Taylor County, West Virginia

Taylor County is a located in the  of. As of, the population is 16,089. Its is. Named for Sen., it was formed in.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 455 (176 ). 448 km² (173 sq mi) of it is land and 8 km² (3 sq mi) of it (1.66%) is water.

Major Highways

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Adjacent Counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 16,089 people, 6,320 households, and 4,487 families residing in the county. The was 36/km² (93/sq mi). There were 7,125 housing units at an average density of 16/km² (41/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 98.07%, 0.83% or , 0.19% , 0.17% , 0.04% , 0.06% from , and 0.63% from two or more races. 0.59% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 6,320 households out of which 30.90% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.40% were living together, 10.90% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.00% were non-families. 25.50% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.60% 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 2.95.

In the county, the population was spread out with 22.90% under the age of 18, 7.90% from 18 to 24, 28.50% from 25 to 44, 24.90% from 45 to 64, and 15.80% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 95.70 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.90 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $27,124, and the median income for a family was $32,222. Males had a median income of $29,349 versus $20,116 for females. The for the county was $13,681. About 15.30% of families and 20.30% of the population were below the, including 27.00% of those under age 18 and 16.10% of those age 65 or over.