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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]
Wetzel County is a county in the U.S. state of West Virginia.As of the 2020 census, the population was 14,442. [1] Its county seat is New Martinsville. [2] The county, founded in 1846, is named for Lewis Wetzel, a famous frontiersman and Indian fighter. [3]
West Virginia coal exports declined 40% in 2013—a loss of $2.9 billion and overall total exports declined 26%. [137] West Virginia ranked last in the Gallup Economic Index for the fourth year running. West Virginia's score was −44, or a full 17 points lower than the average of −27 for the other states in the bottom ten. [138]
English: This is a locator map showing Tyler County in West Virginia. For more information, see Commons:United States county locator maps. Date: 12 February 2006:
Jefferson County is the easternmost county in the U.S. State of West Virginia.It is located in the Shenandoah Valley in the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia.As of the 2020 census, the population was 57,701. [1]
In 1871, an Act of the West Virginia Legislature severed a small portion to form part of Summers County. [6] In 1863, West Virginia's counties were divided into civil townships, with the intention of encouraging local government. Fayette County was originally divided into four townships: Falls, Fayetteville, Mountain Cove, and Sewell Mountain.
2023 Rank City Type 2023 Estimate [1] 2020 Census Change County 1: Charleston †† City 46,838 48,864 −4.15%: Kanawha: 2: Huntington † City 45,325 46,842
Mercer County is a county in Southern West Virginia on the southeastern border of the U.S. state of West Virginia.At the 2020 census, the population was 59,664. [1] Its county seat is Princeton. [2]