Brooke County, West Virginia
632 Main St
Wellsburg, WV 26070
Phone: (304) 737-3661
Fax: (304) 737-4023
In northern panhandle of WV, east of Steubenville, OH; organized Nov 30, 1796 from Ohio County. Name Origin: For Robert Brooke (1751-99), governor of VA (1794-96) and attorney general (1798).
Area (sq mi): 92.26 (land 88.85; water 3.41). Pop per sq mi: 275.90.
Pop 2005: 24,515. State rank: 27. Pop change: 2000-20005 -3.70%; 1990-2000 -5.70%. Pop 2000: 25,447 (White 97.60%; Black or African American 0.80%; Hispanic or Latino 0.40%; Asian 0.30%; Other 0.90%). Foreign born: 1.10%. Median age: 41.20.
Income 2000: per capita $17,131; median household $32,981; Pop below poverty level: 11.70%. *Personal per capita income 2000-2003: $22,384-$24,418.
Unemployment 2004: 7.30%. Change from 2000: 2.80%. Median travel time to work: 23.90 minutes. Working outside county of residence: 47.90%.
Wellsburg, WV 26070
Phone: (304) 737-3661
Fax: (304) 737-4023
In northern panhandle of WV, east of Steubenville, OH; organized Nov 30, 1796 from Ohio County. Name Origin: For Robert Brooke (1751-99), governor of VA (1794-96) and attorney general (1798).
Area (sq mi): 92.26 (land 88.85; water 3.41). Pop per sq mi: 275.90.
Pop 2005: 24,515. State rank: 27. Pop change: 2000-20005 -3.70%; 1990-2000 -5.70%. Pop 2000: 25,447 (White 97.60%; Black or African American 0.80%; Hispanic or Latino 0.40%; Asian 0.30%; Other 0.90%). Foreign born: 1.10%. Median age: 41.20.
Income 2000: per capita $17,131; median household $32,981; Pop below poverty level: 11.70%. *Personal per capita income 2000-2003: $22,384-$24,418.
Unemployment 2004: 7.30%. Change from 2000: 2.80%. Median travel time to work: 23.90 minutes. Working outside county of residence: 47.90%.
Cities with population over 10,000: None.
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