Clarke County, Virginia

Clarke County Courthouse
administration
US state :	Virginia
Administrative headquarters :	Berryville
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse 102 N. Church Street, 2nd Fl. Berryville, VA 22611-1110
Foundation :	March 8, 1836
Made up from:	Frederick County
Area code :	001 540
Demographics
Residents :	14,034  (2010)
Population density :	30.6 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area :	462 km²
Water surface :	4 km²
map
Website : www.co.clarke.va.us

Clarke County is a county in the state of Virginia in the United States . At the 2000 census , the county had 12,652 people and a population density of 28 people per square kilometer. The county seat is Berryville .

geography

Clarke County is located almost in the far north of Virginia, bordering West Virginia and has an area of ​​462 square kilometers, of which four square kilometers are water. It is bordered clockwise by the following counties: Loudoun County , Fauquier County , Warren County, and Frederick County .

history

It was formed on March 8, 1836 from parts of Frederick County. It was named after the explorer and general George Rogers Clark .

Demographic data

Population development
Census	Residents		± in%
1840	6353		-
1850	7352		15.7%
1860	7146		-2.8%
1870	6670		-6.7%
1880	7682		15.2%
1890	8071		5.1%
1900	7927		-1.8%
1910	7468		-5.8%
1920	7165		-4.1%
1930	7167		0%
1940	7159		-0.1%
1950	7074		-1.2%
1960	7942		12.3%
1970	8102		2%
1980	9965		23%
1990	12.101		21.4%
2000	12,652		4.6%
2010	14,034		10.9%
Before 1900 1900-1990 2000

Clarke County Age Pyramid

As of the 2000 census , Clarke County had 12,652 people in 4,942 households and 3,513 families. The population density was 28 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 91.15 percent white, 6.73 percent African American, 0.19 percent Native American, 0.49 percent Asian, 0.03 percent of residents from the Pacific island area and 0.55 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 0.85 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 1.46 percent of the population.

Of the 4,942 households, 29.4 percent had children and young people under the age of 18 living with them. 58.2 percent were married couples living together, 8.9 percent were single mothers, 28.9 percent were non-families, 24.1 percent were single households, and 9.9 percent had people aged 65 years or over. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 2.97 people.

For the entire county, the population was composed of 23.4 percent of residents under 18 years of age, 5.8 percent between 18 and 24 years of age, 29.1 percent between 25 and 44 years of age, 27.1 percent between 45 and 64 years of age 14.6 percent were 65 years of age or over. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 98.0 males. For every 100 women aged 18 or over there were statistically 96.6 men.

The median income for a household in the county is $ 51,601 , and the median income for a family is $ 59,750. Males had a median income of $ 40,254 versus $ 30,165 for females. The per capita income was $ 24,844. 4.2 percent of families and 6.6 percent of the population lived below the poverty line. 7.1 percent of them were children or adolescents under 18 years of age and 11.1 percent were people over 65 years of age.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Clarke County in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System . Retrieved February 22, 2011
2. ^ US Census Bureau _ Census of Population and Housing . Retrieved February 28, 2011
3. ↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 28, 2011
4. ↑ Excerpt from factfinder.census.gov.Retrieved February 28, 2011
5. ^ Clarke County, Virginia , 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .

Web links

Commons : Clarke County, Virginia  - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

Coordinates: 39 ° 7 ′  N , 78 ° 0 ′  W