Pendleton County, West Virginia

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Pendleton County, West Virginia is a county located in the Southern Region (South Atlantic) of United States. Pendleton County had an official population of 8196 in 2000. As of July 2008, the estimated population was 7582, giving it the seventh smallest population among West Virginia's county. The county spans an area of 698.15 miē (1808.2 kmē), of which, 697.87 square miles (1807.48 kmē) of it is land and 0.28 square miles (0.73 kmē) of it is water, makes it the fifth largest by total area in West Virginia.


According to 2000 Census Bureau, there were 8196 people, 3350 households, and 2354 families living in the county. The population density was 11.7 people per square mile (4.52/kmē), it is West Virginia's second least densely populated county. There were 5102 housing units at an average density of 7.3 per square mile (2.82/kmē). The average household size was 2.4 people, and the average family size was 2.87 people. In the county the population was distributed as follows: 21.8% under the age of 18, 7.3% from 18 to 24, 27% from 25 to 44, 26.1% from 45 to 64, and 17.8% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 101.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.5 males. As of July 2008, the estimated population of the county is 7582, The racial or ethnic makeup of the county was 7264 White, 204 Black or African American, 23 American Indian, 18 Asian, 3 Native Hawaiian, and 70 from two or more races.

Population 2000-2008

School Enrollment 2000

GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $30429, it would be the 19th highest county by median household income in the U.S. state of West Virginia. The median income for a family in the county was $34860, making it the 24th highest county by median family income in West Virginia. The per capita income for the county was $15805, making it the 23rd highest county by per capita income in West Virginia.

In 2000, 1718 pupils and students, of which 837 are male and 881 are female, 20.96% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, total enrollment of student are in, 157 nursery or pri school, 128 kindergarten, 837 elementary school, 419 high school and 177 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	Franklin Town	Pendleton County	0.5	0.5	0	797	1582	15609	32125

Year	Population
April 2000 census	8196
April 2000 Estimate	8196
July 2000 Estimate	8167
July 2001 Estimate	8073
July 2002 Estimate	7961
July 2003 Estimate	7983
July 2004 Estimate	7906
July 2005 Estimate	7778
July 2006 Estimate	7738
July 2007 Estimate	7614
July 2008 Estimate	7582

School	Male	Female	Total
Nursery school	75	82	157
Kindergarten	88	40	128
Elementary school	449	388	837
High school	164	255	419
College or graduate school	61	116	177

Place	Median household income	Median family income	Per capita income
Pendleton County, West Virginia	$30429	$34860	$15805
West Virginia, United States	$29696	$36484	$16477
United States	$41994	$50046	$21587