Total population (2010 census): 104169
Total population (1990 census): 59253
County seat: Martinsburg
CropSELECT
Cereals, Pseudocereals, Oilseeds
Industrial, Fiber
Forages
Vegetables
Small Fruits
Tree Fruits and Nuts
Herb, Aromatic, Medicinal, and Bioactive
Crop Statistics (2007 US Census of Agriculture)
Field Crops (for grain) | Farms | Acres | Yield (bu) | |
Maize=Corn | 44 | 1812 | 108516 | |
Sorghum | 1 | D | D | |
Rye | 3 | 20 | 1410 | |
Wheat | 24 | 822 | 44182 | |
Barley | 11 | 298 | 19370 | |
Oats | 13 | 144 | 6180 | |
Grain Legumes | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
Soybeans for Beans | 10 | 573 | 17226 bu | |
Forages | Farms | Acres | Yield (tons) | |
Total Hay* | 441 | 19454 | 30181 | |
Alfalfa Hay | 94 | 2423 | 3992 | |
Small Grain Hay | 33 | 1126 | 2436 | |
Tame Hay | 334 | 14977 | 22811 | |
Wild Hay | 49 | 928 | 942 | |
Haylage, Grass Silage, Greenchop | 43 | 1148 | 2677 | |
Corn for Silage or Greenchop | 32 | 2094 | 17696 | |
Sorghum for Silage or Greenchop | 7 | 175 | 755 | |
Vegetables and Melons | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
Asparagus | 4 | 2 | ||
Snap Beans | 17 | 5 | ||
Cantaloupes | 10 | 3 | ||
Cucumbers and Pickles | 13 | 4 | ||
Daikon | 1 | D | ||
Green Peas | 3 | 1 | ||
Eggplant | 7 | 1 | ||
Hot Pepeprs | 6 | 2 | ||
Sweet Peppers | 11 | 3 | ||
Potatoes | 13 | 8 | ||
Pumpkins | 6 | 18 | ||
Spinach | 4 | 1 | ||
Squash | 11 | 4 | ||
Sweet Corn | 14 | 23 | ||
Watercress | 1 | D | ||
Watermelons | 8 | 2 | ||
Other Vegetables | 7 | 25 | ||
Tomatoes | 23 | 20 | ||
Fruits and Nuts | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
All Nuts | 5 | 11 | ||
Chestnuts | 4 | D | ||
Hazelnuts | 3 | D | ||
Apples | 35 | 2698 | ||
Blackberries and Dewberries | 5 | 3 | ||
Apricots | 2 | D | ||
Sweet Cherries | 9 | 7 | ||
Tart Cherries | 5 | 6 | ||
Grapes | 1 | D | ||
Nectarines | 3 | D | ||
Peaches | 28 | 697 | ||
Pears | 10 | D | ||
Plums and Prunes | 7 | D | ||
Tame Blueberries | 7 | 11 | ||
Raspberries | 3 | D | ||
Strawberries | 6 | D | ||
Nursery and Greenhouse Crops, Cut Christmas Trees Harvested, Mushrooms, and Sod Grown for Sale | Farms | Sq. ft. under glass or other protection | Acres in the open | Sales ($1,000) |
Greenhouse Crops | 5 | 20520 | X | 76000 |
Cut Flowers and Cut Florist Greens | 4 | - | D | D |
Floriculture Crops | 9 | 64475 | 6 | 793572 |
Bedding and Garden Plants | 6 | D | D | 759600 |
Cut Christmas Trees Harvested | 10 | X | 91 | NA |
Nursery Stock | 7 | D | 18 | D |
Other Nursery and Greenhouse Crops | 5 | 12120 | X | D |
*Alfalfa, grass silage, green chops etc.
(-) = Represents zero.
(D) = Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms.
(NA) = Not Available.
(X) = Not Applicable.
(Z) = Less than half of the unit shown.
Crop Statistics (1997 US Census of Agriculture)
Cereals | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
Maize=Corn | 83 | 3063 | 198047 bu | |
Wheat | 32 | 860 | 42621 bu | |
Barley | 15 | 434 | 28666 bu | |
Oats | 17 | 191 | 7861 bu | |
Grain Legumes | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
Soybeans for Beans | 31 | 1159 | 22243 bu | |
Forages | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
Total Hay* | 345 | 17419 | 26761 tons, dry | |
Alfalfa Hay | 127 | 4635 | 10143 tons, dry | |
Small Grain Hay | 13 | 221 | 258 tons, dry | |
Tame Hay | 245 | 10143 | 13442 tons, dry | |
Wild Hay | 43 | 1628 | 1688 tons dry | |
Grass Silage | 15 | 792 | 3689 tons, grn | |
Corn Cut for Dry Fodder | 3 | 6 | X | |
Corn for Silage | 49 | 2298 | 20873 tons, grn | |
Vegetables | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
Snap Beans | 3 | D | ||
Cantaloupes | 4 | 6 | ||
Sweet Peppers | 3 | 1 | ||
Potatoes | 4 | 3 | 276 cwt | |
Pumpkins | 5 | 19 | ||
Sweet Corn | 8 | 29 | ||
Tomatoes | 8 | 14 | ||
Fruits and Nuts | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
Apples | 56 | 5824 | 475763 trees | |
Cherries, Total | 8 | 13 | 899 trees | |
Sweet Cherries | 8 | 6 | D | |
Tart Cherries | 6 | 7 | D | |
Grapes | 11 | 16 | 6633 vines | |
Peaches | 31 | 1080 | 90280 trees | |
Pears | 7 | 20 | D | |
Plums and Prunes | 5 | D | D | |
Tame Blueberries | 3 | 1 | D | |
Raspberries | 3 | D | D | |
Strawberries | 10 | 22 | 21830 lbs | |
Nursery and Greenhouse Crops, Cut Christmas Trees Harvested, Mushrooms, and Sod Grown for Sale | Farms | Sq. ft. under glass or other protection | Acres in the open | Sales ($1,000) |
Nursery and Greenhouse Crops | 33 | 39332 | 244 | 467 |
Nursery, Floriculture Vegetable and Flower Seed Crops | 3 | X | D | X |
Floriculture Crops | 7 | 31308 | D | 297 |
Bedding and Garden Plants | 7 | D | D | 242 |
Cut Christmas Trees Harvested | 20 | X | 23 | 56 |
Nursery Crops | 5 | D | 15 | 78 |
Other Nursery and Greenhouse Crops | 22 | D | 198 | 21 |
*Alfalfa, grass silage, green chops etc.
(-) = Represents zero.
(D) = Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms.
(NA) = Not Available.
(X) = Not Applicable.
(Z) = Less than half of the unit shown.
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