Tyler County, West Virginia

Tyler County is a located in the  of. As of, the population is 9,592. The County is named after, father of President. Its is.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 675 (261 ). 667 km² (258 sq mi) of it is land and 8 km² (3 sq mi) of it (1.20%) is water.

Major Highways

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Adjacent Counties

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 * and (west)
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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 9,592 people, 3,836 households, and 2,834 families residing in the county. The was 14/km² (37/sq mi). There were 4,780 housing units at an average density of 7/km² (19/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 99.35%, 0.02% or , 0.05% , 0.08% , 0.01% , 0.03% from , and 0.45% from two or more races. 0.43% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 3,836 households out of which 30.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.40% were living together, 8.60% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.10% were non-families. 23.10% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 2.89.

In the county, the population was spread out with 23.30% under the age of 18, 6.50% from 18 to 24, 26.90% from 25 to 44, 26.90% from 45 to 64, and 16.50% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 95.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.90 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $29,290, and the median income for a family was $35,320. Males had a median income of $34,250 versus $18,140 for females. The for the county was $15,216. About 12.20% of families and 16.60% of the population were below the, including 24.00% of those under age 18 and 12.70% of those age 65 or over.

Festivals

 * Middle Island Harvest Festival, Middlebourne, early October
 * Sisters Fest, Sistersville, mid-March (website)
 * Sistersville Marble Festival, Sistersville, late September
 * Tyler County Fair, Middlebourne, early August
 * West Virginia Oil & Gas Festival, Sistersville, mid-September

Historical

 * , Sistersville
 * Tyler County Museum, Middlebourne
 * Wells Inn, Sistersville

Natural

 * Conaway Run Lake Wildlife Management Area, near Centerville
 * , near Middlebourne

Other Attractions

 * Tyler County Speedway, Middlebourne (website)