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About Benwood (Click for more information)
| | Located in West Virginia (see below) |
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| | Located in Marshall County (see below) |
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| | Time Zone: Located in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time. |
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| | Elevation: 230 feet [70.1 m] above sea level<1> |
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| | Population |
| | 2008:<2> | 1,431 (9.72% decrease since 2000) |
| | 2000: | 1,585 |
| | (For more detail, see our Census Page for Benwood) |
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| | Total Area:<3> | 1.25 sq miles [3.24 km²] |
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| | Housing Units:<4> | 811 |
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| | Latitude/Longitude<5> |
| | Lat: | 40°0'50" N (or 40.01° N) |
| | Long: | -80°43'58" W (or -80.73° W) |
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| | Name of USGS Topo Map:<6> Wheeling |
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| | Federal Identification Codes for Benwood |
| | GNIS ID: 1553863 |
| | FIPS State/Place Code: 54/06340 |
| | (For more detail, see our Misc. Page for Benwood) |
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About Marshall County (Click for more information)
| | Population |
| | 2008 (Est): | 32,766 |
| | 2000: | 35,395 |
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| | Total Area: | 312.2 sq miles [808 km²] - of which 1.66% is water (5.19 sq miles [13.44 km²]) |
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| | Housing Units: | 15,814 |
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| | The community of Moundsville is the County Seat for Marshall County. |
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| | Federal Identification Codes for Marshall County |
| | GNIS ID: 1717539 |
| | FIPS State/County Code: 54/51 |
| | (For more detail, see our Misc. Page for Benwood) |
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Footnotes
| <1> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Benwood - it wil be higher in some places and lower in others. - Return to Citation |
| <2> | Every year, the US Census Bureau creates a population estimate for the preceeding year. Keep in mind that this value is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2000 Census and the next count will be for the 2010 Census. For more information, please visit the U.S. Census Bureau. - Return to Citation |
| <3> | The area value has been supplied by the US Census Bureau and it can be different than the geographic boundaries of Benwood. The value given by the Census Bureau reflects their statistical (or sampling) requirements. For example, if there is a cluster of people living just outside of the community's official boundary, the Census-defined area might be expanded to include that group. - Return to Citation |
| <4> | A Housing Unit is a broad term for those places where people live (whether occupied or temporarily vacant), such as a house, an apartment, a mobile home, or an area that is considered as a separate living quarter. Separate living quarters (consisting of one or more rooms) are considered to be those places where people live, sleep and eat separately from others and that have access to the outside (either directly or by a shared hallway). - Return to Citation |
| <5> | The longitude & latitude values may not be the geographic center of Benwood, rather it may be a prominent feature such as the location of City Hall, the main Post Office, an airport, the center of population, etc. - Return to Citation |
| <6> | The USGS 7.5 Minute topographic map which includes Benwood. - Return to Citation |
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| Last Modified: 10 Jan 2010 |
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