Brookhaven is a

census-designated place A census-designated place (CDP) is a Place (United States Census Bureau), concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only. CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counte ...

(CDP) in Monongalia County,

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, United States. The population was 5,707 at the 2020 census. It is included in the

Morgantown, West Virginia Morgantown is a city in Monongalia County, West Virginia, United States, and its county seat. It is situated along the Monongahela River in North Central West Virginia and is the home of West Virginia University. The population was 30,347 at the 2 ...

Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Geography

Brookhaven is located at (39.610580, -79.900119). According to the

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, the Brookhaven CDP has a total area of ; of this is land, and is water.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 4,734 people, 1,838 households, and 1,336 families residing in the community. The

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was . There were 1,984 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the community was 96.28%

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, 1.04%

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, 0.25% Native American, 0.53% Asian, 0.11%

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, 0.17% from other races, and 1.63% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 0.80% of the population. There were 1,838 households, out of which 37.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.8% were

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living together, 11.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.3% were non-families. 22.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.57 and the average family size was 3.02. The age distribution is 26.6% under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 33.2% from 25 to 44, 23.2% from 45 to 64, and 9.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.8 males. The median income for a household in the community was $32,206, and the median income for a family was $41,332. Males had a median income of $31,500 versus $25,933 for females. The

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for the community was $15,518. About 11.7% of families and 15.5% of the population were below the

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, including 18.8% of those under age 18 and 10.5% of those age 65 or over.

Other

Brookhaven is also home to the Brookhaven Volunteer Fire Department located on the Brookhaven Road. It has 50 registered members and responded to approximately 1300 emergency calls in the year 2010. The fire department provides fire suppression and response to emergency medical incidents in the areas of Brookhaven, Cheat Lake, Dellslow, Rock Forge, Richard, the Mileground, WV Route 705, and a stretch of Interstate 68.

References

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