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{{Infobox settlement
|official_name = Bruceton Mills, West Virginia
|settlement_type = [[Town]]
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|image_caption = Looking east from Morgantown Street toward North Preston Highway in Bruceton Mills
|motto = ▼
|image_map = File:Preston County West Virginia Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Bruceton Mills Highlighted.svg
|mapsize = 260px
|map_caption = Location of Bruceton Mills in Preston County, West Virginia
|subdivision_type = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
|subdivision_name = United States
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|subdivision_type2 = [[List of counties in West Virginia|County]]
|subdivision_name2 = [[Preston County, West Virginia|Preston]]
|area_footnotes = <ref name="
▲|area_footnotes = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2016">{{cite web|title=2017 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2017_Gazetteer/2017_gaz_place_54.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=Mar 27, 2019}}</ref>
|area_magnitude =
|area_total_km2 = 0.14
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|area_land_sq_mi = 0.06
|area_water_sq_mi = 0.00
|population_as_of = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
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|population_footnotes = <ref name="USCensusEst2020-2021">{{cite web |title=City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2021 |url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-total-cities-and-towns.html |website=Census.gov |publisher=US Census Bureau |access-date=July 3, 2022}}</ref>
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▲|population_density_km2 = 598.79
▲|population_density_sq_mi = 1563.64
|timezone = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]]
|utc_offset = -5
|timezone_DST = EDT
|utc_offset_DST = -4
|elevation_footnotes = <ref name=gnis/>
|elevation_m =
|elevation_ft = 1532
|coordinates = {{coord|39|39|33|N|79|38|26|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}
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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=
|blank1_name = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
|blank1_info = 1553998<ref name=
|website =
|footnotes =
|pop_est_footnotes = <ref name="
|unit_pref = Imperial
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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
==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://
==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/
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|0.06|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, all
==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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|2000= 74
|2010= 85
|2020= 64
|estyear=
|estimate=
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2017">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.2017.html|title=Population and Housing Unit Estimates|accessdate=March 24, 2018}}</ref>▼
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2020-2021"/>
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}}
===2010 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name ="
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.
The median age in the town was 41.4 years. 17.6% of residents were under the age of 18; 14.1% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 27.1% were from 25 to 44; 17.6% were from 45 to 64; and 23.5% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the town was 34.1% male and 65.9% female.
===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 74 people, 39 households, and 20 families
There were 39 households, out of which 15.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.2% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 5.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 46.2% were non-families. 43.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 28.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.90 and the average family size was 2.62.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 10.8% under the age of 18, 9.5% from 18 to 24, 23.0% from 25 to 44, 36.5% from 45 to 64, and 20.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 48 years. For every 100 females, there were 80.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 73.7 males.
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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{{Preston County, West Virginia}}
{{West Virginia municipalities}}
{{authority control}}
[[Category:Towns in Preston County, West Virginia]]
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