Boone County, West Virginia

administration
Boone County Courthouse
US state :	West Virginia
Administrative headquarters :	Madison
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse 206 Court Street Madison, WV 25130-1106
Foundation :	March 11, 1847
Made up from:	Cabell County Kanawha County Nicholas County
Area code :	001 304
Demographics
Residents :	24,629 (2010)
Population density :	18.9 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	1303 km²
Water surface :	1 km²
map

Boone County is a county in the state of West Virginia in the United States . The county seat is Madison .

geography

The county is located in southwest West Virginia and covers an area of 1,303 square kilometers, one square kilometer of which is water. It is bordered clockwise by the following counties: Kanawha County , Raleigh County , Wyoming County , Logan County, and Lincoln County .

history

Boone County was formed on March 11, 1847 from parts of Cabell County, Kanawha County and Nicholas County. It was named after Daniel Boone , a US pioneer and border guard who opened up the so-called Wilderness Trail and founded the town of Boonesborough in Kentucky .

natural reserve

In 1960 the Fork Creek Wildlife Management Area was established near Nellis . The size of the protected area for wild animals was 28.32 km². After the area was sold to the Island Creek Coal Company , the area's protection status was revoked on July 3, 2008, especially as the access road to the Company's mine cut through the protected area.

Demographic data

Population development
Census	Residents	± in%
1850	3237	-
1860	4840	49.5%
1870	4553	-5.9%
1880	5824	27.9%
1890	6885	18.2%
1900	8194	19%
1910	10,331	26.1%
1920	15,319	48.3%
1930	24,586	60.5%
1940	28,556	16.1%
1950	33.173	16.2%
1960	28,764	-13.3%
1970	25,118	-12.7%
1980	30,447	21.2%
1990	25,870	-15%
2000	25,535	-1.3%
2010	24,629	-3.5%
Before 1900 1900-1990 Boone County Age Pyramid

According to the 2000 census , Boone County had 25,535 people in 10,291 households and 7,460 families. The population density was 20 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 98.53 percent white, 0.65 percent African American, 0.12 percent Native American, 0.07 percent Asian, 0.02 percent of residents from the Pacific island area and 0.07 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 0.54 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 0.46 percent of the population.

Of the 10,291 households, 31.1 percent had children and young people under the age of 18 living with them. 57.5 percent were married couples living together, 10.5 percent were single mothers, 27.5 percent were non-families, 24.6 percent were single households and 11.0 percent had people aged 65 years or over. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 2.92 people.

For the entire county, the population was composed of 23.2 percent of residents under the age of 18, 9.0 percent between 18 and 24 years of age, 28.0 percent between 25 and 44 years of age, and 26.3 percent between 45 and 64 years of age 13.6 percent were 65 years of age or over. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 95.5 males. For every 100 women aged 18 or over there were statistically 92.5 men.

The median income for a household in the county is $ 25,669 , and the median income for a family is $ 31,999. Males had a median income of $ 34,931 versus $ 19,607 for females. The per capita income was $ 14,453. 18.3 percent of families and 22.0 percent of the population were below the poverty line. Of these, 27.9 percent were children or adolescents under 18 years of age and 13.9 percent were people over 65 years of age.

Places in Boone County

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

City