Mason County

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

county in West Virginia, United States

Key facts

Country: United States
State: West Virginia
Founded: January 2, 1804
Seat: Point Pleasant
Largest city: Point Pleasant
Total: 445 sq mi (1,150 km )
Land: 431 sq mi (1,120 km )
Water: 14 sq mi (36 km ) 3.1%
Estimate 2025: 24,707
Density: 59.1/sq mi (22.8/km )
Time zone: UTC−5 ( Eastern )
Summer dst: UTC−4 ( EDT )
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Mason County is a county in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 25,453. Its county seat and largest city is Point Pleasant. The county was founded in 1804 and named for George Mason, delegate to the U.S. Constitutional Convention. Before the Civil War, the county was in the State of Virginia.

Mason County is part of the Point Pleasant, WV-OH Micropolitan Statistical Area.