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{{Redirect|Moundsville|the community in Ohio|Moundsville, Ohio|places with a similar name|Moundville (disambiguation){{!}}Moundville}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}}
{{Infobox settlement
| official_name = Moundsville, West Virginia
| settlement_type = [[City]]
| nickname =
| motto =
<!-- Images --> | image_skyline = Moundsville West Virginia.jpg
| imagesize = 250px
| image_caption = Jefferson Avenue in downtown Moundsville
| image_flag = Flag of Moundsville, West Virginia.svg
| image_seal =
<!-- Maps -->
| image_map = File:Marshall County West Virginia Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Moundsville Highlighted.svg
| mapsize = 250px
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<!-- Location --> | subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = United States
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<!-- Government -->
| government_footnotes =
| government_type = [[Council-manager government|Council-Manager]]
|leader_title2 = City Manager ▼
|leader_name2 = Richard Healy
▲| leader_title1 =
<!-- Area -->
▲| leader_name1 =
▲City Manager
▲| established_date = <!-- Area -->
| unit_pref = Imperial
| area_footnotes = <ref
| area_magnitude =
| area_total_km2 = 8.70
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| area_water_sq_mi = 0.45
<!-- Population -->
| population_as_of = [[
| population_est = 7981
| pop_est_as_of = 2021
| pop_est_footnotes = <ref name="USCensusEst2020-2021">{{cite web
| population_footnotes = <ref name="USCensusEst2020-2021"/>
| population_total = 8122
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| blank_info = 54-56020
| blank1_name = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
| blank1_info = 1543607<ref
| website = {{
| footnotes =
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'''Moundsville''' is a city in
==History==
In 1771,
==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|3.36|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|2.91|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|0.45|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is water.<ref
===Climate===
The climate in this area is characterized by relatively high temperatures and evenly distributed precipitation throughout the year.
{{Weather box
|location = Moundsville, West Virginia (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1963–present)
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|Dec record high F = 78
|year record high F = 105
|Jan avg record high F = 64.0
|Feb avg record high F = 66.2
|Mar avg record high F = 75.4
|Apr avg record high F = 84.4
|May avg record high F = 88.7
|Jun avg record high F = 92.8
|Jul avg record high F = 94.6
|Aug avg record high F = 93.2
|Sep avg record high F = 90.9
|Oct avg record high F = 82.8
|Nov avg record high F = 74.5
|Dec avg record high F = 64.2
|year avg record high F = 95.7
|Jan high F = 39.3
|Feb high F = 42.7
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|Dec low F = 25.0
|year low F = 40.6
|Jan avg record low F = 1.7
|Feb avg record low F = 6.1
|Mar avg record low F = 14.8
|Apr avg record low F = 26.8
|May avg record low F = 36.8
|Jun avg record low F = 47.1
|Jul avg record low F = 53.7
|Aug avg record low F = 52.9
|Sep avg record low F = 43.2
|Oct avg record low F = 31.0
|Nov avg record low F = 20.6
|Dec avg record low F = 11.6
|year avg record low F = -1.3
|Jan record low F = −20
|Feb record low F = -15
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|Dec snow days = 2.4
|year snow days = 10.8
|source 1 = [[NOAA]]<ref
| url = https://w2.weather.gov/climate/xmacis.php?wfo=pbz
| title = NowData
| publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
| access-date = June 10, 2021}}</ref><ref
| url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&startDate=0001-01-01&endDate=9996-12-31&stations=USC00466248&format=pdf
| title = Station: Moundsville, WV
| work = U.S. Climate Normals 2020: U.S. Monthly Climate Normals (
| publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
| access-date = June 10, 2021}}</ref>
}}
==Demographics==
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|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2020-2021"/>
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|author=United States Census Bureau|author-link=United States Census Bureau|access-date=August 27, 2013}}</ref><br />2014 Estimate<ref
}}
===2010 census===
As of the [[2010 United States census|2010 census]],<ref
There were 4,016 households, of which 25.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.2% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 14.5% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.1% had a male householder with no wife present, and 39.1% were non-families. 33.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.21 and the average family size was 2.79.
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===2000 census===
As of the [[
There were 4,122 households, out of which 25.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.7% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 13.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.4% were non-families. 31.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.28 and the average family size was 2.84.
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==Notable people==
* [[Edward L. Athey]], sports coach at [[Washington College]].
* [[Frank De Vol]], film and television music composer and actor
* [[Virginia B. Evans]], painter, glass artist, and teacher
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* [[Kristin Lewicki]], professional ice hockey player
* [[Adrian Melott]], astrophysicist and astrobiologist
* [[Arch A. Moore
* [[Ed Pastilong]], football player, coach, and college athletics administrator, WVU's Director of Athletics for 21 years
* [[Ted Valentine]], NCAA men's basketball referee and 2005 [[Naismith Award|Naismith College Official of the Year]].
▲File:Grave Creek Mound.jpg|[[Grave Creek Mound]].
▲File:Moundsville Bridge.jpg|[[Moundsville Bridge]].
File:West Virginia State Penitentiary.jpg|[[West Virginia State Penitentiary]].▼
==In popular culture==
▲[[File:West Virginia State Penitentiary, Moundsville, WV.jpg|thumb|[[West Virginia State Penitentiary]]
In 2018, documentary filmmakers David Bernabo and John W. Miller released ''Moundsville'',<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://weelunk.com/moundsville-the-happy-the-sad-the-past-the-future-summed-up-in-documentary/|title="Moundsville" — the Happy, the Sad, the Past, the Future Summed Up in Documentary – Weelunk|last=Edinger|first=Nora|language=en-US|access-date=2019-01-12}}</ref> a documentary about the history of Moundsville.
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[[Category:County seats in West Virginia]]
[[Category:West Virginia populated places on the Ohio River]]
[[Category:1771 establishments in the Colony of Virginia]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1771]]
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