginia|Tyler]] and [[Wetzel County, West Virginia|Wetzel]] counties in the [[U.S. state]] of [[West Virginia]], along the [[Ohio River]]. It was incorporated in 1916.<ref name="Blue Book"/> The population was 2,550 at the [[2020 United States Census|2020 census]].<ref name="USCensusEst2020-2021"/>

== History ==
The town was named for Pennsylvania-born Obediah Paden (1755-1822), a local landowner.<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=493;size=125|year=1945|publisher=The Place Name Press|location=Piedmont, WV|page=467}}; Randy Rutherford, 'The Good Old Days: Obediah Paden' ''Wetzel Chronicle'' 22 December 2021, https://www.wetzelchronicle.com/news/your-community/2021/12/22/the-good-old-days-obediah-paden/</ref> Nearby Paden Island and Paden Fork were also named for this individual,<ref>'New Town Booming' ''Sistersville Oil Review'', 15 August 1903 p.1</ref> and the entire region, when owned by Paden, was known as Paden's Bottom.<ref>Randy Rutherford, 'The Good Old Days: Obediah Paden' ''Wetzel Chronicle'' 22 December 2021, https://www.wetzelchronicle.com/news/your-community/2021/12/22/the-good-old-days-obediah-paden/</ref>

The Paden City Pottery Company was established in 1911 by a  European, John Lessel.  He started his company there because Paden City had large clay deposits.  At one time the company employed over 400 people.  It made beautiful pottery and quality sets of dishes.  It closed in 1950 but its products are still available for sale on many websites selling vintage dishware.

==Geography==
Paden City is located at {{coord|39|36|13|N|80|56|1|W|type:city}} (39.603571, -80.933683).<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=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|0.85|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=2013-01-24|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120125061959/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt|archive-date=2012-01-25}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1920= 1705
|1930= 2281
|1940= 2215
|1950= 2588
|1960= 3137
|1970= 3674
|1980= 3671
|1990= 2862
|2000= 2860
|2010= 2633
|2020= 2550
|estyear=2021
|estimate=2478
|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===
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=2013-01-24}}</ref> of 2010, there were 2,633 people, 1,143 households, and 775 families living in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|3097.6|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 1,267 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1490.6|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 98.8% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.2% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.2% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.1% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], and 0.6% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.5% of the population.

There were 1,143 households, of which 26.0% had children under the age of 18 living in them, 52.1% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 11.5% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.2% had a male householder with no wife present, and 32.2% were non-families. 27.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.30 and the average family size was 2.76.

The median age in the city was 44.9 years. 20% of residents were under the age of 18; 7.2% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 22.8% were from 25 to 44; 28.1% were from 45 to 64; and 21.7% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 47.7% male and 52.3% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 2,860 people, 1,183 households, and 843 families living in the city. The [[population density]] was 3,228.4 people per square mile (1,240.7/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 1,300 housing units at an average density of 1,467.5 per square mile (564.0/km<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup of the city was 99.34% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.10% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.10% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.10% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], and 0.35% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.49% of the population.

There were 1,183 households, out of which 29.4% had children under the age of 18 living in them, 58.1% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 9.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.7% were non-families. 26.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.6% 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 2.86.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 23.3% under the age of 18, 6.6% from 18 to 24, 26.2% from 25 to 44, 25.3% from 45 to 64, and 18.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 89.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.6 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $32,940, and the median income for a family was $38,510. Males had a median income of $37,460 versus $18,750 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $19,498. About 12.8% of families and 15.1% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 20.7% of those under age 18 and 13.4% of those age 65 or over.

==Notable people==
*[[Jeff Casteel]], [[American Football|Football]] player and coach, [[West Virginia Mountaineers]] 
*[[Mark Funkhouser]], former mayor of [[Kansas City, Missouri]] 
*[[W. Craig Broadwater]], Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of West  Virginia (Federal Judicial Center) and Brigadier General, West Virginia Army National Guard (Department of Defense National Guard Bureau Biography)

==See also==
* [[List of cities and towns along the Ohio River]]
* [[Paden City High School]]

==References==
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{{Tyler County, West Virginia}}
{{Wetzel County, West Virginia}}
{{West Virginia municipalities}}

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[[Category:Cities in West Virginia]]
[[Category:Cities in Tyler County, West Virginia]]
[[Category:Cities in Wetzel County, West Virginia]]
[[Category:West Virginia populated places on the Ohio River]]
[[Category:1916 establishments in West Virginia]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1916]]
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