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Weston is a city in Lewis County, West Virginia along the West Fork River. The population was 4,317 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Lewis County. Weston was incorporated January 14, 1846. Weston, West Virginia is also home to the Weston State Hospital. Weston State Hospital, formerly known as the Trans-Allegheny Asylum for the Insane, is an empty building located near the West Fork of the Monongahela River in Weston. Empty since 1994 when a new hospital was builtnearby, the building is being considered of adaptive reuse and historic preservation. The Hospital building is an example of the skills of its architect, R. Snowden Andrews, and of the Irish, Scottish, and German craftsmen who carved its stone. It is considered to be representative of the development of mental health care in America. Jackson's Mill, the preserved grist mill of Cummins Jackson, an uncle of Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson, who raised him and his sister after their parents died, is the centerpiece of a historical site and museum at the Jackson's Mill Center for Lifelong Learning and State 4-H Camp. The facility, located near Weston, serves as a special campus for West Virginia University (WVU) and the WVU Extension Service. Jackson's Mill is also the home of the Jackson's Mill Jubilee every Labor Day.
Geography Weston is located at (39.041857, -80.469929). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 4.4 km² (1.7 mi²), all land. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 4,317 people, 1,942 households, and 1,172 d 18.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.22 and the average family size was 2.84. In the city the population was spread out with 20.3% under the age of 18, 7.9% from 18 to 24, 27.1% from 25 to 44, 24.9% from 45 to 64, and 19.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 83.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 80.4 males. The median income for a household in the city was $26,690, and the median income for a family was $33,783. Males had a median income of $27,988 versus $17,335 for females. The per capita income for the city was $14,089. About 15.1% of families and 18.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 25.8% of those under age 18 and 9.3% of those age 65 or over. Utilities Cable=Rapid Communications, providing basic & expanded cable, digital cable, and High Speed Internet to all customers. Phone=Verizon, & Fibernet providing local and long distance calling services, & High Speed internet within city limits Water=West Virginia American Water Company Electric=Allegheny Power Gas=Dominion & Equitrans & Hope Sewage=Weston Sanitary Board Assemblies of God ASSEMBLY OF GOD, 304-269-5674 385 MID AVENUE, WESTON WV 26452 Baptist First Baptist Church , 304-269-1569 132 East Second Street, Weston WV 26452 Website: http://www.westonfbc.org Fisher Baptist Camp, 304-269-7218 Gee Lick, Weston WV 26452 New Life Southern Baptist Church, 304-269-6446 206 Glady Fork Road, Weston WV 26452 Roman Catholic Saint Boniface Parish (1875), 304-269-1767 9140 US Hwy 33W, Camden WV 26338 Saint Clare Church, 304-269-1767 Weston WV 26452 Saint Patrick Parish (1884), 304-269-3048 222 Center Avenue, Weston WV 26452 Website: http://www.spchurchweston.net/ Church of Christ Weston Church of Christ, 304-269-2129 819 Camden Avenue, Weston WV 26452 Episcopal Saint Paul's Episcopal Church, 304-269-5266 206 East 2nd Street, Weston WV 26452 Methodist Saint Matthew United Methodist Church, 304-269-2428 120 East 3rd Street, Weston WV 26452 Stonecoal United Methodist Church, 304-269-7341 Weston WV 26452 Non-Denominational Christian Faith Center, 304-472-7139 Weston WV 26452 Our Neighbor Emergency Food Only, 304-269-6327 114 East 1st Street, Weston WV 26452 Word of Life Ministries, 304-269-6492 Butchersville, Weston WV 26452 Presbyterian First Presbyterian Church, 304-269-2801 312 Main Avenue, Weston WV 26452 | ||||||||
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