Jefferson County, West Virginia

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Jefferson County, West Virginia
Map
Location in the state of West Virginia
West Virginia's location in the USA
Statistics
Founded	1801
Seat	Charles Town
Area - Total - Land - Water	548 km² (212 mi²) sq mi ( km²) 5 km² (2 mi²), 0.96%
Population - (2000) - Density	42,190 78/km²
Website: www.jeffersoncountywv.org

Jefferson County is a county located in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of 2000, the population was 42,190. Its county seat is Charles Town ⁶. Jefferson County was formed from Berkeley County in 1801 and named for Thomas Jefferson, author of the Declaration of Independence and third President of the United States.

The county's courthouse was the site of the trial for the abolitionist John Brown after his 1859 raid on the federal armory in Harpers Ferry.

Berkeley and Jefferson counties, both lying on the Potomac River east of the mountains, and with the consent of the Reorganized government of Virginia, voted in favor of annexation to West Virginia in 1863. Virginia tried to nullify this decision after the American Civil War, but the counties remained part of West Virginia.

In October 1896, Jefferson became the first county in the United States to begin Rural Free Delivery service.

1 Geography
2 Historic Buildings and Structures
- 2.1 Photo Gallery
- 2.2 Google Earth Placemarks:
3 Demographics
4 Cities and towns
- 4.1 Incorporated towns & cities
- 4.2 Unincorporated communities
5 See also
6 Jefferson County links

[edit] Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 548 km² (212 mi²). 543 km² (210 mi²) of it is land and 5 km² (2 mi²) of it (0.96%) is water. It is the only West Virginia county where the Blue Ridge Mountains and Shenandoah River that John Denver sang about in the song "Take Me Home, Country Roads" can be found.

[edit] Major Highways

[edit] Adjacent Counties

[edit] Rivers and streams

Potomac River
- Opequon Creek
- Shenandoah River

[edit] Magisterial districts

Charles Town
Harpers Ferry
Kabletown
Middleway
Shepherdstown

[edit] Historic Buildings and Structures

[Middleway] Historic District (1734)
White House Farm (1740)
Mount Ellen (1760)
Blakeley (1820)
Claymont Court (1820)
Grace Episcopal Church (1851)
Kabletown Church (1861)

[edit] Photo Gallery

Mount Ellen	Blakeley	Claymont Court	Grace Episcopal Church
Kabletown Church

[edit] Google Earth Placemarks:

[edit] Demographics

As of the census ² of 2000, there were 42,190 people, 16,165 households, and 11,315 families residing in the county. The population density was 78/km² (201/mi²). There were 17,623 housing units at an average density of 32/km² (84/mi²). The racial makeup of the county was 91.02% White, 6.09% Black or African American, 0.60% Asian, 0.28% Native American, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 0.60% from other races, and 1.37% from two or more races. 1.74% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Historical populations
Census year	Population

1810	11,851
1820	13,087
1830	12,927
1840	14,082
1850	15,357
1860	14,535
1870	13,219
1880	15,005
1890	15,553
1900	15,935
1910	15,889
1920	15,729
1930	15,780
1940	16,762
1950	17,184
1960	18,665
1970	21,280
1980	30,311
1990	35,926
2000	42,190
2005	49,206

There were 16,165 households out of which 31.90% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.90% were married couples living together, 10.00% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.00% were non-families. 23.20% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size was 2.99.

In the county, the population was spread out with 23.90% under the age of 18, 10.00% from 18 to 24, 29.90% from 25 to 44, 25.10% from 45 to 64, and 11.20% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 97.90 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.40 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $44,374, and the median income for a family was $51,351. Males had a median income of $35,235 versus $26,531 for females. The per capita income for the county was $20,441. About 7.20% of families and 10.30% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.40% of those under age 18 and 9.40% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] Cities and towns

[edit] Incorporated towns & cities

[edit] Unincorporated communities

[edit] See also

[edit] Jefferson County links

	Jefferson County, West Virginia
Municipalities	Bolivar \| Charles Town \| Harpers Ferry \| Ranson \| Shepherdstown
Unincorporated communities	Bakerton \| Bardane \| Blair \| Bloomery \| Blue Ridge Acres \| Browns Corner \| Clips Mill \| Duffields \| Egypt \| Engle \| Franklintown \| Halltown \| Jamestown \| Johnsontown \| Kabletown \| Kearneysville \| Keyes Ferry Acres \| Leetown \| Mannings \| Mechanicstown \| Mechlenberg Heights \| Meyerstown \| Middleway \| Millville \| Moler Crossroads \| Mountain Mission \| Reedson \| Rippon \| Riverside \| Shannondale \| Shenandoah Junction \| Silver Grove \| Skeetersville \| Summit Point \| Uvilla \| Wheatland
Parks and natural features	Blue Ridge Mountains \| Harpers Ferry National Historical Park \| Opequon Creek \| Potomac River \| Shenandoah River \| Virginius Island

	The Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia
Counties	Berkeley \| Grant \| Hampshire \| Hardy \| Jefferson \| Mineral \| Morgan \| Pendleton
Communities	Bayard \| Berkeley Springs \| Bolivar \| Capon Bridge \| Carpendale \| Charles Town \| Elk Garden \| Franklin \| Harpers Ferry \| Hedgesville \| Keyser \| Martinsburg \| Moorefield \| Paw Paw \| Petersburg \| Piedmont \| Ridgeley \| Romney \| Shepherdstown \| Wardensville
Attractions	Appalachian National Scenic Trail \| Berkeley Springs State Park \| Cacapon Resort State Park \| Cacapon River \| Capon Springs \| Charles Town Races & Slots \| Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park \| Fort Ashby \| Fort Mill Ridge Civil War Trenches \| George Washington National Forest \| Harpers Ferry National Historical Park \| Indian Mound Cemetery \| Jennings Randolph Lake \| Lost River \| Lost River State Park \| Monongahela National Forest \| Mount Storm Lake \| Northwestern Turnpike \| Potomac River \| Potomac State College \| Seneca Rocks \| Shenandoah River \| Shepherdstown National Historic District \| Shepherd University \| Sleepy Creek Lake \| Smoke Hole Caverns \| South Branch Potomac River \| Spruce Knob \| Summit Point Motorsports Park \| The Trough \| Trout Pond \| Tuscarora Trail \| Washington Heritage Trail

	State of West Virginia Charleston (capital)
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Regions	Allegheny Mountains \| Allegheny Plateau \| Baltimore‑Washington Metropolitan Area \| Charleston Metropolitan Area \| Cumberland Plateau \| Eastern Panhandle \| North‑Central West Virginia \| Northern Panhandle \| Potomac Highlands \| Ridge‑and‑valley Appalachians \| Southern West Virginia
Major cities	Charleston \| Huntington \| Parkersburg \| Wheeling \| Morgantown
Smaller cities	Beckley \| Bluefield \| Clarksburg \| Cross Lanes \| Fairmont \| Martinsburg \| Saint Albans \| South Charleston \| Teays Valley \| Vienna \| Weirton
Counties	Barbour \| Berkeley \| Boone \| Braxton \| Brooke \| Cabell \| Calhoun \| Clay \| Doddridge \| Fayette \| Gilmer \| Grant \| Greenbrier \| Hampshire \| Hancock \| Hardy \| Harrison \| Jackson \| Jefferson \| Kanawha \| Lewis \| Lincoln \| Logan \| Marion \| Marshall \| Mason \| McDowell \| Mercer \| Mineral \| Mingo \| Monongalia \| Monroe \| Morgan \| Nicholas \| Ohio \| Pendleton \| Pleasants \| Pocahontas \| Preston \| Putnam \| Raleigh \| Randolph \| Ritchie \| Roane \| Summers \| Taylor \| Tucker \| Tyler \| Upshur \| Wayne \| Webster \| Wetzel \| Wirt \| Wood \| Wyoming

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