Randolph County, West Virginia

Randolph County is a located in the  of. As of 2000, the population was 28,262. Its is.

Geography


According to the, the county has a total area of 2,693 (1,040 ). Randolph is the largest county in the state of West Virginia.

Adjacent Counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 28,262 people, 11,072 households, and 7,661 families residing in the county. The was 10/km² (27/sq mi). There were 13,478 housing units at an average density of 5/km² (13/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 97.69%, 1.07% or , 0.16% , 0.38% , 0.01% , 0.16% from , and 0.53% from two or more races. 0.68% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 11,072 households out of which 29.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.70% were living together, 9.80% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.80% were non-families. 26.30% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.90% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.41 and the average family size was 2.89.

In the county, the population was spread out with 22.30% under the age of 18, 8.70% from 18 to 24, 28.50% from 25 to 44, 25.40% from 45 to 64, and 15.10% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 101.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.70 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $27,299, and the median income for a family was $32,632. Males had a median income of $24,751 versus $17,819 for females. The for the county was $14,918. About 13.40% of families and 18.00% of the population were below the, including 24.30% of those under age 18 and 12.90% of those age 65 or over.

Incorporated cities and towns
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Notable natives and residents

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 * , former governor who was indicted for bribery and jury tampering.
 * , major league baseball player
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 * , Miss West Virginia 1963