Rock Cave, West Virginia
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  Rock Cave Location within the state of West Virginia  Rock Cave Rock Cave (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 38°50′12″N 80°20′33″W / 38.83667°N 80.34250°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | West Virginia |
| County | Upshur |
| Population (2000 967) | |
• Total | 1,926 |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP codes | 26215, 26234 |
| Area code | 304 |
Rock Cave is a census designated unincorporated community in Upshur County, West Virginia, United States. The town is located southwest of Buckhannon at the junction of West Virginia Route 4 with County Routes 11/2 and 20/28.
Throughout the community's history, Rock Cave has been known as Bob Town, Centerville, and Centreville.
The community's name is a corruption of Rock Lava, which referred to rocks purportedly of volcanic origin unearthed near the town site.[1]
Rock Cave's public schools are operated by Upshur County Schools.
Demographics
[edit]2020 census
[edit]As of the 2020 census, there were 319 people and 204 households. There were 153 housing units in Rock Cave. The racial makeup of the city was 94.4% White, 0.3% African American and 0.3% from other races, and 5% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 0.9% of the population.
Of the 204 households, 34.8% were married couples living together, 48% had a male householder with no spouse present, 17.2% had a male householder with no spouse present.The average household and family size was 2.97. The median age was 44.8 years. The median income for a household in the community was $32, 667 and the poverty rate was 7.8%[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Kenny, Hamill (1945). West Virginia Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning, Including the Nomenclature of the Streams and Mountains. Piedmont, WV: The Place Name Press. p. 537.
- ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved March 1, 2023.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
Population 2011 1126
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