Ohio County (West Virginia)

administration
Ohio County Courthouse
US state :	West Virginia
Administrative headquarters :	Wheeling
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse 1500 Chapline Street Wheeling, WV 26003-3553
Foundation :	October 7, 1776
Made up from:	West Augusta District
Area code :	001 304
Demographics
Residents :	44,443 (2010)
Population density :	161.6 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	282 km²
Water surface :	7 km²
map

Website : www.ohiocounty.wv.gov

The Ohio County is a county in the US state of West Virginia . At the 2010 census , the county had 44,443 residents and a population density of 161.6 people per square kilometer. The county seat is Wheeling .

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 282 square kilometers, of which seven square kilometers are water. The following counties border Ohio County:

Jefferson County (Ohio)	Brooke County
Belmont County (Ohio)		Washington County, Pennsylvania
	Marshall County

history

The West Virginia Independence Hall in Wheeling, since 1970 in the NRHP listed

Ohio County was formed on October 7, 1776 from parts of West Augusta District. It was named after the Ohio River .

The first administrative seat was from 1777 to 1797 in West Liberty , which was then still called Black's Cabin . In 1797 the administration was moved to Wheeling, where it is still today.

In 1861, the Wheeling Convention was held in Wheeling , a series of gatherings of representatives of the counties who opposed Virginia's apostasy from the United States. This was the hour of birth of the then newly emerging state of West Virginia.

Demographic data

Population development
Census	Residents	± in%
1790	5212	-
1800	4740	-9.1%
1810	9182	93.7%
1820	9182	0%
1830	15,584	69.7%
1840	13,357	-14.3%
1850	18.006	34.8%
1860	22,422	24.5%
1870	28,831	28.6%
1880	37,457	29.9%
1890	41,557	10.9%
1900	48,024	15.6%
1910	57,572	19.9%
1920	62,892	9.2%
1930	72,077	14.6%
1940	73.115	1.4%
1950	71,672	-2%
1960	68,437	-4.5%
1970	64.197	-6.2%
1980	61,389	-4.4%
1990	50,871	-17.1%
2000	47,427	-6.8%
2010	44,443	-6.3%
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 2010

Bridge over the Ohio River in Wheeling

As of the 2010 census , Ohio County had 44,443 people in 19,797 households. The population density was 161.6 inhabitants per square kilometer.

The racial the population was composed of 93.2 percent white, 3.7 percent African American, 0.1 percent Native American, 0.8 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 1.9 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 0.8 percent of the population.

Statistically, 2.16 people lived in each of the 19,797 households.

19.0 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 62.5 percent were between 18 and 64 and 18.5 percent were 65 years or older. 52.4 percent of the population was female.

The median income for a household was 38,201 USD . The per capita income was $ 23,342. 13.9 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.