Weston, West Virginia

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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^{[Geographic references#6GR6]}. 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, stands vacant but proud along the banks of the West Fork of the Monongahela River in Weston, Lewis County, West Virginia. Vacated in 1994 when a new hospital was constructed nearby, the building is the focus of adaptive reuse and historic preservation of the Weston Hospital Revitalization Committee and the Weston Hospital Task Force.

The Hospital's History is many faceted. It is a fine example of the skills of its architect, R. Snowden Andrews, and of the Irish, Scottish, and German craftsmen who carved it's stone from the West Virginia countryside. It is inextricably tied to the history of the states of Virginia and West Virginia and the American Civil War; and it is representative of the development of mental health care in America.

Now the building is poised on the brink of a new life serving some other need. What that use will be is still unknown. Perhaps your visit here will have some impact in that direction.

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.

Contents

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 Utilities
4 Places of Worship
5 External links

Geography

Weston is located at [39°2′31″N, 80°28′12″W] (39.041857, -80.469929)^{[Geographic references#1GR1]}.

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^{[Geographic references#2GR2]} 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

Places of Worship

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

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

Catholic

SISTERS OF SAINT JOSEPH, 304-269-2895 210 CENTER AVENUE, WESTON WV 26452

SAINT CLARE CHURCH, 304-269-1767 WESTON WV 26452

SAINT PATRICKS PARISH, 304-269-3048 222 CENTER AVENUE, WESTON WV 26452

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

External links

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