Jackson County, West Virginia

Jackson County is a located in the  of. As of 2000, the population was 28,000. Its is  and its largest municipality is. Jackson County was formed in from parts of, , and  Counties, and named for , seventh.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,221 (472 ). 1,206 km² (466 sq mi) of it is land and 15 km² (6 sq mi) of it (1.23%) is water. The forms part of Jackson County's western border. and, tributaries of the Ohio, flow through the northern and central portions of the county.

Major Highways

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Adjacent Counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 28,000 people, 11,061 households, and 8,207 families residing in the county. The was 23/km² (60/sq mi). There were 12,245 housing units at an average density of 10/km² (26/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 98.75%, 0.08% or , 0.21% , 0.23% , 0.01% , 0.10% from , and 0.62% from two or more races. 0.29% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 11,061 households out of which 31.90% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.60% were living together, 9.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.80% were non-families. 22.70% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.30% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 2.92.

In the county, the population was spread out with 24.10% under the age of 18, 7.90% from 18 to 24, 27.70% from 25 to 44, 24.90% from 45 to 64, and 15.30% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 94.80 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.40 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $32,434, and the median income for a family was $38,021. Males had a median income of $32,991 versus $20,253 for females. The for the county was $16,205. About 12.20% of families and 15.20% of the population were below the, including 21.60% of those under age 18 and 9.00% of those age 65 or over.