Pocahontas County, West Virginia

Pocahontas County is a located in the  of. As of, the population was 9,131. It was established in 1821, and is named in honor of the Native American. Its is. Pocahontas County is the home of the  and is part of the.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 2,439 (942 ). 2,435 km² (940 sq mi) of it is land and 4 km² (2 sq mi) of it (0.17%) is water.

The highest point is on, located in the western half of the county. At 4,842 feet, it is the second highest point in the state.

Adjacent Counties

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Demographics


As of the of 2000, there were 9,131 people, 835 households, and 527 families residing in the county. The was 4/km² (10/sq mi). There were 7,594 housing units at an average density of 3/km² (8/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 98.38%, 0.78% or , 0.07% , 0.14% , 0.05% from , and 0.58% from two or more races. 0.43% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 3,835 households out of which 25.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.90% were living together, 7.90% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.10% were non-families. 29.60% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.40% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.30 and the average family size was 2.83.

In the county, the population was spread out with 20.90% under the age of 18, 7.00% from 18 to 24, 27.50% from 25 to 44, 27.40% from 45 to 64, and 17.30% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 106.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 103.60 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $26,401, and the median income for a family was $32,511. Males had a median income of $26,173 versus $16,780 for females. The for the county was $14,384. About 12.70% of families and 17.10% of individuals were below the, including 20.20% of those under age 18 and 14.60% of those age 65 or over.