Lewis County, West Virginia

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Lewis County Courthouse
Lewis County Courthouse
administration
US state : West Virginia
Administrative headquarters : Weston
Address of the
administrative headquarters: 		County Courthouse
P.O. Box 466
Weston, WV 26452-0466
Foundation : December 18, 1816
Made up from: Harrison County
Area code : 001 304
Demographics
Residents : 16,372  (2010)
Population density : 16.6 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 1009 km²
Water surface : 20 km²
map
Map of Lewis County within West Virginia

Lewis County is a county in the state of West Virginia in the United States . The county seat is Weston .

geography

The county is located in northeastern West Virginia and has an area of ​​1009 square kilometers, of which 20 square kilometers are water. It is bordered by counties in a clockwise direction: Harrison County , Upshur County , Webster County , Braxton County , Gilmer County, and Doddridge Counties .

history

Lewis County was formed on December 18, 1816 from parts of Harrison County. It was named after Charles Lewis, a soldier who was killed at the Battle of Point Pleasant during the Revolutionary War .

Demographic data

Population development
Census Residents ± in%
1820 4247 -
1830 6241 47%
1840 8151 30.6%
1850 10,031 23.1%
1860 7999 -20.3%
1870 10.175 27.2%
1880 13,269 30.4%
1890 15,895 19.8%
1900 16,980 6.8%
1910 18,821 10.8%
1920 20,455 8.7%
1930 21,794 6.5%
1940 22,271 2.2%
1950 21,074 -5.4%
1960 19,711 -6.5%
1970 17,847 -9.5%
1980 18,813 5.4%
1990 17,223 -8.5%
2000 16,919 -1.8%
2010 16,372 -3.2%
Before 1900

1900-1990

Lewis County Age Pyramid

According to the 2000 census , Lewis County had 16,919 people in 6,946 households and 4,806 families. The population density was 17 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 98.59 percent white, 0.13 percent African American, 0.20 percent Native American, 0.29 percent Asian and 0.08 percent from other ethnic groups; 0.70 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 0.50 percent of the population.

Of the 6,946 households, 28.6 percent had children and young people under the age of 18 living with them. 54.6 percent were married couples living together, 10.5 percent were single mothers, 30.8 percent were non-families, 26.9 percent were single households and 13.0 percent had people aged 65 years or over. The average household size was 2.40 and the average family size was 2.88 people.

For the entire county, the population was composed of 22.1 percent of residents under 18 years of age, 7.7 percent between 18 and 24 years of age, 28.0 percent between 25 and 44 years of age, 25.9 percent between 45 and 64 years of age 16.4 percent were 65 years of age or over. The average age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 94.2 males. For every 100 women aged 18 or over there were statistically 91.4 men.

The median income for a household in the 27,066 USD , and the median income for a family was 32,431 USD. Males had a median income of $ 27,906 versus $ 18,733 for females. The per capita income was $ 13,933. 19.9 percent of the population and 16.3 percent of families are below the poverty line. Of these, 27.0 percent were children or adolescents under 18 years of age and 11.2 percent were people over 65 years of age.

cities and communes

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Lewis County in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey . 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. ^ Lewis County, West Virginia , 2000 census datasheet at factfinder.census.gov .

Web links

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Coordinates: 39 ° 0 ′  N , 80 ° 31 ′  W