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{{Infobox settlement
|official_name = Bruceton Mills, West Virginia
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|population_est = 64
|pop_est_as_of = 2021
|population_footnotes = <ref name="USCensusEst2020-2021">{{cite web
|population_total = 64
|population_density_km2 = 584.87
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|area_code = [[Area code 304|304]]
|blank_name = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
|blank_info = 54-10852<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=
|blank1_name = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
|blank1_info = 1553998<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|1553998}}</ref>
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'''Bruceton Mills''' is a town in northern [[Preston County, West Virginia|Preston County]], [[West Virginia]], United States, along Big Sandy Creek. The population was 64 at the [[2020 United States Census|2020 census]], making it the [[List of municipalities in West Virginia|second-least populous]] town in West Virginia, after [[Thurmond, West Virginia|Thurmond]].<ref name="USCensusEst2020-2021"/> It is part of the [[Morgantown metropolitan area]].
==History==
[[File:Doghouse.JPG|thumb|left|[[Old Hemlock]] southeast of Bruceton Mills]]
An early settler, John M. Hoffman, named this community for his stepfather, George Bruce, who claimed direct descendance from [[Robert the Bruce]], [[King of Scotland]].<ref>{{cite book|last1=Morton|first1=Oren Frederic|last2=Cole|first2=J. R.|title=A History of Preston County, West Virginia|url=https://archive.org/details/historyofpreston01mort|year=1914|publisher=Journal Publishing Company|page=[https://archive.org/details/historyofpreston01mort/page/245 245]}}</ref> The post office existed in 1870. Bruceton Mills is the only place in the United States with this name.
==Geography==
Bruceton Mills is located at {{coord|39|39|33|N|79|38|26|W|type:city}} (39.659111, -79.640693).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|0.06|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, all land.<ref name="Gazetteer files">{{cite web |title=US Gazetteer files 2010 |url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=
==Climate==▼
The climate in this area has mild differences between highs and lows, and there is adequate rainfall year-round. According to the [[Köppen Climate Classification]] system, Bruceton Mills has a [[marine west coast climate]], abbreviated "Cfb" on climate maps.<ref>[http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=380164&cityname=Bruceton+Mills%2C+West+Virginia%2C+United+States+of+America&units= Climate Summary for Bruceton Mills, West Virginia]</ref>▼
==Demographics==
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===2010 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name ="wwwcensusgov">{{cite web|title=U.S. Census website|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=
There were 42 households, of which 28.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.5% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 11.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 47.6% were non-families. 45.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 21.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.02 and the average family size was 2.73.
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The median income for a household in the town was $25,625, and the median income for a family was $38,333. Males had a median income of $35,417 versus $21,875 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $17,369. There were no families and 6.2% of the population living below the [[poverty line]], including no under eighteens and 22.2% of those over 64.
▲==Climate==
▲The climate in this area has mild differences between highs and lows, and there is adequate rainfall year-round. According to the [[Köppen Climate Classification]] system, Bruceton Mills has a [[marine west coast climate]], abbreviated "Cfb" on climate maps.<ref>[http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=380164&cityname=Bruceton+Mills%2C+West+Virginia%2C+United+States+of+America&units= Climate Summary for Bruceton Mills, West Virginia]</ref>
==References==
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