Editing Reedsville, West Virginia

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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name      = Reedsville, West Virginia
| settlement_type    = [[Town]]
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| image_map          = File:Preston County West Virginia Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Reedsville Highlighted.svg
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| map_caption        = Location of Reedsville in Preston County, West Virginia.

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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  = [[Preston County, West Virginia|Preston]]

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| established_title        = [[Municipal corporation|Settled]]
| established_date         = 1855 <ref name="Reedsville name origin">{{cite book | url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015009099824;view=1up;seq=552;size=125 | title=West Virginia Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning, Including the Nomenclature of the Streams and Mountains | publisher=The Place Name Press | author=Kenny, Hamill | year=1945 | location=Piedmont, West Virginia | pages=526}}</ref>
| established_title1        = [[Municipal corporation|Incorporated]]
| established_date1         = 1906 <ref name="Reedsville incorporation">''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>

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| area_footnotes     = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2019">{{cite web|title=2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2019_Gazetteer/2019_gaz_place_54.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=August 7, 2020}}</ref>
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| area_total_km2     = 1.68
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<!-- Population -->| population_as_of   = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
| population_est     = 562
| pop_est_as_of      = 2021
| population_footnotes = <ref name="USCensusEst2020-2021">{{cite web |title=City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2021 |url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-total-cities-and-towns.html |website=Census.gov |publisher=US Census Bureau |access-date=July 3, 2022}}</ref>
| population_total   = 530
| population_density_km2 = 359.33
| population_density_sq_mi = 930.66

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| postal_code_type   = [[ZIP code]]
| postal_code        = 26547
| area_code          = [[Area code 304|304]]
| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info         = 54-67636<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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'''Reedsville''' is a town in western [[Preston County, West Virginia]], United States. The population was 530 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |title=U.S. Census website |url=https://www.census.gov/en.html |access-date=December 2, 2022 |website= |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |language=EN-US}}</ref>

==History==
Reedsville was named for James Reed, who moved to the area in 1827 and owned land covering most of the future townsite.  The first house in the community was built in 1855, and the town was named in 1856.<ref name="Reedsville name origin">{{cite book | url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015009099824;view=1up;seq=552;size=125 | title=West Virginia Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning, Including the Nomenclature of the Streams and Mountains | publisher=The Place Name Press | author=Kenny, Hamill | year=1945 | location=Piedmont, West Virginia | pages=526}}</ref>  Reedsville was [[municipal corporation|incorporated]] in 1906.<ref name="Reedsville incorporation">''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>

==Geography==
Reedsville is located at {{coord|39|30|29|N|79|48|4|W|type:city}} (39.508114, -79.801189).<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|0.65|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/20110220065340/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt|archive-date=February 20, 2011}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
| 1910 = 208
| 1920 = 254
| 1930 = 345
| 1940 = 324
| 1950 = 321
| 1960 = 398
| 1970 = 379
| 1980 = 564
| 1990 = 482
| 2000 = 517
| 2010 = 593
| 2020 = 530
| estyear = 2021
| estimate = 562
| 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=January 24, 2013}}</ref> of 2010, there were 593 people, 256 households, and 160 families living in the town. The [[population density]] was {{convert|912.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 281 housing units at an average density of {{convert|432.3|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the town was 98.5% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.5% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], and 1.0% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.2% of the population.

There were 256 households, of which 30.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.7% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 10.9% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.9% had a male householder with no wife present, and 37.5% were non-families. 27.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.32 and the average family size was 2.83.

The median age in the town was 35.8 years. 21.2% of residents were under the age of 18; 10.9% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 29.8% were from 25 to 44; 27.1% were from 45 to 64; and 10.8% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the town was 49.7% male and 50.3% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 517 people, 205 households, and 152 families living in the town. The [[population density]] was 798.6 inhabitants per square mile (307.1/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 230 housing units at an average density of 355.3 per square mile (136.6/km<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup of the town was 100.00% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]]. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.39% of the population.

There were 205 households, out of which 35.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.1% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 14.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.4% were non-families. 20.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 2.90.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 25.0% under the age of 18, 9.3% from 18 to 24, 30.2% from 25 to 44, 24.4% from 45 to 64, and 11.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 89.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.9 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $32,273, and the median income for a family was $34,219. Males had a median income of $28,750 versus $19,688 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $14,332. About 15.7% of families and 14.2% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 22.3% of those under age 18 and 6.3% of those age 65 or over.

==Notable person==
* [[Beth Bonner|Elizabeth Bonner]], winner of the first women's [[New York City Marathon]]

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

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[[Category:Towns in Preston County, West Virginia]]
[[Category:Towns in West Virginia]]
[[Category:Morgantown metropolitan area]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1855]]
[[Category:1855 establishments in Virginia]]