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The city has a total area of 4.86 square miles, and an average elevation of 322 feet.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20120125061959/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt</ref> It sits on a sandy "ridge" about five to ten feet higher than the land to the south and east, making it an attractive place for settlers in the 19th century.
The city has a total area of 4.86 square miles, and an average elevation of 322 feet.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20120125061959/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt</ref> It sits on a sandy "ridge" about five to ten feet higher than the land to the south and east, making it an attractive place for settlers in the 19th century.
The main thoroughfare in Charleston is U.S. Route 62, which runs from west to east as Marshall Street and provides access to Interstate 57, which passes through the southeastern part of the community. Generally speaking, the neighborhoods to the north of Marshall are wealthier and mostly white, while the section to the south is poorer and majority African-American.
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