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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]
In these counties, the new magisterial districts are used only for the allocation of county officials, and the collection of census data; the former magisterial districts continue to exist in the form of tax districts. [6] A List of the current and former magisterial districts of West Virginia, sorted by county: [1] [7]
English: SVG Map of the State of West Virginia Counties (Forms the State) Date: 19 April 2011: Source: US Census Shapefiles and Own Work: Author: Gerald W. Reveal (Jerry)
County seat State capital and county seat. Map of the United States with West Virginia highlighted. 2023 Rank City Type 2023 Estimate [1] 2020 Census Change County 1:
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West Virginia is the third poorest state in the United States of America, ... (2015). [1] West Virginia counties ranked by per capita income Note: County Data is from ...
Most West Virginians also include Wetzel County, and sometimes Tyler County, directly to the south of Marshall County, as a part of the northern panhandle, although they do not lie strictly within the northern extension. [2] Prior to the 2020 redistricting, they formed the core of West Virginia's 1st congressional district.
Putnam County is a county in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of the 2020 census , its population was 57,440. [ 1 ] Its county seat is Winfield , its largest incorporated city is Hurricane , and its largest community is the census-designated place of Teays Valley . [ 2 ]