Cairo, West Virginia

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Cairo, West Virginia
settlement_type = Town
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map_caption = Location of Cairo, 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 = Ritchie

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area_total_km2 = 1.3
area_land_km2 = 1.3
area_water_km2 = 0.0
area_total_sq_mi = 0.5
area_land_sq_mi = 0.5
area_water_sq_mi = 0.0

population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 263
population_density_km2 = 207.0
population_density_sq_mi = 536.2

timezone = Eastern (EST)
utc_offset = -5
timezone_DST = EDT
utc_offset_DST = -4
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elevation_m = 199
elevation_ft = 653
latd = 39 |latm = 12 |lats = 30 |latNS = N
longd = 81 |longm = 9 |longs = 24 |longEW = W

postal_code_type = ZIP code
postal_code = 26337
area_code = 304
blank_name = FIPS code
blank_info = 54-12124GR|2
blank1_name = GNIS feature ID
blank1_info = 1536852GR|3
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Cairo (pronunciation: "CARE-o") is a town in Ritchie County, West Virginia, United States, along West Virginia Route 31, the North Fork of the Hughes River, and the North Bend Rail Trail. [DeLorme (1997). "West Virginia Atlas & Gazetteer". Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. ISBN 0-89933-246-3.] The population was 263 at the 2000 census. The town was named by its earliest settlers, who were Scots Presbyterians, for the city of Cairo, Egypt, owing to the presence of water and fertile land at the site. [cite book| author=Kenny, Hamill |title= West Virginia Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning, Including the Nomenclature of the Streams and Mountains |year=1945 |publisher=The Place Name Press |location=Piedmont, West Virginia |pages= p.147] Cairo was incorporated in 1895. ["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.] The North Bend Rail Trail passes through the town.

Geography

Cairo is located at coor dms|39|12|30|N|81|9|24|W|city (39.208264, -81.156600)GR|1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.3 km² (0.5 mi²), all land.

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 263 people, 112 households, and 73 families residing in the town. The population density was 207.2/km² (536.2/mi²). There were 140 housing units at an average density of 110.3/km² (285.4/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 100.00% White.

There were 112 households out of which 29.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.7% were married couples living together, 11.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.8% were non-families. 30.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 3.00.

In the town the population was spread out with 25.1% under the age of 18, 6.8% from 18 to 24, 27.8% from 25 to 44, 27.0% from 45 to 64, and 13.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 85.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.4 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $24,688, and the median income for a family was $29,792. Males had a median income of $20,833 versus $21,750 for females. The per capita income for the town was $14,958. About 9.5% of families and 14.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 19.7% of those under the age of eighteen and 4.3% of those sixty five or over.

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