Wyoming County (West Virginia)
Wyoming County is a county located in the state of West Virginia in the United States. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Pineville.
Geography
The County is located in southern West Virginia and has an area of 1300 square kilometers, of which two square miles are water. It is bordered clockwise to the following counties: Boone County, Raleigh County, Mercer County, McDowell County, Mingo County and Logan County.
History
Wyoming County was formed on January 26, 1850 from parts of Logan County. It was named after an American Indian expression.
Demographic data
1900-1990
According to the census in 2000 lived in Wyoming County 25 709 people in 10,454 households and 7,704 families. The population density was 20 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was made up of 98.59 percent White, 0.63 percent African American, 0.12 percent Native American, 0.08 percent Asian, and 0.07 percent from other races; 0.51 percent were descended from two or more races. 0.53 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
Of the 10,454 households out of which 31.0 percent have children under the age of 18 living with them. 59.3 percent were married couples living together, 10.5 percent were single mothers, 26.3 percent were non-families, 24.4 percent of all households and 11.5 percent lived in people aged 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 2.89.
Based on the county the population was spread from 22.4 percent population under 18 years, 8.7 percent between 18 and 24 years, 27.5 percent between 25 and 44 years, 27.4 percent between 45 and 64 years and 13.9 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 93.2 men statistically.
The median income for a household was $ 23,932, and the median income for a family was $ 29,709. Males have a median income of $ 32,493, women $ 18,812. The per capita income was $ 14,220. 20.2 percent of families and 25.1 percent of the population lived below the poverty line. Of these, 36.9 percent were children or adolescents under age 18 and 13.5 percent of those 65 years.