Marital Status in Morgantown, West Virginia (City)

Marital Status#1

Percentage of population aged 15 and older.
Scope: population of West Virginia and Morgantown
Female Male
West Virginia
Morgantown
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50%0%50%FMNever MarriedMarriedSeparated/DivorcedWidowed-59.587330%-23.723092%-59.587330%60%59.587330%9.694008%23.723092%7.463841%69.281338%69%7,39310,85510.9k-23.193771%-2.154823%-48.699872%-25.348594%25%23.193771%48.699872%2.631982%23.193771%23%3,1453,634-6.612203%-3.196776%-14.019058%-1.679713%-9.808979%10%6.612203%14.019058%6.612203%7%1,2171,036-0.912688%-4.342410%-3.462155%-8.416110%-5.255098%5%0.912688%3.462155%0.912688%1%652143
F number of females of given marital status
M number of males of given marital status

Detailed Marital Status#2

Percentage of population aged 15 and older.
Scope: population of West Virginia and Morgantown
Female Male
West Virginia
Morgantown
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50%0%50%FMNever MarriedNow MarriedSeparatedAbsent SpouseWidowedDivorced-59.587330%-23.723092%-59.587330%60%59.587330%9.694008%23.723092%7.463841%69.281338%69%7,39310,85510.9k-19.740873%-3.761988%-46.779113%-23.502861%24%19.740873%46.779113%2.518769%19.740873%20%2,9163,093-0.523360%-0.177857%-1.422329%-0.268727%-0.701217%1%0.523360%1.422329%0.523360%1%8782-1.845732%-1.920759%-1.845732%2%1.845732%1.607165%1.920759%0.113212%3.452898%3%229541-0.912688%-4.342410%-3.462155%-8.416110%-5.255098%5%0.912688%3.462155%0.912688%1%652143-6.088844%-3.018918%-12.596729%-1.410986%-9.107762%9%6.088844%12.596729%6.088844%6%1,130954
F number of females of given marital status
M number of males of given marital status

The Married by Sex and Age#4

Percentage of age and sex cohort.
Scope: population of West Virginia and Morgantown
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%80%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 178.732%8.73%83.846%83.8%35.306%35.3%67.374%67.4%61.810%61.8%79.765%79.8%50.790%50.8%63.982%64.0%42.516%42.5%55.323%55.3%49.393%49.4%42.791%42.8%57.500%57.5%53.451%53.5%39.078%39.1%49.534%49.5%60.585%60.6%43.266%43.3%53.514%53.5%33.527%33.5%31.308%31.3%19.911%19.9%6.869%6.87%1.997%2.00%0.639%0.64%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%
F percentage of married females in age cohort
M percentage of married males in age cohort

The Divorced1 by Sex and Age#5

Percentage of age and sex cohort.
Scope: population of West Virginia and Morgantown
Female
Male
0%10%20%30%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 1714.366%14.4%0.000%0%25.714%25.7%13.793%13.8%24.894%24.9%9.824%9.82%29.345%29.3%20.805%20.8%26.752%26.8%35.484%35.5%31.369%31.4%38.957%39.0%22.500%22.5%19.469%19.5%37.864%37.9%13.820%13.8%16.523%16.5%18.195%18.2%2.716%2.72%1.997%2.00%1.324%1.32%0.000%0%0.265%0.27%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%
F percentage of divorced females in age cohort
M percentage of divorced males in age cohort
1and Separated

The Never Married by Sex and Age#6

Percentage of age and sex cohort.
Scope: population of West Virginia and Morgantown
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%80%100%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 174.225%4.23%8.462%8.46%4.490%4.49%0.000%0%3.819%3.82%5.865%5.87%13.093%13.1%15.213%15.2%17.675%17.7%9.194%9.19%17.851%17.9%18.252%18.3%18.500%18.5%25.310%25.3%15.291%15.3%36.646%36.6%22.892%22.9%38.539%38.5%43.770%43.8%64.476%64.5%67.368%67.4%79.047%79.0%92.866%92.9%98.003%98.0%99.361%99.4%100.000%100%100.000%100%100.000%100%
F percentage of never married females in age cohort
M percentage of never married males in age cohort

The Widowed by Sex and Age#7

Percentage of age and sex cohort.
Scope: population of West Virginia and Morgantown
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 1772.676%72.7%7.692%7.69%34.490%34.5%18.833%18.8%9.477%9.48%4.545%4.55%6.772%6.77%0.000%0%13.057%13.1%0.000%0%1.386%1.39%0.000%0%1.500%1.50%1.770%1.77%7.767%7.77%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%1.043%1.04%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%
F percentage of widowed females in age cohort
M percentage of widowed males in age cohort

The Married by Age#8

Percentage of age cohort. Gray areas represent percentile bands from the places in West Virginia.
Scope: population of West Virginia and Morgantown
Morgantown
West Virginia
Percentile:
0th - 100th
10th - 90th
20th - 80th
30th - 70th
40th - 60th
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%Count85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 17140427981511610564532480654738803325140
Count number of married in age cohort in Morgantown

Marital Status by Race#9

Percentage of each ethno-racial group.
Scope: population of West Virginia and Morgantown
Morgantown
West Virginia
Divorced
Widowed
Separated
Married
Never Married
50%0%50%CountAsian2White1Black2White HispanicMixed2Other2-63.199426%-0.717360%-4.734577%-30.360881%-0.669848%-5.383907%-68.651363%69%31.348637%0.000000%60.311480%3.273884%31.348637%31%1,394-64.515043%-0.521776%-7.397433%-26.064297%-1.468881%-13.456072%-72.434252%72%24.540290%3.025458%51.052392%7.958357%27.565748%28%23,76523.8k-64.171465%-2.239283%-11.772233%-49.678149%-3.364114%-12.100080%-78.182981%78%20.665387%1.151631%29.081574%5.776083%21.817019%22%1,563-76.788124%-4.588394%-41.005789%-2.228654%-10.123010%-81.376518%81%10.796221%-0.000000%7.827260%43.314038%3.328509%18.623482%19%741-75.816993%-5.882353%-45.294665%-1.822368%-13.413021%-81.699346%82%18.300654%-0.000000%0.000000%34.095919%5.374026%18.300654%18%459-75.163399%-9.803922%-43.652393%-5.415617%-13.312343%-84.967320%85%15.032680%-0.000000%0.000000%33.803526%3.816121%15.032680%15%153
Count number of people of given race
1non-Hispanic 2including Hispanic

Map of Marital Status by Neighborhood in Morgantown

Married Marital Status by Neighborhood#10

Married as a percentage of the population (%):
4%12%20%28%36%44%

Separated/Divorced Marital Status by Neighborhood#11

Separated/Divorced as a percentage of the population (%):
2.6%6.8%11.0%15.1%19.3%23.5%

Widowed Marital Status by Neighborhood#12

Widowed as a percentage of the population (%):
0.2%1.8%3.4%4.9%6.5%8.1%

Never Married Marital Status by Neighborhood#13

Never Married as a percentage of the population (%):
36%48%59%70%81%93%
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Map of Marital Status by Tract in Morgantown

Married Marital Status by Tract#14

Married as a percentage of the population (%):
1%12%23%34%44%56%

Separated/Divorced Marital Status by Tract#15

Separated/Divorced as a percentage of the population (%):
2.6%6.7%10.8%14.8%18.9%23.0%

Widowed Marital Status by Tract#16

Widowed as a percentage of the population (%):
0.1%1.6%3.0%4.5%6.0%7.5%

Never Married Marital Status by Tract#17

Never Married as a percentage of the population (%):
24%38%53%67%81%96%
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Map of Marital Status by Block Group in Morgantown

Married Marital Status by Block Group#18

Married as a percentage of the population (%):
0%13%26%40%53%66%

Separated/Divorced Marital Status by Block Group#19

Separated/Divorced as a percentage of the population (%):
0%7%15%22%30%38%

Widowed Marital Status by Block Group#20

Widowed as a percentage of the population (%):
0.0%2.8%5.6%8.4%11.1%14.0%

Never Married Marital Status by Block Group#21

Never Married as a percentage of the population (%):
19%36%52%67%83%99%
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Marital Status by Neighborhood in Morgantown

There are 4 neighborhoods that are fully or partially contained within Morgantown (2 fully and 2 partially). This section compares all 4 of those to each other, Morgantown, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Morgantown.

Married by Neighborhood#22

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Morgantown, selected neighborhoods in Morgantown, and entities that contain Morgantown
0%10%20%30%40%Count#West VirginiaUnited StatesSouthSouth AtlanticJerome ParkMorgantownMonongaliaMonongaliaFirst WardWoodburnMorgantownSunnyside49.990960%49.990960%50%765,942766k48.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.893501%47.893501%48%46,160,11846.2M47.295823%47.295823%47%24,135,51924.1M43.777517%43.777517%44%294295141.459330%41.459330%41%48,52448.5k38.028328%38.028328%38%33,72233.7k38.028328%38.028328%38%33,72233.7k33.397428%33.397428%33%664665224.847929%24.847929%25%159160324.146037%24.146037%24%6,7794.558426%4.558426%5%1594
Count number of this marital status
# rank of neighborhood out of 4 by percentage of this marital status

Marital Status by Place in the Morgantown Area

There are 20 places in the Morgantown Area. This section compares Morgantown to all of the places in the Morgantown Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Morgantown.

Married by Place#26

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Morgantown, selected other places in the Morgantown Area, and entities that contain Morgantown
0%20%40%60%Count#PentressBlacksvilleAuroraBruceton MillsNewburgCassvilleBrandonvilleCheat LakeKingwoodBrookhavenWest VirginiaRowlesburgUnited StatesSouthMasontownAlbrightSouth AtlanticReedsvilleWestoverGranvilleTerra AltaMorgantownTunneltonMonongaliaMonongaliaStar CityMorgantown72.093023%72.093023%72%124171.428571%71.428571%71%75270.247934%70.247934%70%85365.217391%65.217391%65%30464.784053%64.784053%65%195555.179090%55.179090%55%570655.172414%55.172414%55%48754.641296%54.641296%55%4,250852.385082%52.385082%52%1,208951.038146%51.038146%51%2,1141049.990960%49.990960%50%765,942766k48.856549%48.856549%49%2351148.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.893501%47.893501%48%46,160,11846.2M47.868217%47.868217%48%2471247.386760%47.386760%47%1361347.295823%47.295823%47%24,135,51924.1M46.585366%46.585366%47%1911443.502825%43.502825%44%1,5401543.499458%43.499458%43%8031643.234837%43.234837%43%5561741.459330%41.459330%41%48,52448.5k41.116751%41.116751%41%811838.028328%38.028328%38%33,72233.7k38.028328%38.028328%38%33,72233.7k26.952923%26.952923%27%5211924.146037%24.146037%24%6,77920
Count number of this marital status
# rank of place out of 20 by percentage of this marital status

Marital Status by Place in West Virginia

There are 404 places in West Virginia. This section compares Morgantown to the 50 most populous places in West Virginia and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Morgantown. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 3,043.

Married by Place#30

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Morgantown, selected other places in West Virginia, and entities that contain Morgantown
0%20%40%60%Count#Shady SpringTeays ValleyBridgeportLewisburgCharles TownSissonvilleCheat LakeViennaShannondaleNitroCross LanesBrookhavenCullodenPea RidgeWest VirginiaSummersvillePleasant VlyUnited StatesSouthWestonSouth AtlanticMoorefieldMoundsvilleSt. AlbansHurricaneRavenswoodOak HillRansonWeirtonPt PleasantS CharlestonBluefieldWestoverNew MartinsvillePrincetonWheelingParkersburgFairmontMorgantownDunbarBeckleyElkinsCharlestonRipleyMonongaliaMonongaliaClarksburgGraftonBuckhannonKenovaMartinsburgPhilippiHuntingtonKeyserWelchBarboursvilleMorgantown65.032555%65.032555%65%1,698160.345141%60.345141%60%6,644257.469118%57.469118%57%4,001356.899132%56.899132%57%1,901454.937977%54.937977%55%2,303554.898236%54.898236%55%2,023654.641296%54.641296%55%4,250754.376688%54.376688%54%4,833853.629799%53.629799%54%1,411951.585701%51.585701%52%2,8141051.575351%51.575351%52%4,0761151.038146%51.038146%51%2,1141250.834813%50.834813%51%1,4311350.612245%50.612245%51%2,6041449.990960%49.990960%50%765,942766k48.618281%48.618281%49%1,6011548.090215%48.090215%48%1,3221648.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.893501%47.893501%48%46,160,11846.2M47.771084%47.771084%48%1,5861747.295823%47.295823%47%24,135,51924.1M47.293666%47.293666%47%1,2321847.230971%47.230971%47%3,5991947.201160%47.201160%47%4,2332046.479969%46.479969%46%2,3902146.420246%46.420246%46%1,3942245.998568%45.998568%46%3,2132345.895127%45.895127%46%1,7332445.420673%45.420673%45%7,5582544.131185%44.131185%44%1,5342643.807194%43.807194%44%4,8352743.645309%43.645309%44%3,7262843.502825%43.502825%44%1,5402942.724808%42.724808%43%1,8913042.565424%42.565424%43%2,1473142.309494%42.309494%42%9,9333242.188053%42.188053%42%10,72810.7k3341.943097%41.943097%42%6,3983441.459330%41.459330%41%48,52448.5k41.320668%41.320668%41%2,6973541.219328%41.219328%41%5,9973640.493827%40.493827%40%2,4603739.423329%39.423329%39%16,54416.5k3838.955540%38.955540%39%1,1043938.028328%38.028328%38%33,72233.7k38.028328%38.028328%38%33,72233.7k37.867231%37.867231%38%5,0144037.334550%37.334550%37%1,6364135.161424%35.161424%35%1,6994234.973303%34.973303%35%9174334.446930%34.446930%34%4,7744433.356643%33.356643%33%9544532.984357%32.984357%33%13,51613.5k4631.546949%31.546949%32%1,4014730.763766%30.763766%31%8664830.464669%30.464669%30%1,1084924.146037%24.146037%24%6,77950
Count number of this marital status
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage of this marital status

Marital Status by Place in the South

There are 9,693 places in the South. This section compares Morgantown to the 50 most populous places in the South and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Morgantown. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 188,973.

Married by Place#34

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Morgantown, selected other places in the South, and entities that contain Morgantown
0%20%40%Count#PlanoChesapeakeGarlandVirginia BchWest VirginiaIrvingAmarilloUnited StatesSouthSouth AtlanticLaredoEl PasoOklahoma CityCorpus ChristiFort WorthArlingtonArlingtonHuntsvilleFayettevilleLexington-FayetteJacksonvilleTulsaCharlotteSan AntonioLouisvilleMorgantownHoustonHialeahRaleighLubbockWinston-SalemDurhamLittle RockAustinNashville-DavidsonDallasColumbusGreensboroSt. PetersburgMonongaliaMonongaliaMontgomeryMobileTampaShreveportOrlandoAugusta-Richmond Co consolidated government (balance)Augusta-Richmon…NorfolkMiamiMemphisBaton RougeNew OrleansWashingtonBirminghamAtlantaBaltimoreRichmondMorgantown57.578439%57.578439%58%129,506130k152.305110%52.305110%52%97,53797.5k250.138594%50.138594%50%90,08090.1k350.005906%50.005906%50%182,041182k449.990960%49.990960%50%765,942766k48.649288%48.649288%49%86,37086.4k548.473062%48.473062%48%73,77673.8k648.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.893501%47.893501%48%46,160,11846.2M47.295823%47.295823%47%24,135,51924.1M46.981030%46.981030%47%84,47884.5k746.558929%46.558929%47%243,560244k846.457813%46.457813%46%224,637225k946.139372%46.139372%46%116,716117k1045.965381%45.965381%46%283,816284k1145.908243%45.908243%46%138,019138k1243.751105%43.751105%44%84,16484.2k1343.589744%43.589744%44%67,74567.7k1443.486083%43.486083%43%70,33770.3k1542.899227%42.899227%43%109,656110k1642.699143%42.699143%43%294,107294k1742.656314%42.656314%43%134,875135k1842.506557%42.506557%43%272,436272k1942.018657%42.018657%42%474,981475k2041.770669%41.770669%42%206,505207k2141.459330%41.459330%41%48,52448.5k41.456165%41.456165%41%728,595729k2241.390009%41.390009%41%83,64383.6k2340.742721%40.742721%41%146,301146k2440.547232%40.547232%41%79,43079.4k2540.442215%40.442215%40%76,74876.7k2640.340439%40.340439%40%81,90481.9k2740.263690%40.263690%40%63,94863.9k2839.907888%39.907888%40%295,567296k2939.869326%39.869326%40%209,119209k3039.852215%39.852215%40%397,215397k3139.674300%39.674300%40%62,97763.0k3239.140568%39.140568%39%90,01990.0k3338.727687%38.727687%39%83,65883.7k3438.028328%38.028328%38%33,72233.7k38.028328%38.028328%38%33,72233.7k37.536285%37.536285%38%60,64760.6k3536.904453%36.904453%37%58,31958.3k3636.516643%36.516643%37%107,723108k3735.120519%35.120519%35%55,26655.3k3834.930146%34.930146%35%75,08275.1k3934.743792%34.743792%35%54,67754.7k4034.591555%34.591555%35%70,12470.1k4134.130003%34.130003%34%124,981125k4231.639052%31.639052%32%163,211163k4330.404410%30.404410%30%57,14657.1k4429.941547%29.941547%30%94,71294.7k4528.183356%28.183356%28%157,791158k4627.949199%27.949199%28%48,87748.9k4726.937102%26.937102%27%102,973103k4826.884245%26.884245%27%136,972137k4926.357565%26.357565%26%48,15048.2k5024.146037%24.146037%24%6,779
Count number of this marital status
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage of this marital status

Marital Status by Place in the United States

There are 29,322 places in the United States. This section compares Morgantown to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Morgantown. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 383,899.

Married by Place#38

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Morgantown, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Morgantown
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#San JoseColorado SpgsVirginia BchWest VirginiaUnited StatesSouthMesaSouth AtlanticWichitaEl PasoOklahoma CityFort WorthArlingtonOmahaSan DiegoJacksonvilleTulsaLas VegasCharlotteAlbuquerqueSan AntonioLouisvilleMorgantownHoustonPhoenixPortlandRaleighSeattleSacramentoFresnoAustinNashville-DavidsonDallasKansas CityNew YorkSan FranciscoDenverIndianapolisLos AngelesOaklandLong BeachMonongaliaMonongaliaColumbusTucsonChicagoMiamiMinneapolisMemphisMilwaukeePhiladelphiaBostonWashingtonAtlantaBaltimoreClevelandMorgantownDetroit50.903201%50.903201%51%412,320412k150.736762%50.736762%51%182,422182k250.005906%50.005906%50%182,041182k349.990960%49.990960%50%765,942766k48.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.893501%47.893501%48%46,160,11846.2M47.775129%47.775129%48%179,151179k447.295823%47.295823%47%24,135,51924.1M46.960737%46.960737%47%142,222142k546.558929%46.558929%47%243,560244k646.457813%46.457813%46%224,637225k745.965381%45.965381%46%283,816284k845.908243%45.908243%46%138,019138k944.590793%44.590793%45%155,967156k1043.516736%43.516736%44%494,945495k1142.699143%42.699143%43%294,107294k1242.656314%42.656314%43%134,875135k1342.608360%42.608360%43%208,922209k1442.506557%42.506557%43%272,436272k1542.199784%42.199784%42%189,112189k1642.018657%42.018657%42%474,981475k1741.770669%41.770669%42%206,505207k1841.459330%41.459330%41%48,52448.5k41.456165%41.456165%41%728,595729k1941.434087%41.434087%41%499,057499k2040.860277%40.860277%41%213,754214k2140.742721%40.742721%41%146,301146k2240.588351%40.588351%41%235,410235k2340.158552%40.158552%40%155,820156k2439.918085%39.918085%40%154,477154k2539.907888%39.907888%40%295,567296k2639.869326%39.869326%40%209,119209k2739.852215%39.852215%40%397,215397k2839.694400%39.694400%40%150,023150k2939.360285%39.360285%39%2,736,5012.74M3039.306154%39.306154%39%295,734296k3139.068367%39.068367%39%212,453212k3238.533886%38.533886%39%257,789258k3338.528315%38.528315%39%1,238,0031.24M3438.272065%38.272065%38%130,316130k3538.043816%38.043816%38%143,386143k3638.028328%38.028328%38%33,72233.7k38.028328%38.028328%38%33,72233.7k36.461222%36.461222%36%245,648246k3735.666535%35.666535%36%153,920154k3834.991275%34.991275%35%774,654775k3934.130003%34.130003%34%124,981125k4034.058799%34.058799%34%114,098114k4131.639052%31.639052%32%163,211163k4230.116551%30.116551%30%140,104140k4329.523746%29.523746%30%374,491374k4429.130336%29.130336%29%165,206165k4528.183356%28.183356%28%157,791158k4626.937102%26.937102%27%102,973103k4726.884245%26.884245%27%136,972137k4825.309060%25.309060%25%79,70079.7k4924.146037%24.146037%24%6,77922.633004%22.633004%23%122,402122k50
Count number of this marital status
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage of this marital status

Definitions

This page reports on the marital status of the residents of Morgantown aged 15 and older. The following definitions are used in this page:

  • Never Married: a person over the age of 15 that has never been married
  • Married: married and not separated at the time of the survey, including cases where one spouse is absent for reasons other than a separation
  • Separated: including legal and de-facto separations for reasons of marital discord
  • Divorced: and not remarried at the time of the survey
  • Widowed: and not remarried at the time of the survey

These definition were taken directly from the US Census Bureau, and reflect the marital status at the time of the survey.

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State:
West Virginia
County:
Monongalia
Metro Area:
Morgantown Area
Districts:
Central, Eastern, Western
ZIP Codes:
26501, 26505, 26508, 26534, 26541
Unified School District:
Monongalia
Neighborhoods:
First Ward, Jerome Park, Sunnyside, Woodburn
Congressional District:
WV-1
State Senate Districts:
WV-13, WV-14
State House District:
WV-51
Neighboring Cities:
Westover
Neighboring Towns:
Granville, Star City
Neighboring Unincorporated Places:
Brookhaven
Nearby Boroughs:
Greensboro, Point Marion
Nearby Towns:
Masontown, Reedsville, Rivesville
Nearby Unincorporated Places:
Bobtown, Cassville, Cheat Lake, Mapletown, Mount Morris