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McMechen, West Virginia

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(Barbour County)

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(Monongalia County)

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The 2000 Census showed that McMechen had a population of 1,937 people.^<1> This represents 0.11% of the total population of West Virginia, making it the state's 65th most populous community.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. Other than 2000, the population counts have been estimated by the Census Bureau.

Year	Population	Change Since 2000	Year-to-Year Change
2008	1,724	-11%	-1.37% since 2007
2007	1,748	-9.76%	-1.58% since 2006
2006	1,776	-8.31%	-1.72% since 2005
2005	1,807	-6.71%	-1.58% since 2004
2004	1,836	-5.21%	-1.13% since 2003
2003	1,857	-4.13%	-0.91% since 2002
2002	1,874	-3.25%	-1.52% since 2001
2001	1,903	-1.76%	-1.76% since 2000
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2000	1,937	The Last Census

Below is a list of similarily sized communities (rank is based on the 2000 Census):

Rank	Community	Direction	Distance ^<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
62	Salem	S	49 mi [78.9 km]	2,050	2.19% increase
63	Montgomery	S	129 mi [207.6 km]	1,921	1.08% decrease
64	Romney	E	113 mi [181.9 km]	1,912	1.44% decrease
-65-	McMechen			1,724	11% decrease
66	Winfield	SW	117 mi [188.3 km]	2,055	10.6% increase
67	Harrisville	S	56 mi [90.1 km]	1,817	1.36% decrease
68	Stonewood	SE	55 mi [88.5 km]	1,840	1.38% increase

The city of McMechen is located in Marshall County and for a more general look at the area, please visit our Census Page for Marshall County.

To learn more about neighboring communities, please visit the Neighborhood Page for McMechen.

McMechen had 953 Housing Units ^<3> at the time of the 2000 Census.

Marshall County

McMechen is located in Marshall County.

The county had a population of 35,395 people at the 2000 Census. With it's population of 1,937 people, McMechen contained 5.47% of the Marshall County total.

For more information, please visit our Census Page for Marshall County.

US Census QuickFacts

The Census Bureau has created documents containing demographic information called QuickFacts. Unfortunately, the Census Bureau has not created a QuickFact that is specific to McMechen.

A Census Quickfact is available for Marshall County (QF-54051).

Below are QuickFacts for the counties that border Marshall County.

County	Census QuickFact	Direction	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
Ohio	QF-54069	N	44,106	6.81% decrease
Wetzel	QF-54103	S	16,329	7.6% decrease
Monroe (OH)	QF-39111	SW	14,221	6.24% decrease
Belmont (OH)	QF-39013	NW	67,975	3.05% decrease
Washington (PA)	QF-42125	NE	206,407	1.7% increase
Greene (PA)	QF-42059	E	39,344	3.26% decrease

Miscellaneous Information

The Federal government has assigned identifying codes to each community, county and state. The following FIPS codes apply to McMechen:

	State Code:	54 (West Virginia)
	County Code:	051 (Marshall County)
	Place Code:	50260 (McMechen)

	State & County Code:	54051 (West Virginia/Marshall County)

	State & Place Code:	5450260 (West Virginia/McMechen)

McMechen is located in Census Region #3 (the South Region) and in Division #5 (the South Atlantic Division).

For more information about various Federal Codes, please visit our Misc. Page for McMechen.

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Footnotes

<1>	Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. - Return to Citation
<2>	Our distances are calculated as a straight-line (or point-to-point) distance between McMechen and the indicated community. The distance should be treated as an estimate and not as the driving distance. - Return to Citation
<3>	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


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