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Ohio County, West Virginia. / 40.1°N 80.62°W / 40.1; -80.62. 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] Its county seat is Wheeling. [ 2]
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 ...
Wheeling is a city in Ohio and Marshall counties in the U.S. state of West Virginia. The county seat of Ohio County, it lies along the Ohio River in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains within the state's Northern Panhandle. [ 5] As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 27,062, making it the fifth-most populous city in West ...
List of counties in Ohio. There are 88 counties in the U.S. state of Ohio. Nine of them existed at the time of the Ohio Constitutional Convention in 1802. [ 1] A tenth county, Wayne, was established on August 15, 1796, and encompassed roughly the present state of Michigan. [ 2] During the Convention, the county was opposed to statehood, and was ...
54-80932 [ 3] GNIS feature ID. 1555822 [ 4] Website. local .wv .gov /triadelphia /Pages /default .aspx. Triadelphia is a town in Ohio County, West Virginia, United States. It is part of the Wheeling, West Virginia Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 669 at the 2020 census.
In West Virginia, the county is the unit of government, although an unsuccessful attempt to introduce the township system was made in West Virginia's first constitution. Each of the state's 55 counties has a county commission , consisting of three commissioners elected for six years but with terms so arranged that one is up for reelection every ...
Bethlehem, West Virginia. Location of Bethlehem in Ohio County, West Virginia. / 40.04889°N 80.69361°W / 40.04889; -80.69361. Bethlehem is a village in Ohio County, West Virginia, United States. It is part of the Wheeling, West Virginia Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 2,499 at the 2010 census .
The governor of West Virginia is the head of government of West Virginia [2] and the commander-in-chief of the state's military forces. [3] The governor has a duty to enforce state laws, [2] and the power to either approve or veto bills passed by the West Virginia Legislature, [4] to convene the legislature at any time, [5] and, except when prosecution has been carried out by the House of ...