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Welcome to the Buckhannon Home page. The Buckhannon Home page provides as much information as possible on Buckhannon. Knowing Buckhannon’s history is essential to guiding its future. Within Buckhannon’s Home page, you will also find Buckhannon’s Founders, Holiday, and Birthday sections.

Buckhannon has a population of 5473. 49.7% of Buckhannon’s inhabitants are Male, and 50.3 are female. 31.8% of Buckhannon is married and 56.6% own their own home. The Average Home price is $129,568, and the average rent is $689. Household median income in Buckhannon is $42,287, and the individual median income is $22,193. Buckhannon’s Ethnic is the following: White(89.6%), Black(7.6%), Hispanic(2.2%), Multiple(1.3%), Native(0.6%), Asian(0.5%), Other(0.4%).


Buckhannon is the only incorporated city in, and the county seat of, Upshur County, West Virginia, United States, and is located along the Buckhannon River. The population was 5,299 at the 2020 census. The city is located 60 miles southwest of Morgantown, 115 miles northeast of the capital city of Charleston, 140 miles south of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and 220 miles west of Washington, D.C.


Buckhannon is home to West Virginia Wesleyan College and the West Virginia Strawberry Festival, held annually during the third week of May. In 2023, Buckhannon will host The World Association of Marching Show Bands.


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