Английская Википедия:Braxton County, West Virginia
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Braxton County is a county in the central part of the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 12,447.[1] The county seat is Sutton.[2] The county was formed in 1836[3] from parts of Lewis, Kanawha, and Nicholas counties and named for Carter Braxton, a Virginia statesman and signer of the Declaration of Independence.
In 2010, the center of population of West Virginia was in northern Braxton County.[4]
Important salt works were located at Bulltown and here, in 1772, Captain Bull and his family and friendly Delaware Indians were massacred by frontiersmen.[5] Jesse Hughes helped Jeremiah Carpenter[6] track and kill the Indians responsible for the Carpenter massacre. Jeremiah was a notable fiddle player who wrote a song Shelvin’ Rock about the experience of escaping to rock shelter.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the county has a total area of Шаблон:Convert, of which Шаблон:Convert is land and Шаблон:Convert (1.1%) is water.[7]
In 1863, West Virginia's counties were divided into civil townships, with the intention of encouraging local government. This proved impractical in the heavily rural state, and in 1872 the townships were converted into magisterial districts.[8] Braxton County was originally divided into four townships: Clay, Franklin, Lincoln, and Washington, which became magisterial districts in 1872. All four districts were renamed in 1873: Clay District became Kanawha, Franklin became Holly, Lincoln became Otter, and Washington became Birch. Two years later, Salt Lick District was formed from part of Kanawha. The two districts were reconsolidated between 1910 and 1920, when the territory of Kanawha District was added to Salt Lick; otherwise they remained stable for the next sixty years. Between 1980 and 1990, the county was reorganized into four new magisterial districts: Northern, Southern, Eastern, and Western.[9]
Major highways
- Файл:I-79 (WV).svg Interstate 79
- Файл:US 19.svg U.S. Highway 19
- Файл:WV-4.svg West Virginia Route 4
- Файл:WV-5.svg West Virginia Route 5
- Файл:WV-15.svg West Virginia Route 15
Adjacent counties
- Lewis County (northeast)
- Webster County (southeast)
- Nicholas County (south)
- Clay County (southwest)
- Calhoun County (west)
- Gilmer County (northwest)
Demographics
2020 census
As of the 2020 census, there were 12,447 people and 4,532 households residing in the county. There were 6,251 housing units in Braxton. The racial makeup of the county was 96.2% White, 0.4% African American, 0.2% Asian, 0.2% Native American, 0.2% from other races, and 2.8% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 0.7% of the population.
Of the 4,352 households, 55.5% were married couples living together, 23.5% had a female householder with no spouse present, 16.2% had a male householder with no spouse present. The average household and family size was 3.23. The median age in the county was 46.3 years with 19.6% of the population under 18. The median income for a household was $42,519 and the poverty rate was 18.3%.[10]
2010 census
As of the 2010 United States census, there were 14,523 people, 6,000 households, and 4,043 families living in the county.[11] The population density was Шаблон:Convert. There were 7,415 housing units at an average density of Шаблон:Convert.[12] The racial makeup of the county was 98.2% white, 0.4% black or African American, 0.3% American Indian, 0.2% Asian, 0.0% from other races, and 0.9% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 0.5% of the population.[11] In terms of ancestry, 19.7% were German, 15.0% were Irish, 11.7% were English, and 8.0% were American.[13]
Of the 6,000 households, 28.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.8% were married couples living together, 9.5% had a female householder with no husband present, 32.6% were non-families, and 27.9% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.36 and the average family size was 2.86. The median age was 43.8 years.[11]
The median income for a household in the county was $32,158 and the median income for a family was $40,421. Males had a median income of $42,355 versus $22,557 for females. The per capita income for the county was $17,469. About 17.0% of families and 21.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 30.4% of those under age 18 and 13.0% of those age 65 or over.[14]
2000 census
As of the census of 2000, there were 14,702 people, 5,771 households, and 4,097 families living in the county. The population density was Шаблон:Convert. There were 7,374 housing units at an average density of Шаблон:Convert. The racial makeup of the county was 98.02% White, 0.69% Black or African American, 0.35% Native American, 0.11% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 0.08% from other races, and 0.71% from two or more races. 0.44% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 5,771 households, out of which 30.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.30% were married couples living together, 9.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.00% were non-families. 25.20% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.40% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 2.92.
In the county, the population was spread out, with 22.80% under the age of 18, 7.50% from 18 to 24, 28.10% from 25 to 44, 25.80% from 45 to 64, and 15.80% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 102.60 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 103.00 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $24,412, and the median income for a family was $29,133. Males had a median income of $27,560 versus $17,778 for females. The per capita income for the county was $13,349. About 17.90% of families and 22.00% of the population were below the poverty line, including 27.90% of those under age 18 and 13.70% of those age 65 or over.
Politics
Braxton County, although initially opposed to secession during the first session of the Virginia Secession Convention, later became supportive. Consequently, up until the decline of coal mining unionization,[15] and growing opposition to socially controversial issues,[16] Braxton County was overwhelmingly Democratic. Like all of West Virginia, it has seen an extremely rapid shift to the Republicans over the past five elections. Шаблон:PresHead Шаблон:PresRow Шаблон:PresRow Шаблон:PresRow Шаблон:PresRow Шаблон:PresRow Шаблон:PresRow Шаблон:PresRow Шаблон:PresRow Шаблон:PresRow Шаблон:PresRow Шаблон:PresRow Шаблон:PresRow Шаблон:PresRow Шаблон:PresRow Шаблон:PresRow Шаблон:PresRow Шаблон:PresRow Шаблон:PresRow Шаблон:PresRow Шаблон:PresRow Шаблон:PresRow Шаблон:PresRow Шаблон:PresRow Шаблон:PresRow Шаблон:PresRow Шаблон:PresRow Шаблон:PresRow Шаблон:PresFoot
Communities
Towns
- Burnsville
- Flatwoods
- Gassaway
- Sutton (county seat)
Magisterial districts
- Eastern
- Northern
- Southern
- Western
Unincorporated communities
- Bonnie
- Braxton
- Canfield
- Caress
- Centralia
- Clem
- Copen
- Corley
- Cutlips
- Dingy
- Duck
- Elmira
- Exchange
- Falls Mill
- Frametown
- Gem
- Gip
- Glendon
- Heaters
- Herold
- Little Birch
- Little Otter
- Napier
- Newville
- Riffle
- Rosedale
- Servia
- Strange Creek
- Tague
- Tesla
- Wilsie
See also
- Elk River Wildlife Management Area
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Braxton County, West Virginia
References
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- ↑ The Border Settlers of Northwestern Virginia from 1768 to 1795 1915 The Republican Publishing Company Hamilton, OH
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- ↑ Otis K. Rice & Stephen W. Brown, West Virginia: A History, 2nd ed., University Press of Kentucky, Lexington (1993), p. 240.
- ↑ United States Census Bureau, U.S. Decennial Census, Tables of Minor Civil Divisions in West Virginia, 1870–2010.
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- ↑ Schwartzman, Gabe; ‘How Central Appalachia Went Right’; Daily Yonder, January 13, 2015
- ↑ Cohn, Nate; ‘Demographic Shift: Southern Whites’ Loyalty to G.O.P. Nearing That of Blacks to Democrats’, The New York Times, April 24, 2014
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