Lincoln County (West Virginia)

Lincoln County is a county located in the state of West Virginia in the United States. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Hamlin.

Geography

The County is located in the southwest of West Virginia, is in the northwest about 45 miles from Ohio, in the southwest about 40 miles from Kentucky and has an area of 1136 square kilometers, of which three square miles are water. It is bordered clockwise to the following counties: Putnam County, Kanawha County, Boone County, Logan County, Mingo County, Wayne County and Cabell County.

History

Lincoln County was formed on February 23, 1867 from parts of Boone, Cabell, Kanawha and Putnam County. It was named after Abraham Lincoln, the 16th President of the United States.

Demographic data

1900-1990

According to the census in 2000 lived in Lincoln County 22.108 people in 8,664 households and 6,532 families. The population density was 20 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was made ​​up of 99.04 percent White, 0.06 percent African American, 0.17 percent Native American, 0.06 percent Asian, 0.01 percent of residents from the Pacific Islander, and 0.06 percent from other races groups; 0.61 percent were descended from two or more races. 0.55 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 8,664 households out of which 33.0 percent have children under the age of 18 living with them. 60.4 percent were married couples living together, 10.8 percent were single mothers, 24.6 percent were non-families, 22.2 percent of all households and 10.4 percent lived in people aged 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size was 2.94.

Based on the county the population was spread from 23.6 percent population under 18 years, 9.3 percent between 18 and 24 years, 29.1 percent between 25 and 44 years, 24.9 percent between 45 and 64 years and 13.1 percent were 65 years old or older. The average age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 97.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.0 men statistically.

The median income for a household was $ 22,662, and the median income for a family was $ 28,297. Males have a median income of $ 30,810, women $ 18,270. The per capita income was $ 13,073. 22.8 percent of families and 27.9 percent of the population lived below the poverty line. Of these, 37.6 percent were children or adolescents under age 18 and 20.8 percent of those 65 years.