Clay County, West Virginia
Clay County Courthouse |
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US state : | West Virginia |
Administrative headquarters : | Clay |
Address of the administrative headquarters: |
County Courthouse 207 Main Street Clay, WV 25043-0190 |
Foundation : | March 29, 1858 |
Made up from: |
Braxton County Nicholas County |
Area code : | 001 304 |
Demographics | |
Residents : | 9386 (2010) |
Population density : | 10.6 inhabitants / km 2 |
geography | |
Total area : | 890 km² |
Water surface : | 4 km² |
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Clay County is a county in the state of West Virginia in the United States . The county seat is Clay .
geography
The county is located slightly southwest of the geographic center of West Virginia and has an area of 890 square kilometers, of which four square kilometers are water. It is bordered in a clockwise direction by the following counties: Calhoun County , Braxton County , Nicholas County , Kanawha County, and Roane County .
history
Clay County was formed on March 29, 1858 from parts of Braxton County and Nicholas County. It was named after Henry Clay , a US politician, member of the House of Representatives , the Senate and Secretary of State .
Demographic data
Population development | |||
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Census | Residents | ± in% | |
1860 | 1787 | - | |
1870 | 2196 | 22.9% | |
1880 | 3460 | 57.6% | |
1890 | 4659 | 34.7% | |
1900 | 8248 | 77% | |
1910 | 10,233 | 24.1% | |
1920 | 11,486 | 12.2% | |
1930 | 13,125 | 14.3% | |
1940 | 15.206 | 15.9% | |
1950 | 14,961 | -1.6% | |
1960 | 11,942 | -20.2% | |
1970 | 9330 | -21.9% | |
1980 | 11,265 | 20.7% | |
1990 | 9983 | -11.4% | |
2000 | 10,330 | 3.5% | |
2010 | 9386 | -9.1% | |
Before 1900
1900-1990 |
According to the 2000 census , Clay County had 10,330 people in 4,020 households and 2,942 families. The population density was 12 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 98.22 percent white, 0.08 percent African American, 0.71 percent Native American, 0.02 percent Asian and 0.09 percent from other ethnic groups; 0.89 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 0.41 percent of the population.
Of the 4,020 households, 33.5 percent had children and young people under the age of 18 living with them. 58.2 percent were married couples living together, 10.4 percent were single mothers, 26.8 percent were non-families, 24.3 percent were single households, and 11.4 percent had people aged 65 years or over. The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 3.01.
For the entire county, the population was composed of 25.6 percent of residents under the age of 18, 9.0 percent between 18 and 24 years of age, 27.5 percent between 25 and 44 years of age, and 24.2 percent between 45 and 64 years of age 13.7 percent were 65 years of age or over. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 97.9 males. For every 100 women aged 18 or over there were statistically 97.3 men.
The median income for a household in the county is $ 22,120 , and the median income for a family is $ 27,137. Males had a median income of $ 30,161 versus $ 16,642 for females. The per capita income was $ 12,021. 24.4 percent of families and 27.5 percent of the population were below the poverty line. Of these, 37.0 percent were children or adolescents under 18 years of age and 15.0 percent were people over 65 years of age.
Clay County localities
Other Unincorporated Communities
See also
Individual evidence
- ^ Clay County in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey . Retrieved February 22, 2011
- ^ US Census Bureau _ Census of Population and Housing . Retrieved February 28, 2011
- ↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 28, 2011
- ^ Clay County, West Virginia , 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .
Web links
Coordinates: 38 ° 28 ′ N , 81 ° 4 ′ W