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Founded: 1824
Land in square miles: 455.6
Population: 36,743
Percentage minorities: 3.5%
Percentage rural: 77.2%
Median age: 41.7
Percentage 65 or older: 15.2%
Birth rate per 1,000 women: 33
Median household income: $35,465
High school graduate or higher: 74.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.9%
Home ownership: 72.8%
Median home value: $79,700

Source: This information is from the 2010 U.S. Census and the U.S. Geological Survey. In 2010, West Virginia as a whole had 6.1 percent minorities, a median age of 41.1, median household income of $38,380, and a 74.6 percent homeownership rate.