Braxton County, West Virginia
| Braxton County, West Virginia | |
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The Braxton County Courthouse in Sutton in 2007
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 Location in the U.S. state of West Virginia |
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 West Virginia's location in the U.S. |
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| Founded | January 15, 1836 |
| Named for | Carter Braxton |
| Seat | Sutton |
| Largest town | Sutton |
| Area | |
| • Total | 516 sq mi (1,336 km2) |
| • Land | 511 sq mi (1,323 km2) |
| • Water | 5.5 sq mi (14 km2), 1.1% |
| Population (est.) | |
| • (2015) | 14,415 |
| • Density | 28/sq mi (11/km²) |
| Congressional district | 2nd |
| Time zone | Eastern: UTC-5/-4 |
| Website |
http://www.braxtoncounty.wv.gov/Pages/default.aspx http://www.braxtonwv.org |
Braxton County is a county in the central part of the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of the 2010 census, the population was 14,523. The county seat is Sutton. The county was formed in 1836 from parts of Lewis, Kanawha, and Nicholas counties and named for Carter Braxton, a Virginia statesman and signer of the Declaration of Independence.
In 2010, the center of population of West Virginia was in northern Braxton County.
Important salt works were located at Bulltown and here, in 1772, Captain Bull and his family and friendly Delaware Indians were massacred by frontiersmen. Jesse Hughes helped Jeremiah Carpenter and track and kill the Indians responsible for the Carpenter massacre. Jeremiah was a notable fiddle player who wrote a song Shelvin’ Rock about the experience of escaping to rock shelter.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 516 square miles (1,340 km2), of which 511 square miles (1,320 km2) is land and 5.5 square miles (14 km2) (1.1%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 14,702 people, 5,771 households, and 4,097 families residing in the county. The population density was 29 people per square mile (11/km²). There were 7,374 housing units at an average density of 14 per square mile (6/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 98.02% White, 0.69% Black or African American, 0.35% Native American, 0.11% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 0.08% from other races, and 0.71% from two or more races. 0.44% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
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