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Calhoun County
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county in West Virginia, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- West Virginia
- Founded
- March 5, 1856
- Named after
- John C. Calhoun
- Seat
- Grantsville
- Largest town
- Grantsville
- Total
- 281 sq mi (730 km )
- Land
- 279 sq mi (720 km )
- Water
- 1.4 sq mi (3.6 km ) 0.5%
- Estimate 2025
- 5,978
- Density
- 22.3/sq mi (8.62/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−5 ( Eastern )
- Summer dst
- UTC−4 ( EDT )
- Congressional district
- 1st
- Website
- www .calhouncountywv .com
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Wikidata facts
- Population
- 6229
- Area
- 727
- Official website
- www.calhouncounty.wv.gov
- Image
- Calhoun County Courthouse WV.jpg
- Households
- 2814
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- water as percent of area
- 0.5
- native label
- Calhoun County
- Commons category
- Calhoun County, West Virginia
- inception
- 1856-03-05
- per capita income
- 23009
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Calhoun County is a county in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 6,229, making it the third-least populous county in West Virginia. Its county seat is Grantsville. The county was founded in 1856 and named for South Carolina politician John C. Calhoun.
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