Buckhannon, WV Facts, Population, Income, Demographics, Economy

Population (total): Population in 2019: 5,394 (99% urban, 1% rural). >Population change since 2000: -5.8%

Population (male): 2,743

Population (female): 2,651

Median Age: 35.5 years

Median Rent: Median gross rent in 2019: $677.

Cost of Living: March 2019 cost of living index in Buckhannon: 82.7 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Elevation: 1433 feet

Land Area: 2.47 square miles.

Zip Codes: 26201

Races:
      White alone - 4,795 - 88.6%
      Black alone - 418 - 7.7%
      Hispanic - 107 - 2.0%
      Two or more races - 42 - 0.8%
      Asian alone - 27 - 0.5%
      American Indian alone - 14 - 0.3%
      Other race alone - 2 - 0.04%

The Sago Mine Disaster, January 2, 2006, killed 12 and left one survivor. Officials said that a lightning strike in the coal caused the explosion. It was the worst mining disaster in the US since a 2001 disaster in Alabama killed 13 people, and the worst disaster in West Virginia since a 1968 incident that killed 78 people. National and international news crews were in the area for upwards of three days to cover rescue and recovery efforts.

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National Drug Free Workplace Alliance (https://www.ndwa.org/)

Substance Abuse Program Administrators Association (https://www.sapaa.com/)

Substance Abuse Mental Health Safety Administration (https://www.samhsa.gov/)

US Drug Enforcement Administration (https://www.dea.gov/)

Office of Drug alcohol Policy Control (https://www.transportation.gov/odapc)

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1 AMALIA DR 0.7 miles

1 AMALIA DR
BUCKHANNON, WV 26201
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134 INDUSTRIAL PARK RD 12.0 miles

134 INDUSTRIAL PARK RD
JANE LEW, WV 26378
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25 GARTON PLZ 13.0 miles

25 GARTON PLZ
WESTON, WV 26452
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Bombardier Commercial Aircraft Svcs 13.7 miles

Bombardier Commercial Aircraft Svcs
LOST CREEK, WV 26385
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1513 HARRISON AVE STE 18 19.5 miles

1513 HARRISON AVE STE 18
ELKINS, WV 26241
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1200 HARRISON AVE 19.9 miles

1200 HARRISON AVE
ELKINS, WV 26241
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700 OAKMOUND RD 20.2 miles

700 OAKMOUND RD
CLARKSBURG, WV 26301
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2 CHENOWETH DR STE A 20.3 miles

2 CHENOWETH DR STE A
BRIDGEPORT, WV 26330
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101 EMILY DR 20.3 miles

101 EMILY DR
CLARKSBURG, WV 26301
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215 W MAIN ST 20.4 miles

215 W MAIN ST
BRIDGEPORT, WV 26330
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Buckhannon is the only incorporated city in, and the county seat of, Upshur County, West Virginia, United States, and is located along the Buckhannon River. The population was 5,639 at the 2010 census. Buckhannon is home to West Virginia Wesleyan College and the West Virginia Strawberry Festival, held annually on the third week of May. The city is located 115 miles northeast from the capital city of Charleston and 140 miles south of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

The Sago Mine collapse occurred near Buckhannon on January 2, 2006, resulting in the deaths of 12 of 13 trapped miners. At the time, it was one of the worst mining accidents in the United States for several years and attracted national news coverage.

The history of Upshur County begins with the settlement of the Buckhannon River Valley. Brothers Samuel and John Pringle were English soldiers serving in the French and Indian War (Seven Years' War) who, in 1761, deserted their post at Fort Pitt (present-day Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania). They traveled southward and upstream along the Monongahela and Tygart Valley rivers, continuing up what is now called the Buckhannon River. They were said to have arrived in present-day Upshur County in 1764 and took up living in a huge hollow of an American sycamore. They lived there for three years, living off game and fish. Finally one went out for more ammunition and found the war was over. After his return, they moved to the South Branch settlements. John later went to Kentucky, but Samuel returned to the river valley with his new wife Charity Pringle (née Cutright), her brother John Jr., friends Thomas Hughes, and John and Elizabeth Jackson with their sons George and Edward. (Edward was the grandfather of Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson.)

The City of Buckhannon was established on January 15, 1816, named after the river. Some accounts say both are named for Buckongahelas (died 1805), a Lenape ally of the British during the Revolutionary War; others that they are named after early missionary John Buchannon. The city was chartered by the Virginia General Assembly in 1852. Buckhannon was part of the Commonwealth of Virginia until the secession of West Virginia on June 20, 1863 during the American Civil War. Because of its near-central geographic location, Buckhannon was long considered a prospective site for the capital. In 1866, the legislature approved a bill including Buckhannon among the choices for capital, but officials decided the river was not wide enough to accommodate desired commerce.

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Population (total): Population in 2019: 5,394 (99% urban, 1% rural). >Population change since 2000: -5.8%

Population (male): 2,743

Population (female): 2,651

Median Age: 35.5 years

Median Rent: Median gross rent in 2019: $677.

Cost of Living: March 2019 cost of living index in Buckhannon: 82.7 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Elevation: 1433 feet

Land Area: 2.47 square miles.

Zip Codes: 26201

Races:
      White alone - 4,795 - 88.6%
      Black alone - 418 - 7.7%
      Hispanic - 107 - 2.0%
      Two or more races - 42 - 0.8%
      Asian alone - 27 - 0.5%
      American Indian alone - 14 - 0.3%
      Other race alone - 2 - 0.04%

The Sago Mine Disaster, January 2, 2006, killed 12 and left one survivor. Officials said that a lightning strike in the coal caused the explosion. It was the worst mining disaster in the US since a 2001 disaster in Alabama killed 13 people, and the worst disaster in West Virginia since a 1968 incident that killed 78 people. National and international news crews were in the area for upwards of three days to cover rescue and recovery efforts.