Boone County

Also known as Boone County, West Virginia, Boone County, Virginia, Boone County, WV

county in West Virginia, United States

Key facts

Country: United States
State: West Virginia
Founded: March 11, 1847
Named after: Daniel Boone
Seat: Madison
Largest city: Madison
Total: 503.19 sq mi (1,303.3 km )
Land: 501.53 sq mi (1,299.0 km )
Water: 1.66 sq mi (4.3 km )
Estimate 2025: 20,251
Density: 43.48/sq mi (16.79/km )
Time zone: UTC−5 ( Eastern )
Summer dst: UTC−4 ( EDT )

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Boone County is a county in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 21,809. Its county seat is Madison. Boone County is part of the Charleston, WV Metropolitan Statistical Area. Leading industries and chief agricultural products in Boone County include coal, lumber, natural gas, tobacco, and strawberries.

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