List of counties in West Virginia
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List of 55 counties in the U.S. state of West Virginia:
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| County |
FIPS Code [1] |
County seat [2] |
Established [2] |
Origin |
Etymolgy |
Population [2] |
Area [2] |
Map |
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| Barbour County | 001 | Philippi | 1843 | ? | Philip Pendleton Barbour | 15,557 | 341 sq mi (883 km²) |
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| Berkeley County | 003 | Martinsburg | 1772 | ? | Norborne Berkeley | 75,905 | 321 sq mi (831 km²) |
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| Boone County | 005 | Madison | 1847 | ? | Daniel Boone | 25,535 | 503 sq mi (1,303 km²) |
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| Braxton County | 007 | Sutton | 1836 | ? | Carter Braxton | 14,702 | 514 sq mi (1,331 km²) |
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| Brooke County | 009 | Wellsburg | 1796 | ? | Robert Brooke | 25,447 | 89 sq mi (231 km²) |
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| Cabell County | 011 | Huntington | 1809 | ? | William H. Cabell | 96,784 | 282 sq mi (730 km²) |
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| Calhoun County | 013 | Grantsville | 1856 | ? | John C. Calhoun | 7,582 | 281 sq mi (728 km²) |
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| Clay County | 015 | Clay | 1858 | ? | Henry Clay | 10,330 | 342 sq mi (886 km²) |
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| Doddridge County | 017 | West Union | 1845 | ? | Philip Doddridge | 7,403 | 320 sq mi (829 km²) |
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| Fayette County | 019 | Fayetteville | 1831 | ? | Marquis de la Fayette | 47,579 | 664 sq mi (1,720 km²) |
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| Gilmer County | 021 | Glenville | 1845 | ? | Thomas Walker Gilmer | 7,160 | 340 sq mi (881 km²) |
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| Grant County | 023 | Petersburg | 1866 | ? | Ulysses Grant | 11,299 | 477 sq mi (1,235 km²) |
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| Greenbrier County | 025 | Lewisburg | 1778 | ? | Greenbier River | 34,453 | 1,021 sq mi (2,644 km²) |
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| Hampshire County | 027 | Romney | 1754 | ? | Hampshire County England | 20,203 | 642 sq mi (1,663 km²) |
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| Hancock County | 029 | New Cumberland | 1848 | ? | John Hancock | 32,667 | 83 sq mi (215 km²) |
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| Hardy County | 031 | Moorefield | 1786 | ? | Samuel Hardy | 12,669 | 583 sq mi (1,510 km²) |
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| Harrison County | 033 | Clarksburg | 1784 | ? | Benjamin Harrison V | 68,652 | 416 sq mi (1,077 km²) |
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| Jackson County | 035 | Ripley | 1831 | ? | Andrew Jackson | 28,000 | 466 sq mi (1,207 km²) |
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| Jefferson County | 037 | Charles Town | 1801 | ? | Thomas Jefferson | 42,190 | 210 sq mi (544 km²) |
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| Kanawha County | 039 | Charleston | 1789 | ? | Kanawha River | 200,073 | 903 sq mi (2,339 km²) |
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| Lewis County | 041 | Weston | 1816 | ? | Charles Lewis | 16,919 | 389 sq mi (1,008 km²) |
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| Lincoln County | 043 | Hamlin | 1867 | ? | Abraham Lincoln | 22,108 | 438 sq mi (1,134 km²) |
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| Logan County | 045 | Logan | 1824 | ? | Chief Logan | 37,710 | 454 sq mi (1,176 km²) |
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| Marion County | 047 | Fairmont | 1842 | ? | Francis Marion | 56,598 | 310 sq mi (803 km²) |
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| Marshall County | 049 | Moundsville | 1835 | ? | John Marshall | 35,519 | 307 sq mi (795 km²) |
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| Mason County | 051 | Point Pleasant | 1804 | ? | George Mason | 25,957 | 432 sq mi (1,119 km²) |
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| McDowell County | 053 | Welch | 1858 | ? | James McDowell | 27,329 | 535 sq mi (1,386 km²) |
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| Mercer County | 055 | Princeton | 1837 | ? | Hugh Mercer | 62,980 | 420 sq mi (1,088 km²) |
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| Mineral County | 057 | Keyser | 1866 | ? | mineral resources | 27,078 | 328 sq mi (850 km²) |
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| Mingo County | 059 | Williamson | 1895 | ? | Mingo Native Americans | 28,253 | 423 sq mi (1,096 km²) |
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| Monongalia County | 061 | Morgantown | 1776 | ? | Monogalia River | 81,866 | 361 sq mi (935 km²) |
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| Monroe County | 063 | Union | 1779 | ? | James Monroe | 14,583 | 473 sq mi (1,225 km²) |
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| Morgan County | 065 | Berkeley Springs | 1820 | ? | Daniel Morgan | 14,943 | 229 sq mi (593 km²) |
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| Nicholas County | 067 | Summersville | 1818 | ? | Wilson Cary Nicholas | 26,562 | 649 sq mi (1,681 km²) |
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| Ohio County | 069 | Wheeling | 1776 | ? | Ohio River | 47,427 | 106 sq mi (275 km²) |
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| Pendleton County | 071 | Franklin | 1788 | ? | Edmund Pendleton | 8,196 | 698 sq mi (1,808 km²) |
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| Pleasants County | 073 | Saint Marys | 1851 | ? | James Pleasants | 7,514 | 131 sq mi (339 km²) |
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| Pocahontas County | 075 | Marlinton | 1821 | ? | Pocahontas of the Powhatan Native Americans | 9,131 | 940 sq mi (2,435 km²) |
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| Preston County | 077 | Kingwood | 1818 | ? | James Patton Preston | 29,334 | 648 sq mi (1,678 km²) |
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| Putnam County | 079 | Winfield | 1848 | ? | Israel Putnam | 51,589 | 346 sq mi (896 km²) |
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| Raleigh County | 081 | Beckley | 1850 | ? | Sir Walter Raleigh | 79,220 | 607 sq mi (1,572 km²) |
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| Randolph County | 083 | Elkins | 1787 | ? | Edmund Jennings Randolph | 28,262 | 1,040 sq mi (2,694 km²) |
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| Ritchie County | 085 | Harrisville | 1843 | ? | Thomas Ritchie | 10,343 | 454 sq mi (1,176 km²) |
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| Roane County | 087 | Spencer | 1856 | ? | Spemcer Roane | 15,446 | 484 sq mi (1,254 km²) |
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| Summers County | 089 | Hinton | 1871 | ? | George Summers | 12,999 | 361 sq mi (935 km²) |
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| Taylor County | 091 | Grafton | 1844 | ? | John Taylor | 16,089 | 173 sq mi (448 km²) |
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| Tucker County | 093 | Parsons | 1856 | ? | Henry St. George Tucker | 7,321 | 419 sq mi (1,085 km²) |
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| Tyler County | 095 | Middlebourne | 1814 | ? | John Tyler | 9,592 | 258 sq mi (668 km²) |
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| Upshur County | 097 | Buckhannon | 1851 | ? | Abel Parker Upshur | 23,404 | 355 sq mi (919 km²) |
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| Wayne County | 099 | Wayne | 1842 | ? | "Mad" Anthony Wayne | 42,903 | 506 sq mi (1,311 km²) |
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| Webster County | 101 | Webster Springs | 1860 | ? | Daniel Webster | 9,719 | 556 sq mi (1,440 km²) |
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| Wetzel County | 103 | New Martinsville | 1846 | ? | Lewis Wetzel | 17,693 | 359 sq mi (930 km²) |
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| Wirt County | 105 | Elizabeth | 1848 | ? | William Wirt | 5,873 | 233 sq mi (603 km²) |
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| Wood County | 107 | Parkersburg | 1798 | ? | James Wood | 87,986 | 367 sq mi (951 km²) |
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| Wyoming County | 109 | Pineville | 1850 | ? | Native American for wide plain | 25,708 | 501 sq mi (1,298 km²) |
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[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ EPA County FIPS Code Listing. EPA.gov. Retrieved on 2008-02-23.
- ^ a b c d National Association of Counties. NACo - Find a county. Retrieved on 2007-04-26.
