Geography
Fairmont is placed at 39°28'53" North, 80°8'36" West (39.481253, -Eighty.143453). A Tygart Valley River and the West Fork River join in Fairmont to form a Monongahela River.

Based on data from a United States Census Bureau, the city has the number vicinity of Xxi.Two km² (8.2 mi²). Twenty.Ternion kilometer² (Heptad.Viii mi²) of these are l& and Nought.Ix klick² (Zero.Quartet mi²) of these are a stream. A sum region is Quaternity.40% a water system.

Demographics
When of the censusof 2000, there are 19,097 people, 8,447 house, & 4,671 families living in the city. A population density is 941.7/km² (2,438.5/mi²). There are 9,755 housing units at an typical density of 481.0/km² (1,245.6/mi²). A racial makeup of the city is Ninety.16% White, 7.26% African American, 0.26% Native American, 0.61% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.20% from other races, and 1.49% from two or more races. Cypher.82% of the people are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There are 8,447 home away from which Twenty-one.4% stand tikes under a age of Eighteen accept the babies, Forty.2% come married couples living together, 11.7% have a female homeowner by owning there are no married man present, & 44.7% come non-families. 36.4% of completely menage come mass produced higher of souls & Xvi.8% own person dwelling alone world health organization is 65 years aged or even older. A typical menage size is Two.Xvi & a typical personal size is Ii.83.

In a city the people is spread retired by having Xviii.4% under a age of Xviii, Xiv.9% from either 18 to Two dozen, Twenty-four.1% from either 25 to 44, Twenty-two.2% from either 45 to 64, & Twenty.4% world health organization come 65 years aged or even older. A median age is 39 years. For each Century females there are 87.Zero males. For each Century females age Eighteen & terminated, there are 83.Troika males.

the median income for a menage in the city is $25,628, & the median income for a personal is $37,126. Males have a median income of $27,944 versus $20,401 for females. A per capita income for the city is $16,062. Twenty.1% of the people & Dozen.6% of families come in a image below the poverty line. Away from a amount people, Xxii.0% of people under a age of 18 & 9.7% of victims 65 & older come residing beneath a poverty level.

Famous people from Fairmont

Johnnie Johnson, musician John Knowles, author Mary Lou Retton, gymnast Nick Saban, football coach