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Randolph County is the largest by area at 1,040 square miles (2,694 km 2 ), and Hancock County is the smallest at 83 square miles (215 km 2 ). [8] Kanawha County contributed land to the founding of 12 West Virginia counties [12] and has the largest population (174,805 in 2023). Wirt County has the smallest population (5,000 in 2023). [13]
The history of West Virginia stems from the 1861 Wheeling Convention, which was an assembly of northwestern Virginian Southern Unionists, who aimed to repeal the Ordinance of Secession that Virginia made during the American Civil War (1861–1865). It became one of two American states that formed during the American Civil War – the other ...
2nd. Website. www .hardycounty .com. Hardy County is a county in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 14,299. [1] Its county seat is Moorefield. [2] The county was created from Hampshire County in 1786 [3] and named for Samuel Hardy, [4] a distinguished Virginian.
Congressional district. 1st. Website. www .harrisoncountywv .com. Harrison County is a county in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 65,921. [1] Its county seat is Clarksburg. [2] Harrison County is part of the Clarksburg, WV Micropolitan Statistical Area .
Tucker County, West Virginia. / 39.09; -79.34. Tucker County is a county in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 6,762, [3] making it West Virginia's fourth-least populous county. Its county seat is Parsons. [4] The county was created in 1856 from a part of Randolph County, then part of Virginia.
Website. www .waynecountywv .org. Wayne County is the westernmost county in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 38,982. [1] Its county seat is Wayne. [2] The county was founded in 1842 and named for General "Mad" Anthony Wayne. [3] Wayne County is part of the Huntington–Ashland, WV–KY–OH Metropolitan ...
Website. www .hancockcountywv .org. Hancock County is a county in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 29,095. [1] Its county seat is New Cumberland and its largest city is Weirton. [2] The county was created from Brooke County in 1848 and named for John Hancock, first signer of the Declaration of Independence.
Website. www .greenbriercounty .net. Greenbrier County ( / ˈɡriːnbraɪ.ər /) is a county in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 32,977. [1] Its county seat is Lewisburg. [2] The county was formed in 1778 from Botetourt and Montgomery counties in Virginia. [3] [4]