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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 oldest county is Hampshire, established in 1754, and the newest is Mingo, established in 1895. [1] Spruce Knob, located in Pendleton County, is the ...
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 ...
Wood County is a county in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 84,296, [1] making it West Virginia's fifth-most populous county. Its county seat is Parkersburg. [2] The county was formed in 1798 from the western part of Harrison County and named for James Wood, governor of Virginia from 1796 to 1799.
West Virginia is a landlocked state in the Southern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. [note 2] It is bordered by Pennsylvania to the north and east, Maryland to the east and northeast, Virginia to the southeast, Kentucky to the southwest, and Ohio to the northwest. West Virginia is the 10th-smallest state by area and ranks as the ...
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]
UTC−4 (EDT) Congressional district. 1st. Website. www.jacksoncounty.wv.gov. Jackson County is a county in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 27,791. [1] Its county seat is Ripley, [2] and its largest municipality is Ravenswood.
Logan County is a county in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 32,567. [1] Its county seat is Logan. [2] Logan County comprises the Logan, WV Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Charleston – Huntington – Ashland, WV– OH – KY Combined Statistical Area.
UTC−4 (EDT) Congressional district. 1st. Website. www.webstercountywv.com. Webster County is a county in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 8,378. [1] Its county seat is Webster Springs. [2] The county was founded in 1860 and named for Daniel Webster.