Monroe County, West Virginia

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Monroe County is one of the 55 county of West Virginia, located towards the Southern Region (South Atlantic) of United States. As per the 2000 census, county has a population of 14583 inhabitants. Its population in July 2008 was estimated to be about 13739, giving it the 16th smallest population among West Virginia's county. The county encompasses an area of 473.66 sq mi (1226.77 square kilometre ), of which, 473.37 square miles (1226.02 square kilometre) of it is land and 0.3 square miles (0.78 square kilometre) of it is water, it is the 20th largest in terms of geographical size.


As of the census of 2000, there were 14583 people, 5447 households, and 3885 families residing in the county. The population density was 30.8 people per square mile (11.89/kmē), making its West Virginia's 15th least densely populated county. There were 7267 housing units at an average density of 15.4 per square mile (5.95/kmē). The average household size was 2.41 and the average family size was 2.88. In the county Population was distributed with 20.1% under the age of 18, 8.1% from 18 to 24, 30.3% from 25 to 44, 26.1% from 45 to 64, and 15.4% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 79.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 73.8 males. The July 2008 population estimate is 13739, The racial or ethnic makeup of the county was 97.63% White, 1.11% Black or African American, 0.18% American Indian, 0.12% Asian, 0.01% Native Hawaiian, and 0.95% from two or more races.

Population 2000-2008

School Enrollment 2000

GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $27575, it would be the 27th highest county by median household income in the U.S. state of West Virginia. The median income for a family in the county was $35299, it would be the 23rd highest county by median family income in the U.S. state of West Virginia. The per capita income for the county was $17435, making it the tenth highest county by per capita income in West Virginia.

In 2000, 2971 pupils and students, of which 1271 are male and 1700 are female, 20.37% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, total enrollment of student are in, 110 nursery or pri school, 69 kindergarten, 1500 elementary school, 810 high school and 482 College graduate school.

Rank	City	County	Total Area mi2	Land Area mi2	Water Area mi2	Population	Density mi2	Per capita Income	House hold Income
1	Alderson Town	Greenbrier County, Monroe County	0.96	0.9	0.06	1091	1214.5	14474	23043
2	Peterstown Town	Monroe County	0.32	0.32	0	499	1576.6	16964	23036
3	Union Town	Monroe County	0.45	0.45	0	548	1216.6	12870	21797

Year	Population
April 2000 census	14583
April 2000 Estimate	13194
July 2000 Estimate	13200
July 2001 Estimate	13284
July 2002 Estimate	13314
July 2003 Estimate	13420
July 2004 Estimate	13445
July 2005 Estimate	13474
July 2006 Estimate	13474
July 2007 Estimate	13538
July 2008 Estimate	13739

School	Male	Female	Total
Nursery school	51	59	110
Kindergarten	41	28	69
Elementary school	714	786	1500
High school	345	465	810
College or graduate school	120	362	482

Place	Median household income	Median family income	Per capita income
Monroe County, West Virginia	$27575	$35299	$17435
West Virginia, United States	$29696	$36484	$16477
United States	$41994	$50046	$21587