Hancock County (West Virginia)

Ds Hancock County is a county located in the U.S. state of West Virginia. In the census in 2010, the County had 30 676 inhabitants and a population density of 142.7 inhabitants per square kilometer. The the county seat ( county seat ) is in New Cumberland.

Geography

The Hancock County is located in the Northern Panhandle, and is the northernmost county of West Virginia, is bordered in the east by Pennsylvania, on the west by Ohio, where the limit by the Ohio River is formed, and has an area of 229 square kilometers, of which 14 square kilometers of water are. It is bordered by the following counties:

History

The Hancock County was formed on January 15, 1848 from parts of Brooke County. It was named for John Hancock (1737-1793), President of the Second Continental Congress and a signatory to the American Declaration of Independence, and first governor of Massachusetts.

Demographic data

According to the census in 2010, lived in Hancock County 30 676 people in 13,429 households. The population density was 142.7 inhabitants per square kilometer.

The racial the population was composed of 95.7 percent white, 2.3 percent African American, 0.1 percent Native American, 0.3 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 1.3 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity were 1.0 percent of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

In the 13,429 households lived statistically 2.21 per person.

20.1 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 61.1 percent were between 18 and 64 and 18.8 percent were 65 years or older. 51.6 percent of the population was female.

The median income for a household was $ 39,779. The per capita income was $ 23,287. 14.6 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Cities and Towns

Citys

• Chester
• New Cumberland
• Weirton1

Census-designated place (CDP )

• Newell

Unincorporated communities

• Chestnut Hill
• Congo
• Fairhaven
• Kings Creek

• Lawrenceville
• Lenny Ville
• Moscow
• New Manchester

• Pleasant Valley
• Sun Valley

1 - partially in Brooke County