Monongalia County, West Virginia
Monongalia County is a county located in the state of West Virginia in the United States. In 2000, the County had 81 866 inhabitants and a population density of 88 inhabitants per square kilometer. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Morgantown.
In Minnesota, there were 1861 to 1870 a county of the same name, which was combined with Kandiyohi County.
Geography
The County is located in northern West Virginia, adjacent to Pennsylvania and has an area of 948 square kilometers, of which twelve square kilometers of water surface. It is bordered clockwise to the following counties: Greene County ( Pennsylvania), Fayette County (Pennsylvania), Preston County, Taylor County, Marion County and Wetzel County.
History
Monongalia County was formed on October 7, 1776 from the district of West Augusta. It was named after the current flowing in this area Monongalia River.
Demographic data
1900-1990
According to the census of 2000, there were 81 866 people in Monongalia County. Of these, 5,688 people lived in collective centers, the other inhabitants lived in 33,446 households and 18,495 families. The population density was 88 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was made up of 92.22 percent White, 3.38 percent African American, 0.20 percent Native American, 2.45 percent Asian, 0.04 percent of residents from the Pacific Islander and 0.32 percent from other races groups; 1.39 percent were descended from two or more races. 1.01 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
Of the 33,446 households out of which 24.2 percent have children under the age of 18 living with them. 43.8 percent were married couples living together, 8.3 percent were single mothers, 44.7 percent were non-families, 31.3 percent of all households and 8.4 percent had someone living alone at the age of 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.28 and the average family size was 2.91.
Based on the county the population was spread from 18.2 percent population under 18 years, 23.4 percent between 18 and 24 years, 27.7 percent between 25 and 44 years, 20.0 percent between 45 and 64 years and 10.7 percent were 65 years old or older. The average age was 30 years. For every 100 females there were 101.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were statistically 101.2 males.
The median income for a household was $ 28,625, and the median income for a family was $ 43,628. Males had a median income of $ 33,113, women $ 23,828. The per capita income was $ 17,106. 11.3 percent of families and 22.8 percent of the population lived below the poverty line. This included 17.9 percent of children and adolescents under 18 years and 8.0 percent of people aged over 65.