'Monongalia County' is a
county located in the
U.S. state of
West Virginia and is part of the
Pittsburgh Tri-State. As of 2000, the population was 81,866. Its
county seat is at
Morgantown6. The county is included in the Morgantown, West Virginia
Metropolitan Statistical Area, and is the largest county in
North-Central West Virginia.
History
Map of Ohio, Monongalia, & Yohogania Counties cicra 1776. Monongalia County is in magenta.
Formed in
1776, the county takes its name from the
Monongahela River. The name ''Monongalia'' is either a misspelling of Monongahela, or was intended to mean "Land of the Monongahela", as in ''Arabia'', ''Bolivia'' or ''Columbia''.
Monongalia County History
Geography
According to the
U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 948
km² (366
mi²). 935 km² (361 mi²) of it is land and 12 km² (5 mi²) of it (1.29%) is water.
Major Highways
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Interstate 68
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Interstate 79
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U.S. Highway 19
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U.S. Highway 119
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West Virginia Route 7
Adjacent Counties
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Greene County, Pennsylvania (north)
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Fayette County, Pennsylvania (northeast)
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Preston County (east)
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Taylor County (southeast)
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Marion County (south)
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Wetzel County (west)
Rivers and streams
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Monongahela River
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Cheat River
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Decker's Creek
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Cam Harker Spring
★ Dunkard Creek
★ Aarons Creek
Demographics
As of the
census² of 2000, there were 81,866 people, 33,446 households, and 18,495 families residing in the county. The
population density was 88/km² (227/mi²). There were 36,695 housing units at an average density of 39/km² (102/mi²). The racial makeup of the county was 92.22%
White, 3.38%
Black or
African American, 0.20%
Native American, 2.45%
Asian, 0.04%
Pacific Islander, 0.32% from
other races, and 1.39% from two or more races. 1.01% of the population were
Hispanic or
Latino of any race.
There were 33,446 households out of which 24.20% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.80% were
married couples living together, 8.30% had a female householder with no husband present, and 44.70% were non-families. 31.30% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.40% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.28 and the average family size was 2.91.
In the county, the population was spread out with 18.20% under the age of 18, 23.40% from 18 to 24, 27.70% from 25 to 44, 20.00% from 45 to 64, and 10.70% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females there were 101.80 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.20 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $28,625, and the median income for a family was $43,628. Males had a median income of $33,113 versus $23,828 for females. The
per capita income for the county was $17,106. About 11.30% of families and 22.80% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 17.90% of those under age 18 and 8.00% of those age 65 or over.
Cities and towns
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Blacksville
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Granville
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Morgantown
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Star City
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Westover
Unincorporated communities
Education
The county's public schools are operated by
Monongalia County Schools. The county is also home to West Virginia's largest university,
West Virginia University, located in
Morgantown.
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