Wetzel County, West Virginia

The Wetzel County is a county located in the U.S. state of West Virginia. In the census in 2010, the County had 16,583 inhabitants and a population density of 17.8 inhabitants per square kilometer. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is New Martinsville.

Geography

The County is located in northern West Virginia and is bordered to the west by Ohio, where the limit by the Ohio River is formed. To the northeast is the border with Pennsylvania by the Mason - Dixon - formed line whose extension the County of Northern Panhandle of West Virginia: area.

The Wetzel County has an area of ​​936 square kilometers, of which six square kilometers of water surface.

At the Wetzel County borders the following Nachbarcountys:

History

The Wetzel County was formed on January 10, 1846 from former parts of Tyler County. It was named after Lewis Wetzel (1763-1808), a frontiersman and Indian fighter German descent.

Demographic data

According to the census in 2010 lived in Wetzel County 16,583 people in 7,071 households. The population density was 17.8 inhabitants per square kilometer.

The racial the population was composed of 98.7 percent white, 0.1 percent African American, 0.1 percent Native American, 0.2 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 0.6 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity were 0.5 percent of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

In the 7,071 households lived statistically 2.33 per person.

20.9 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 59.6 percent were between 18 and 64 and 19.5 percent were 65 years or older. 50.9 percent of the population was female.

The median income for a household was $ 37,787. The per capita income was $ 19,690. 18.7 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Cities and Towns

Citys

  • New Martinsville
  • Paden City1

Towns

  • Hundred
  • Pine Grove
  • Smithfield

Census-designated places (CDP )

  • Jacksonburg
  • Littleton
  • Reader

Unincorporated communities

  • Big Run
  • Brink2
  • Burton
  • Coburn
  • Earnshaw
  • Folsom
  • Greenhill
  • Hastings
  • Knob Fork
  • Porters Falls
  • Proctor
  • Rockport
  • Wileyville

1 - partially in Tyler County 2 - partially in Marion County

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