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The U.S. state of West Virginia has 55 counties. Fifty of them existed at the time of the Wheeling Convention in 1861, during the American Civil War, when those counties seceded from the Commonwealth of Virginia to form the new state of West Virginia. [1] West Virginia was admitted as a separate state of the United States on June 20, 1863. [2]
The 2020 census is a snapshot of West Virginia's population. Depending upon the methodology used and the time of measurement, socioeconomic statistics cited may vary from year to year, especially in counties with small populations where, for example, the gain or loss of a major employer may result in a sizeable change in measurements of poverty ...
The Bureau identified 169 CDPs in the state of West Virginia at the 2010 census. The Municipal Code of West Virginia, which governs incorporation, requires applicant municipal corporations (places for incorporation) that cover an area more than 1 square mile (2.6 km 2) to have a minimum of 500 inhabitants or freeholders per square mile, and ...
It is the largest metropolitan area entirely within the state of West Virginia. The Huntington Metro Area adds to the Charleston–Huntington, WV-OH-KY CSA and spans three states (West Virginia, Kentucky, and Ohio), while the core county of the Charleston area, Kanawha County , is more populous than the West Virginia portion of the Huntington area.
Ritchie County is a county in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 8,444. [1] Its county seat is Harrisville. [2] The county was created in 1843 by the Virginia General Assembly and named for Richmond newspaper publisher Thomas Ritchie. [3]
Calhoun County is a county in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 6,229, [1] making it the third-least populous county in West Virginia. Its county seat is Grantsville. [2] The county was founded in 1856 and named for South Carolina politician John C. Calhoun. [3] [4]
Brooke County is a county in the Northern Panhandle of the U.S. state of West Virginia.As of the 2020 census, the population was 22,559. [1] Its county seat is Wellsburg. [2] The county was created in 1797 from part of Ohio County [3] and named in honor of Robert Brooke, Governor of Virginia from 1794 to 1796. [4]
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.