Harrison County (West Virginia)

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

Geography

The County is located in north-central West Virginia and has an area of ​​1079 square kilometers, of which one square kilometers of water surface. It is bordered clockwise to the following counties: Marion County, Taylor County, Upshur County, Lewis County, Doddridge County and Wetzel County.

History

Harrison County was formed on May 3, 1784 from parts of Monongalia County. It was named after Benjamin Harrison V, a North American plantation owner and a leader of the American Revolution. As one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence of the United States, he is one of the founding fathers of the United States.

Demographic data

1900-1990

According to the census in 2000, lived in Harrison County 68 652 people in 27 867 households, and 19,088 families. The population density was 64 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was made ​​up of 96.55 percent White, 1.61 percent African American, 0.15 percent Native American, 0.59 percent Asian, 0.03 percent of residents from the Pacific Islander and 0.21 percent from other races groups; 0.86 percent were descended from two or more races. 0.96 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 27 867 households out of which 29.7 percent have children under the age of 18 living with them. 53.3 percent were married couples living together, 11.4 percent were single mothers, 31.5 percent were non-families, 27.7 percent of all households and 13.2 percent lived in people aged 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 2.94.

Based on the county the population was spread from 23.1 percent population under 18 years, 8.3 percent between 18 and 24 years, 27.5 percent between 25 and 44 years, 24.5 percent between 45 and 64 years and 16.6 percent were 65 years old or older. The average age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 91.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.2 men statistically.

The median income for a household was $ 30,562, and the median income for a family was $ 36,870. Males have a median income of $ 30,721, women $ 22,110. The per capita income was $ 16,810. 13.6 percent of families and 17.2 percent of the population lived below the poverty line. Of these, 24.1 percent were children or adolescents under age 18 and 9.4 percent of those 65 years.