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Statistical Data
The statistical data for Grant County
has been obtained from the US Census Bureau. It presents
a picture of a county that is thriving with a broad-based
economy.
Grant County has a population of 11,299
of whom 2,423 live in Petersburg. Grant County has a home
ownership rate of 80.9% and a median household income of
$27,808 (1997 estimate). The county has a land area of 466
sq. miles and a population density of 23.7 persons per sq.
mile. The average annual precipitation is 36.4 inches with
snowfall averaging 16 inches in Petersburg and 45 inches
at Mt. Storm. The average high temperature in January and
July is 42 degrees and 81 degrees. The average low temperature
in January and July is 24 degrees and 62 degrees. Poultry
and cattle farming, timbering and mining are the major economic
activities within the country, along with the associated
value-added processing of those resources.
| People
QuickFacts |
Grant
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WV |
| Population,
2000 |
11,299 |
1,808,344 |
| Population,
percent change, 1990 to 2000 |
8.4% |
0.8% |
| Persons under
5 years old, percent, 2000 |
6.3% |
5.6% |
| Persons under
18 years old, percent, 2000 |
22.7% |
22.3% |
| Persons 65
years old and over, percent, 2000 |
15.3% |
15.3% |
| White persons,
percent, 2000 (a) |
98.3% |
95.0% |
| Black
or African American persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
0.7% |
3.2% |
| American Indian
and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
0.3% |
0.2% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
0.1% |
0.5% |
|
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000
(a) |
Z |
Z |
| Persons reporting
some other race, percent, 2000 (a) |
0.1% |
0.2% |
| Persons reporting
two or more races, percent, 2000 |
0.5% |
0.9% |
| Female population,
percent, 2000 |
50.6% |
51.4% |
| Persons of
Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 (b) |
0.5% |
0.7% |
| White persons,
not of Hispanic/Latino origin, percent, 2000 |
97.9% |
94.6% |
| High school
graduates, persons 25 years and over, 1990 |
4,105 |
773,239 |
| College graduates,
persons 25 years and over, 1990 |
588 |
144,518 |
| Housing units,
2000 |
6,105 |
844,623 |
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Homeownership rate, 2000 |
80.9% |
75.2% |
| Households,
2000 |
4,591 |
736,481 |
| Persons per
household, 2000 |
2.43 |
2.40 |
| Households
with persons under 18 years, percent, 2000 |
32.4% |
31.8% |
| Median household
money income, 1997 model-based estimate |
$27,808 |
$27,432 |
| Persons below
poverty, percent, 1997 model-based estimate |
13.6% |
16.8% |
| Children below
poverty, percent, 1997 model-based estimate |
20.7% |
24.7% |
| Business
QuickFacts |
Grant
|
WV |
| Private nonfarm
establishments with paid employees, 1998 |
280 |
41,703 |
| Private nonfarm
employment, 1998 |
3,380 |
547,234 |
| Private nonfarm
employment, percent change 1990-1998 |
-7.1% |
13.4% |
| Nonemployer establishments,
1997 |
554 |
79,608 |
| Manufacturers shipments,
1997 ($1000) |
106,170 |
18,293,309 |
| Retail sales, 1997 ($1000)
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52,990 |
14,057,933 |
| Retail sales
per capita, 1997 |
$4,770 |
$7,743 |
| Minority-owned firms, 1992
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NA |
2,070 |
| Women-owned firms, 1992
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185 |
30,644 |
| Housing units authorized
by building permits, 1999 |
84 |
4,233 |
| Federal funds and grants,
1999 ($1000) |
55,007 |
11,028,115 |
| Local government employment
- full-time equivalent, 1997 |
737 |
59,926 |
Additional statistical
data on Grant County and West Virginia
is available at the US
Census Bureau web site.
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