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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 20 United States statistical areas and 55 counties of the State of West Virginia [a]; Combined statistical area [1] 2023 population (est.) [3] Core-based statistical area [1]
The smallest counties and county equivalents (in the 50 states) are the independent cities of Virginia with the extreme being Falls Church at 2.05 sq mi (5.3 km 2; 1,310 acres). [8] If the U.S. territories are included, the smallest county-equivalent is Kingman Reef , with a land area of 0.012 square miles (3.1 ha; 7.7 acres).
A few West Virginia counties also exceed the U.S. national average for income, population growth rate, education, and have a lower rate of poverty. A majority of voters in every county of West Virginia voted for the Republican candidate for president in 2020. The percentage of people with health insurance in West Virginia exceeds the national ...
Mingo County is a county in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 23,568. [1] Its county seat and largest city is Williamson. [2] Created in 1895, [3] Mingo is West Virginia's newest county, named for the historic Iroquoian Mingo people. [4]
Population density is defined as the population divided by land area. Data are from the US Census unless otherwise specified. Population data are for the year 2023 [2] and area data are for the year 2010. [3] Some population estimates for territories are from the United Nations Commission on Population and Development. [4]
Monongalia County, known locally as Mon County, is a county located in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of the 2020 census , the population was 105,822, [ 1 ] making it West Virginia's third-most populous county.
As of the census of 2000, there were 7,514 people, 2,887 households, and 2,136 families living in the county. The population density was 58 inhabitants per square mile (22/km 2). There were 3,214 housing units at an average density of 25 units per square mile (9.7 units/km 2).