Marion County (West Virginia)

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

Geography

The County is located in northern West Virginia, approximately 35 km away from the border with Pennsylvania, and has an area of ​​807 square kilometers, of which five square miles are water. It is bordered clockwise to the following counties: Monongalia County, Taylor County, Harrison County and Wetzel County.

History

Marion County was formed on January 14, 1842 from parts of Harrison County and Monongalia County. It was named after, also known as Swamp Fox Francis Marion, a lieutenant colonel in the Continental Army and later brigadier general of the South Carolina militia during the American Revolutionary War.

Demographic data

1900-1990

According to the census in 2000 living in Marion County 56 598 people in 23,652 households and 15,515 families. The population density was 71 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was made ​​up of 95.10 percent White, 3.22 percent African American, 0.20 percent Native American, 0.41 percent Asian, 0.01 percent of residents from the Pacific Islander and 0.13 percent from other races groups; 0.93 percent were descended from two or more races. 0.70 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 23,652 households out of which 26.0 percent have children under the age of 18 living with them. 51.4 percent were married couples living together, 10.7 percent were single mothers, 34.4 percent were non-families, 28.9 percent of all households and 13.9 percent lived in people aged 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.34 and the average family size was 2.88.

Based on the county the population was spread from 20.6 percent population under 18 years, 10.5 percent between 18 and 24 years, 26.4 percent between 25 and 44 years, 24.7 percent between 45 and 64 years and 17.8 percent were 65 years old or older. The average age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 90.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.3 men statistically.

The median income for a household was $ 28,626, and the median income for a family was $ 37,182. Males have a median income of $ 29,005, women $ 21,100. The per capita income was $ 16,246. 11.7 percent of families and 16.3 percent of the population lived below the poverty line. Of these, 21.3 percent were children or adolescents under 18 years old and 8.7 percent are 65 years old.