Barbour County, West Virginia

Barbour County is a located in north-central, USA. It was formed in and named for Virginia,. , the, was established in.

The, also known as the "Philippi Races", was fought in Barbour County on ,. Although a minor action, it is generally considered the first land engagement of the.

, an institution, is located in the county. The College's (PA) program is one of the oldest and best established in the world. As of, the population of Barbour County was 15,557.

Geography


According to the, the county has a total area of 888 (343 ). 883 km² (341 sq mi) of it is land and 5 km² (2 sq mi) of it is water. The total area is 0.57% water.

Major Highways

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Adjacent Counties

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Demographics
As of the of, there are 15,557 people, 6,123 s, and 4,365 families residing in the county. The is 18/km² (46/sq mi). There are 7,348 housing units at an average density of 8/km² (22/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county is 97.36%, 0.49% or , 0.71% , 0.26% , 0.02% , 0.12% from , and 1.03% from two or more races. 0.47% of the population are or  of any race.

There are 6,123 households out of which 30.10% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.20% are living together, 10.30% have a female  with no husband present, and 28.70% are non-families. 25.10% of all households are made up of individuals and 12.60% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.47 and the average family size is 2.94.

In the county, the population is spread out with 23.00% under the age of 18, 9.40% from 18 to 24, 26.80% from 25 to 44, 25.20% from 45 to 64, and 15.60% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 39 years. For every 100 females there are 96.70 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 92.00 males.

The median income for a household in the county is $24,729, and the median income for a family is $29,722. Males have a median income of $24,861 versus $17,433 for females. The for the county is $12,440. 22.60% of the population and 18.40% of families are below the. Out of the total population, 32.00% of those under the age of 18 and 16.70% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.

in Barbour County

 * Belington
 * Berryburg
 * Carrollton
 * Elk City
 * Philippi
 * Elk City
 * Philippi
 * Philippi
 * Philippi