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Lewis County is a county
County

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 located in the U.S. state
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 of West Virginia
West Virginia

West Virginia is a U.S. state in the Appalachian, Upland South, and Mid-Atlantic States regions of the United States, bordered by Virginia on the southeast, Kentucky on the southwest, Ohio on the northwest, and Pennsylvania and Maryland on the northeast....
. As of 2000, the population was 16,919. Its county seat
County seat

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 is Weston
Weston, West Virginia

Weston is a city in Lewis County, West Virginia, West Virginia, United States. The population was 4,317 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Lewis County, West Virginia....
.

rding to the U.S. Census Bureau
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, the county has a total area of 390 square mile
Square mile

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s (1,009 kmē), of which, 382 square miles (990 kmē) of it is land and 8 square miles (20 kmē) of it (1.95%) is water.


f the census
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 of 2000, there were 16,919 people, 6,946 households, and 4,806 families residing in the county.






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Lewis County is a county
County

A county is a land area of Local government government within a larger state. A county may have city and towns within its area....
 located in the U.S. state
U.S. state

A U.S. state is any one of the 50 state of the United States that share sovereignty with the federal government of the United States . Because of this shared sovereignty, an United States is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of Domicile ....
 of West Virginia
West Virginia

West Virginia is a U.S. state in the Appalachian, Upland South, and Mid-Atlantic States regions of the United States, bordered by Virginia on the southeast, Kentucky on the southwest, Ohio on the northwest, and Pennsylvania and Maryland on the northeast....
. As of 2000, the population was 16,919. Its county seat
County seat

A county seat or parish seat is a term for an administrative center for a county or civil parish, primarily used in the United States. In the Northeast United States, the statutory term often is shire town, but colloquially county seat is the term in use there....
 is Weston
Weston, West Virginia

Weston is a city in Lewis County, West Virginia, West Virginia, United States. The population was 4,317 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Lewis County, West Virginia....
.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau

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, the county has a total area of 390 square mile
Square mile

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s (1,009 kmē), of which, 382 square miles (990 kmē) of it is land and 8 square miles (20 kmē) of it (1.95%) is water.

Major highways

  • I 79
    Interstate 79
    Interstate 79

    Interstate 79 is an Interstate Highway in the eastern United States, designated from Interstate 77 in Charleston, West Virginia to Pennsylvania Route 5 and Pennsylvania Route 290 in Erie, Pennsylvania....
  • Us 19
    U.S. Highway 19
  • Us 33
    Us 119
    U.S. Highway 33/U.S. Highway 119


Adjacent counties

  • Harrison County
    Harrison County, West Virginia

    Harrison County is a county located in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of 2000, the population was 68,652. The county seat is Clarksburg, West Virginia....
     (north)
  • Upshur County
    Upshur County, West Virginia

    Upshur County is a county located in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of 2000, the population was 23,404. Its county seat is the City of Buckhannon....
     (east)
  • Webster County
    Webster County, West Virginia

    Webster County is a county located in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of 2000, the population is 9,719. Its county seat is Webster Springs, West Virginia....
     (south)
  • Braxton County
    Braxton County, West Virginia

    Braxton County is a county located in the central part of the U.S. state of West Virginia. By the 2000 census its population reached 14,702. Braxton County was formed in 1836 from parts of Lewis County, West Virginia, Kanawha County, West Virginia, and Nicholas County, West Virginia Counties and named for Carter Braxton, a Virginia statesman...
     (southwest)
  • Gilmer County
    Gilmer County, West Virginia

    Gilmer County is a county located in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of 2006, the population was 6,965. Its county seat is Glenville, West Virginia....
     (west)
  • Doddridge County
    Doddridge County, West Virginia

    Doddridge County is a county located in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of 2000, the population was 7,403. Its county seat is West Union, West Virginia....
     (northwest)


Demographics

As of the census
Census

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 of 2000, there were 16,919 people, 6,946 households, and 4,806 families residing in the county. The population density
Population density

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 was 44 people per square mile (17/kmē). There were 7,944 housing units at an average density of 21 per square mile (8/kmē). The racial makeup of the county was 98.59% White
Race (United States Census)

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, 0.13% Black
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 or African American
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, 0.20% Native American
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, 0.29% Asian
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, 0.08% from other races
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, and 0.70% from two or more races. 0.50% of the population were Hispanic
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 or Latino
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 of any race.

There were 6,946 households out of which 28.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.60% were married couples
Marriage

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 living together, 10.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.80% were non-families. 26.90% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.40 and the average family size was 2.88.

In the county, the population was spread out with 22.10% under the age of 18, 7.70% from 18 to 24, 28.00% from 25 to 44, 25.90% from 45 to 64, and 16.40% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 94.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.40 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $27,066, and the median income for a family was $32,431. Males had a median income of $27,906 versus $18,733 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income

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 for the county was $13,933. 19.90% of the population and 16.30% of families were below the poverty line. 27.00% of those under the age of 18 and 11.20% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line

Cities and towns


Incorporated cities and towns

  • Jane Lew
    Jane Lew, West Virginia

    Jane Lew is a town in Lewis County, West Virginia, West Virginia, United States. The population was 406 at the 2000 census....
  • Weston
    Weston, West Virginia

    Weston is a city in Lewis County, West Virginia, West Virginia, United States. The population was 4,317 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Lewis County, West Virginia....


Unincorporated communities

  • Aberdeen
    Aberdeen, West Virginia

    Aberdeen is an unincorporated area in Lewis County, West Virginia, West Virginia, United States.External links ...
  • Alkires Mills
  • Alum Bridge
  • Arnold
    Arnold, Lewis County, West Virginia

    Arnold is an unincorporated area on the West Fork River in Lewis County, West Virginia, West Virginia, United States.External links ...
  • Aspinall
  • Bablin
  • Bealls Mills
  • Ben Dale
  • Bennett
  • Berlin
    Berlin, West Virginia

    Berlin is an unincorporated area in Lewis County, West Virginia, West Virginia, United States.External links ...
  • Brownsville
  • Butchersville
  • Camden
  • Churchville
  • Copley
  • Cox Town
  • Crawford
  • Emmart
  • Freemansburg
  • Gaston
  • Georgetown
    Georgetown, Lewis County, West Virginia

    Georgetown is an unincorporated area in Lewis County, West Virginia, West Virginia, United States. It is adjacent to Stonewall Resort State Park....
  • Homewood
  • Horner
  • Ireland
    Ireland, West Virginia

    Ireland is an unincorporated area in Lewis County, West Virginia, West Virginia, United States. The community was named for Andrew Wilson, its first settler, who was from Ireland....
  • Jackson Mill
  • Jacksonville
    Jacksonville, West Virginia

    Jacksonville is an unincorporated area in Lewis County, West Virginia, West Virginia, United States.External links ...
  • Kitsonville
  • Lightburn
  • McGuire Park
  • Orlando
    Orlando, West Virginia

    The town of Orlando, West Virginia sits on the county line dividing Lewis and Braxton counties, a little northeast of the center of the state. It is located on Oil Creek, a tributary of the Little Kanawha River....
  • Pickle Street
    Pickle Street, West Virginia

    Pickle Street is an unincorporated area in Lewis County, West Virginia, West Virginia, United States, along U.S. Route 33. It is mostly a residential area, but it has an auction house....
  • Roanoke
    Roanoke, West Virginia

    Roanoke is an unincorporated area in Lewis County, West Virginia, West Virginia, United States. Most of the original town is located under 60 feet of Stonewall Jackson Lake's water....
  • Turnertown
  • Walkersville
  • Valley Chapel
  • Vadis


    • See also


    • Stonewall Jackson Lake
      Stonewall Jackson Lake

      Stonewall Jackson Lake is an impoundment on the West Fork River in Lewis County, West Virginia. The lake is a flood control project of the Pittsburgh District of the United States Army Corps of Engineers....
    • Stonewall Resort State Park
    • Lewis County Schools
      Lewis County Schools

      Lewis County Schools is the operating school district within Lewis County, West Virginia, West Virginia. It is governed by the Lewis County Board of Education, of which the Superintendent is Joseph Mace....