Lewis County is a
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located in the
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of
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. As of 2000, the population was 16,919. Its
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is
WestonWeston is a city in Lewis County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 4,317 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Lewis County, and home to the West Virginia Museum of American Glass.-History:...
.
According to the
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, the county has a total area of 390
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s (1,009 km²), of which, 382 square miles (990 km²) of it is land and 8 square miles (20 km²) of it (1.95%) is water.
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Lewis County is a
countyA county is a land area of local government within a country. A county may have cities and towns within its area. Originally, in continental Europe, a county was the land under the jurisdiction of a count .Counts are called earls in post-Celtic Britain, Ireland and France—the term is from Old...
located in the
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of
West VirginiaWest Virginia is a state in the Appalachian and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States, bordered by Virginia to the southeast, Kentucky to the southwest, Ohio to the northwest, and Pennsylvania and Maryland to the northeast...
. As of 2000, the population was 16,919. Its
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is
WestonWeston is a city in Lewis County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 4,317 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Lewis County, and home to the West Virginia Museum of American Glass.-History:...
.
Geography
According to the
U.S. Census BureauThe United States Census Bureau is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census. It also gathers other national demographic and economic data. As part of the United States Department of Commerce, the Census Bureau serves as the leading source of quality data about...
, the county has a total area of 390
square mileThe square mile is an imperial and US unit of measure for an area equal to the area of a square of one statute mile.
s (1,009 km²), of which, 382 square miles (990 km²) of it is land and 8 square miles (20 km²) of it (1.95%) is water.
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Adjacent counties
- Harrison County
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. Harrison County is part of the Clarksburg, WV Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:According to the U.S...
(north)
- Upshur County
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. Upshur County was formed in 1851 from Randolph, Barbour, and Lewis Counties and named for Abel Parker Upshur, a distinguished statesman and jurist...
(east)
- Webster County
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. It is also the site of the Webster County Woodchopping Festival.-Geography:According to the U.S...
(south)
- Braxton County
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, Kanawha, and Nicholas counties and named for Carter Braxton, a Virginia statesman and signer of the...
(southwest)
- Gilmer County
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. Gilmer County was formed in 1845 from parts of Lewis and Kanawha Counties, and named for Thomas Walker Gilmer, Governor of Virginia from 1840 to 1841...
(west)
- Doddridge County
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. Doddridge County was created in 1845 from parts of Harrison, Tyler, Ritchie, and Lewis Counties, and named for Philip Doddridge, a distinguished statesman of...
(northwest)
Demographics
As of the
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of 2000, there were 16,919 people, 6,946 households, and 4,806 families residing in the county. The
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was 44 people per square mile (17/km²). There were 7,944 housing units at an average density of 21 per square mile (8/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 98.59%
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, 0.13%
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or
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, 0.20%
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, 0.29%
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, 0.08% from
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, and 0.70% from two or more races. 0.50% of the population were
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or
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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
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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
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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
Incorporated cities and towns
- Jane Lew
Jane Lew is a town in Lewis County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 406 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Jane Lew is located at , along Hackers Creek....
- Weston
Weston is a city in Lewis County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 4,317 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Lewis County, and home to the West Virginia Museum of American Glass.-History:...
Unincorporated communities
- Aberdeen
Aberdeen is an unincorporated community in Lewis County, West Virginia, United States.- External links :...
- Alkires Mills
- Alum Bridge
- Arnold
Arnold is an unincorporated community on the West Fork River in Lewis County, West Virginia, United States.- External links :...
- Aspinall
- Bablin
- Bealls Mills
- Ben Dale
- Bennett
- Berlin
Berlin is an unincorporated community in Lewis County, West Virginia, United States.- External links :...
- Brownsville
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Butchersville
Camden
Churchville
Copley
Cox Town
Crawford
Emmart
Freemansburg
Gaston
Georgetown Georgetown is an unincorporated community in Lewis County, West Virginia, United States. It is adjacent to Stonewall Resort State Park.- External links :...
Homewood
Horner
IrelandIreland is an unincorporated community in Lewis County, West Virginia, United States. The community was named for Andrew Wilson, its first settler, who was from Ireland.Ireland West Virginia is also the American home of the sport of Irish Road Bowling....
Jackson Mill |
Jacksonville Jacksonville is an unincorporated community in Lewis County, West Virginia, United States. Its altitude is 1,079 feet , and it is located at .-External links:...
Kitsonville
Lightburn
McGuire Park
OrlandoThe 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 StreetPickle Street is an unincorporated community in Lewis County, West Virginia, United States, along U.S. Route 33. It is mostly a residential area, but it has an auction house.- Name Origin :...
RoanokeRoanoke is an unincorporated community in Lewis County, West Virginia, United States. Most of the original town is located under 60 feet of Stonewall Jackson Lake's water. A display at the Stonewall Resort State Park's lodge tells the story the flood-plagued town that was purchased in the 1980s by...
Turnertown
Walkersville
Valley Chapel
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See also
- 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 is located along the lake's shore...
- Stonewall Resort State Park
- Lewis County Schools
Lewis County Schools is the operating school district within Lewis County, West Virginia. It is governed by the Lewis County Board of Education, of which the Superintendent is Joseph Mace.-High school:...