Piney View, West Virginia facts for kids
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Piney View, West Virginia
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Census-designated place (CDP)
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Location of Piney View, West Virginia
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| Country | United States |
| State | West Virginia |
| County | Raleigh |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4.1 sq mi (10.5 km2) |
| • Land | 4.1 sq mi (10.4 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.1 km2) |
| Elevation | 2,375 ft (724 m) |
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| • Total | 989 |
| • Density | 241.2/sq mi (94.2/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code |
25906
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| Area code(s) | 304 |
| FIPS code | 54-63988 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2389677 |
Piney View is a small community in Raleigh County, West Virginia, United States. It's known as a census-designated place (CDP). This means it's an area that the U.S. Census Bureau identifies for collecting statistics, but it doesn't have its own local government like a city or town. In 2010, about 989 people lived in Piney View.
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About Piney View's Location
Piney View covers a total area of about 4.1 square miles (10.5 square kilometers). Most of this area, about 4.1 square miles (10.4 square kilometers), is land. A very small part, about 0.03 square miles (0.1 square kilometers), is water.
Who Lives in Piney View?
In the year 2000, there were 1,046 people living in Piney View. These people made up 420 households, and 307 of these were families.
The community had about 99.5 people per square mile (38.4 people per square kilometer). There were also 461 housing units, which are places where people live.
Most of the people in Piney View were White (98.37%). A smaller number were African American (1.15%), Native American (0.10%), or Asian (0.10%). Some people (0.29%) were from two or more racial backgrounds. About 0.96% of the population identified as Hispanic or Latino.
Households and Families
Out of the 420 households, 30.2% had children under 18 years old living with them. About 60.0% were married couples living together. In 8.6% of households, a female was the head of the house without a husband present. About 26.9% of households were not families.
Also, 23.1% of households had only one person living there. Of these, 11.4% were single people aged 65 or older. On average, each household had about 2.49 people, and each family had about 2.92 people.
Age Groups
The ages of people in Piney View varied:
- 21.3% were under 18 years old.
- 7.9% were between 18 and 24 years old.
- 28.4% were between 25 and 44 years old.
- 27.7% were between 45 and 64 years old.
- 14.6% were 65 years old or older.
The median age, which is the middle age of all the people, was 40 years.
See also
In Spanish: Piney View (Virginia Occidental) para niños
