Braxton County
Also known as Braxton County, West Virginia, Braxton County, Virginia, Braxton County, WV
county in West Virginia, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- West Virginia
- Founded
- January 15, 1836
- Named after
- Carter Braxton
- Seat
- Sutton
- Largest town
- Sutton
- Total
- 516.28 sq mi (1,337.2 km )
- Land
- 510.74 sq mi (1,322.8 km )
- Water
- 5.54 sq mi (14.3 km )
- Estimate 2025
- 11,885
- Density
- 24.37/sq mi (9.41/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−5 ( Eastern )
- Summer dst
- UTC−4 ( EDT )
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Braxton County is a county in the central part of the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 12,447. The county seat is Sutton. The county was formed in 1836 from parts of Lewis, Kanawha, and Nicholas counties and named for Carter Braxton, a Virginia statesman and signer of the Declaration of Independence.
In 2010, the center of population of West Virginia was in northern Braxton County.