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Upshur County is an area of 350 square miles in north central West Virginia where gentle hills are separated by wide valleys. Through the valleys flow rivers and steams creating beauty and productive lands.
Upshur County is bordered on the north by Harrison County, on the northeast by Barbour County, on the east by Randolph County, on the south by Webster County, and on the west by Lewis County.
Upshur County is best reached by road by traveling the east-west Corridor H which is US 33. Corridor H can be found at Exit 99 on Interstate 79 in the middle of West Virginia. If you are traveling from the East Coast, you will eventually be able to pick up the Corridor at the West Virginia border near the eastern panhandle.
The following summary statistics will give you a glimpse of Upshur County:
- The only incorporated community in the county is the county seat of Buckhannon. There are sixty-eight unincorporated communities.
- The estimated population in 2004 was 23,996. This was an increase of over 2.5% from the 2000 census.
- The Median household income was $28,837 in 2003.
Per capita personal income was $19,412 in 2003.
- Median age: 37.4 years
Males: 48.5%, Females: 51.5%
- Average household size in Upshur County: 2.45
Number of households(2000):8,972
- Number of houses: 10,751
Median house value: $70,000 (year 2000)
Median montly rent in 2000: $362
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Upshur County in 2000: $631
- Mean travel time to work: 25.4 minutes
- Type of workers: Private wage or salary (74%)
Government: 18%
Self-employed, not incorporated (7%)
Unpaid family work (1%)
- Type of employment: Educational,health and social services (24.3%)
Retail trade (14.0%)
Manufacturing (10.8%)
- The first school in present-day Upshur County was established in 1779 in a primitive long cabin two miles south of present-day Buckhannon. This would not be far from the High School and Middle School.
Eight elementary schools are spread throughout the county.
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Overview of Upshur County
