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McDowell County is a county in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 19,111. [2] Its county seat is Welch. [3] McDowell County is the southernmost county in the state. It was created in 1858 by the Virginia General Assembly and named for Virginia Governor James McDowell. [4]
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]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 135 square miles (350 km 2), of which 130 square miles (340 km 2) is land and 4.4 square miles (11 km 2) (3.3%) is water. It is the fourth-smallest county in West Virginia by area. Major highways. West Virginia Route 2; West Virginia Route 16; West Virginia Route 807
Randolph County is a county located in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 27,932. [5] Its county seat is Elkins. [6] The county was founded in 1787 and is named for Edmund Jennings Randolph. [7] Randolph County comprises the Elkins, West Virginia, Micropolitan Statistical Area .
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 .
Monroe County is a county in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 12,376. [2] Its county seat is Union. [3] Monroe County was the home of Andrew Summers Rowan of Spanish–American War fame, who is immortalized in Elbert Hubbard 's classic A Message to Garcia.
1st. Website. www .marioncountywv .com. Marion County is a county in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 56,205. [1] Its county seat is Fairmont. [2] The county was named in honor of General Francis Marion ( ca. 1732–1795), known to history as "The Swamp Fox".
Website. www .morgancountywv .gov. Morgan County is a county located in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 17,063. [1] Its county seat is Berkeley Springs. [2] The county was formed in 1820 from parts of Hampshire and Berkeley Counties and named in honor of General Daniel Morgan, prominent soldier of the ...