Clarksburg

Clarksburg is a city in and the county seat of Harrison County, West Virginia, in the north-central region of the state. The population of the city was 16,039 at the 2020 census. It is the principal city of the Clarksburg micropolitan area, which had a population of 90,434 in 2020. Clarksburg was named National Small City of the Year in 2011 by the National League of Cities.Indigenous peoples have lived in the area for thousands of years. The Oak Mounds outside Clarksburg were created by the Hopewell culture mound builders between 1 and 1000 C.E. In 1773, Major Daniel Davisson (1748-1819) took up 400 acres (1.6 km²), upon which the principal part of the town is now located. The Virginia General Assembly authorized the town of Clarksburg in 1785. Now a city, it is named for General George Rogers Clark, a Virginian who conducted many expeditions against the British and Indians during the Indian Wars and the war of the American Revolution. The first Harrison County courthouse began in 1787. That building was followed by four increasingly larger courthouses; the most recent one completed in 1932. The Stealey-Goff-Vance House, now owned by the Harrison County Historical Society, was originally constructed in 1807, expanded in 1891 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. The Clarksburg Public Library was built beginning in 1839.

History

Clarksburg is the primary city name, but also Country Club, Dawmont, Laurel Park, Laurel Valley, Nutter Fort, Stonewood are acceptable city names or spellings. The official name is City of Clarksburg. Clarksburg is a city in Harrison County, Virginia. It is named for General George Rogers Clark, a Virginian who conducted many expeditions against the British and Indians during the Indian Wars and the war of the American Revolution. Clarksburg was an important Union supply line during the Civil War, with one point at which General McClellan established his headquarters. The city is located at 39°1653N 80°2105W (39.28128, -80.35145) and is located on the West Fork of the Ohio River. It was founded in 1785 by Major Daniel Davisson, who took up 400 acres (1.6 km²) on which the principal part of the town is now located. The first Harrison County courthouse began in 1787, followed by four increasingly larger courthouses; the most recent one completed in 1932. The Stealey-Goff-Vance House, now owned by the Harrison County Historical Society, was originally constructed in 1807, expanded in 1891 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. It served as the Clarksburg Public Library from 1931-1976 (when a new building was built next door for the majority of the collection), and added to the National register in 1978. The Oak Mounds outside Clarksburg were created by the Hopewell culture mound builders between 1 and 1000 C.E. in the area that later became Clarksburg. In 1772, settlers began claiming lands near where Clarksburg now stands, and building cabins.

Business and industry

Clarksburg, West Virginia, is home to the FBI Criminal Justice Information Services Center. The city has a daily newspaper, The Exponent-Telegram, three local television stations, and six radio stations. Most of Clarksburg's retail has relocated to the strip malls, and downtown is now home to many professional services. New expansion in the government and technology sectors began in the 1990s, including construction of a new federal building and a new building to house Fairmont State University's Clarksburg branch. The Federal Bureau of Investigation's $200 million repository complex in Clarksburg is the national record-keeping center for the FBI's law enforcement and criminal investigation division. The FBI's repository complex is located on 986 acres on the banks of the Ohio River. The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of West Virginia is based in the city. The office is located in the federal courthouse on the second floor of a building that was once the home of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. The federal courthouse is now the headquarters of the National Security Agency's Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center (Cybersecurity Center). The Cybersecurity Center is based at the National Defense University in Washington, D.C. It is the only federal cybersecurity center in the United States that is located outside of Washington, DC, and the only one in the East Coast region of the U.N. Security Council's Cyber Security Division. The Cyber Security Center is located at the Cybersecurity Research Center at the University of Washington.

Geography

Clarksburg is located at 39°1650N 80°2040W, along the West Fork River and Elk Creek. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 9.74 square miles (25.23 km²) It lies within the ecoregion of the Western Allegheny Plateau. The city lies at an elevation of 1,007 feet at the junction of Elk Creek and the Westfork River of the Monongahela River. The Northwestern Turnpike, now known as U.S. Route 50, chartered in 1827, and began in 1831, reached Clarksburg in 1836 and was macadamized from the Tygarts Valley River to Parkersberg in 1848. The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad reached Clarksberg from Grafton in 1856. The North Central West Virginia Airport, approximately 7 miles east of the city, is served by the Clarksburg Airport. It is located in West Virginia's North-Central region. It lies at the crossroads of U.S. Route. 50 (Corridor D), the main arterial route for Clarksburg, and Interstate. 79. Other major highways include West Virginia Route 20, West Virginia. Route 58, U. s. Route 19, and West VirginiaRoute 98. It has a high school, a middle school, and a elementary school. It also has a bowling alley, a bowling center, a bar, and several restaurants.

Demographics

As of the census of 2010, there were 16,578 people, 7,213 households, and 4,179 families residing in the city. The racial makeup of the city was 93.86% White, 3.83% African American, 0.13% Native American, and 0.36% Asian. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.6% of the population. The median income for a household in theCity was $27,722, and the median income. for a family was $35,075. About 14.8% of families were below the poverty line, including 28.5% of those under age 18 and 11.9% ofThose age 65 or over. The city is located in the Charleroi basin, which is home to large deposits of sand and sand silica. The area is also home to the small town of Clarks View, West Virginia, where the French-speaking Walloons and Belgians worked in the window-glass industry. In the first decade of the 20th century, French was frequently spoken on the streets of communities such as South Charleston, Northburg, and Salem. About 1900, thousands of immigrants from Belgium came to West Virginia to take advantage of cheap natural gas and sand deposits in the area. The region became an economically center of West Virginia'sCharleroi region. The town is now the center of an economically. center of the West Virginia region. It is also the home of the American Museum of Natural History, which was founded in 1872.

Events

Clarksburg is a cultural center of the north-central West Virginia region and hosts many events and festivals. Since 1979 Clarksburg has hosted the annual West Virginia Italian Heritage Festival held during Labor Day weekend. Every September since 1991 the city has been the site of the West Virginia Black Heritage Festival. Since 1997 the Greater Clarksburg 10K race, the official WV 10K State Championship, has been held in the city. Clarksburg is home to the annual Glen Elk Wine, Music and Arts festival, which is held every year in September. The city also hosts the annual Clarksburg 5K and 10K races, which have been held since 1997 and 2007, respectively. The Clarksburg 4K and 5K races have also been held each year since 1997. The 5K race was renamed the Jarvis Greater Clarksberg 10K in 2007. The 10K has been running since 2007 and is now called the Clarksburg-Jarvis 10K. It is the first 10K to be run in the state of West Virginia. The race is held on the weekend of September 14 and 15. The event is free and open to the public and is open to all ages and skill levels. It takes place in the town of Clarksburg, West Virginia, on the banks of the Monongahela River. The town has a population of about 4,000 people, with the majority of its residents living in and around the town center. The average income is about $30,000.

Climate

Clarksburg has a humid continental climate if one considers the 0 °C isotherm. The city still suffers strong influences from the south, especially from the Gulf of Mexico. It has 45.6 inches (1159 mm) of rain with peak in May (4.8 inches or 122 mm) and lower value in February with 3.2 inches (82 mm) The amount of total snow is 25 inches (63 cm), with highest values between January and February, 8 inches (20.3 cm) in total for each month.Record temperatures range from 24 °F (31 °C) on January 19, 1994, up to 102 °C as recently as September 3 and 4, 1953. It is the Dfb boundary throughout the northern hemisphere if it is to be disregarded in elevated regions on all continents. The southern record could appear on the Korean peninsula but the dry season defined version (Dwb) predominates in these locations. It can be classified as Cfa or hybrid of different climatic zones according to the criterion to be surveyed, a situation similar to that of Boston. The average temperature is 52.2°F (11.2 °C), with a high average of 63.3 °F and a low average of 41.1°F (5.1 °C). It has a season of snowfall goes from November to March, with a peak of 8 inches or 20 cm in each month of the year.

Air Quality, Water Quality, Superfund Sites & UV Index

The Air Quality index is in Clarksburg, Harrison County, West Virginia = 30.7. These Air Quality index is based on annual reports from the EPA. Higher values are better (100=best). The number of ozone alert days is used as an indicator of air quality, as are the amounts of seven pollutants including particulates, carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide, lead, and volatile organic chemicals. The Water Quality Index is 47. A measure of the quality of an area’s water supply as rated by the EPA. Higher values are better (100=best). The EPA has a complex method of measuring the watershed quality, using 15 indicators such as pollutants, turbidity, sediments, and toxic discharges. The Superfund Sites Index is 99. Higher is better (100=best). Based upon the number and impact of EPA Superfund pollution sites in the county, including spending on the cleanup efforts. The UV Index in Clarksburg = 3.6 and is a measure of an area's exposure to the sun's ultraviolet rays. This is most often a combination of sunny weather, altitude, and latitude. The UV Index has been defined by the WHO (www.who.int/news-room/questions-and-answers/item/radiation-the-ultraviolet-(uv)-index) and is uniform worldwide.

Employed

The most recent city population of 16,039 individuals with a median age of 42.1 age the population dropped by -2.50% in Clarksburg, Harrison County, West Virginia population since 2000 and are distributed over a density of 1,567.49 residents per square mile of area (605.20/km²). There are average 2.17 people per household in the 7,334 households with an average household income of $32,719 a year. The unemployment rate in Alabama is 6.90% of the available work force and has dropped -3.39% over the most recent 12-month period and the projected change in job supply over the next decade based on migration patterns, economic growth, and other factors will increase by 26.32%. The number of physicians in Clarksburg per 100,000 population = 251.5.

Weather

The annual rainfall in Clarksburg = 42.8 inches and the annual snowfall = 29.3 inches. The annual number of days with measurable precipitation (over .01 inch) = 147. The average number of days per year that are predominantly sunny = 150. 85 degrees Fahrenheit is the average daily high temperature for the month of July and 20.9 degrees Fahrenheit is the average daily low temperature for the month of January. The Comfort Index (higher=better) is 44, where higher values mean a more pleasant climate. The Comfort Index measure recognizes that humidity by itself isn't the problem. (Have you noticed nobody ever complains about the weather being 'cold and humid?) It's in the summertime that we notice the humidity the most, when it's hot and muggy. Our Comfort Index uses a combination of afternoon summer temperature and humidity to closely predict the effect that the humidity will have on people.

Median Home Cost

The percentage of housing units in Clarksburg, Harrison County, West Virginia which are owned by the occupant = 54.40%. A housing unit is a house, apartment, mobile home, or room occupied as separate living quarters. The average age of homes = 63 years with median home cost = $73,060 and home appreciation of -1.77%. This is the value of the years most recent home sales data. Its important to note that this is not the average (or arithmetic mean). The median home price is the middle value when you arrange all the sales prices of homes from lowest to highest. This is a better indicator than the average, because the median is not changed as much by a few unusually high or low values. The property tax rate of $5.92 shown here is the rate per $1,000 of home value. If for simplification for example the tax rate is $14.00 and the home value is $250,000, the property tax would be $14.00 x ($250,000/1000), or $3500. This is the 'effective' tax rate.

Study

The local school district spends $5,418 per student. There are 15.9 students for each teacher in the school, 573 students for each Librarian and 155 students for each Counselor. 4.28% of the area’s population over the age of 25 with an Associate Degree or other 2-year college degree, 10.23% with a master’s degree, Ph.D. or other advanced college degree and 5.61% with high school diplomas or high school equivalency degrees (GEDs).