Shenandoah County, Virginia

Shenandoah County is a located in the  &mdash; officially, "" &mdash; of. It is part of the region of the Virginia. As of the, the population was 35,075. Its is.

History
Shenandoah County was established in, it was originally named Dunmore County for. The county was renamed Shenandoah in, named for the Indian tribe. During the the  took place,.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,327 (513 ). 1,327 km² (512 mi²) of it is land and 1 km² (0 mi²) of it (0.06%) is water. The and western slopes of the  are located within the county

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 35,075 people, 14,296 households, and 10,064 families residing in the county. The was 26/km² (68/mi²). There were 16,709 housing units at an average density of 13/km² (33/mi²). The racial makeup of the county was 95.60%, 1.17% or , 0.18% , 0.35% , 0.02% , 1.79% from , and 0.89% from two or more races. 3.40% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 14,296 households out of which 28.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.00% were living together, 9.30% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.60% were non-families. 25.10% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.30% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 2.86.

In the county, the population was spread out with 22.30% under the age of 18, 6.60% from 18 to 24, 27.60% from 25 to 44, 26.20% from 45 to 64, and 17.30% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 94.90 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.80 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $39,173, and the median income for a family was $45,080. Males had a median income of $29,952 versus $22,312 for females. The for the county was $19,755. About 5.80% of families and 8.20% of the population were below the, including 12.10% of those under age 18 and 8.80% of those age 65 or over.