Summers County, West Virginia

Summers County is a located in the  of. As of, the population is 12,999. Its is. Summers County was created by an act of the Virginia General Assembly on February 27, 1871 from parts of Fayette, Greenbrier, Mercer and Monroe counties. It was named in honor of (1804-1868).

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 952 (368 ). 935 km² (361 sq mi) of it is land and 17 km² (7 sq mi) of it (1.78%) is water.

Major Highways

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Adjacent Counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 12,999 people, 5,530 households, and 3,754 families residing in the county. The was 14/km² (36/sq mi). There were 7,331 housing units at an average density of 8/km² (20/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 96.57%, 2.15% or , 0.25% , 0.09% , 0.04% , 0.10% from , and 0.79% from two or more races. 0.55% of the population were or  of any race. There were 5,530 households out of which 25.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.80% were living together, 10.00% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.10% were non-families. 29.10% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.40% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.32 and the average family size was 2.84.

In the county, the population was spread out with 20.50% under the age of 18, 7.50% from 18 to 24, 24.70% from 25 to 44, 27.30% from 45 to 64, and 19.90% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females there were 95.60 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.00 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $21,147, and the median income for a family was $27,251. Males had a median income of $27,485 versus $18,491 for females. The for the county was $12,419. 24.40% of the population and 20.30% of families were below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 34.30% of those under the age of 18 and 14.50% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line.