Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Blacksville, West Virginia

Industry DescriptionNumber of Establishments
Cemeteries and crematoriums9
Restaurants6
Religion5

Blacksville, West Virginia Facts

Area0.3 mi²
Population194
Male Population98 (50.6%)
Female Population96 (49.4%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)+21.3%
Population change (2000 to 2020)+24.4%
Median Age40.2 years (Male: 38.2, Female: 41.4)
Area Codes304
Local Time
TimezoneEastern Daylight Time
Lat & Lng39.72008, -80.21202
Zip Codes26521

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Blacksville, West Virginia Population

Years 1975 to 2020

Data19751990200020152020
Population160159156192194
Population Density473.6 / mi²470.6 / mi²461.8 / mi²568.3 / mi²574.2 / mi²
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Blacksville, West Virginia Population change from 2000 to 2015

Increase of 23.1% from year 2000 to 2015

LocationChange since 1975Change since 1990Change since 2000
Blacksville, West Virginia+20%+20.8%+23.1%
West Virginia+13.3%+7.5%+2.5%
United States+46.9%+27.2%+13.7%
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Blacksville, West Virginia Median Age

Median Age: 40.2 years

LocationMedian AgeMedian Age (Female)Median Age (Male)
Blacksville, West Virginia40.2 yrs41.4 yrs38.2 yrs
West Virginia41.4 yrs42.7 yrs40 yrs
United States37.4 yrs38.7 yrs36.1 yrs
Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Blacksville, West Virginia Population Density

Population Density: 574 / mi²

LocationPopulationAreaDensity
Blacksville, West Virginia1940.338 sq mi574 / mi²
West Virginia1.9 million24,230 sq mi77.2 / mi²
United States321.6 million3,796,740.8 sq mi84.7 / mi²
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Blacksville, West Virginia Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1720 to 2100

Sources:
  1. JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
  2. CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
  3. [Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for Blacksville, West Virginia

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. &Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Blacksville, West Virginia CO2 Emissions

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions Per Capita in Tonnes Per Year

LocationCO2 EmissionsCO2 Emissions Per CapitaCO2 Emissions Intensity
Blacksville, West Virginia4,281 tn22.07 tn12,671.9 tons/mi²
West Virginia36,783,545 tn19.66 tn1,518.1 tons/mi²
United States5,664,619,810 tn17.62 tn1,492 tons/mi²
Sources: [Link] Moran, D., Kanemoto K; Jiborn, M., Wood, R., Többen, J., and Seto, K.C. (2018) Carbon footprints of 13,000 cities. Environmental Research Letters DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aac72a
Blacksville, West Virginia CO2 Emissions
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)4,281 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita22.07 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/mi²/year)12,671.9 tons/mi²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

HazardRisk Level
CycloneMedium (5)

* Risk, particularly concerning flood or landslide, may not be for the entire area.

Sources:
  1. Dilley, M., R.S. Chen, U. Deichmann, A.L. Lerner-Lam, M. Arnold, J. Agwe, P. Buys, O. Kjekstad, B. Lyon, and G. Yetman. 2005. Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis. Washington, D.C.: World Bank. https://doi.org/10.1596/0-8213-5930-4.
  2. Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University, International Bank for Reconstruction and Development - The World Bank, and United Nations Environment Programme Global Resource Information Database Geneva - UNEP/GRID-Geneva. 2005. Global Cyclone Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4CZ353K.

Recent Nearby Earthquakes

Magnitude 3.0 and greater

DateTimeMagnitudeDistanceDepthLocationLink
6/3/173:08 AM3.495.1 km1,730 m12km SW of Barnesville, Ohiousgs.gov
4/2/1711:58 AM388.7 km3,930 m15km SW of Woodsfield, Ohiousgs.gov

Blacksville, West Virginia

Blacksville is a town in Monongalia County, West Virginia, USA. The population was 171 at the 2010 census. It is included in the Morgantown, West Virginia Metropolitan Statistical Area.

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