Mason, also known as Mason City, is a town in Mason County,

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, United States. The population was 865 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Point Pleasant, WV– OH Micropolitan Statistical Area. Mason was initially known as Waggener's Bottom. It was chartered by the

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in 1856, and named for Mason County, which was named for

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, a delegate to the

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History

The Gold Houses The Gold Houses, also known as the Gold Brothers' Houses, are two historic homes located at Mason, Mason County, West Virginia. The two houses were built in 1908, and are -story, mirrored pair frame dwellings in the Queen Anne style. They fe ...

and

Shumaker-Lewis House Shumaker-Lewis House, also known as Virgil A. Lewis House, was a historic home located in Mason, West Virginia. It was built about 1885, and was a two-story Victorian-era frame cottage. It featured a two tier Eastlake movement style porch. ...

are listed on the

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Geography

Mason is located at (39.019760, -82.030952), along the

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. According to the

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

Demographics

2010 census

As of the

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of 2010, there were 968 people, 428 households, and 272 families living in the town. The

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was . There were 495 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 95.8%

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, 0.3%

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, 0.7% Native American, 1.4% Asian, and 1.8% from two or more races. There were 428 households, of which 29.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.1% were

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living together, 16.4% had a female householder with no husband present, 6.1% had a male householder with no wife present, and 36.4% were non-families. 32.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.26 and the average family size was 2.80. The median age in the town was 45.3 years. 22.2% of residents were under the age of 18; 6.2% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 21.1% were from 25 to 44; 29.4% were from 45 to 64; and 21% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the town was 47.1% male and 52.9% female.

2000 census

As of the

of 2000, there were 1,064 people, 475 households, and 317 families living in the town. The population density was . There were 535 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 96.71%

, 0.09%

, 1.60% Native American, 0.28% Asian, and 1.32% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 0.47% of the population. There were 475 households, out of which 26.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.3% were

living together, 13.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.1% were non-families. 29.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.24 and the average family size was 2.75. In the town, the population was spread out, with 20.9% under the age of 18, 9.6% from 18 to 24, 24.1% from 25 to 44, 24.9% from 45 to 64, and 20.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 89.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.4 males. The median income for a household in the town was $24,621, and the median income for a family was $30,833. Males had a median income of $31,389 versus $17,500 for females. The

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for the town was $14,020. About 15.6% of families and 19.8% of the population were below the

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, including 37.2% of those under age 18 and 10.4% of those age 65 or over.

References

External links

Official Town of Mason Website
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