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Randolph 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 28,262. Its county seat
County seat

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 is Elkins
Elkins, West Virginia

Elkins is a city in Randolph County, West Virginia, West Virginia, United States. The community was incorporated in 1890 and named in honor of Stephen Benton Elkins , a U.S....
.

rding to the U.S. Census Bureau
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, the county has a total area of 1,040 square mile
Square mile

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s (2,693 kmē). Randolph is the largest county in the state of West Virginia.


f the census
Census

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 of 2000, there were 28,262 people, 11,072 households, and 7,661 families residing in the county.






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Randolph 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

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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 28,262. 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 Elkins
Elkins, West Virginia

Elkins is a city in Randolph County, West Virginia, West Virginia, United States. The community was incorporated in 1890 and named in honor of Stephen Benton Elkins , a U.S....
.

Geography


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According to the U.S. Census Bureau
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, the county has a total area of 1,040 square mile
Square mile

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s (2,693 kmē). Randolph is the largest county in the state of West Virginia.

Major highways


  • Us 33
    U.S. Highway 33
  • Us 219
    U.S. Highway 219
  • Us 250
    U.S. Highway 250
  • Wv 15
    West Virginia Route 15
  • Wv 32
    West Virginia Route 32
  • Wv 55
    West Virginia Route 55
  • Wv 92
    West Virginia Route 92


    • Adjacent counties

    • Tucker County
      Tucker County, West Virginia

      Tucker County is a county located in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of 2000, the population was 7,321. Its county seat is Parsons, West Virginia....
       (northeast)
    • Pendleton County
      Pendleton County, West Virginia

      Pendleton County is a county located in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of 2000, the population was 8,196. Its county seat is Franklin, West Virginia....
       (east)
    • Pocahontas County
      Pocahontas County, West Virginia

      Pocahontas County is located in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of 2000, the population was 9,131. It was established in 1821 and is named in honor of the Native American Pocahontas....
       (south)
    • 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....
       (southwest)
    • 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....
       (west)
    • Barbour County
      Barbour County, West Virginia

      Barbour County is a county located in north-central West Virginia, USA. It was formed in 1843 when the region was still part of the state of Virginia....
       (northwest)


    Demographics

    As of the census
    Census

    A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population....
     of 2000, there were 28,262 people, 11,072 households, and 7,661 families residing in the county. The population density
    Population density

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     was 27 people per square mile (10/kmē). There were 13,478 housing units at an average density of 13 per square mile (5/kmē). The racial makeup of the county was 97.69% White
    Race (United States Census)

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    , 1.07% Black
    Race (United States Census)

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     or African American
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    , 0.16% Native American
    Race (United States Census)

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    , 0.38% Asian
    Race (United States Census)

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    , 0.01% Pacific Islander
    Race (United States Census)

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    , 0.16% from other races
    Race (United States Census)

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    , and 0.53% from two or more races. 0.68% of the population were Hispanic
    Race (United States Census)

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     or Latino
    Race (United States Census)

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     of any race.

    There were 11,072 households out of which 29.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.70% were married couples
    Marriage

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     living together, 9.80% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.80% were non-families. 26.30% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.90% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.41 and the average family size was 2.89.

    In the county, the population was spread out with 22.30% under the age of 18, 8.70% from 18 to 24, 28.50% from 25 to 44, 25.40% from 45 to 64, and 15.10% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 101.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.70 males.

    The median income for a household in the county was $27,299, and the median income for a family was $32,632. Males had a median income of $24,751 versus $17,819 for females. The per capita income
    Per capita income

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     for the county was $14,918. About 13.40% of families and 18.00% of the population were below the poverty line, including 24.30% of those under age 18 and 12.90% of those age 65 or over.

    History


    List of Registered Historic Places in Randolph County

    • Beverly
      Beverly, West Virginia

      Beverly is a town in Randolph County, West Virginia, West Virginia, United States, along the Tygart Valley River. The population was 651 at the 2000 census....
      • Beverly Historic District
      • Blackman-Bosworth Store
      • Butcher Hill Historic District
      • Rich Mountain Battlefield
    • Dailey
      • Tygart Valley Homesteads Historic District
    • Elkins
      Elkins, West Virginia

      Elkins is a city in Randolph County, West Virginia, West Virginia, United States. The community was incorporated in 1890 and named in honor of Stephen Benton Elkins , a U.S....
      • Albert and Liberal Arts Halls
      • Baldwin-Chandlee Supply Company-Valley Supply Company
      • Davis Memorial Presbyterian Church
      • Davis and Elkins Historic District
        Davis and Elkins Historic District

        Davis and Elkins Historic District is a United States Historic district on the campus of Davis and Elkins College. It includes two mansions, the Senator Stephen Benton Elkins House and Graceland , that are separately listed on the National Register of Historic Places....
      • Downtown Elkins Historic District
      • Dr. John C. Irons House
      • Elkins Milling Company
      • Gov. H. Guy Kump House
      • Graceland
        Graceland (Elkins, West Virginia)

        Graceland in Elkins, West Virginia is a historic mansion that was the summer home of Henry Gassaway Davis, a United States Senator from 1871-1883....
      • Pinecrest
      • Randolph County Courthouse and Jail
      • Senator Stephen Benton Elkins House
        Senator Stephen Benton Elkins House

        Senator Stephen Benton Elkins House, also known as Halliehurst, is a mansion that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It is a contributing property in the Davis and Elkins Historic District, a National Historic Landmark....
      • Taylor-Condry House
      • Warfield-Dye Residence
      • Wees Historic District
      • West Virginia Children's Home
    • Glady
      • Glady Presbyterian Church and Manse
    • Harmon
      • Day-Vandevander Mill
    • Helvetia
      Helvetia, West Virginia

      Helvetia is an unincorporated area in Randolph County, West Virginia, West Virginia, United States. The isolated community was settled by Swiss people starting in 1869, and is known today for maintaining Swiss traditions, food, and folkways....
      • Helvetia
        Helvetia

        File:Zweifranken.jpgFile:Picswiss BS-53-07.jpgHelvetia is the Ancient Rome name for an ancient region of central Europe occupying a plateau between the Swiss Alps and the Jura Mountains....
    • Huttonsville
      Huttonsville, West Virginia

      Huttonsville is a town in Randolph County, West Virginia, West Virginia, United States, along the Tygart Valley River. The population was 217 at the 2000 census....
      • Cheat Summit Fort
      • E. E. Hutton House
      • Tygarts Valley Church
    • Jenningston
      • Fred A. Perly House
    • Mill Creek
      Mill Creek, West Virginia

      Mill Creek is a town in Randolph County, West Virginia, West Virginia, United States, along the Tygart Valley River. The population was 662 at the 2000 census....
      • See-Ward House
    • Wymer
      • Middle Mountain Cabins


    Cities and towns


    Incorporated cities and towns



    Unincorporated communities


    Other geographic features


    Rivers

    • Tygart Valley River
      Tygart Valley River

      The Tygart Valley River, sometimes known as the Tygart River, is a principal tributary of the Monongahela River, approximately 160 miles long, in east-central West Virginia, USA....
    • Shavers Fork
    • Laurel Fork
      Laurel Fork (Cheat River)

      Laurel Fork is a river, approximately 35 miles long, in eastern West Virginia, USA. It is a tributary of the Dry Fork ; via the Dry Fork, the Black Fork , and the Cheat River, Monongahela River and Ohio River Rivers, it is part of the drainage basin of the Mississippi River, draining an area of 60 square miles in the Allegheny Mountains....

    Mountains

    • Cheat Mountain
      Cheat Mountain

      Cheat Mountain, is an exceptionally high and rugged ridge situated in the Allegheny Mountains of eastern West Virginia, USA. It is about long and more than five miles wide at its widest....
      • White Top
        White Top

        White Top is a knob and spur of Cheat Mountain in southeastern Randolph County, West Virginia, West Virginia, USA. Sitting at an elevation of , it is located just west of the Shavers Fork of Cheat River and Cheat Bridge, West Virginia....
        , a knob of Cheat Mountain
    • Laurel Mountain
      Laurel Mountain (West Virginia)

      For other "Laurel Mountains", see Laurel Mountain .Laurel Mountain, also called Laurel Hill, is a long ridge in north-central West Virginia, USA....
    • Rich Mountain
    • Shavers Mountain
      Shavers Mountain

      Shavers Mountain, is a high and rugged ridge situated in the Allegheny Mountains of eastern West Virginia. It is about long, north to south, and several of its peaks exceed in elevation....
      • Gaudineer Knob
        Gaudineer Knob

        Gaudineer Knob is a mountain summit on the Randolph County, West Virginia/Pocahontas County, West Virginia line in eastern West Virginia, USA. It is the highest elevation of Shavers Mountain, a ridge of the Allegheny Mountains, and is located about east of the town of Cheat Bridge, West Virginia....
        , a knob of Shavers Mountain


    Caves and caverns

    • Bowden Cave
    • Sinks of Gandy
      Sinks of Gandy

      The Sinks of Gandy, also called the Sinks of Gandy Creek, or simply ?The Sinks? are a modestly celebrated cave and underground stream at Osceola, West Virginia in eastern Randolph County, West Virginia, USA....


    National Natural Landmark
    National Natural Landmark

    The National Natural Landmark program recognizes and encourages the conservation of outstanding examples of the United States' natural history....
    s in Randolph County

    • Blister Run Swamp
    • Gaudineer Scenic Area
      Gaudineer Scenic Area

      The Gaudineer Scenic Area is a scenic area and National Natural Landmark in the Monongahela National Forest . It is situated just north of Gaudineer Knob of Shavers Mountain on the border of Randolph County, West Virginia and Pocahontas County, West Virginia, West Virginia, USA, about northwest of the town of Durbin, West Virginia....
    • Shavers Mountain Spruce-Hemlock Stand


    Notable natives and residents

    • Herman Ball
      Herman Ball

      Herman Ball was a American football player and coach who was a long-time assistant in the National Football League and served as head coach of the Washington Redskins from 1949 to 1951....
      , football player.
    • Lemuel Chenoweth
      Lemuel Chenoweth

      File:PhilippiCoveredBridge.jpgLemuel Chenoweth was a carpenter, politician and self-educated architect. He is best-known as one of nineteenth century America's master covered bridge builders....
      , master covered bridge
      Covered bridge

      A covered bridge is a bridge, often single-lane, with enclosed sides and a roof. They have typically been wooden, although some newer ones are concrete or metal with glass sides....
       builder
    • William Wallace Barron
      William Wallace Barron

      William Wallace "Wally" Barron was a United States Democratic Party "machine politician" in West Virginia. He was the state's Governor from 1961 to 1965....
      , former governor who was indicted for bribery and jury tampering.
    • Dellos Clinton "Sheriff" Gainer
      Del Gainer

      Dellos Clinton Gainer , nicknamed "Sheriff," was a Major League Baseball first baseman who played 10 seasons in the Major Leagues. In his 10 seasons, Gainer won two World Series rings with the Boston Red Sox and was teammates at different times with Ty Cobb, Babe Ruth, Tris Speaker, and Rogers Hornsby....
      , major league baseball player
    • Marshall Goldberg
      Marshall Goldberg

      Marshall Goldberg was an American football running back with the Arizona Cardinals in the National Football League.Goldberg was born in Elkins, West Virginia, West Virginia....
      , football player.
    • Kay Rosencrance, Miss West Virginia 1963
    • Wilma Lee Cooper
      Wilma Lee Cooper

      Wilma Lee Cooper , is a bluegrass music-based country music entertainer. As Wilma Lee Leary she sang in her youth with her family's gospel music group, The Leary Family, which included her parents and sisters....
       Grand Ole Opry and WWVA Jamboree star
    • Stoney Cooper
      Stoney Cooper

      Dale Troy "Stoney" Cooper , was a country music star and member of the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville, TN. He was a master of the fiddle and the guitar....
      , Grand Ole Opry and WWVA Jamboree star

    See also


    • Becky Creek Wildlife Management Area
      Becky Creek Wildlife Management Area

      Becky Creek Wildlife Management Area is located on south of Huttonsville, West Virginia in Randolph County, West Virginia, West Virginia. The terrain at Becky Creek is steep, and is covered with second-growth hardwood forest....