Mineral County (West Virginia)

administration
The Mineral County Courthouse in Keyser, listed on the NRHP since 2005
US state :	West Virginia
Administrative headquarters :	Keyser
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse 150 Armstrong Street Keyser, WV 26726-3500
Foundation :	February 1, 1866
Made up from:	Hampshire County
Area code :	001 304
Demographics
Residents :	28,212 (2010)
Population density :	33.3 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	852 km²
Water surface :	4 km²
map

Website : www.mineralcountywv.com

Mineral County is a county in the state of West Virginia in the United States . The county seat is Keyser .

geography

The county is located in northeast West Virginia, borders Maryland to the north and northwest, and has an area of 852 square kilometers, of which four square kilometers are water. It is bordered clockwise by the following counties: Allegany County, Maryland, Hampshire County , Grant County, and Garrett County, Maryland.

history

Mineral County was formed on February 1st from parts of Hampshire County. It was named after the rich iron ore deposits in this area. In 1669 John Lederer , a German physician and explorer of the Appalachians , received permission from Sir William Berkeley to enter what is now Mineral County, which he explored, along with other areas, from then on.

Demographic data

Population development
Census	Residents	± in%
1870	6332	-
1880	8630	36.3%
1890	12,085	40%
1900	12,883	6.6%
1910	16,674	29.4%
1920	19,849	19%
1930	20,084	1.2%
1940	22,215	10.6%
1950	22,333	0.5%
1960	22,354	0.1%
1970	23,109	3.4%
1980	27,234	17.9%
1990	26,697	-2%
2000	27,078	1.4%
2010	28,212	4.2%
Before 1900 1900-1990

Mineral County Age Pyramid

According to the 2000 census , Mineral County had 27,078 people in 10,784 households and 7,710 families. The population density was 32 inhabitants per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 96.16 percent white, 2.55 percent African American, 0.11 percent Native American, 0.20 percent Asian, 0.01 percent of residents from the Pacific island area and 0.21 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 0.76 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 0.58 percent of the population.

Of the 10,784 households, 30.4 percent had children and young people under the age of 18 living with them. 57.9 percent were married couples living together, 9.7 percent were single mothers, 28.5 percent were non-families, 25.0 percent were single households, and 11.5 percent had people aged 65 years or over. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 2.93.

For the entire county, the population was composed of 23.4 percent of residents under 18 years of age, 8.6 percent between 18 and 24 years of age, 27.1 percent between 25 and 44 years of age, 25.9 percent between 45 and 64 years of age 15.1 percent were 65 years of age or over. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 95.8 males. For every 100 women aged 18 or over there were statistically 93.0 men.

The median income for a household in the county is $ 31,149 , and the median income for a family is $ 37,866. Males had a median income of $ 32,337 versus $ 20,090 for females. The per capita income was $ 15,384. 11.5 percent of families and 14.7 percent of the population were below the poverty line. Of these, 21.1 percent were children or adolescents under 18 years of age and 11.6 percent were people over 65 years of age.