List of counties in West Virginia

List of 55 counties in the U.S. state of West Virginia:

The Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) code, which is used by the United States government to uniquely identify counties, is provided with each entry. FIPS codes are five digit numbers, for West Virginia the codes start with 54 and are completed with the three digit county code. The FIPS code for each county in the table links to census data for that county.[1]

List

County
 FIPS code
[1]		 County Seat
[2]		 Established
[2]		 Origin
 Etymology
 Population
[3]		 Area
[2]		 Map
Barbour County 001 Philippi 1843 Harrison, Lewis and Randolph counties Philip Pendleton Barbour
U.S. Speaker of the House		 &1000000000001658900000016,589 &10000000000000341000000341 sq mi
(&10000000000000883000000883 km2)
Berkeley County 003 Martinsburg 1772 Frederick County (VA) Norborne Berkeley
Royal Governor of Virginia		 &10000000000104169000000104,169 &10000000000000321000000321 sq mi
(&10000000000000831000000831 km2)
Boone County 005 Madison 1847 Cabell, Kanawha, and Logan counties Daniel Boone
American frontiersman		 &1000000000002462900000024,629 &10000000000000503000000503 sq mi
(&100000000000013030000001,303 km2)
Braxton County 007 Sutton 1836 Kanawha, Lewis, and Nicholas counties Carter Braxton
Signer of the Declaration of Independence		 &1000000000001452300000014,523 &10000000000000514000000514 sq mi
(&100000000000013310000001,331 km2)
Brooke County 009 Wellsburg 1796 Ohio County Robert Brooke
Governor of Virginia		 &1000000000002406900000024,069 &1000000000000008900000089 sq mi
(&10000000000000231000000231 km2)
Cabell County 011 Huntington 1809 Kanawha County William H. Cabell
Governor of Virginia		 &1000000000009631900000096,319 &10000000000000282000000282 sq mi
(&10000000000000730000000730 km2)
Calhoun County 013 Grantsville 1856 Gilmer County John C. Calhoun
U.S. Vice President
(1825–1832)		 &100000000000076270000007,627 &10000000000000281000000281 sq mi
(&10000000000000728000000728 km2)
Clay County 015 Clay 1858 Braxton and Nicholas elk counties Henry Clay
U.S. Senator (KY)
U.S. Speaker of the House		 &100000000000093860000009,386 &10000000000000342000000342 sq mi
(&10000000000000886000000886 km2)
Doddridge County 017 West Union 1845 Harrison, Lewis, Ritchie, and Taylor counties Philip Doddridge
U.S. Congressman (VA)		 &100000000000082020000008,202 &10000000000000320000000320 sq mi
(&10000000000000829000000829 km2)
Fayette County 019 Fayetteville 1831 Kanawha, Greenbrier and Logan counties Marquis de Lafayette
French-born American Revolutionary War general		 &1000000000004603900000046,039 &10000000000000664000000664 sq mi
(&100000000000017200000001,720 km2)
Gilmer County 021 Glenville 1845 Kanawha and Lewis counties Thomas Walker Gilmer
U.S. Secretary of the Navy
Governor of Virginia		 &100000000000086930000008,693 &10000000000000340000000340 sq mi
(&10000000000000881000000881 km2)
Grant County 023 Petersburg 1866 Hardy County Ulysses S. Grant
U.S. President
(1869–1877)		 &1000000000001193700000011,937 &10000000000000477000000477 sq mi
(&100000000000012350000001,235 km2)
Greenbrier County 025 Lewisburg 1778 Montgomery and Botetourt counties (VA) Greenbrier River &1000000000003548000000035,480 &100000000000010210000001,021 sq mi
(&100000000000026440000002,644 km2)
Hampshire County 027 Romney 1754 Frederick County (VA) County of Hampshire in England &1000000000002396400000023,964 &10000000000000642000000642 sq mi
(&100000000000016630000001,663 km2)
Hancock County 029 New Cumberland 1848 Brooke County John Hancock
Signer of the Declaration of Independence
Governor of Massachusetts		 &1000000000003067600000030,676 &1000000000000008300000083 sq mi
(&10000000000000215000000215 km2)
Hardy County 031 Moorefield 1786 Hampshire County Samuel Hardy
Virginia delegate to the Continental Congress		 &1000000000001402500000014,025 &10000000000000583000000583 sq mi
(&100000000000015100000001,510 km2)
Harrison County 033 Clarksburg 1784 Monongalia County Benjamin Harrison V
Governor of Virginia		 &1000000000006909900000069,099 &10000000000000416000000416 sq mi
(&100000000000010770000001,077 km2)
Jackson County 035 Ripley 1831 Kanawha, Mason, and Wood counties Andrew Jackson
U.S. President
(1829–1837)		 &1000000000002921100000029,211 &10000000000000466000000466 sq mi
(&100000000000012070000001,207 km2)
Jefferson County 037 Charles Town 1801 Berkeley County Thomas Jefferson
U.S. President
(1801–1809)		 &1000000000005349800000053,498 &10000000000000210000000210 sq mi
(&10000000000000544000000544 km2)
Kanawha County 039 Charleston 1789 Greenbrier County, Montgomery County (VA) Kanawha River &10000000000193063000000193,063 &10000000000000903000000903 sq mi
(&100000000000023390000002,339 km2)
Lewis County 041 Weston 1816 Harrison County American Revolutionary War Charles Lewis
first soldier killed at the Battle of Point Pleasant		 &1000000000001637200000016,372 &10000000000000389000000389 sq mi
(&100000000000010080000001,008 km2)
Lincoln County 043 Hamlin 1867 Boone, Cabell, Kanawha and Logan counties Abraham Lincoln
U.S. President
(1861–1865)		 &1000000000002172000000021,720 &10000000000000438000000438 sq mi
(&100000000000011340000001,134 km2)
Logan County 045 Logan 1824 Cabell and Kanawha counties, Giles and Tazewell counties (VA) Chief Logan
Mingo leader		 &1000000000003674300000036,743 &10000000000000454000000454 sq mi
(&100000000000011760000001,176 km2)
Marion County 049 Fairmont 1842 Harrison and Monongalia counties Francis Marion
American Revolutionary War general		 &1000000000005641800000056,418 &10000000000000310000000310 sq mi
(&10000000000000803000000803 km2)
Marshall County 051 Moundsville 1835 Ohio County John Marshall
U.S. Secretary of State
Chief Justice of the U.S.		 &1000000000003310700000033,107 &10000000000000307000000307 sq mi
(&10000000000000795000000795 km2)
Mason County 053 Point Pleasant 1804 Kanawha County George Mason
U.S. Constitutional Convention
"Father of the Bill of Rights"		 &1000000000002732400000027,324 &10000000000000432000000432 sq mi
(&100000000000011190000001,119 km2)
McDowell County 047 Welch 1858 Tazewell County (VA) James McDowell
Governor of Virginia		 &1000000000002211300000022,113 &10000000000000535000000535 sq mi
(&100000000000013860000001,386 km2)
Mercer County 055 Princeton 1837 Giles and Tazewell counties (VA) Hugh Mercer
American Revolutionary War general		 &1000000000006226400000062,264 &10000000000000420000000420 sq mi
(&100000000000010880000001,088 km2)
Mineral County 057 Keyser 1866 Hampshire County abundant mineral resources &1000000000002821200000028,212 &10000000000000328000000328 sq mi
(&10000000000000850000000850 km2)
Mingo County 059 Williamson 1895 Logan County Mingo Native Americans &1000000000002683900000026,839 &10000000000000423000000423 sq mi
(&100000000000010960000001,096 km2)
Monongalia County 061 Morgantown 1776 Augusta County (VA) Latin derivation for Monongahela River &1000000000009618900000096,189 &10000000000000361000000361 sq mi
(&10000000000000935000000935 km2)
Monroe County 063 Union 1799 Greenbrier County James Monroe
U.S. President
(1817–1825)		 &1000000000001350200000013,502 &10000000000000473000000473 sq mi
(&100000000000012250000001,225 km2)
Morgan County 065 Berkeley Springs 1820 Berkeley and Hampshire counties Daniel Morgan
U.S. Congressman (VA)		 &1000000000001754100000017,541 &10000000000000229000000229 sq mi
(&10000000000000593000000593 km2)
Nicholas County 067 Summersville 1818 Greenbrier and Kanawaha counties Wilson Cary Nicholas
U.S. Senator (VA)
Governor of Virginia		 &1000000000002623300000026,233 &10000000000000649000000649 sq mi
(&100000000000016810000001,681 km2)
Ohio County 069 Wheeling 1776 Augusta County (VA) Ohio River &1000000000004444300000044,443 &10000000000000106000000106 sq mi
(&10000000000000275000000275 km2)
Pendleton County 071 Franklin 1788 Augusta County (VA) Edmund Pendleton
First Continental Congress		 &100000000000076950000007,695 &10000000000000698000000698 sq mi
(&100000000000018080000001,808 km2)
Pleasants County 073 Saint Marys 1851 Ritchie, Tyler, and Wood counties James Pleasants, Jr.
U.S. Senator (VA)
Governor of Virginia		 &100000000000076050000007,605 &10000000000000131000000131 sq mi
(&10000000000000339000000339 km2)
Pocahontas County 075 Marlinton 1821 Bath County (VA), Pendleton and Randolph counties Pocahontas
Powhatan Native American who assisted early English settlers		 &100000000000087190000008,719 &10000000000000940000000940 sq mi
(&100000000000024350000002,435 km2)
Preston County 077 Kingwood 1818 Monongalia County James Patton Preston
Governor of Virginia		 &1000000000003352000000033,520 &10000000000000648000000648 sq mi
(&100000000000016780000001,678 km2)
Putnam County 079 Winfield 1848 Cabell, Kanawha, and Mason counties Israel Putnam
American Revolutionary War general		 &1000000000005548600000055,486 &10000000000000346000000346 sq mi
(&10000000000000896000000896 km2)
Raleigh County 081 Beckley 1850 Fayette County Sir Walter Raleigh
English explorer and poet		 &1000000000007885900000078,859 &10000000000000607000000607 sq mi
(&100000000000015720000001,572 km2)
Randolph County 083 Elkins 1787 Harrison County Edmund Jenings Randolph
U.S. Attorney General
Governor of Virginia		 &1000000000002940500000029,405 &100000000000010400000001,040 sq mi
(&100000000000026940000002,694 km2)
Ritchie County 085 Harrisville 1843 Harrison, Lewis, and Wood counties Thomas Ritchie
nationally influential Virginia newspaper publisher		 &1000000000001044900000010,449 &10000000000000454000000454 sq mi
(&100000000000011760000001,176 km2)
Roane County 087 Spencer 1856 Gilmer, Jackson, Kanawha and Wirt counties Spencer Roane
Virginia Supreme Court justice		 &1000000000001492600000014,926 &10000000000000484000000484 sq mi
(&100000000000012540000001,254 km2)
Summers County 089 Hinton 1871 Greenbrier County George W. Summers
U.S. Congressman (VA)
Circuit Court judge		 &1000000000001392700000013,927 &10000000000000361000000361 sq mi
(&10000000000000935000000935 km2)
Taylor County 091 Grafton 1844 Barbour, Harrison, Marion, and Preston counties John Taylor of Caroline
U.S. Senator (VA)		 &1000000000001689500000016,895 &10000000000000173000000173 sq mi
(&10000000000000448000000448 km2)
Tucker County 093 Parsons 1856 Randolph County Henry St. George Tucker
U.S. Congressman (VA)
Virginia Supreme Court		 &100000000000071410000007,141 &10000000000000419000000419 sq mi
(&100000000000010850000001,085 km2)
Tyler County 095 Middlebourne 1814 Ohio County John Tyler, Sr.
Governor of VA		 &100000000000092080000009,208 &10000000000000258000000258 sq mi
(&10000000000000668000000668 km2)
Upshur County 097 Buckhannon 1851 Barbour and Lewis counties Abel Parker Upshur
U.S. Secretary of the Navy
U.S. Secretary of State		 &1000000000002425400000024,254 &10000000000000355000000355 sq mi
(&10000000000000919000000919 km2)
Wayne County 099 Wayne 1842 Cabell County "Mad" Anthony Wayne
Revolutionary War general
U.S. Congressman (GA)		 &1000000000004248100000042,481 &10000000000000506000000506 sq mi
(&100000000000013110000001,311 km2)
Webster County 101 Webster Springs 1860 Braxton, Nicholas, and Randolph counties Daniel Webster
U.S. Senator (MA)
U.S. Secretary of State		 &100000000000091540000009,154 &10000000000000556000000556 sq mi
(&100000000000014400000001,440 km2)
Wetzel County 103 New Martinsville 1846 Tyler County Lewis Wetzel
noted frontiersman		 &1000000000001658300000016,583 &10000000000000359000000359 sq mi
(&10000000000000930000000930 km2)
Wirt County 105 Elizabeth 1848 Jackson and Wirt counties William Wirt
U.S. Attorney General		 &100000000000057170000005,717 &10000000000000233000000233 sq mi
(&10000000000000603000000603 km2)
Wood County 107 Parkersburg 1798 Harrison County James Wood,
Governor of Virginia		 &1000000000008695600000086,956 &10000000000000367000000367 sq mi
(&10000000000000951000000951 km2)
Wyoming County 109 Pineville 1850 Logan County derived from Native American term for "wide plain" &1000000000002379600000023,796 &10000000000000501000000501 sq mi
(&100000000000012980000001,298 km2)

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "EPA County FIPS Code Listing". EPA.gov. http://www.epa.gov/enviro/html/codes/tx.html. Retrieved 2008-02-23. 
  2. ^ a b c National Association of Counties. "NACo - Find a county". http://www.naco.org/Template.cfm?Section=Find_a_County&Template=/cffiles/counties/state.cfm&state.cfm&statecode=WV. Retrieved 2007-04-26. 
  3. ^ USA Today. "Census 2010: West Virginia". http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/census/profile/WV. Retrieved 2011-05-21. 
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