Blennerhassett is a census-designated place (CDP) in Wood County, West Virginia, United States. It is part of the

Parkersburg Parkersburg is a city in and the county seat of Wood County, West Virginia. Located at the confluence of the Ohio and Little Kanawha rivers, it is the state's fourth-largest city and the largest city in the Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna met ...

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- Vienna, WV- OH Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 3,089 at the 2010 census.

History

This community is named after

Blennerhassett Island Blennerhassett Island is an island on the Ohio River below the mouth of the Little Kanawha River, near Parkersburg in Wood County, West Virginia, United States. Historically, Blennerhassett Island was occupied by Native Americans. Nemacolin, ...

, an island in the

Ohio River The Ohio River is a long river in the United States. It is located at the boundary of the Midwestern and Southern United States, flowing southwesterly from western Pennsylvania to its mouth on the Mississippi River at the southern tip of Illino ...

near the area. The island's name originated from the owner of the island in the 19th century:

Harman Blennerhassett Harman Blennerhassett (8 October 1765 – 2 February 1831) was an Anglo-Irish lawyer, a member of the Society of United Irishmen who emigrated in advance of their rebellion in 1798 to become a socially and politically distinguished plantation o ...

, an Anglo-Irish immigrant to the United States.

Geography

Blennerhassett is located at (39.254298, -81.623522). According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 5.0 square miles (13.0 km²), all land.

Demographics

At the 2000 census, there were 3,225 people, 1,227 households and 996 families living in the CDP. The population density was 643.8 per square mile (248.5/km²). There were 1,271 housing units at an average density of 253.7/sq mi (98.0/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 98.45% White, 0.56% African American, 0.03% Native American, 0.50% Asian, and 0.47% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.37% of the population. There were 1,227 households, of which 32.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 72.2% were

married couples Marriage, also called matrimony or wedlock, is a culturally and often legally recognized union between people called spouses. It establishes rights and obligations between them, as well as between them and their children, and between t ...

living together, 5.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.8% were non-families. 16.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.61 and the average family size was 2.91. Age distribution was 24.1% under the age of 18, 5.9% from 18 to 24, 27.2% from 25 to 44, 29.8% from 45 to 64, and 13.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 99.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.9 males. The median household income was $51,250, and the median family income was $56,513. Males had a median income of $45,478 versus $25,156 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $22,485. About 1.8% of families and 2.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.1% of those under age 18 and 1.2% of those age 65 or over.

References

{{Wood County, West Virginia Census-designated places in Wood County, West Virginia