Cheat Lake is a census-designated place in Monongalia County, West Virginia, United States, surrounding the Cheat Lake reservoir. The population was 9,930 at the 2020 census. It is included in the Morgantown metropolitan area.
Geography
Cheat Lake is located at (39.666538, -79.852683).
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2020 census
As of the 2020 census, there were 9,930 people, 3,923 households, and 2,981 families residing in the community. The population density was 694.4 people per square mile (268.1/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 4,380 housing units at an average density of 306.3 per square mile (118.3/km<sup>2</sup>).
The racial makeup of the community was 89.4% White, 3.4% African American, 0.1% Native American, 2.1% Asian, 0.0% Pacific Islander, 1.3% other races, and 3.7% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.6% of the population.
There were 3,923 households, out of which 28.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.5% were married couples living together, 7.2% had a female householder with no spouse present, and 24.0% were non-families. 20.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 2.94.
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| White || 8,791 || 88.5%
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| Black or African American || 176 || 1.8%
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| American Indian and Alaska Native || 13 || 0.1%
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| Asian || 274 || 2.8%
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| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander || 3 || 0.0%
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| Some other race || 70 || 0.7%
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| Two or more races || 603 || 6.1%
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| Hispanic or Latino (of any race) || 271 || 2.7%
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2000 census
As of the census