Brooke County
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US state : | West Virginia |
Administrative headquarters : | Wellsburg |
Address of the administrative headquarters: |
County Courthouse 632 Main Street Wellsburg, WV 26070-1743 |
Foundation : | November 30, 1796 |
Made up from: | Ohio County |
Area code : | 001 304 |
Demographics | |
Residents : | 24,069 (2010) |
Population density : | 104.6 inhabitants / km 2 |
geography | |
Total area : | 239 km² |
Water surface : | 9 km² |
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Website : www.brookewv.org |
The Brooke County is a county in the US state of West Virginia . At the 2010 census , the county had 24,069 people and a population density of 104.6 people per square kilometer. The county seat is Wellsburg .
geography
The county is located almost in the far north of West Virginia in the Northern Panhandle , borders Pennsylvania to the east and Ohio to the west , the border being formed by the Ohio River . It has an area of 239 square kilometers, of which nine square kilometers are water. The following counties border Brooke County:
Hancock County | ||
Jefferson County (Ohio) |
Washington County, Pennsylvania |
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Ohio County |
history
Brooke County was formed on November 30, 1796 from parts of Ohio County. It was named after Robert Brooke (approx. 1761–1800), a former governor of Virginia (1794–1796).
Demographic data
Population development | |||
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Census | Residents | ± in% | |
1800 | 4706 | - | |
1810 | 5843 | 24.2% | |
1820 | 6631 | 13.5% | |
1830 | 7041 | 6.2% | |
1840 | 7948 | 12.9% | |
1850 | 5054 | -36.4% | |
1860 | 5494 | 8.7% | |
1870 | 5464 | -0.5% | |
1880 | 6013 | 10% | |
1890 | 6660 | 10.8% | |
1900 | 7219 | 8.4% | |
1910 | 11,098 | 53.7% | |
1920 | 16,527 | 48.9% | |
1930 | 24,663 | 49.2% | |
1940 | 25,513 | 3.4% | |
1950 | 26,904 | 5.5% | |
1960 | 28,940 | 7.6% | |
1970 | 29,685 | 2.6% | |
1980 | 31,117 | 4.8% | |
1990 | 26,992 | -13.3% | |
2000 | 25,447 | -5.7% | |
2010 | 24,069 | -5.4% | |
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 2010 |
According to the 2010 census , Brooke County had 24,069 people in 10,006 households. The population density was 104.6 inhabitants per square kilometer.
The racial the population was composed of 97.0 percent white, 1.2 percent African American, 0.1 percent Native American, 0.4 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 1.1 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 0.7 percent of the population.
Statistically, there were 2.30 people each in the 10,006 households.
19.0 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 61.9 percent were between 18 and 64 and 19.1 percent were 65 years or older. 51.5 percent of the population was female.
The median income for a household was 38,624 USD . The per capita income was $ 22,425. 13.6 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
cities and communes
1 - predominantly in Hancock County
Individual evidence
- ↑ Brooke County in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey Accessed 22 February 2011
- ^ National Association of Counties , Retrieved October 30, 2011.
- ^ US Census Bureau _ Census of Population and Housing , Retrieved February 28, 2011.
- ↑ Excerpt from Census.gov , accessed on February 28, 2011.
- ↑ US Census Bureau - 2000 Census Data for Brooke County, WV , Retrieved October 30, 2011.
- ↑ United States Census 2010 , Retrieved October 20, 2011.
- ^ US Census Bureau, State & County QuickFacts - Brooke County , Retrieved October 30, 2011.
Web links
- Official website
- Convention & Visitors Bureau for Brooke and Hancock Counties
- US Census Bureau, State & County QuickFacts - Brooke County
- Yahoo Image Search - Brooke County
- www.city-data.com - Brooke County
Coordinates: 40 ° 16 ′ N , 80 ° 35 ′ W