Country United States County Monongalia ZIP codes 26507-26508 Elevation 304 m Area code 304 | State West Virginia Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) FIPS code 54-14775 Population 7,988 (2010) | |
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Area 40.92 km² (37.04 km² Land / 3.885 km² Water) Neighborhoods Ices Ferry, Downwood Manor, Falling Water | ||
Cheat Lake is a census-designated place (CDP) in Monongalia County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 7,988 at the 2010 census. It is included in the Morgantown, West Virginia Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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Map of Cheat Lake, WV 26508, USA
Geography
Cheat Lake is located at 39°40′0″N 79°51′10″W (39.666538, -79.852683).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the Cheat Lake CDP has a total area of 15.8 square miles (41.0 km²), of which 14.3 square miles (37.1 km²) is land and 1.5 square miles (3.9 km²) (10.3%) is water.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 6,396 people, 2,511 households, and 1,822 families residing in the community. The population density was 442.9 people per square mile (171.0/km²). There were 2,802 housing units at an average density of 194.0/sq mi (74.9/km²). The racial makeup of the community was 95.61% White, 1.20% African American, 0.09% Native American, 1.88% Asian, 0.08% Pacific Islander, 0.05% from other races, and 1.09% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.55% of the population.
There were 2,511 households out of which 35.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.8% were married couples living together, 6.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.4% were non-families. 23.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 3.03.
The age distribution of the community is 25.8% under the age of 18, 7.3% from 18 to 24, 30.1% from 25 to 44, 27.7% from 45 to 64, and 9.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 98.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.3 males.
The median income for a household in the community was $48,594, and the median income for a family was $58,778. Males had a median income of $48,661 versus $28,920 for females. The per capita income for the community was $30,210. About 4.8% of families and 6.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.7% of those under age 18 and 3.2% of those age 65 or over.