Romney, West Virginia
Romney, West Virginia | ||
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FIPS code 54-70084 | | |
GNIS feature ID | 2390646[1] | |
Website | townofromney |
Romney is a town in and the
History
Established by consecutive acts of the
Originally settled in 1725 by hunters and traders, Romney was known as Pearsall's Flats and was the site of the
Romney Academy was first incorporated by the Virginia General Assembly on January 11, 1814, and was active until 1846 when it was reorganized as the Romney Classical Institute.[8][9] Romney Academy was one of the earliest institutions for higher learning within the present boundaries of the state of West Virginia. The Romney Classical Institute, a coeducational collegiate preparatory school, survived until 1866. The loss of members due to the American Civil War forced its closure.[10]
The
The West Virginia Schools for the Deaf and the Blind was established in 1870 upon the campus of the Romney Classical Institute.[12]
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.96 square miles (2.49 km2), all land.[13]
Climate
The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally cold winters. According to the
Climate data for Romney, West Virginia (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1891–present) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °F (°C) | 79 (26) |
85 (29) |
94 (34) |
101 (38) |
101 (38) |
104 (40) |
107 (42) |
109 (43) |
104 (40) |
98 (37) |
85 (29) |
80 (27) |
109 (43) |
Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 40.2 (4.6) |
44.2 (6.8) |
53.1 (11.7) |
66.1 (18.9) |
74.6 (23.7) |
82.2 (27.9) |
86.3 (30.2) |
84.8 (29.3) |
78.4 (25.8) |
67.0 (19.4) |
54.7 (12.6) |
43.9 (6.6) |
64.6 (18.1) |
Daily mean °F (°C) | 30.5 (−0.8) |
33.6 (0.9) |
41.2 (5.1) |
52.2 (11.2) |
61.6 (16.4) |
69.7 (20.9) |
73.2 (22.9) |
72.4 (22.4) |
65.4 (18.6) |
54.1 (12.3) |
42.8 (6.0) |
34.4 (1.3) |
52.6 (11.4) |
Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 20.8 (−6.2) |
23.0 (−5.0) |
29.4 (−1.4) |
38.3 (3.5) |
48.6 (9.2) |
57.1 (13.9) |
61.3 (16.3) |
60.0 (15.6) |
52.4 (11.3) |
41.1 (5.1) |
30.9 (−0.6) |
25.0 (−3.9) |
40.7 (4.8) |
Record low °F (°C) | −20 (−29) |
−20 (−29) |
−4 (−20) |
7 (−14) |
23 (−5) |
29 (−2) |
38 (3) |
35 (2) |
24 (−4) |
13 (−11) |
−1 (−18) |
−15 (−26) |
−20 (−29) |
Average precipitation inches (mm) | 2.41 (61) |
2.19 (56) |
3.24 (82) |
3.36 (85) |
3.84 (98) |
3.56 (90) |
4.72 (120) |
3.72 (94) |
3.58 (91) |
2.84 (72) |
2.18 (55) |
2.60 (66) |
38.24 (971) |
Average snowfall inches (cm) | 7.0 (18) |
9.7 (25) |
7.5 (19) |
0.1 (0.25) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
1.0 (2.5) |
3.8 (9.7) |
29.1 (74) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) | 8.6 | 7.9 | 9.5 | 11.5 | 13.5 | 11.9 | 11.0 | 10.3 | 9.5 | 9.0 | 7.6 | 7.9 | 118.2 |
Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in) | 3.7 | 3.4 | 2.1 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 1.6 | 11.5 |
Source: NOAA[15][16] |
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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1850 | 456 | — | |
1860 | 569 | 24.8% | |
1870 | 482 | −15.3% | |
1880 | 371 | −23.0% | |
1890 | 451 | 21.6% | |
1900 | 580 | 28.6% | |
1910 | 1,112 | 91.7% | |
1920 | 1,028 | −7.6% | |
1930 | 1,441 | 40.2% | |
1940 | 2,013 | 39.7% | |
1950 | 2,059 | 2.3% | |
1960 | 2,203 | 7.0% | |
1970 | 2,364 | 7.3% | |
1980 | 2,094 | −11.4% | |
1990 | 1,966 | −6.1% | |
2000 | 1,940 | −1.3% | |
2010 | 1,848 | −4.7% | |
2020 | 1,722 | −6.8% | |
2021 (est.) | 1,717 | [4] | −0.3% |
U.S. Decennial Census[17] 2013 Estimate[18] |
2010 census
As of the
There were 843 households, of which 23.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 31.2% were married couples living together, 13.2% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.3% had a male householder with no wife present, and 51.4% were non-families. 46.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 26.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.01 and the average family size was 2.83.
The median age in the city was 41.9 years. 23.6% of residents were under the age of 18; 9.4% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 20.3% were from 25 to 44; 23% were from 45 to 64; and 23.6% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 44.1% male and 55.9% female.
2000 census
As of the
There were 884 households, out of which 21.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 33.7% were married couples living together, 14.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 48.6% were non-families. 44.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 26.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.97 and the average family size was 2.72.
In the city, the population was spread out, with 25.2% under the age of 18, 7.4% from 18 to 24, 20.1% from 25 to 44, 21.3% from 45 to 64, and 26.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 76.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 68.5 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $22,261, and the median income for a family was $34,271. Males had a median income of $28,667 versus $20,000 for females. The
Schools and recreation
- Hampshire High School Sports Complex, US Route 50 East
- Baseball Field, Cross Country Trails, Running Track, Soccer Field, Softball Field
- Hampshire Park & 4-H Camp, South Branch River Road (CR 8)
- Picnic Pavilions, Baseball Field, Basketball Court, Volleyball Court, Tennis Courts
- Old Romney High School, 111 School Street
- Baseball Field, Basketball Courts, Football Field, Running Track
- Romney Recreation Center, 260 School Street
- Swimming Facilities
- West Virginia Schools for the Deaf and BlindGrounds, East Main Street
- Baseball Field, Basketball Courts, Picnic Pavilions, Running Track, Soccer Field, Swimming Facilities
Government
Romney is governed by a Mayor–council government. As of 2022, the mayor was Beverly C. Keadle, and the council members were Duncan Hott, John Duncan III, Paula O’Brien, Robin Pancake, Savanna Morgret and William Taylor.[2]
Transportation
Romney is served by two primary highways, the more prominent of them being
Notable people
- Stephen Ailes, 8th United States Secretary of the Army
- James Dillon Armstrong, state legislator and circuit court judge
- William Armstrong, U.S. Representative
- John Rinehart Blue, state legislator
- William C. Clayton, state legislator
- First Ladyof West Virginia
- Governor of West Virginia
- William B. Cornwell, lawyer and businessman
- West Virginia Schools for the Deaf and Blind
- Samuel Lightfoot Flournoy, state legislator
- Samuel Lightfoot Flournoy, lawyer
- Henry Bell Gilkeson, state legislator and principal of the West Virginia Schools for the Deaf and Blind
- Howard Hille Johnson, founder of the West Virginia Schools for the Deaf and Blind
- James Sloan Kuykendall, state legislator
- Charles S. Lawrence, Institute of Food Technologists Executive Vice President
- Thomas Bryan Martin, colonial-era Virginia politician
- Angus William McDonald, Confederate States Army colonel
- Marshall McDonald, United States Fish Commissioner
- Jerry Mezzatesta, state legislator
- Speaker of the West Virginia House of Delegates
- Samuel Mulledy, academic
- Thomas Mulledy, academic
- Ann Pancake, author
- Chet Pancake, filmmaker
- Sam Pancake, actor
- Isaac Parsons, state legislator
- Isaac Parsons, Confederate military officer and politician
- Lee Hawse Patteson, First Lady of West Virginia
- Randall Terry, anti-abortion activist
- Christian Streit White, local politician
- John Baker White, local politician
- John Baker White, West Virginia Board of Control member
- Attorney General of West Virginia
- Robert White, state legislator
- Charles M. Williams, Harvard Business Schoolprofessor
- Andrew Wodrow, local politician
- Joshua Soule Zimmerman, state legislator
References
- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Romney, West Virginia
- ^ a b c "Town Council". Town of Romney website. Town of Romney Municipal Government. 2022. Retrieved August 5, 2022.
- ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer, West Virginia Places". United States Census Bureau. September 5, 2019. Retrieved December 18, 2020.
- ^ a b c d "City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2021". Census.gov. US Census Bureau. Retrieved July 3, 2022.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ "An Act for establishing the town of Romney, in the county of Hampshire, and for other purposes therein mentioned, Hening's Statutes at Large, Vol. VII, Chapter XII". vagenweb.org. Retrieved March 5, 2017.
- ^ Burgesses, Virginia General Assembly House of (January 1, 1907). Journals of the House of Burgesses of Virginia, 1761-1765. Colonial Press, E. Waddey Company. pp. 164–165.
- ^ Federal Writers' Project 1937, p. 30.
- ^ Miller & Maxwell 1913, p. 562.
- ^ Brannon 1976, p. 261.
- ^ Maier, p. 10.
- ^ "History". Town of Romney website. Town of Romney Municipal Government. Retrieved April 17, 2023.
- ^ "US Gazetteer files 2010". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on July 2, 2012. Retrieved January 24, 2013.
- ^ Climate Summary for Romney, West Virginia
- ^ "NOWData - NOAA Online Weather Data". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved October 14, 2023.
- ^ "Summary of Monthly Normals 1991-2020". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved October 14, 2023.
- ^ United States Census Bureau. "Census of Population and Housing". Retrieved August 27, 2013.
- ^ "Population Estimates". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 27, 2014.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 24, 2013.
- Ailes, John C. Romney, West Virginia, 1762-1962. Romney, West Virginia, Hampshire Review, 1962.
- Ambler, Charles Henry. "Romney In The Civil War." West Virginia History, Charleston, West Virginia, 1943–44. Arc 1. 4: 5.
- Ansel, William H., Jr. Frontier Forts Along The Potomac And Its Tributaries. Parsons, West Virginia, McClain Publishing Company, reprint 1995.
- Brannon, Selden W. (1976). Historic Hampshire. Parsons, West Virginia: McClain Printing Company.
- from the original on January 1, 2014. Retrieved October 16, 2016.
- Hampshire County 250th Anniversary Committee: Hampshire County, West Virginia, 1754-2004. 2004.
- Maxwell, Hu. History of Hampshire County, West Virginia: From its earliest settlement to the present. Morgantown, West Virginia, A.B. Boughner, 1897.
- Miller, Thomas Condit; OCLC 1449151.
- Sauers, Richard A. The Devastating Hand of War: Romney, West Virginia During the Civil War. Leesburg, Virginia, Gauley Mount Press, 2000.
External links
- "www.RomneyWV.com". Archived from the original on November 19, 2007.