Alderson, West Virginia
Alderson is a town in
Greenbrier County,
West Virginia, along the
Greenbrier River. The population was 1,091 at the 2000 census.
Alderson is the location of the
Alderson Federal Prison Camp, where media mogul
Martha Stewart was imprisoned (
2004-
2005).
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Location of Alderson, West Virginia |
Alderson is located at (37.727532, -80.641276).
According to the
United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 2.5
km² (1.0
mi²). 2.3 km² (0.9 mi²) of it is land and 0.2 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (6.25%) is water.
Alderson has one of the largest Fourth of July Festivals in West Virginia.
As of the
census of 2000, there were 1,091 people, 481 households, and 305 families residing in the town. The
population density was 468.0/km² (1,214.5/mi²). There were 586 housing units at an average density of 251.4/km² (652.3/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 90.83%
White, 6.60%
African American, 0.27%
Native American, 0.18%
Asian, and 2.11% from two or more races.
Hispanic or
Latino of any race were 1.10% of the population.
There were 481 households out of which 25.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.0% were
married couples living together, 16.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.4% were non-families. 34.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 17.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.27 and the average family size was 2.87.
In the town the population was spread out with 23.8% under the age of 18, 8.0% from 18 to 24, 22.9% from 25 to 44, 23.6% from 45 to 64, and 21.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 90.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.4 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $23,043, and the median income for a family was $29,028. Males had a median income of $31,000 versus $20,938 for females. The
per capita income for the town was $14,474. About 17.8% of families and 22.9% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 35.7% of those under age 18 and 9.6% of those age 65 or over.
