Jackson County (West Virginia)

Jackson County is a county located in the state of West Virginia in the United States. In the 2000 census, the county had 28,000 inhabitants and a population density of 23 inhabitants per square kilometer. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Ripley.

Geography

The County is located in western West Virginia, bordered to the northwest of Ohio, where the limit by the Ohio River is formed, and has an area of 1206 square kilometers, of which one square kilometers of water surface. It is bordered clockwise to the following counties: Wood County, Wirt County, Roane County, Kanawha County, Putnam County, Mason County and Meigs County ( Ohio).

History

Jackson County was formed on March 1, 1831 from parts of Kanawha County, Mason County and Wood County. It was named after Andrew Jackson, the seventh President of the United States.

Demographic data

1900-1990

According to the census of 2000, there were 28,000 people in Jackson County. Of these, 328 people were living in collective centers, the other inhabitants lived in 11,061 households and 8,207 families. The population density was 23 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was made ​​up of 98.75 percent White, 0.08 percent African American, 0.21 percent Native American, 0.23 percent Asian, 0.01 percent of residents from the Pacific Islander, and 0.10 percent from other races groups; 0.62 percent were descended from two or more races. 0.29 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 11,061 households out of which 31.9 percent have children under the age of 18 living with them. 61.6 percent were married couples living together, 9.4 percent were single mothers, 25.8 percent were non-families, 22.7 percent of all households and 10.3 percent lived in people aged 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 2.92.

Based on the county the population was spread from 24.1 percent population under 18 years, 7.9 percent between 18 and 24 years, 27.7 percent between 25 and 44 years, 24.9 percent between 45 and 64 years and 15.3 percent were 65 years old or older. The average age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 94.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.4 men statistically.

The median income for a household was $ 32,434, and the median income for a family was $ 38,021. Males have a median income of $ 32,991, women $ 20,253. The per capita income was $ 16,205. 12.2 percent of families and 15.2 percent of the population lived below the poverty line. This included 21.6 percent of children and adolescents under 18 years and 9.0 percent of people aged over 65.