Editing Pine Grove, West Virginia

{{other uses|Pine Grove, West Virginia (disambiguation)}}
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'''Pine Grove''' is a town in [[Wetzel County, West Virginia|Wetzel County]], [[West Virginia]], United States. The population was 363 at the [[2020 United States Census|2020 census]].<ref name="USCensusEst2020-2021"/> The community was named for a grove of pine trees near the original town site.<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=516;size=125|year=1945|publisher=The Place Name Press|location=Piedmont, WV|page=490}}</ref>

The town is one mile north of Dominion Energy's large Hastings Extraction Station, which separates [[natural gas]] into various subproducts such as [[butane]]. The Hastings plant is unique in that there are traffic signals approximately 0.75 mile away from the plant in either direction to stop traffic in case of an emergency. Pine Grove is also home to Valley High School.

==Geography==
Pine Grove is located at {{coord|39|33|44|N|80|40|52|W|region:US_type:city}} (39.562255, -80.681154).<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>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|0.38|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|0.35|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|0.03|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is water.<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/20120112090031/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |archive-date=January 12, 2012 }}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1910= 474
|1920= 797
|1930= 820
|1940= 841
|1950= 877
|1960= 760
|1970= 630
|1980= 767
|1990= 701
|2000= 571
|2010= 552
|2020= 363
|estyear=2021
|estimate=638
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|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===
At the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]] there were 552 people, 223 households, and 152 families living in the town. The population density was {{convert|1577.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 245 housing units at an average density of {{convert|700.0|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census#2010 census|racial makeup]] of the town was 98.9% White, 0.2% Native American, 0.7% from other races, and 0.2% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino people of any race were 0.7%.<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 223 households 34.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.7% were married couples living together, 13.0% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.5% had a male householder with no wife present, and 31.8% were non-families. 27.4% of households were one person and 12.5% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 2.98.

The median age in the town was 41.2 years. 23.4% of residents were under the age of 18; 10.2% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 23.1% were from 25 to 44; 31.5% were from 45 to 64; and 12% were 65 or older. The gender makeup of the town was 49.1% male and 50.9% female.

===2000 census===
At the [[2000 United States Census|2000 census]],<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> there were 571 people, 233 households, and 165 families living in the town. The population density was 1,480.6 inhabitants per square mile (565.3/km{{sup|2}}). There were 251 housing units at an average density of 650.8 per square mile (248.5/km{{sup|2}}). The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census#2010 census|racial makeup]] of the town was 99.30% [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census|White]], 0.18% [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census|Asian]], and 0.53% from two or more races.

Of the 233 households 30.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.4% were married couples living together, 10.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.8% were non-families. 24.9% of households were one person and 12.9% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 2.90.

The age distribution was 25.0% under the age of 18, 8.8% from 18 to 24, 25.7% from 25 to 44, 25.0% from 45 to 64, and 15.4% 65 or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 86.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.7 males.

The median household income was $25,769 and the median family income  was $30,227. Males had a median income of $36,250 versus $23,750 for females. The per capita income for the town was $13,699. About 19.5% of families and 22.6% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 28.7% under the age of 18 and 4.4% ages 65 or older.

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{{Wetzel County, West Virginia}}
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[[Category:Towns in West Virginia]]
[[Category:Towns in Wetzel County, West Virginia]]