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New Martinsville, West Virginia

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(Hancock County)

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The 2000 Census showed that New Martinsville had a population of 5,984 people ^<1>. This represents 0.33% of the total population of West Virginia, making it the state's 22nd most populous community.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated.

Year	Population	Change Since 2000	Year-to-Year Change
2008	5,564	-7.02%	-0.29% since 2007
2007	5,580	-6.75%	-0.96% since 2006
2006	5,634	-5.85%	-1.4% since 2005
2005	5,714	-4.51%	-0.57% since 2004
2004	5,747	-3.96%	-0.12% since 2003
2003	5,754	-3.84%	-0.62% since 2002
2002	5,790	-3.24%	-0.84% since 2001
2001	5,839	-2.42%	-2.42% since 2000
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2000	5,984	The Last Census

Below is a list of similarily sized communities (while rank is based on the 2000 Census, the population shown is estimated for 2008):

Rank in 2000	Community	Direction	Distance ^<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
19	Elkins	SE	73 mi [117.5 km]	6,976	0.8% decrease
20	Nitro	SW	99 mi [159.3 km]	6,784	0.59% decrease
21	Princeton	S	157 mi [252.7 km]	6,261	1.35% decrease
-22-	New Martinsville			5,564	7.02% decrease
23	Buckhannon	SE	56 mi [90.1 km]	5,505	3.84% decrease
24	Grafton	SE	49 mi [78.9 km]	5,315	3.17% decrease
25	Keyser	E	101 mi [162.5 km]	5,230	1.38% decrease

New Martinsville had 2,737 Housing Units ^<3> at the time of the 2000 Census.

The 2000 Census shows that New Martinsville has an area ^<4> of 2.77 square miles [7.18 km²].

Using the above population and land area values, New Martinsville had a 2000 population density of 2,157 people per square mile [832 people/km²], making it the state's 38th most densely populated area.

Wetzel County

The city of New Martinsville is located in Wetzel County and is the county seat.

The county had a population of 17,672 people at the 2000 Census. With it's population of 5,984 people, New Martinsville contained 33.86% of the Wetzel County total.

In addition, where the community of New Martinsville has a population density of 2,157 people per square mile [832 people/km²], Wetzel County averages 49.2 people per square mile [18.99 people/km²].

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

Population Rings

To help identify the number of people who live in New Martinsville and the surrounding area, we have drawn concentric rings centered on New Martinsville. We counted the number of communities within each ring and summed their populations.^<5>

Radius	No of Communities	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
5 mi [8 km]	2	8,163	7.7% decrease
10 mi [16 km]	6	10,899	7.91% decrease
15 mi [24 km]	11	16,548	7.37% decrease
20 mi [32 km]	20	27,925	7.9% decrease
25 mi [40 km]	28	38,837	7.39% decrease
30 mi [48 km]	47	96,861	6.59% decrease

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 New Martinsville.

A Census Quickfact is available for Wetzel County (QF-54103).

Below are QuickFacts for the counties that border Wetzel County.

County	Census QuickFact	Direction	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
Marshall	QF-54051	N	32,766	7.43% decrease
Monongalia	QF-54061	E	88,221	7.7% increase
Marion	QF-54049	E	56,496	---
Harrison	QF-54033	SE	68,853	0.42% increase
Doddridge	QF-54017	S	7,201	2.79% decrease
Tyler	QF-54095	SW	8,841	7.77% decrease
Monroe (OH)	QF-39111	W	14,221	6.24% decrease
Greene (PA)	QF-42059	NE	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 New Martinsville:

	State Code:	54 (West Virginia)
	County Code:	103 (Wetzel County)
	Place Code:	58684 (New Martinsville)

	State & County Code:	54103 (West Virginia/Wetzel County)

	State & Place Code:	5458684 (West Virginia/New Martinsville)

New Martinsville 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 New Martinsville.

The Commemorative
Quarter for
West Virginia ^<6>

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For what it's worth: In addition to helping you submit your own search, clicking 'Other...' will frequently (but not always) show you some popular searches for this area.

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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 New Martinsville 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
<4>	The area value has been supplied by the US Census Bureau and it can be different than the geographic boundaries of New Martinsville. 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 of people. - Return to Citation
<5>	The communities in our count are those provided by the 2000 Census, so keep in mind that our population rings will only include the people living in those communities. Smaller communities usually don't participate directly in the Census and therefore they won't be included. While our count is a close approximation, it shouldn't be considered as a complete or accurate count. - Return to Citation
<6>	All Quarter-dollar coin images from the United States Mint. - Return to Citation

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