Wood County, West Virginia
Wood County Courthouse |
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US state : | West Virginia |
Administrative headquarters : | Parkersburg |
Address of the administrative headquarters: |
County Courthouse 1 Court Square Parkersburg, WV 26101-5399 |
Foundation : | December 21, 1798 |
Made up from: | Harrison County |
Area code : | 001 304 |
Demographics | |
Residents : | 86,956 (2010) |
Population density : | 91.4 inhabitants / km 2 |
geography | |
Total area : | 976 km² |
Water surface : | 25 km² |
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Website : www.woodcountywv.com |
Wood County is a county in the state of West Virginia in the United States . The county seat is Parkersburg .
geography
The county is located in northwestern West Virginia, bordering Ohio , the border being formed by the Ohio River , and has an area of 976 square kilometers, of which 25 square kilometers are water. It is bordered clockwise by the following counties: Pleasants County , Ritchie County , Wirt County , Jackson County , Meigs County, Ohio, and Athens County, Ohio.
history
Wood County was formed on December 21, 1798 from parts of Harrison County. It was named after James Wood , a brigadier general in the American Revolutionary War and later governor of Virginia .
Demographic data
Population development | |||
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Census | Residents | ± in% | |
1800 | 1217 | - | |
1810 | 3036 | 149.5% | |
1820 | 5860 | 93% | |
1830 | 6429 | 9.7% | |
1840 | 7923 | 23.2% | |
1850 | 9450 | 19.3% | |
1860 | 11,046 | 16.9% | |
1870 | 19,000 | 72% | |
1880 | 25.006 | 31.6% | |
1890 | 28,612 | 14.4% | |
1900 | 34,452 | 20.4% | |
1910 | 38.001 | 10.3% | |
1920 | 42,306 | 11.3% | |
1930 | 56,521 | 33.6% | |
1940 | 62,399 | 10.4% | |
1950 | 66,540 | 6.6% | |
1960 | 78,331 | 17.7% | |
1970 | 86,818 | 10.8% | |
1980 | 93,648 | 7.9% | |
1990 | 86,915 | -7.2% | |
2000 | 87,986 | 1.2% | |
2010 | 86,956 | -1.2% | |
Before 1900
1900-1990 |
As of the 2000 census , Wood County had 87,986 people in 36,275 households and 24,884 families. The population density was 92 inhabitants per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 97.32 percent white, 1.01 percent African American, 0.21 percent Native American, 0.51 percent Asian, 0.04 percent of residents from the Pacific island area and 0.14 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 0.77 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 0.58 percent of the population.
Of the 36,275 households, 29.3 percent had children and young people under the age of 18 living with them. 54.3 percent were married couples living together, 10.8 percent were single mothers, 31.4 percent were non-families, 27.1 percent were single households and 11.5 percent had people aged 65 years or over. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 2.88 people.
For the entire county, the population was composed of 23.0 percent of residents under 18 years of age, 8.0 percent between 18 and 24 years of age, 27.9 percent between 25 and 44 years of age, 25.6 percent between 45 and 64 years of age 15.5 percent were 65 years of age or over. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 92.4 males. For every 100 women aged 18 or over, there were statistically 89.3 men.
The median income for a household in the 33,285 USD , and the median income for a family was 40,436 USD. Males had a median income of $ 34,899 versus $ 22,109 for females. The per capita income was $ 18,073. 10.6 percent of families and 13.9 percent of the population were below the poverty line. Of these, 20.5 percent were children or adolescents under 18 years of age and 8.6 percent were people over 65 years of age.
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ Wood County in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System . Retrieved February 22, 2011
- ^ US Census Bureau _ Census of Population and Housing . Retrieved February 28, 2011
- ↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 28, 2011
- ↑ Wood County, West Virginia , 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .
Web links
Coordinates: 39 ° 13 ′ N , 81 ° 31 ′ W