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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]
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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 ]
Tucker County is a county in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of the 2020 census , the population was 6,762, [ 3 ] making it West Virginia's fourth-least populous county. Its county seat is Parsons . [ 4 ]
Hampshire County is a county in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of the 2020 census , the population was 23,093. [ 1 ] Its county seat is Romney , [ 2 ] West Virginia's oldest town (1762).
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.
Nicholas County is a county located in the central region of U.S. state of West Virginia. As of the 2020 census , the population was 24,604. [ 1 ] Its county seat is Summersville . [ 2 ]
Hancock County is a county in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of the 2020 census , the population was 29,095. [ 1 ] Its county seat is New Cumberland and its largest city is Weirton . [ 2 ]