Editing West Hamlin, West Virginia

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|official_name            = West Hamlin, West Virginia
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|motto                    = Always Free

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|subdivision_name1        = [[West Virginia]]
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|subdivision_name2        = [[Lincoln County, West Virginia|Lincoln]]

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|leader_title             = Mayor
|leader_name              = Farris H. Burton, Jr.
 
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|population_est           = 509
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|postal_code              = 25571
|area_code                = [[Area code 304|304]]
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'''West Hamlin''' is a town in [[Lincoln County, West Virginia|Lincoln County]], [[West Virginia]], United States, along the [[Guyandotte River]]. The population was 519 at the [[2020 United States Census|2020 census]], and is now down to 509, according to the 2021 census.<ref name="USCensusEst2020-2021"/> West Hamlin is a part of the [[Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH, Metropolitan Statistical Area]] (MSA). West Hamlin is west of the county seat at [[Hamlin, West Virginia|Hamlin]], hence the name.<ref>{{cite book|last=Capace|first=Nancy|title=Encyclopedia of West Virginia|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=K30UKW0aewgC&pg=PA196|year=1999|publisher=North American Book Dist LLC|isbn=978-0-403-09843-9|page=196}}</ref><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=691;size=125|year=1945|publisher=The Place Name Press|location=Piedmont, WV|page=667}}</ref>

==Geography==
West Hamlin is located at {{coord|38|17|8|N|82|11|31|W|type:city}} (38.285461, -82.191991).<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|0.55|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|0.53|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|0.02|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}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1950= 793
|1960= 788
|1970= 715
|1980= 643
|1990= 423
|2000= 696
|2010= 774
|2020= 519
|estyear=2021
|estimate=509
|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>
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===2010 census===
At the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]] there were 774 people, 356 households, and 211 families living in the town. The population density was {{convert|1460.4|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 395 housing units at an average density of {{convert|745.3|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census#2010 census|racial makeup]] of the town was 98.3% White, 0.1% African American, and 1.6% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.9%.<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 356 households 30.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.3% were married couples living together, 14.6% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.4% had a male householder with no wife present, and 40.7% were non-families. 39.0% of households were one person and 18.5% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.17 and the average family size was 2.83.

The median age in the town was 42.6 years. 23% of residents were under the age of 18; 7.9% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 22.8% were from 25 to 44; 27.8% were from 45 to 64; and 18.5% were 65 or older. The gender makeup of the town was 43.8% male and 56.2% female.

===2000 census===
At the [[2000 United States Census|2000 census]] there were 696 people, 305 households, and 190 families living in the town. The population density was 1,278.9 inhabitants per square mile (497.6/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 335 housing units at an average density of 615.6 per square mile (239.5/km<sup>2</sup>).  The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census#2000 census|racial makeup]] of the town was 99.14% White, and 0.86% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.72%.<ref name="GR2" />

Of the 305 households 29.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.3% were married couples living together, 16.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.4% were non-families. 35.1% of households were one person and 19.7% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.26 and the average family size was 2.88.

The age distribution was 25.1% under the age of 18, 6.8% from 18 to 24, 25.1% from 25 to 44, 24.7% from 45 to 64, and 18.2% 65 or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 87.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.2 males.

The median household income was $19,250 and the median family income  was $27,308. Males had a median income of $32,857 versus $21,250 for females. The per capita income for the town was $13,072. About 28.9% of families and 35.4% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 50.0% of those under age 18 and 31.5% of those age 65 or over.

==References==
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==External links==
* {{Official website|local.wv.gov/westhamlin}}
* [http://boe.linc.k12.wv.us/education/school/school.php?sectionid=13 West Hamlin Elementary]
* [http://www.westhamlinfire.org/ West Hamlin Volunteer Fire Department]

{{Lincoln County, West Virginia}}
{{Huntington-Ashland-Ironton MSA}}
{{West Virginia municipalities}}

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[[Category:Towns in Lincoln County, West Virginia]]
[[Category:Towns in West Virginia]]
[[Category:Populated places on the Guyandotte River]]
[[Category:Coal towns in West Virginia]]