Harrison County, West Virginia

Harrison County is a located in the  of. The is.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,079 (417 ). 1,078 km² (416 sq mi) of it is land and 1 km² (1 sq mi) of it (0.13%) is water. The county is drained by the and its tributaries, including, , , and.

Adjacent Counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 68,652 people, 27,867 households, and 19,088 families residing in the county. The was 64/km² (165/sq mi). There were 31,112 housing units at an average density of 29/km² (75/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 96.55%, 1.61% or , 0.15% , 0.59% , 0.03% , 0.21% from , and 0.86% from two or more races. 0.96% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 27,867 households out of which 29.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.30% were living together, 11.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.50% were non-families. 27.70% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.20% 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 2.94.

In the county, the population was spread out with 23.10% under the age of 18, 8.30% from 18 to 24, 27.50% from 25 to 44, 24.50% from 45 to 64, and 16.60% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 91.80 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.20 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $30,562, and the median income for a family was $36,870. Males had a median income of $30,721 versus $22,110 for females. The for the county was $16,810. About 13.60% of families and 17.20% of the population were below the, including 24.10% of those under age 18 and 9.40% of those age 65 or over.

History
Harrison County was created in, formed from and named for , a n who was the father of , ninth  and great-grandfather of , twenty-third president.