Hardy County, West Virginia

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

Geography

The County is located in the northeast of West Virginia, on the east by Virginia and has an area of ​​1514 square kilometers, of which three square miles are water. It is bordered clockwise to the following counties: Hampshire County, Frederick County ( Virginia), Shenandoah County ( Virginia), Rockingham County ( Virginia), Pendleton County, and Grant County.

History

Hardy County was formed on October 17, 1785 from parts of Hampshire County. It was named after Samuel Hardy, a lawyer and statesman from Virginia and a member of the Continental Congress.

Demographic data

1900-1990

According to the census of 2000, there were in Hardy County, 12,669 people in 5,204 households and 3,564 families. The population density was 8 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was made ​​up of 96.87 percent White, 1.93 percent African American, 0.16 percent Native American, 0.14 percent Asian, and 0.23 percent from other races; 0.67 percent were descended from two or more races. 0.66 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 5,204 households out of which 29.6 percent have children under the age of 18 living with them. 56.1 percent were married couples living together, 8.6 percent were single mothers, 31.5 percent were non-families, 27.0 percent of all households and 12.2 percent lived in people aged 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 2.92.

Based on the county the population was spread from 23.3 percent population under 18 years, 7.6 percent between 18 and 24 years, 28.8 percent between 25 and 44 years, 25.4 percent between 45 and 64 years and 14.9 percent were 65 years old or older. The average age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 97.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.7 men statistically.

The median income for a household was $ 31,846, and the median income for a family was $ 37,003. Males have a median income of $ 28,032, women $ 18,798. The per capita income was $ 15,859. 10.5 percent of families and 13.1 percent of the population lived below the poverty line. Of these, 13.1 percent were children or adolescents under age 18 and 20.2 percent of those 65 years.