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The city of Fairmont is located in North Central West Virginia in Marion County. The town was originally incorporated in 1820 as Middletown. The town’s name was changed to Fairmont in 1842 when it was designated the county seat of a newly formed county. In 1852 the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad was extended to Fairmont which contributed significantly to the development of the coal industry in the area. A private school was started in Fairmont in 1865 to train teachers and has since developed into Fairmont State University. The latest population estimate available (2005) for the city of Fairmont reflects a population of 19,049 people. About eighteen percent (18.5%) of the population is under 18 years of age and about twenty percent (20.3%) is 65 years of age or older. There are 8,436 households in Fairmont and about 4,670 families.
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