Bethany, West Virginia

Bessemer
(Berkeley County)

Bethel
(Mercer County)

Summary

Community
Profile

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Current Weather

The town of Bethany is located in Brooke County.

Bethany is 260 feet [79.25 m] above sea level.^<1>

Time Zone: Bethany lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time.

Communities that are also named Bethany can be found in:

	Alabama	Missouri
	Arkansas	Nebraska
	California	New York
	Connecticut	North Carolina (historic ^<2>)
	Florida	Ohio
	Georgia	Oklahoma
	Illinois	Ontario
	Indiana	Oregon
	Kentucky	South Carolina (historic)
	Louisiana	Tennessee
	Manitoba	Texas
	Minnesota	Virginia
	Mississippi

At the time of the 2000 Census, Bethany had a population of 985 people ^<3> (or 3.88% of the total population of Brooke County). The population of Bethany represented 0.05% of the total of West Virginia.

From the Census Estimates for 2008, Bethany had a population of 970 people. This is a decrease of 1.52% since the 2000 Census.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated. More information can be found on the Census Page for Bethany.

Year	Population	Change Since 2000	Year-to-Year Change
2008	970	-1.52%	-0.1% since 2007
2007	971	-1.42%	-0.31% since 2006
2006	974	-1.12%	-0.71% since 2005
2005	981	-0.41%
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2000	985	The Last Census

The following is a sample of nearby communities:

Community	Direction	Distance ^<4>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
Bellaire (OH)	SW	16 mi [25.75 km]	4,557	6.85% decrease
Martins Ferry (OH)	SW	11 mi [17.7 km]	6,654	7.92% decrease
Saint Clairsville (OH)	SW	19 mi [30.58 km]	5,053	---
Shadyside (OH)	SW	18 mi [28.97 km]	3,530	3.95% decrease
Steubenville (OH)	N	11 mi [17.7 km]	18,820	1.03% decrease
Toronto (OH)	N	17 mi [27.36 km]	5,221	8.02% decrease

To learn more about neighboring communities and counties, please visit the Neighborhood Page for Bethany.

The Commemorative
Quarter for
West Virginia ^<5>

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Footnotes

<1>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bethany - it wil be higher in some places and lower in others. - Return to Citation
<2>	We use the term 'historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable and we would like to be accurate. If you can provide us with more specific information about Bethany, please let us know so that we can make corrections. - Return to Citation
<3>	Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Bethany. - Return to Citation
<4>	Our distances are calculated as a straight-line (or point-to-point) distance between Bethany and the indicated community. The distance should be treated as an estimate and not as the driving distance. - Return to Citation
<5>	All Quarter-dollar coin images from the United States Mint. - Return to Citation

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