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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 ...
1st. 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 ...
Nicholas County is a county located in the central region of U.S. state of West Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 24,604. [1] Its county seat is Summersville. [2] The county was created in 1818 by the Virginia General Assembly and named for Virginia Governor Wilson Cary Nicholas. [3]
Boone County is a county in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 21,809. [1] Its county seat is Madison. [2] Boone County is part of the Charleston, WV Metropolitan Statistical Area. Leading industries and chief agricultural products in Boone County include coal, lumber, natural gas, tobacco, and strawberries.
Hampshire County, West Virginia. Hampshire County is a county in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 23,093. [1] Its county seat is Romney, [2] West Virginia's oldest town (1762). The county was created by the Virginia General Assembly in 1754, from parts of Frederick and Augusta Counties (Virginia) and is ...
West Virginia statistical areas. Coordinates: 38.6409°N 80.6227°W. The U.S. State of West Virginia currently has 20 statistical areas that have been delineated by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). On July 21, 2023, the OMB delineated five combined statistical areas, 10 metropolitan statistical areas, and five micropolitan statistical ...
Lincoln County was created by an act of the West Virginia Legislature on February 23, 1867, from parts of Boone, Cabell, Kanawha and Putnam counties. By 1869, the county had returned much of its Putnam County territory and absorbed the northern portion of Logan County and a portion of Wayne County. In 1869, Harts Creek Township (later district ...
West Virginia. (2020) Kanawha County (/ kəˈnɔːə / kə-NAW-ə) is a county in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 180,745, [ 1 ] making it West Virginia's most populous county. [ 2 ] The county seat is Charleston, [ 3 ] which is also the state capital and most populous city.