Valley Grove, West Virginia

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Valley Grove, West Virginia
settlement_type = Village
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map_caption = Location of Valley Grove, West Virginia


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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 = West Virginia
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Ohio

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area_total_km2 = 1.5
area_land_km2 = 1.5
area_water_km2 = 0.0
area_total_sq_mi = 0.6
area_land_sq_mi = 0.6
area_water_sq_mi = 0.0

population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 405
population_density_km2 = 277.2
population_density_sq_mi = 717.8

timezone = Eastern (EST)
utc_offset = -5
timezone_DST = EDT
utc_offset_DST = -4
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elevation_m = 284
elevation_ft = 932
latd = 40 |latm = 5 |lats = 16 |latNS = N
longd = 80 |longm = 34 |longs = 7 |longEW = W

postal_code_type = ZIP code
postal_code = 26060
area_code = 304
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blank_info = 54-82732GR|2
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blank1_info = 1555869GR|3
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Valley Grove is a village in Ohio County, West Virginia, United States. It is part of the Wheeling, West Virginia Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 405 at the 2000 census.

Geography

Valley Grove is located at coor dms|40|5|16|N|80|34|7|W|city (40.087902, -80.568611),GR|1 along Little Wheeling Creek, a tributary of Wheeling Creek.cite book| title= West Virginia Atlas & Gazetteer |year=1997 |publisher= DeLorme |location=Yarmouth, Me. |isbn= 0-89933-246-3 |pages= p. 21]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.6 square miles (1.5 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 405 people, 158 households, and 121 families residing in the village. The population density was 717.8 people per square mile (279.2/km²). There were 164 housing units at an average density of 290.7/sq mi (113.1/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 99.51% White, 0.25% African American, and 0.25% from two or more races.

There were 158 households out of which 36.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.3% were married couples living together, 14.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.8% were non-families. 20.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 2.92.

In the village the population was spread out with 25.2% under the age of 18, 6.7% from 18 to 24, 29.1% from 25 to 44, 22.5% from 45 to 64, and 16.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 92.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.0 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $27,813, and the median income for a family was $30,000. Males had a median income of $25,179 versus $17,125 for females. The per capita income for the village was $20,542. About 6.5% of families and 8.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.8% of those under age 18 and 5.3% of those age 65 or over.

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