Marshall County, West Virginia

Marshall County is a located in the  of. It is part of the. As of 2000, the population was 35,519. Its is. Its southern is the.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 809 (312 ). 795 km² (307 sq mi) of it is land and 13 km² (5 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 35,519 people, 14,207 households, and 10,101 families residing in the county. The was 45/km² (116/sq mi). There were 15,814 housing units at an average density of 20/km² (52/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 98.40%, 0.43% or , 0.11% , 0.25% , 0.03% , 0.12% from , and 0.67% from two or more races. 0.64% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 14,207 households out of which 29.50% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.80% were living together, 10.80% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.90% were non-families. 25.60% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.90% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 2.91.

In the county, the population was spread out with 22.80% under the age of 18, 7.30% from 18 to 24, 27.10% from 25 to 44, 26.40% from 45 to 64, and 16.30% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 94.80 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.60 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $30,989, and the median income for a family was $39,053. Males had a median income of $31,821 versus $19,053 for females. The for the county was $16,472. About 12.40% of families and 16.60% of the population were below the, including 24.30% of those under age 18 and 11.30% of those age 65 or over. 0% of those under age 18 and 11.30% of those age 65 or over.

Incorporated communities

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Zip codes

 * 26003 - Wheeling
 * 26031 - Benwood
 * 26033 - Cameron
 * 26036 - Dallas
 * 26038 - Glen Dale
 * 26039 - Glen Easton
 * 26040 - McMechen
 * 26041 - Moundsville
 * 26055 - Proctor

Telephone information
Prefixes in Marshall County, WV(1)(2)
 * Wheeling Zone 1 (serves north-west and north-central area of county)
 * Wheeling Citywide - 215, 218, 230, 280, 281, 312, 331, 551, 639, 650, 780, 830, 905, 907
 * Benwood/McMechen area - 214, 231, 232, 233, 234, 559,
 * Sherrard/Mt.Olivet area - 238, 242, 243, 966
 * Wheeling Zone 3 (serves north-east area of county)
 * Dallas/Sand Hill - 219, 547, 909
 * Wheeling Zone 5
 * Moundsville/Glen Dale - 221, 810, 843, 845
 * Cameron Zone
 * Cameron/Loudenville - 686

(1) Source: West Virginia Public Service Commission  (2) Due to Local Number Portability there is no longer a difference between Land-Line, Coaxial, and Wireless exchanges or prefixes. They are now interchangable when a customer takes their number with them to a different telephone service provider.