Editing Sylvester, West Virginia

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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name                   = Sylvester, West Virginia
| settlement_type                 = [[Town]]
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| image_caption                   = Houses in Sylvester
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| map_caption                     = Location of Sylvester in Boone 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               = [[Boone County, West Virginia|Boone]]

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| area_total_km2                  = 0.67
| area_land_km2                   = 0.65
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| area_total_sq_mi                = 0.26
| area_land_sq_mi                 = 0.25
| area_water_sq_mi                = 0.01

<!-- Population -->| population_as_of                = [[2020 United States Census|2020]]
| population_est                  = 162
| pop_est_as_of                   = 2021
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| population_total                = 166
| population_density_km2          = 208.27
| population_density_sq_mi        = 539.68

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| elevation_m                     = 263
| elevation_ft                    = 863
| coordinates                     = {{coord|38|0|37|N|81|33|35|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code_type                = [[ZIP code]]
| postal_code                     = 25193
| area_code                       = [[Area code 304|304]]
| blank_name                      = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info                      = 54-78964<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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| website                         = {{URL|https://local.wv.gov/Sylvester/}}
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'''Sylvester''' is a town in [[Boone County, West Virginia|Boone County]], [[West Virginia]], United States, along the [[Coal River (West Virginia)|Big Coal River]]. The population was 166 at the [[2020 United States Census|2020 census]].<ref name="USCensusEst2020-2021"/> Sylvester was [[incorporation (municipal government)|incorporated]] on April 11, 1952, by the Boone County [[Circuit Court]]. Sylvester bears the name of a family of settlers.<ref>{{cite book|last=Capace|first=Nancy|title=Encyclopedia of West Virginia|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=K30UKW0aewgC&pg=PA193|year=1999|publisher=North American Book Dist LLC|isbn=978-0-403-09843-9|page=193}}</ref>

==Geography==
Sylvester is located at {{coord|38|0|37|N|81|33|35|W|type:city}} (38.010370, -81.559626).<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>  The town's municipal boundaries extend to both sides of the river, though its business district and residential areas lie primarily on the river's eastern bank.  The town of [[Whitesville, West Virginia|Whitesville]] lies just to the southeast, and the communities of [[Orgas, West Virginia|Orgas]] and [[Seth, West Virginia|Seth]] lie just to the north.  [[West Virginia Route 3]] (Coal River Road) traverses Sylvester.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|0.26|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|0.25|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|0.01|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/20120125061959/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt|archive-date=January 25, 2012}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1960= 316
|1970= 245
|1980= 256
|1990= 191
|2000= 195
|2010= 160
|2020= 166
|estyear=2021
|estimate=162
|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===
At the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]] there were 160 people, 67 households, and 44 families living in the town. The population density was {{convert|640.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 78 housing units at an average density of {{convert|312.0|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census#2010 census|racial makeup]] of the town was 98.8% White and 1.3% from two or more races.<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 67 households 31.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.2% were married couples living together, 6.0% had a female householder with no husband present, 1.5% had a male householder with no wife present, and 34.3% were non-families. 32.8% of households were one person and 17.9% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 3.05.

The median age in the town was 42 years. 21.9% of residents were under the age of 18; 8.1% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 22.5% were from 25 to 44; 24.4% were from 45 to 64; and 23.1% were 65 or older. The gender makeup of the town was 49.4% male and 50.6% female.

===2000 census===
At the [[2000 United States Census|2000 census]] there were 195 people, 84 households, and 66 families living in the town. The population density was 761.4 inhabitants per square mile (289.6/km{{sup|2}}). There were 94 housing units at an average density of 367.0 per square mile (139.6/km{{sup|2}}).  The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census#2000 census|racial makeup]] of the town was 98.46% White, 1.03% African American, and 0.51% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.51%.<ref name="GR2" />

Of the 84 households 26.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.1% were married couples living together, 8.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.4% were non-families. 20.2% of households were one person and 15.5% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.32 and the average family size was 2.65.

The age distribution was 18.5% under the age of 18, 4.6% from 18 to 24, 23.1% from 25 to 44, 29.7% from 45 to 64, and 24.1% 65 or older. The median age was 48 years. For every 100 females, there were 84.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.8 males.

The median household income was $35,625 and the median family income  was $47,000. Males had a median income of $41,667 versus $25,000 for females. The per capita income for the town was $24,420. About 10.7% of families and 7.7% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 8.3% of those under the age of eighteen and 3.9% of those sixty five or over.

==References==
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==External links==
*{{Commons category-inline|Sylvester, West Virginia}}

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[[Category:Towns in Boone County, West Virginia]]
[[Category:Towns in West Virginia]]
[[Category:Charleston, West Virginia metropolitan area]]