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The State Journal compiled numbers for all towns with population>5k. No real change from the 2010 census, but that's better than any major loss anywhere.
The State Journal compiled numbers for all towns with population>5k. No real change from the 2010 census, but that's better than any major loss anywhere.
Add 30k students to those numbers. Morgantown is actually the biggest city in WV by people living in it.
How funny. Huntington gained 22 people. Better than a loss I suppose. Glad to see Morgantown is continuing it's push upwards. I'm pretty sure that Morgantown gained more people than the state did. Lol. I'm guessing that's just lateral in-state movement. Not surprising though.
I'm impressed by Beckley, Bluefield, and Princeton. It seems as though they've reached their stabilization period from the decline in the coal industry (though Beckley is historically stagnant in population change). I expected Bluefield to level out closer to 2020 - good for them!
I'm impressed by Beckley, Bluefield, and Princeton. It seems as though they've reached their stabilization period from the decline in the coal industry (though Beckley is historically stagnant in population change). I expected Bluefield to level out closer to 2020 - good for them!
Here are the Census numbers for Bluefield,Va. They seem to be pretty stable.
1990 5,363
2000 5,078
2010 5,444
2011 5,402
Bluefield is located in Tazewell County, with the Towns of Tazewell, Richlands, Cedar Bluff/Claypool Hill in it as well. Tazewell County is part of the Bluefield WV-Va micropolitan area. They lost 810 people, I figure due to Mining jobs and related industries taking a hit.
Here are the Census numbers for Bluefield,Va. They seem to be pretty stable.
1990 5,363
2000 5,078
2010 5,444
2011 5,402
Bluefield is located in Tazewell County, with the Towns of Tazewell, Richlands, Cedar Bluff/Claypool Hill in it as well. Tazewell County is part of the Bluefield WV-Va micropolitan area. They lost 810 people, I figure due to Mining jobs and related industries taking a hit.
Tazewell County:
2012 44,268
2010 45,078
I know that they don't like it but those people could take advantage of wind power. It wouldn't have as great of an impact as coal did but it would be a start.
I know that they don't like it but those people could take advantage of wind power. It wouldn't have as great of an impact as coal did but it would be a start.
WV is not the best place for windpower and putting a wind generator on a hill is bat genocide.
Im all for it, but only a very few areas of WV are really suitable for it. Nor does it create lots of jobs. A few people can service many wind generators. Usually the crews travel long distances and dont live in an area.
Certain areas of Appalachia only developed because of coal and without coal the people will leave. I dont see this as a bad thing. Focus development to a few cities and keep the rest of the state wild and wonderful.
I suspect that if we looked at metro area gains, the gap between Huntington, Charleston and Morgantown would be smaller, and Parkersburg wouldn't even be in contention.
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