Editing St. Marys, West Virginia

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[[Image:Pleasants County Courthouse.jpg|thumb|Pleasants County Courthouse]]
'''St. Marys''' is a city in and the [[county seat]] of [[Pleasants County, West Virginia]],  United States.<ref name="GR6">{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx|access-date=2011-06-07|title=Find a County|publisher=National Association of Counties}}</ref>  The population was 1,847 at the [[2020 United States Census|2020 census]].<ref name="USCensusEst2020-2021"/> It is part of the  [[Parkersburg–Vienna metropolitan area]]. St. Marys was established in 1849 by Alexander Creel, who is said to have had a vision of [[Mary, mother of Jesus|Mary]] while passing the townsite by boat on the [[Ohio River]].<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=576;size=125|year=1945|publisher=The Place Name Press|location=Piedmont, WV|page=550}}</ref>

Train tracks run down the middle of 2nd Street in St. Marys, and freight trains running through the middle of downtown St. Marys are a common sight. It is one of the few remaining towns in the United States where freight trains actually share city streets with automotive traffic.

==Geography==
{{see also|Silver Bridge#Aftermath|Hi Carpenter Memorial Bridge}}
St. Marys is located along the [[Ohio River]] at the mouth of [[Middle Island Creek]].<ref>{{cite book| title= West Virginia Atlas & Gazetteer |year=1997 |publisher= [[DeLorme]] |location=Yarmouth, Me. |isbn= 0-89933-246-3 |pages= 23}}</ref>  [[Middle Island (West Virginia)|Middle Island]], which is part of the [[Ohio River Islands National Wildlife Refuge]], is located in the Ohio River beside St. Marys; a bridge connects the city to the island.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fws.gov/northeast/ohioriverislands/access_details.html |title=Refuge access |author=United States Fish and Wildlife Service |author-link=United States Fish and Wildlife Service |work= Ohio River Islands National Wildlife Refuge |access-date=2007-05-07}}</ref>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|1.02|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
|1880= 350
|1890= 520
|1900= 825
|1910= 1358
|1920= 1648
|1930= 2182
|1940= 2201
|1950= 2196
|1960= 2443
|1970= 2348
|1980= 2219
|1990= 2148
|2000= 2017
|2010= 1860
|2020= 1847
|estyear=2021
|estimate=1830
|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 1,860 people, 841 households, and 543 families living in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|1823.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 954 housing units at an average density of {{convert|935.3|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 99.0% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.1% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.2% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.2% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.1% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 0.4% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.3% of the population.

There were 841 households, of which 27.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.2% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 11.7% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.7% had a male householder with no wife present, and 35.4% were non-families. 31.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.21 and the average family size was 2.73.

The median age in the city was 43.9 years. 20.5% of residents were under the age of 18; 8% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 23.2% were from 25 to 44; 28.8% were from 45 to 64; and 19.5% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 49.1% male and 50.9% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 2,017 people, 879 households, and 588 families living in the city. The [[population density]] was 2,074.1 people per square mile (802.9/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 961 housing units at an average density of 988.2 per square mile (382.5/km<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup of the city was 98.56% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.05% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.64% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.30% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.15% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.30% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.25% of the population.

There were 879 households, out of which 29.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.0% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 11.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.0% were non-families. 30.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 18.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.29 and the average family size was 2.81.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 22.2% under the age of 18, 7.1% from 18 to 24, 25.4% from 25 to 44, 24.5% from 45 to 64, and 20.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.3 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $30,755, and the median income for a family was $37,621. Males had a median income of $31,000 versus $21,522 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $17,206. About 12.8% of families and 15.3% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 19.0% of those under age 18 and 12.3% of those age 65 or over.

==See also==
* [[List of cities and towns along the Ohio River]]
* [[Pleasants County Courthouse]]
* [[Cain House (St. Marys, West Virginia)|Cain House]]
* [[Billy Greenhorn]]

==References==
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{{Pleasants County, West Virginia}}
{{West Virginia municipalities}}
{{West Virginia county seats}}

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