Back مقاطعة أوهايو (فرجينيا الغربية) Arabic Ohio County, West Virginia BAR Охайо (окръг, Западна Вирджиния) Bulgarian ওহাইও কাউন্টি, ৱেস্ট ভার্জিনিয়া BPY Ohio Gông (West Virginia) CDO Огайо (гуо, Малхбузен Виргини) CE Ohio County (kondado sa Tinipong Bansa, West Virginia) CEB Ohio County, Gorllewin Virginia Welsh Ohio County (West Virginia) German Kantono Ohio (Okcidenta Virginio) Esperanto
Ohio County | |
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 Location within the U.S. state of West Virginia | |
 West Virginia's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 40°06′N 80°37′W / 40.1°N 80.62°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  West Virginia |
| Founded | October 7, 1776 |
| Named for | Ohio River |
| Seat | Wheeling |
| Largest city | Wheeling |
| Area | |
| • Total | 109 sq mi (280 km2) |
| • Land | 106 sq mi (270 km2) |
| • Water | 3.2 sq mi (8 km2) 2.9% |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 42,425 |
| • Estimate (2021) | 41,776  |
| • Density | 390/sq mi (150/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Congressional district | 2nd |
| Website | www |
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] The county was formed in 1776 from the District of West Augusta, Virginia.[3] It was named for the Ohio River, which forms its western boundary with the state of Ohio. West Liberty (formerly Black's Cabin) was designated as the county seat in 1777, serving to 1797.
- ^ "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 4, 2022.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on September 23, 2001. Retrieved July 23, 2013.
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