Shenandoah County

Shenandoah County Courthouse
administration
US state :	Virginia
Administrative headquarters :	Woodstock
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse 600 N. Main Street Woodstock, VA 22664-1855
Foundation :	1772
Made up from:	Dunmore County
Area code :	001 540
Demographics
Residents :	35,075  (2000)
Population density :	26.5 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area :	1327 km²
Water surface :	1 km²
map
Website : www.co.shenandoah.va.us

Shenandoah County is a county in the US state of Virginia in the United States . In 2000, the county had 35,075 residents and a population density of 26 people per square kilometer. The county seat is Woodstock .

geography

Shenandoah County is located in northern Virginia, bordering West Virginia to the northwest and has an area of ​​1,327 square kilometers, of which one square kilometer is water. It is bordered clockwise by the following counties: Frederick County , Warren County , Page County, and Rockingham County .

history

It was formed in 1772 from parts of Dunmore County (no longer existing). It was named after the Senedos , an Indian tribe. The Battle of New Market took place here on May 15, 1864 during the American Civil War .

Demographic data

Population development
Census	Residents		± in%
1790	10,510		-
1800	13,823		31.5%
1810	13,646		-1.3%
1820	18,926		38.7%
1830	19,750		4.4%
1840	11,618		-41.2%
1850	13,768		18.5%
1860	13,896		0.9%
1870	14,936		7.5%
1880	18,204		21.9%
1890	19,671		8.1%
1900	20,253		3%
1910	20,942		3.4%
1920	20,808		-0.6%
1930	20,655		-0.7%
1940	20,898		1.2%
1950	21,169		1.3%
1960	21,825		3.1%
1970	22,852		4.7%
1980	27,559		20.6%
1990	31,636		14.8%
2000	35,075		10.9%
Before 1900 1900-1990 2000

St Peters Church

Shenandoah County Age Pyramid

According to the 2000 census , Shenandoah County had 35,075 people in 14,296 households and 10,064 families. The population density was 26 inhabitants per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 95.60 percent white, 1.17 percent African American, 0.18 percent Native American, 0.35 percent Asian, 0.02 percent from the Pacific island area and 1.79 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 0.89 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.40 percent of the population.

Of the 14,296 households, 28.1 percent had children and young people under the age of 18 living with them. 57.0 percent were married couples living together, 9.3 percent were single mothers, 29.6 percent were non-families, 25.1 percent were single households, and 11.3 percent had people aged 65 years or over. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 2.86 people.

For the entire county, the population was composed of 22.3 percent of residents under the age of 18, 6.6 percent between 18 and 24 years of age, 27.6 percent between 25 and 44 years of age, and 26.2 percent between 45 and 64 years of age 17.3 percent were 65 years of age or over. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 94.9 males. For every 100 women aged 18 or over there were statistically 92.8 men.

The median income for a household in the city was $ 39,173 , and the median income for a family was $ 45,080. Males had a median income of $ 29,952 versus $ 22,312 for females. The per capita income was $ 19,755. 5.8 percent of families and 8.2 percent of the population are below the poverty line. Of these, 12.1 percent were children or adolescents under 18 years of age and 8.8 percent were people over 65 years of age.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Shenandoah 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. ↑ Shenandoah County, Virginia , 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .

Web links

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Coordinates: 38 ° 52 ′  N , 78 ° 34 ′  W