Summers County

Summers County, West Virginia

PO Box 97
Hinton, WV 25951
Phone: (304) 466-7104
Fax: (304) 466-7146
www.summerscvb.com

In southern WV, east of Beckley; organized Feb 27, 1871 from Greenbrier, Monroe, and Mercer counties. Name Origin: For George William Summers (1804-68), U.S. representative from VA (1831-45) and judge of VA's eighteenth judicial circuit (1852-58)

Area (sq mi):: 367.72 (land 361.17; water 6.54) Population per square mile: 38.00
Population 2005: 13,740 State rank: 40 Population change: 2000-20005 5.70%; 1990-2000 -8.50% Population 2000: 12,999 (White 96.10%; Black or African American 2.20%; Hispanic or Latino 0.50%; Asian 0.10%; Other 1.20%). Foreign born: 0.40%. Median age: 43.40
Income 2000: per capita $12,419; median household $21,147; Population below poverty level: 24.40% Personal per capita income (2000-2003): $14,800-$17,325
Unemployment (2004): 6.10% Unemployment change (from 2000): -0.30% Median travel time to work: 33.30 minutes Working outside county of residence: 44.10%
Cities with population over 10,000: None
See other counties in West Virginia.