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GEOGRAPHY The City of Weirton is located at 40°24'31" North, 80°34'33" West (40.408567, -80.575959). It extends from the Ohio border on the west to the Pennsylvania border on the east at a point where the northern extension of West Virginia is only about 5 miles across. Therefore, it is the only city in the United States that borders two other states on two sides, and its own state on the other two sides. Weirton is across the Ohio River from Steubenville , Ohio , and about 35 miles west of Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania , along U.S. Route 22. Pittsburgh International Airport is less than 30 miles away. According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 49.9 Km&2 (19.3 Mi&2 ). 46.3 km&2 (17.9 mi&2) of it is land and 3.6 km&2 (1.4 mi&2) of it is water. The total area is 7.22% water. DEMOGRAPHICS As of the Census of 2000, there were 20,411 people, 8,958 households, and 5,885 families residing in the city. The Population Density was 441.0/km&2 (1,142.2/mi&2). There were 9,546 housing units at an average density of 206.3/km&2 (534.2/mi&2). The racial makeup of the city was 94.52% White , 3.86% African American , 0.11% Native American , 0.59% Asian , 0.01% Pacific Islander , 0.14% from Other Races , and 0.77% from two or more races. 0.68% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 8,958 households out of which 23.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.4% were Married Couples living together, 10.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.3% were non-families. 30.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.25 and the average family size was 2.79. The age distribution is 19.2% under the age of 18, 6.6% from 18 to 24, 26.5% from 25 to 44, 25.4% from 45 to 64, and 22.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females there were 88.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.6 males. The median income for a household in the city was $35,212, and the median income for a family was $42,466. Males had a median income of $37,129 versus $19,745 for females. The Per Capita Income for the city was $18,853. 10.3% of the population and 8.0% of families were below the Poverty Line . 14.0% of those under the age of 18 and 7.9% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line. Past population figures Historic U.S. Census population data for Weirton: HISTORY The small village called Holliday's Cove -- which is now most of downtown Weirton -- was founded in the late 1700s. (It eventually lost the apostrophe.) In 1909, Ernest T. Weir, built a steel mill later known as Weirton Steel Company just north of Hollidays Cove. An unincorporated settlement called Weirton grew up around the mill, that by 1940 was said to be the largest unincorporated city in the United States. By then Hollidays Cove and two other outlying areas, Weirton Heights and Marland Heights, which as their names suggest were on hilltops or ridges surrounding the "Weir-Cove" area, had also incorporated. On July 1, 1947, all of these areas -- Hollidays Cove, Marland Heights, Weirton Heights, and unincorporated Weirton -- merged and formed the City of Weirton as it currently exists. Thomas E. Millsop, the head of the Weirton Steel division of the National Steel Corporation, was elected as the city's first mayor. The City Charter was approved by voters in 1950. ISG Weirton Inc. , formerly the Weirton Steel Company , is the country's second largest tin maker, the city's largest employer, and the fourth largest private employer in the state . Mayors of Weirton The following people have been elected Mayor of Weirton since the city's incorporation in 1947: NOTABLE NATIVE
POP CULTURE REFERENCE Something about Weirton has attracted the attention of Hollywood filmmakers on at least two occasions. Weirton was one of several Ohio Valley towns that served as film locations for the acclaimed 1978 film, THE DEERHUNTER , starring Robert Deniro and Meryl Streep . Six years later it served as the primary location for filming of RECKLESS starring Aidan Quinn and Daryl Hannah . The fictional town of 'Eberton' mentioned in RECKLESS, is a thinly veiled reference to Weirton (and may have been a shameless attempt to sway Roger Ebert 's opinion of the film). SEE ALSO EXTERNAL LINKS
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