Pendleton County (West Virginia)

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

Geography

The County is located in the northeast of West Virginia, bordered by Virginia and has an area of 1808 square kilometers, of which one square kilometers of water surface. It is bordered clockwise to the following counties: Grant County, Hardy County, Rockingham County ( Virginia), Augusta County ( Virginia), Highland County ( Virginia), Pocahontas County and Randolph County.

History

Pendleton County was on December 4, 1787 the Augusta County and Rockingham in Virginia and Hardy County. It was named after Edmund Pendleton, a politician and judge in Virginia, as well as participants in the American Revolutionary War.

Demographic data

1900-1990

According to the census in 2000, lived in Pendleton County 8,196 people in 3,350 households and 2,355 families. The population density was 5 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was made ​​up of 96.34 percent White, 2.12 percent African American, 0.27 percent Native American, 0.18 percent Asian, 0.04 percent of residents from the Pacific Islander and 0.28 percent from other races groups; 0.77 percent were descended from two or more races. 0.89 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 3,350 households out of which 28.0 percent have children under the age of 18 living with them. 57.4 percent were married couples living together, 8.1 percent were single mothers, 29.7 percent were non-families, 25.8 percent of all households and 12.2 percent lived in people aged 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.40 and the average family size was 2.87.

Based on the county the population was spread from 21.8 percent population under 18 years, 7.3 percent between 18 and 24 years, 27.0 percent between 25 and 44 years, 26.1 percent between 45 and 64 years and 17.8 percent were 65 years old or older. The average age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 101.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were statistically 101.5 males.

The median income for a household was $ 30,429, and the median income for a family was $ 34,860. Males have a median income of $ 25,342, women $ 16,753. The per capita income was $ 15,805. 8.0 percent of families and 11.4 percent of the population lived below the poverty line. Of these, 13.6 percent were children or adolescents under age 18 and 12.5 percent of those 65 years.