Hedgesville
| Hedgesville, West Virginia | |
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Central Hedgesville
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 Location of Hedgesville in Berkeley County, West Virginia. |
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| Coordinates: 39°33′15″N 77°59′42″W / 39.55417°N 77.99500°WCoordinates: 39°33′15″N 77°59′42″W / 39.55417°N 77.99500°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | West Virginia |
| County | Berkeley |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Mary Sue Catlett |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.19 sq mi (0.50 km2) |
| • Land | 0.19 sq mi (0.50 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 640 ft (195 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 318 |
| • Estimate (2016) | 320 |
| • Density | 1,658.03/sq mi (640.83/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 25427 |
| Area code(s) | 304 |
| FIPS code | 54-36220 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1554676 |
Hedgesville is a town in Berkeley County, West Virginia, in the state's Eastern Panhandle region. The population was 318 at the 2010 census.
Established by an act of the Virginia General Assembly on February, 11, 1836, the Town of Hedgesville was laid out in 1832 along the old Warm Springs Road (now West Virginia Route 9) and named for the prominent local Hedges family. In 1854, Hedgesville was officially incorporated by the General Assembly. The act of incorporation provided for a town council consisting of seven trustees, but the act was amended in 1858 so that a mayor could be added to the council. Hedgesville is a National Register Historic District.
On August 17, 2004, President George W. Bush made a re-election campaign stop and photo-op at Hedgesville High School.
Hedgesville is located at 39°33′15″N 77°59′42″W / 39.55417°N 77.99500°W (39.554188, -77.994967).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.13 square miles (0.34 km2), all of it land.
As of the census of 2010, there were 318 people, 119 households, and 82 families residing in the town. The population density was 2,446.2 inhabitants per square mile (944.5/km2). There were 135 housing units at an average density of 1,038.5 per square mile (401.0/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 90.3% White, 5.3% African American, 0.3% Native American, 0.3% Asian, 1.6% from other races, and 2.2% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.1% of the population.
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