Editing Doddridge County, West Virginia

{{Short description|County in West Virginia, United States}}
{{Use American English|date=March 2025}}
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{{Infobox U.S. county
 | county               = Doddridge County
 | state                = West Virginia
 | seal                 = Seal of Doddridge County, West Virginia.svg
 | founded date         = February 4
 | founded year         = 1845
 | seat wl              = West Union
 | largest city wl      = West Union
 | city type            = town
 | area_total_sq_mi     = 320
 | area_land_sq_mi      = 320
 | area_water_sq_mi     = 0.8
 | area percentage      = 0.2%
 | population_as_of     = 2020
 | population_total     = 7808
 | pop_est_as_of        = 2021
 | population_est       = 7735 {{decrease}}
 | population_density_sq_mi = auto
 | web                  = https://www.doddridgecountywv.gov/
 | ex image             = Doddridge County Courthouse.jpg
 | ex image cap         = The [[Doddridge County Courthouse]] (1899) in [[West Union, West Virginia|West Union]]
 | named for            = [[Philip Doddridge (Virginia politician)|Philip Doddridge]]
 | time zone            = Eastern
 | district             = 1st
 | flag                 = Flag of Doddridge County, West Virginia.svg
}}

[[File:Diss Debar4.jpg|thumb|300px|right|[[Joseph H. Diss Debar|Debar]] House (built 1852), [[Saint Clara, West Virginia|St. Clara Colony]], Doddridge County, [West] Virginia]]

'''Doddridge County''' is a [[List of counties in West Virginia|county]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[West Virginia]]. As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the population was 7,808.<ref name="QF">{{Cite web |title=State & County QuickFacts |url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/doddridgecountywestvirginia/PST045221 |access-date=October 20, 2022 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> Its [[county seat]] is [[West Union, West Virginia|West Union]].<ref name="GR6">{{Cite web |title=Find a County |url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110531210815/http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |archive-date=May 31, 2011 |access-date=June 7, 2011 |publisher=National Association of Counties}}</ref>

Doddridge County is part of the [[Clarksburg micropolitan area|Clarksburg, West Virginia, WV Micropolitan Statistical Area]].

==History==
===First settlers===
The area that became Doddridge County, Virginia – now West Virginia – was first settled in the late 1780s by James Caldwell, who owned {{convert|20,000|acre|km2}} of land that included present West Union. Caldwell sold this land to Nathan Davis, Jr (1772-1866) and his brothers Joseph and William around 1807. They in turn sold {{convert|16,000|acre|km2}} to [[Lewis Maxwell]] (1790-1862), a [[Virginia Assembly]] delegate in the 1820s who later became a [[U.S. Congressman]]. In 1828 [[Ephraim Bee]], Sr (1802–1888) and his wife Catherine established a log home on Meathouse Fork of [[Middle Island Creek]], now part of West Union. They built an Inn across the "Creek" (really a river) at what was then called Lewisport (Congressman Maxwell's namesake), below a blockhouse on the [[Northwestern Turnpike]]. The "Beehive Inn" became a popular place for travelers and locals to meet, refresh themselves and re-provision. Bee operated the first local blacksmith shop; a farm, stables, tannery and horse-racing track soon followed.

According to Ephraim's father, A.A. Bee: "The first bridge across Middle Island Creek [at West Union] was of hewed logs with a center abutment of stones. In the great flood of 1835 it was washed away". In 1842, a contract was awarded to the well-known [[civil engineer]] [[Claudius Crozet]] to build a covered bridge at West Union, as part of a series of public works along the Turnpike. Ephraim Bee was later to become a district officer, magistrate, state legislator, hotelier, and postmaster. As blacksmith, he made all the bolts and bands for the [[West Union Covered Bridge (West Virginia)|West Union Covered Bridge]], completed in 1843.

===New county===
Doddridge County was officially created in 1845 from parts of [[Harrison County, West Virginia|Harrison]], [[Tyler County, West Virginia|Tyler]], [[Ritchie County, West Virginia|Ritchie]], and [[Lewis County, West Virginia|Lewis]] Counties of what was then still Virginia. It was named for [[Philip Doddridge (Virginia politician)|Philip Doddridge]] (1773–1832), the late statesman of western Virginia who was the leading voice for westerners during the [[Virginia Constitutional Convention of 1829–1830]].<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Richards |first=Samuel J. |date=Fall 2019 |title=Reclaiming Congressman Philip Doddridge from Tidewater Cultural Imperialism |url=https://muse.jhu.edu/article/739985/summary |journal=West Virginia History: A Journal of Regional Studies |volume=13 |issue=2 |pages=1–26 |doi=10.1353/wvh.2019.0019 |s2cid=211648744}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Gannett, Henry |url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ |title=The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States |publisher=Govt. Print. Off. |year=1905 |pages=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ/page/n106 107]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Doddridge County history sources |url=http://www.wvculture.org/history/counties/doddridge.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130529132247/http://www.wvculture.org/history/counties/doddridge.html |archive-date=May 29, 2013 |access-date=January 29, 2013}}</ref> When it was announced the new county would be formed, Ephraim Bee rallied to locate the [[county seat]] at Lewisport. But Nathan Davis, Jr (who was Ephraim's wife's uncle), William Fitz Randolph, and others, won out in favor of West Union, across the river on the south side. There Ethelbert Bond (Nathan's son-in-law and William's wife's cousin) laid out the town lots in regular fashion on land formerly owned by Davis.

Progress of the [[Baltimore and Ohio Railroad]], on its way from Clarksburg to Parkersburg, reached and bisected the county in 1856.<ref>''A Reminiscent History of Northern West Virginia'' (1895); Chicago: Goodspeed Brothers [no author], pg 79.</ref>

On the night of March 27, 1858, a fire devastated the town of West Union.

West Virginia became a state following the Wheeling Conventions of 1861, after the American Civil War had begun.

In 1863, West Virginia's counties were divided into [[civil township]]s, with the intention of encouraging local government. This proved impractical in the heavily rural state, and in 1872 the townships were converted into [[minor civil division|magisterial districts]].<ref>Otis K. Rice & Stephen W. Brown, ''West Virginia: A History'', 2nd ed., University Press of Kentucky, Lexington (1993), p. 240.</ref>  Doddridge County was divided into six districts: Central, Grant, McClellan, New Milton, Southwest, and West Union. A seventh district, Greenbrier, was created from part of New Milton in 1885; and an eighth, Cove, was formed from part of Southwest District between 1890 and 1900. The historic magisterial districts were consolidated into four new districts between 1980 and 1990: Beech, Maple, Oak, and Pine.<ref>[[United States Census Bureau]], [[United States Census|U.S. Decennial Census]], Tables of Minor Civil Divisions in West Virginia, 1870–2010.</ref>

Maxwell Ridge – named for the Congressman's family – is said to have a cave (Gatrell Cave) that was used by the [[Underground Railroad]] in the years leading up to the Civil War.<ref name="e-WV">{{Cite web |last=Frank Engle McCallum |date=November 12, 2010 |title=The West Virginia Encyclopedia: West Union |url=http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/1012 |access-date=July 23, 2011 |publisher=West Virginia Humanities Council}}</ref> Another nearby grotto, Jaco Cave, is said to have been used for the same purpose and is also featured in a movie from the 1970s called “No Drums, No Bugles” which features some locals as well as Martin Sheen, father of Charlie Sheen.

The county seat of West Union was [[incorporation (municipal government)|incorporated]] on July 20, 1881.

===Oil and gas boom===
Doddridge County's oil and gas industry was an enormous boon to residents. The county's first oil pool, at [[Center Point, West Virginia|Center Point]], was discovered ("brought in" as it was then termed) and drilled in 1892. This was an extension of the technology and boom of the western Pennsylvania oil and gas fields into Tyler and Doddridge Counties. Many farm owners, and sons of farm owners, split their time between their farmwork and the petroleum operations. Almost every local farm benefited from this as free gas was piped to the farmhouses of many landowners. Gas was soon used for heating, lighting, and cooking, which replaced the wood stoves, kerosene and candles of previous generations. By 1906, the Ideal Glass Factory opened to take advantage of the abundant natural gas. It was followed by the Doddridge County Window Glass Company. The two plants employed about 300 people. In later years a garment factory opened, but closed in the mid-1990s.

A long-remembered flood devastated West Union in June 1950, destroying homes and businesses and killing more than 20 people throughout the county. (One casualty was the 107-year-old covered bridge.)

Today farming, timbering, oil and gas, and the business of county government and public education support the area, and many people commute to jobs in Salem, Clarksburg, and Parkersburg, or to the North Central Regional Jail in Greenwood.<ref name="e-WV" />

The [[Lathrop Russell Charter House]], [[Doddridge County Courthouse]], [[Silas P. Smith Opera House]], and [[W. Scott Stuart House]] are individually listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2009a}}</ref>  West Union is also home to two nationally recognized [[Historic district (United States)|historic districts]]: [[West Union Downtown Historic District]] and [[West Union Residential Historic District]].

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the county has a total area of {{convert|320|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|320|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|0.8|sqmi}} (0.2%) is water.<ref name="GR1">{{Cite web |date=August 22, 2012 |title=2010 Census Gazetteer Files |url=http://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/counties_list_54.txt |access-date=July 24, 2015 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref>

===Major highways===
* [[Image:US 50.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 50 in West Virginia|U.S. Route 50]]
* [[Image:WV-18.svg|20px]] [[West Virginia Route 18]]
* [[Image:WV-23.svg|20px]] [[West Virginia Route 23]]

===Adjacent counties===
* [[Wetzel County, West Virginia|Wetzel County]] (north)
* [[Harrison County, West Virginia|Harrison County]] (east)
* [[Lewis County, West Virginia|Lewis County]] (southeast)
* [[Gilmer County, West Virginia|Gilmer County]] (south)
* [[Ritchie County, West Virginia|Ritchie County]] (west)
* [[Tyler County, West Virginia|Tyler County]] (northwest)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1850= 2750
|1860= 5203
|1870= 7076
|1880= 10552
|1890= 12183
|1900= 13689
|1910= 12672
|1920= 11976
|1930= 10488
|1940= 10923
|1950= 9026
|1960= 6970
|1970= 6389
|1980= 7433
|1990= 6994
|2000= 7403
|2010= 8202
|2020= 7808
|estyear=2021
|estimate=7735
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2021">{{Cite web |title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2021 |url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-counties-total.html |access-date=October 20, 2022}}</ref>
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{Cite web |title=U.S. Decennial Census |url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html |access-date=January 9, 2014 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref><br />1790–1960<ref>{{Cite web |title=Historical Census Browser |url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu |access-date=January 9, 2014 |publisher=University of Virginia Library}}</ref> 1900–1990<ref>{{Cite web |title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990 |url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/wv190090.txt |access-date=January 9, 2014 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref><br />1990–2000<ref>{{Cite web |title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000 |url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-date=October 9, 2022 |access-date=January 9, 2014 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> 2010–2020<ref name="QF" />
}}

===2020 census===
As of the 2020 census, there were 7,808 people and 2,309 households residing in the county. There were 3,241 housing units in Doddridge. The racial makeup of the county was 93.5% White, 2.2% African American, 0.2% Asian, 0.2% Native American, 0.4% from other races, and 3.4% from two or more races.

Of the 2,309 households, 66.9% were married couples living together, 16.9% had a female householder with no spouse present, 13.6% had a male householder with no spouse present. The average household and family size was 3.65. The median age in the county was 46.2 years with 15.2% of the population under 18. The median income for a household was $58,750 and the poverty rate was 15.2%.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Doddridge_County,_West_Virginia?g=050XX00US54017 |access-date=August 23, 2023 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
===2000 census===
As of the [[census]] of 2000, there were 7,403 people, 2,845 households, and 2,102 families living in the county. The [[population density]] was {{convert|23|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people&nbsp;|people|}}. There were 3,661 housing units at an average density of {{convert|11|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. The racial makeup of the county was 98.31% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 0.27% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 0.31% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 0.15% [[Race (United States Census)|Asian]], 0.14% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.82% from two or more races. 0.57% of the population were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race.

There were 2,845 households, out of which 32.50% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.30% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 10.30% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.10% were non-families. 22.50% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.90% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 2.98.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 25.00% under the age of 18, 8.40% from 18 to 24, 26.60% from 25 to 44, 25.10% from 45 to 64, and 14.80% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.90 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.10 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $26,744, and the median income for a family was $30,502. Males had a median income of $26,902 versus $20,250 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the county was $13,507. About 15.30% of families and 19.80% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 23.00% of those under age 18 and 13.60% of those age 65 or over.

===2010 census===
As of the [[2010 United States census]], there were 8,202 people, 3,099 households, and 2,169 families living in the county.<ref name="census-dp1">{{Cite web |title=DP-1 Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0500000US54017 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213033639/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0500000US54017 |archive-date=February 13, 2020 |access-date=April 3, 2016 |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> The population density was {{convert|25.7|PD/sqmi}}. There were 3,946 housing units at an average density of {{convert|12.3|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}.<ref name="census-density">{{Cite web |title=Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY07/0500000US54017 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213192735/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY07/0500000US54017 |archive-date=February 13, 2020 |access-date=April 3, 2016 |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> The racial makeup of the county was 97.0% white, 1.4% black or African American, 0.3% American Indian, 0.2% Asian, 0.1% from other races, and 1.1% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 0.5% of the population.<ref name="census-dp1" /> In terms of ancestry, 24.3% were [[Germans|German]], 16.8% were [[Irish people|Irish]], 11.7% were [[English people|English]], 10.3% were [[Americans|American]], and 6.1% were [[French Canadian]].<ref name="census-dp2">{{Cite web |title=DP02 SELECTED SOCIAL CHARACTERISTICS IN THE UNITED STATES – 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP02/0500000US54017 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213030315/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP02/0500000US54017 |archive-date=February 13, 2020 |access-date=April 3, 2016 |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>

Of the 3,099 households, 28.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.7% were married couples living together, 9.1% had a female householder with no husband present, 30.0% were non-families, and 26.1% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.41 and the average family size was 2.87. The median age was 42.4 years.<ref name="census-dp1" />

The median income for a household in the county was $30,019 and the median income for a family was $34,016. Males had a median income of $30,219 versus $21,121 for females. The per capita income for the county was $14,658. About 15.4% of families and 25.1% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 36.7% of those under age 18 and 20.2% of those age 65 or over.<ref name="census-dp3">{{Cite web |title=DP03 SELECTED ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS – 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0500000US54017 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213034740/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0500000US54017 |archive-date=February 13, 2020 |access-date=April 3, 2016 |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>

==Politics==
After having leaned strongly towards the Democratic Party between the New Deal and [[presidency of Bill Clinton|Bill Clinton's presidency]], most of West Virginia has since 2000 seen an extremely rapid swing towards the Republican Party due to declining unionization<ref>Schwartzman, Gabe; [http://www.dailyyonder.com/how-coalfields-went-gop/2015/01/13/7668/ ‘How Central Appalachia Went Right’]; ''Daily Yonder'', January 13, 2015</ref>  and differences with the Democratic Party's liberal views on social issues.<ref>Cohn, Nate; [https://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/24/upshot/southern-whites-loyalty-to-gop-nearing-that-of-blacks-to-democrats.html ‘Demographic Shift: Southern Whites’ Loyalty to G.O.P. Nearing That of Blacks to Democrats’], ''[[The New York Times]]'', April 24, 2014</ref> In contrast, Doddridge County along with neighbouring [[Ritchie County, West Virginia|Ritchie County]] and [[Tyler County, West Virginia|Tyler County]] were historically powerfully Unionist and have always been rock-ribbed Republican since the Civil War. Only two Democratic presidential candidates have won Doddridge County since West Virginia's statehood: [[Samuel J. Tilden]] in 1876,<ref>Menendez, Albert J.; ''The Geography of Presidential Elections in the United States'', 1868-2004, pp. 334-337 {{ISBN|0786422173}}</ref> and [[Lyndon Johnson]] – who won by just six votes – in 1964.
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==Communities==

===Town===
* [[West Union, West Virginia|West Union]] (county seat)

===Magisterial districts===
* Beech
* Maple
* Oak
* Pine

===Unincorporated communities===
* [[Ashley, West Virginia|Ashley]]
* [[Avon, West Virginia|Avon]]
* Avondale
* Big Battle
* Big Flint
* [[Big Isaac, West Virginia|Big Isaac]]
* [[Blandville, West Virginia|Blandville]]
* [[Center Point, West Virginia|Center Point]]
* [[Central Station, West Virginia|Central Station]]
* Doak
* Duckworth 
* Greenwood
* Industrial 
* Joy
* [[Miletus, West Virginia|Miletus]]
* [[New Milton, West Virginia|New Milton]]
* Nina
* [[Oxford, West Virginia|Oxford]]
* [[Sedalia, West Virginia|Sedalia]]
* [[Smithburg, West Virginia|Smithburg]]
* [[Zinnia, West Virginia|Zinnia]]

==Notable people==
* [[Matthew M. Neely]], only West Virginian to serve in both houses of the US Congress and as governor.
* [[J. H. Diss DeBar]], designed the [[Seal of West Virginia|Great Seal]] and Coat of Arms of West Virginia.
* [[Bantz J. Craddock]], four-star U.S. Army general.
* [[Ephraim Bee]], founder of the Ancient and Honorable Order of [[E Clampus Vitus]].
* [[Lewis Maxwell]] (1790 - 1862), U.S. Representative from Virginia
* [[Clyde Ware]], novelist (''The Eden Tree'') and television and motion picture director and screenwriter (''[[No Drums, No Bugles]]'').

==See also==
* [[National Register of Historic Places listings in Doddridge County, West Virginia]]
* [[North Bend Rail Trail]]

==References==

===Citations===
<references />

===Other sources===
* Corathers, Lily Smith (1927), ''[http://www.wvculture.org/history/agrext/nutterfk.html History of Nutter's Fork Community]''; Doddridge County Agricultural Extension Division.

==External links==
{{Commons category}}
* [http://dodd.clark.lib.wv.us/ Doddridge County Public Library] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101125021238/http://dodd.clark.lib.wv.us/ |date=November 25, 2010 }}
* [http://www.doddridgecountyfair.com/ Doddridge County Fair Commission, Inc.]
* [http://www.pacfwv.com/found_dodd.htm Doddridge County Community Foundation] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051220195504/http://www.pacfwv.com/found_dodd.htm |date=December 20, 2005 }}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20051114030452/http://www.rootsweb.com/usgenweb/wv/doddridg.htm WVGenWeb Doddridge County]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20051113111321/http://www.wvu.edu/~exten/depts/co/doddridge/doddridg.htm WVU Doddridge County Extension Service]

{{Geographic Location
|Centre    = Doddridge County, West Virginia
|North     = [[Wetzel County, West Virginia|Wetzel County]]
|Northeast =
|East      = [[Harrison County, West Virginia|Harrison County]]
|Southeast = [[Lewis County, West Virginia|Lewis County]]
|South     = [[Gilmer County, West Virginia|Gilmer County]]
|Southwest =
|West      = [[Ritchie County, West Virginia|Ritchie County]]
|Northwest = [[Tyler County, West Virginia|Tyler County]]
}}

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