Pendleton County, West Virginia

Pendleton County is a located in the  of. As of 2000, the population is 8,196. Its is. Pendleton County was created in 1788 from parts of, , and Counties and named for , a distinguished statesman and  of.

, located in Pendleton County, is the highest point in the state, its elevation being 4,863 feet. Parts of the and  National Forests are also located in Pendleton.

Geography


According to the, the county has a total area of 1,808 (698 ). 1,807 km² (698 sq mi) of it is land and 1 km² (0 sq mi) of it (0.04%) is water.

Major Highways

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Adjacent Counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 8,196 people, 3,350 households, and 2,355 families residing in the county. The was 5/km² (12/sq mi). There were 5,102 housing units at an average density of 3/km² (7/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 96.34%, 2.12% or , 0.27% , 0.18% , 0.04% , 0.28% from , and 0.77% from two or more races. 0.89% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 3,350 households out of which 28.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.40% were living together, 8.10% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.70% were non-families. 25.80% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.20% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.40 and the average family size was 2.87.

In the county, the population was spread out with 21.80% under the age of 18, 7.30% from 18 to 24, 27.00% from 25 to 44, 26.10% from 45 to 64, and 17.80% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 101.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.50 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $30,429, and the median income for a family was $34,860. Males had a median income of $25,342 versus $16,753 for females. The for the county was $15,805. About 8.00% of families and 11.40% of the population were below the, including 13.60% of those under age 18 and 12.50% of those age 65 or over.