Monongalia County, West Virginia

Monongalia County is a located in the  of  and is part of the. As of 2000, the population was 81,866. Its is at. The county is included in the Morgantown, West Virginia, and is the largest county in.

History
Formed in, the county takes its name from the. The name Monongalia is either a misspelling of Monongahela, or was intended to mean "Land of the Monongahela", as in Arabia, Bolivia or Columbia.

Monongalia County History

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 948 (366 ). 935 km² (361 sq mi) of it is land and 12 km² (5 sq mi) of it (1.29%) is water.

Major Highways

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Adjacent Counties

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Rivers and streams

 * Dunkard Creek
 * Aarons Creek
 * Dunkard Creek
 * Aarons Creek
 * Dunkard Creek
 * Aarons Creek

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 81,866 people, 33,446 households, and 18,495 families residing in the county. The was 88/km² (227/sq mi). There were 36,695 housing units at an average density of 39/km² (102/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 92.22%, 3.38% or , 0.20% , 2.45% , 0.04% , 0.32% from , and 1.39% from two or more races. 1.01% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 33,446 households out of which 24.20% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.80% were living together, 8.30% had a female householder with no husband present, and 44.70% were non-families. 31.30% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.40% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.28 and the average family size was 2.91.

In the county, the population was spread out with 18.20% under the age of 18, 23.40% from 18 to 24, 27.70% from 25 to 44, 20.00% from 45 to 64, and 10.70% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females there were 101.80 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.20 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $28,625, and the median income for a family was $43,628. Males had a median income of $33,113 versus $23,828 for females. The for the county was $17,106. About 11.30% of families and 22.80% of the population were below the, including 17.90% of those under age 18 and 8.00% of those age 65 or over.

Education
The county's public schools are operated by. The county is also home to West Virginia's largest university,, located in.