Inwood, West Virginia
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| Inwood, West Virginia | |
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| Country | United States |
| State | West Virginia |
| County | Berkeley |
| Area | |
| - Total | 2.8 sq mi (7.4 km²) |
| - Land | 2.8 sq mi (7.4 km²) |
| - Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km²) |
| Elevation | 568 ft (173 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| - Total | 2,084 |
| - Density | 733.8/sq mi (283.3/km²) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| - Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 25428 |
| Area code(s) | 304 |
| FIPS code | 54-40204[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1540713[2] |
Inwood is an unincorporated census-designated place in Berkeley County, West Virginia south of Martinsburg. As of the 2000 census, the CDP population was 2,084.
In the late 1880's, coinciding with the arrival of the Cumberland Valley Railroad extension, a resort that became known as Inwood Park was established on the property of the Strong family of South Berkeley County, West Virginia. On May 5, 1890, the Inwood Post Office opened and the village grew around the Park. From 1892 - 1913, an annual event called the Inwood Fair was held at the Park. This event drew in the range of 7,000 - 12,000 people.
The town of Inwood was originally called Gerrard. Its name was changed when Jonathan Newton Thatcher, of Gerrard, wanted to open a post office in the town. Washington D.C. post authorities told Thatcher that he would have to rename the town of Gerrard, since it would conflict with mail going to Gerrardstown, a town 4 miles west. When Jonathan’s cousin from Inwood, California, showed him a letter with his home address on it, Jonathan decided to use the name “Inwood” for the town. He wrote to Washington D.C. to get the town’s name changed from Gerrard to Inwood and to get a post office established there. Jonathan was the first postmaster for the new Inwood, West Virginina
In 1920, the C.H. Musselman Company of Biglerville, PA, bought part of the Inwood Park property and built an apple processing plant there. This was convenient to the many apple orchards of the Shenandoah Valley. By the late 1920s, the Musselman plant in Inwood exclusively produced apple sauce, the first apple processing plant of its kind. [3]
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[edit] Geography
Inwood is located at (39.353438, -78.048811)[4].
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 2.8 square miles (7.4 km²), all of it land.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census[1] of 2000, there are 2,084 people, 810 households, and 596 families residing in the CDP. The population density is 733.8 people per square mile (283.3/km²). There are 849 housing units at an average density of 299.0/sq mi (115.4/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP is 94.19% White, 2.64% African American, 0.38% Native American, 0.96% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 0.48% from other races, and 1.30% from two or more races. 1.30% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There are 810 households out of which 35.7% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.5% are married couples living together, 11.5% have a female householder with no husband present, and 26.4% are non-families. 21.1% of all households are made up of individuals and 8.6% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.57 and the average family size is 2.98.
In the CDP the population is spread out with 25.7% under the age of 18, 7.4% from 18 to 24, 33.4% from 25 to 44, 23.1% from 45 to 64, and 10.4% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 35 years. For every 100 females there are 95.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 91.2 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP is $41,033, and the median income for a family is $46,484. Males have a median income of $33,155 versus $23,750 for females. The per capita income for the CDP is $21,359. 4.7% of the population and 2.5% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 4.1% of those under the age of 18 and 6.7% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.
[edit] Companies
Inwood is home to one of the Knouse Foods Musselman's plants. Musselman High School and Musselman Middle School were named after the Musselman company because when Musselman first became a school, the plant gave them to money to construct the school. The Musselman company was bought out in 1984 by Knouse Foods.
[edit] References
- ^ a b American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
- ^ US Board on Geographic Names. United States Geological Survey (2007-10-25). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
- ^ Berkeley Journal issue #33, Berkeley County Historical Society, 2007
- ^ US Gazetteer files: 2000 and 1990. United States Census Bureau (2005-05-03). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
[edit] External links
- Inwood, West Virginia is at coordinates Coordinates:
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