Enterprise is a

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(CDP) in Harrison County,

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, United States, along the

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. The population was 961 at the 2010 census.

Geography

Enterprise is located at (39.419860, -80.276738). According to the

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, the CDP has a total area of , all land.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 939 people, 378 households, and 275 families residing in the CDP. The

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was . There were 413 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 99.89%

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, and 0.11% from two or more races.

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of any race were 0.64% of the population. There were 378 households, out of which 27.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.1% were

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living together, 10.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.0% were non-families. 24.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 2.94. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 21.7% under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 27.5% from 25 to 44, 26.1% from 45 to 64, and 17.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.4 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $29,583, and the median income for a family was $35,417. Males had a median income of $27,798 versus $20,341 for females. The

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for the CDP was $13,541. About 13.1% of families and 20.2% of the population were below the

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, including 30.3% of those under age 18 and 19.0% of those age 65 or over.

References

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