Tucker County, West Virginia

Tucker County Courthouse, Parsons, West Virginia

Tucker County, West Virginia
Map
Location in the state of West Virginia
West Virginia's location in the USA
Statistics
Founded	1856
Seat	Parsons
Area - Total - Land - Water	1,091 km² (421 mi²) sq mi ( km²) 6 km² (2 mi²), 0.53%
Population - (2000) - Density	7,321 7/km²

Tucker County is a county located in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of 2000, the population is 7,321. Its county seat is Parsons⁶. Tucker County was created in 1856 from a part of Randolph County, then part of Virginia. In 1871 a small part of Barbour County, West Virginia was transferred to Tucker County.^[1] The county was named after Henry St. George Tucker, Sr., a judge and Congressman from Williamsburg, Virginia.^[2]

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,091 km² (421 mi²). 1,085 km² (419 mi²) of it is land and 6 km² (2 mi²) of it (0.53%) is water.

Major highways

Adjacent counties

Demographics

As of the census² of 2000, there were 7,321 people, 3,052 households, and 2,121 families residing in the county. The population density was 7/km² (18/mi²). There were 4,634 housing units at an average density of 4/km² (11/mi²). The racial makeup of the county was 98.85% White, 0.07% Black or African American, 0.19% Native American, 0.01% Asian, 0.12% Pacific Islander, 0.10% from other races, and 0.66% from two or more races. 0.25% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 3,052 households out of which 27.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.00% were married couples living together, 7.80% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.50% were non-families. 27.20% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.60% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 2.84.

In the county, the population was spread out with 21.30% under the age of 18, 6.70% from 18 to 24, 26.40% from 25 to 44, 27.70% from 45 to 64, and 17.90% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 95.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.10 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $26,250, and the median income for a family was $32,574. Males had a median income of $24,149 versus $17,642 for females. The per capita income for the county was $16,349. About 14.90% of families and 18.10% of the population were below the poverty line, including 24.30% of those under age 18 and 15.50% of those age 65 or over.

Cities and towns

Incorporated cities and towns

Unincorporated communities

Douglas
Elk
Gladwin
Hannahsville
Holly Meadows

Hovatter
Jenningston
Laneville
Lead Mine
Location

Mackeyville
Moore
Pierce
Pleasant Run
Pleasant Vale

Porterwood
Red Creek
St. George
Shafer
William

Points of Interest

State Parks

Federal Lands

National Natural Landmarks

Big Run Bog
Canaan Valley
Fisher Spring Run Bog

Citations

References

Maxwell, Hu, History of Tucker County, West Virginia, from the Earliest Explorations and Settlements to the Present Time; with Biographical Sketches of more than Two Hundred and Fifty of the Leading Men, and a Full Appendix of Official and Electoral History; Also, an Account of the Rivers, Forests and Caves of the County, Preston Publishing Company: Kingwood, West Virginia, 1884. (Reprinted by McClain Printing Company, Parsons, W.Va., 1971 and 1993.)

Municipalities and communities of Tucker County, West Virginia
County seat: Parsons
Cities	Parsons \| Thomas
Towns	Davis \| Hambleton \| Hendricks
Unincorporated communities	Auvil \| Benbush \| Bretz \| Canaan Heights \| Coketon \| Cortland \| Douglas \| Elk \| Gladwin \| Hannahsville \| Holly Meadows \| Hovatter \| Jenningston \| Laneville \| Lead Mine \| Location \| Mackeyville \| Moore \| Pierce \| Pleasant Run \| Pleasant Vale \| Porterwood \| Red Creek \| St. George \| Shafer \| William

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