Barbour County, West Virginia

administration
Barbour County Courthouse
US state :	West Virginia
Administrative headquarters :	Philippi
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse 8 North Main Street Philippi, WV 26416-1140
Foundation :	March 3, 1843
Made up from:	Harrison County Lewis County Randolph County
Area code :	001 304
Demographics
Residents :	16,589 (2010)
Population density :	18.8 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	888 km²
Water surface :	5 km²
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Barbour County is a county in the state of West Virginia in the United States . The county seat is Philippi .

geography

The county is located in northeast West Virginia and has an area of 888 square kilometers, of which five square kilometers are water. It is bordered in a clockwise direction by the following counties: Taylor County , Tucker County , Randolph County , Upshur County, and Harrison County .

history

Barbour County was formed on March 3, 1843 from parts of Harrison County, Lewis County and Randolph County. It was named after Philip Pendleton Barbour , a member of the House of Representatives , Justice of the United States Supreme Court, and brother of US Secretary of War James Barbour . On June 3, 1861, the first land battle of the American Civil War took place here with the battle near Philippi .

Demographic data

Population development
Census	Residents	± in%
1850	9005	-
1860	8958	-0.5%
1870	10,312	15.1%
1880	11,870	15.1%
1890	12,702	7%
1900	14,198	11.8%
1910	15,858	11.7%
1920	18,028	13.7%
1930	18,628	3.3%
1940	19,869	6.7%
1950	19,745	-0.6%
1960	15,474	-21.6%
1970	14,030	-9.3%
1980	16,639	18.6%
1990	15,699	-5.6%
2000	15,557	-0.9%
2010	16,589	6.6%
Before 1900 1900-1990 Barbour County Age Pyramid (2000)

According to the 2000 census , Barbour County had 15,557 people in 6,123 households and 4,365 families. The population density was 18 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 97.36 percent white, 0.49 percent African American, 0.71 percent Native American, 0.26 percent Asian, 0.02 percent of residents from the Pacific island area and 0.12 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 1.03 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 0.47 percent of the population.

Of the 6,123 households, 30.1 percent had children and young people under the age of 18 living with them. 57.2 percent were married couples living together, 10.3 percent were single mothers, 28.7 percent were non-families, 25.1 percent were single households and 12.6 percent had people aged 65 or over. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 2.94.

For the entire county, the population was composed of 23.0 percent of residents under 18 years of age, 9.4 percent between 18 and 24 years of age, 26.8 percent between 25 and 44 years of age, 25.2 percent between 45 and 64 years of age 15.6 percent were 65 years of age or over. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 96.7 males. For every 100 women aged 18 or over there were statistically 92.0 men.

The median income for a household in the 24,729 USD , and the median income for a family was 29,722 USD. Males had a median income of $ 24,861 versus $ 17,433 for females. The per capita income was $ 12,440. 22.6 percent of the population and 18.4 percent of the population are below the poverty line. Of these, 32.0 percent were children or adolescents under 18 years of age and 16.7 percent were people over 65 years of age.

Localities in Barbour County

Barbour County is divided into two parishes, one city and two towns . For statistical purposes, the US Census Bureau maintains two census-designated places that are subordinate to the county and are not self-governing. Like the Unincorporated Communities, these are unincorporated areas.

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