Fayette County (West Virginia)

Fayette County is a county located in the state of West Virginia in the United States. Administrative office ( County Seat) is Fayetteville.

Geography

The County is located in south-central West Virginia and has an area of 1731 square kilometers, of which eleven square kilometers of water surface. It is bordered clockwise to the following counties: Nicholas County, Greenbrier County, Summers County, Raleigh County and Kanawha County.

History

Fayette County was formed on February 28, 1831 from parts of Greenbrier, Kanawha, Logan and Nicholas County. It was named after Marie -Joseph Motier, Marquis de La Fayette, a French general and politician who took part on the side of the colonists in the American Revolutionary War and played an important role in the French Revolution.

Demographic data

1900-1990

According to the census of 2000, there were 47 579 people in Fayette County. Of these, 1,977 people lived in collective centers, the other inhabitants lived in 18,945 households and 13,128 families. The population density was 28 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was made ​​up of 92.74 percent White, 5.57 percent African American, 0.27 percent Native American, 0.30 percent Asian, 0.04 percent of residents from the Pacific Islander, and 0.15 percent from other races groups; 0.93 percent were descended from two or more races. 0.68 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 18,945 households out of which 29.0 percent have children under the age of 18 living with them. 52.1 percent were married couples living together, 13.2 percent were single mothers, 30.7 percent were non-families, 26.9 percent of all households and 13.4 percent lived in people aged 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.41 and the average family size was 2.89.

Based on the county the population was spread from 21.7 percent population under 18 years, 9.6 percent between 18 and 24 years, 27.1 percent between 25 and 44 years, 25.1 percent between 45 and 64 years and 16.4 percent were 65 years old or older. The average age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 98.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.7 men statistically.

The median income for a household was $ 24,788, and the median income for a family was $ 30,243. Males have a median income of $ 28,554, women $ 18,317. The per capita income was $ 13,809. 18.2 percent of families and 21.7 percent of the population lived below the poverty line. This included 31.9 percent of children and adolescents under 18 years and 13.7 percent of seniors aged 65 and over.