Webster County (West Virginia)

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

Geography

The County is located in east-central West Virginia and has an area of 1440 square kilometers without significant water surface. It is bordered clockwise to the following counties: Lewis County Upshur County, Randolph County, Pocahontas County, Greenbrier County, Nicholas County and Braxton County.

History

Webster County was formed on January 10, 1860 from parts of Braxton County, Nicholas County and Randolph County. It was named after Daniel Webster, an American politician, U.S. Senator and Secretary of State.

Demographic data

1900-1990

According to the census in 2000 lived in Webster County 9,719 people in 4,010 households and 2,815 families. The population density was 7 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was made ​​up of 99.18 percent White, 0.01 percent African American, 0.07 percent Native American, 0.06 percent Asian, 0.01 percent of residents from the Pacific Islander, and 0.01 percent from other races groups; 0.66 percent were descended from two or more races. 0.37 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 4,010 households out of which 29.8 percent have children under the age of 18 living with them. 55.4 percent were married couples living together, 10.6 percent were single mothers, 29.8 percent were non-families, 26.5 percent of all households and 12.4 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 out 23.0 percent of residents under the age of 18, 8.0 percent between 18 and 24 years, 26.7 percent between 25 and 44 years, 27.1 percent between 45 and 64 years and 15.2 percent were 65 years old or older. The average age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 96.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.3 men statistically.

The median income for a household was $ 21,055, and the median income for a family was $ 25,049. Males have a median income of $ 25,362, women $ 15,381. The per capita income was $ 12,284. 26.6 percent of families and 31.8 percent of the population lived below the poverty line. Of these, 45.4 percent were children or adolescents under age 18 and 21.0 percent of those 65 years.

815163
de