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population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
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There were 7,211 households, out of which 25.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them,
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59.90% were married couples living together, 8.10% had a female householder with no husband
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present, and 28.70% were non-families. 25.60% of all households were made up of individuals, and
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14.40% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was
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2.34 and the average family size was 2.79.
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In the county, the population was spread out, with 21.90% under the age of 18, 6.30% from 18 to 24,
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22.80% from 25 to 44, 25.50% from 45 to 64, and 23.60% who were 65 years of age or older. The
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median age was 44 years. For every 100 females there were 92.40 males. For every 100 females age
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18 and over, there were 90.20 males.
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The median income for a household in the county was $25,152, and the median income for a family was
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$29,691. Males had a median income of $23,329 versus $16,884 for females. The per capita income for
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the county was $14,143. About 13.20% of families and 18.20% of the population were below the
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poverty line, including 25.40% of those under age 18 and 13.20% of those age 65 or over.
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Government
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Over The past few election cycles Sharp County has trended heavily towards the GOP. The last
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democrat (as of 2020) to carry this county was Bill Clinton in 1996.
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Communities
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Cities Ash Flat (county seat) Cave City Cherokee Village Hardy Highland Horseshoe Bend
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Towns Evening Shade Sidney Williford Unincorporated communities Ben-Gay Ozark Acres Poughkeepsie
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Townships
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Big Creek Cave (Cave City) Cherokee (most of Cherokee Village, small part of Highland)
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Davidson East Sullivan Hardy (most of Hardy) Highland (most of Highland) Jackson (Williford)
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Lave Creek Lower North Morgan North Big Rock North Lebanon Ozark Piney Fork (Evening Shade)
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Richwoods (part of Ash Flat, small part of Horseshoe Bend) Scott South Big Rock South Union
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Strawberry Upper North Washington West Sullivan (most of Sideny)
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See also List of lakes in Sharp County, Arkansas
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National Register of Historic Places listings in Sharp County, Arkansas
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References
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External links Sharp County, Arkansas entry on the Encyclopedia of Arkansas History & Culture
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Sharp County official website Ozark Acres Weather
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1868 establishments in Arkansas Populated places established in 1868
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Ritchie County is a county in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of the 2010 census, the population
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was 10,449. Its county seat is Harrisville. The county was created in 1843 by the Virginia General
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Assembly and named for Richmond newspaper publisher Thomas Ritchie.
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History
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Ritchie was one of fifty Virginia counties that were admitted to the Union as the state of West
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Virginia on June 20, 1863, at the height of the Civil War. Later that year, the new state's
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counties were divided into civil townships, with the intention of encouraging local government.
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This proved impractical in the heavily rural state, and in 1872 the townships were converted into
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magisterial districts. Ritchie County was divided into four districts: Clay, Grant, Murphy, and
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Union.
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In 1911, historian Minnie Kendall Lowther published "The History of Ritchie County." Her book is
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still regarded as one of the most comprehensive histories of any county in West Virginia.
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Geography
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According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (0.4%)
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is water.
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Major highways U.S. Route 50 West Virginia Route 16 West Virginia Route 31
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West Virginia Route 47 West Virginia Route 74
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Adjacent counties Pleasants County (north) Tyler County (northeast) Doddridge County (east)
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Gilmer County (southeast) Calhoun County (south) Wirt County (west) Wood County (northwest)
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Demographics
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2000 census
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As of the census of 2000, there were 10,343 people, 4,184 households, and 2,999 families living in
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the county. The population density was 23 people per square mile (9/km2). There were 5,513
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housing units at an average density of 12 per square mile (5/km2). The racial makeup of the county
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was 98.68% White, 0.14% Black or African American, 0.27% Native American, 0.13% Asian, 0.11% from
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other races, and 0.69% from two or more races. 0.47% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of
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any race.
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There were 4,184 households, out of which 30.20% had children under the age of 18 living with them,
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58.20% were married couples living together, 9.70% had a female householder with no husband
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present, and 28.30% were non-families. 25.00% of all households were made up of individuals, and
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12.30% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was
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2.45 and the average family size was 2.91.
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In the county, the population was spread out, with 23.00% under the age of 18, 7.70% from 18 to 24,
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28.00% from 25 to 44, 26.10% from 45 to 64, and 15.20% who were 65 years of age or older. The
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median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 96.20 males. For every 100 females age
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18 and over, there were 95.10 males.
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The median income for a household in the county was $27,332, and the median income for a family was
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$34,809. Males had a median income of $28,147 versus $18,149 for females. The per capita income for
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the county was $15,175. About 14.30% of families and 19.10% of the population were below the
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poverty line, including 23.60% of those under age 18 and 14.10% of those age 65 or over.
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2010 census
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As of the 2010 United States Census, there were 10,449 people, 4,367 households, and 2,960 families
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living in the county. The population density was . There were 5,843 housing units at an average
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density of . The racial makeup of the county was 98.7% white, 0.2% black or African American, 0.1%
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Asian, 0.1% American Indian, 0.2% from other races, and 0.8% from two or more races. Those of
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Hispanic or Latino origin made up 0.5% of the population. In terms of ancestry, 20.3% were German,
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14.6% were Irish, 13.2% were American, and 11.3% were English.
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Of the 4,367 households, 28.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.2% were
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married couples living together, 9.8% had a female householder with no husband present, 32.2% were
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non-families, and 28.2% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size
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was 2.37 and the average family size was 2.85. The median age was 44.3 years.
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The median income for a household in the county was $32,619 and the median income for a family was
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$39,919. Males had a median income of $31,807 versus $23,966 for females. The per capita income for
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the county was $18,255. About 13.9% of families and 18.9% of the population were below the poverty
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line, including 21.6% of those under age 18 and 15.2% of those age 65 or over.
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Politics
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After having leaned strongly towards the Democratic Party between the New Deal and Bill Clinton's
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presidency, most of West Virginia has since 2000 seen an extremely rapid swing towards the
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Republican Party due to declining unionization along with views on environmental, social and
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cultural issues increasingly at odds with the national Democratic party. In contrast, Ritchie
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County along with neighbouring Doddridge County and Tyler County were historically powerfully
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Unionist and have always been solidly Republican since the Civil War. Only one Democratic
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presidential nominee has carried Ritchie County since West Virginia's statehood: Woodrow Wilson in
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1912, and he won by a mere six votes with only 34.22 percent of all votes against a Republican
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Party mortally divided between conservative incumbent Taft and progressive Theodore Roosevelt.
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Notable sights Historic Berdine's Five and Dime North Bend State Park North Bend Rail Trail
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The Double Scoop Ice Cream Parlor Cairo, WV Pine Hill Pottery Sunny Hollow Farms
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Old Stone House Museum