Randolph County (West Virginia)

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

Geography

The County is located in the northeast of West Virginia, is located in the southeast about 10 km from the border with Virginia and has an area of ​​2693 square kilometers, of which one square kilometers of water surface. It is bordered clockwise to the following counties: Tucker County, Pendleton County, Pocahontas County, Webster County, Upshur County and Barbour County.

History

Randolph County was formed on October 16, 1786 from parts of Harrison County. It was named after Edmund Randolph, an American attorney, Governor of Virginia, U.S. Secretary of State and the first U.S. Attorney General

Demographic data

1900-1990

According to the census in 2000, lived in Randolph County 28,262 people in 11,072 households and 7,661 families. The population density was 10 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was made ​​up of 97.69 percent White, 1.07 percent African American, 0.16 percent Native American, 0.38 percent Asian, 0.01 percent of residents from the Pacific Islander, and 0.16 percent from other races groups; 0.53 percent were descended from two or more races. 0.68 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 11,072 households out of which 29.8 percent have children under the age of 18 living with them. 54.7 percent were married couples living together, 9.8 percent were single mothers, 30.8 percent were non-families, 26.3 percent of all households and 11.9 percent lived in people aged 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.41 and the average family size was 2.89.

Based on the county the population was spread from 22.3 percent population under 18 years, 8.7 percent between 18 and 24 years, 28.5 percent between 25 and 44 years, 25.4 percent between 45 and 64 years and 15.1 percent were 65 years old or older. The average age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 101.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.7 men statistically.

The median income for a household was $ 27,299, and the median income for a family was $ 32,632. Males have a median income of $ 24,751, women $ 17,819. The per capita income was $ 14,918. 13.4 percent of families and 18.0 percent of the population lived below the poverty line. Of these, 24.3 percent were children or adolescents under age 18 and 12.9 percent of those 65 years.