Braxton County, West Virginia

Braxton County is a located in the central part of the  of. By the 2000 census its population reached 14,702. Braxton County was formed in from parts of, , and  Counties and named for , a  statesman and signer of the. The is. The of West Virginia is located in Braxton County, in the town of.

Important salt works were formerly located at and here, in, Captain Bull and his family and friendly  Indians were massacred by frontiersman.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,337 (516 ). 1,330 km² (513 sq mi) of it is land and 7 km² (3 sq mi) of it (0.52%) is water.

Major Highways

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Adjacent Counties

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Demographics
In 1950 Braxton County had 18,082 people living there.

As of the of 2000, there were 14,702 people, 5,771 households, and 4,097 families residing in the county. The was 11/km² (29/sq mi). There were 7,374 housing units at an average density of 6/km² (14/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 98.02%, 0.69% or , 0.35% , 0.11% , 0.05% , 0.08% from , and 0.71% from two or more races. 0.44% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 5,771 households out of which 30.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.30% were living together, 9.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.00% were non-families. 25.20% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.40% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 2.92.

In the county, the population was spread out with 22.80% under the age of 18, 7.50% from 18 to 24, 28.10% from 25 to 44, 25.80% from 45 to 64, and 15.80% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 102.60 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 103.00 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $24,412, and the median income for a family was $29,133. Males had a median income of $27,560 versus $17,778 for females. The for the county was $13,349. About 17.90% of families and 22.00% of the population were below the, including 27.90% of those under age 18 and 13.70% of those age 65 or over.