Total population (2010 census): 53498
Total population (1990 census): 35926
County seat: Charles Town
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)
| Cereals | Farms | Acres | Yield (bu) | |
| Maize=Corn | 47 | 7198 | 650337 | |
| Wheat | 37 | 3985 | 239611 | |
| Barley | 11 | 391 | 30544 | |
| Oats | 3 | 50 | 1414 | |
| Grain Legumes | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Popcorn | 1 | D | D | |
| Soybeans for Beans | 44 | 7930 | 263488 bu | |
| Forages | Farms | Acres | Yield (tons) | |
| Total Hay* | 282 | 15379 | 28850 | |
| Alfalfa Hay | 52 | 2395 | 9752 | |
| Small Grain Hay | 6 | 291 | 566 | |
| Tame Hay | 241 | 11820 | 17113 | |
| Wild Hay | 30 | 873 | 1419 | |
| Haylage, Grass Silage, Greenchop | 28 | 995 | 2736 | |
| Corn for Silage or Greenchop | 39 | 4186 | 46181 | |
| Vegetables and Melons | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Snap Beans | 12 | 3 | ||
| Cantaloupes | 6 | 1 | ||
| Cucumbers and Pickles | 7 | 1 | ||
| Fresh Cut Herbs | 3 | Z | ||
| Eggplant | 5 | 3 | ||
| Okra | 2 | D | ||
| Sweet Peppers | 5 | 3 | ||
| Potatoes | 14 | 8 | ||
| Pumpkins | 7 | 27 | ||
| Squash | 3 | 5 | ||
| Sweet Corn | 15 | 43 | ||
| Other Vegetables | 10 | 7 | ||
| Tomatoes | 20 | 13 | ||
| Fruits and Nuts | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| All Natives | 9 | 33 | ||
| Pecans, Native and Seedling | 6 | D | ||
| Apples | 13 | 527 | ||
| Tart Cherries | 3 | 2 | ||
| Sweet Cherries | 6 | 3 | ||
| Grapes | 8 | 8 | ||
| Nectarines | 4 | D | ||
| Peaches | 9 | D | ||
| Plums and Prunes | 5 | 3 | ||
| Blackberries and Dewberries | 4 | 2 | ||
| Tame Blueberres | 5 | D | ||
| Raspberries | 11 | 7 | ||
| Strawberries | 7 | 3 | ||
| 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) |
| Cut Flowers and Cut Florist Greens | 6 | - | D | D |
| Nursery Stock | 6 | - | 25 | D |
| Floriculture Crops | 9 | 46100 | 6 | 344020 |
| Bedding and Garden Plants | 8 | D | D | 310100 |
| Cut Christmas Trees Harvested | 14 | X | 227 | NA |
| Sod Harvested | 3 | X | D | 206000 |
| Greenhouse Vegetables | 1 | D | 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 | 86 | 10374 | 891305 bu | |
| Wheat | 46 | 3623 | 225064 bu | |
| Barley | 18 | 735 | 55739 bu | |
| Oats | 6 | 144 | 6420 bu | |
| Grain Legumes | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Soybeans for Beans | 61 | 6855 | 232763 bu | |
| Forages | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Total Hay* | 232 | 13874 | 26139 tons, dry | |
| Alfalfa Hay | 105 | 3291 | 8547 tons, dry | |
| Small Grain Hay | 15 | 586 | 1339 tons, dry | |
| Tame Hay | 166 | 8550 | 13900 tons, dry | |
| Wild Hay | 21 | 623 | 488 tons dry | |
| Grass Silage | 13 | 824 | 5598 tons, grn | |
| Corn for Silage | 54 | 5229 | 59816 tons, grn | |
| Sorghum for Silage | 3 | 36 | 235 tons, grn | |
| Vegetables | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Snap Beans | 5 | 6 | ||
| Cantaloupes | 3 | D | ||
| Cucumbers and Pickles | 4 | 1 | ||
| Sweet Peppers | 7 | 2 | ||
| Pumpkins | 5 | 15 | ||
| Squash | 4 | 2 | ||
| Sweet Corn | 13 | 60 | ||
| Tomatoes | 8 | 6 | ||
| Fruits and Nuts | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Apples | 16 | 1309 | 115566 trees | |
| Cherries, Total | 4 | D | D | |
| Sweet Cherries | 3 | D | D | |
| Grapes | 5 | D | D | |
| Peaches | 5 | 117 | 14570 trees | |
| Raspberries | 3 | 1 | 1645 lbs | |
| Strawberries | 3 | 2 | 1240 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 | 16 | 34784 | 244 | 854 |
| Floriculture Crops | 6 | D | D | D |
| Bedding and Garden Plants | 4 | D | D | D |
| Cut Christmas Trees Harvested | 6 | X | D | D |
| Greenhouse Vegetables | 3 | D | X | D |
| Other Nursery and Greenhouse Crops | 5 | D | 137 | 5 |
*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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