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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 ...
Kanawha County, West Virginia. / 38.34°N 81.53°W / 38.34; -81.53. 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 ...
Historical and present district boundaries. Below is a table of West Virginia's state senate district boundary maps, presented chronologically. All redistricting events that took place in West Virginia between 1916 (First publication of the Blue Book) and the current boundaries as of May 2024 are shown. Legend. District 1. District 2. District 3.
Fayette County is a county in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of the 2020 census , the population was 40,488. [ 1 ] Its county seat is Fayetteville . [ 2 ]
The Virginia General Assembly formed Putnam County on March 11, 1848, from parts of Cabell, Kanawha and Mason counties. It was named for Israel Putnam, who was a hero in the French and Indian War and a general in the American Revolutionary War. George Washington surveyed the area in 1770. Winfield, the county seat, had been founded in 1818 but ...
West Virginia statistical areas. Appearance. Coordinates: 38°38′27″N80°37′22″W38.6409°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 ...
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.
Ohio County is a county located in the Northern Panhandle of the U.S. state of West Virginia, and forms part of the Wheeling metropolitan area. As of the 2020 census , the population was 42,425. [ 1 ]