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McDowell County
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county in West Virginia, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- West Virginia
- Founded
- February 20, 1858
- Named after
- James McDowell
- Seat
- Welch
- Largest city
- Welch
- Total
- 534.899 sq mi (1,385.38 km )
- Land
- 533.458 sq mi (1,381.65 km )
- Water
- 1.441 sq mi (3.73 km ) 0.27%
- Estimate 2025
- 16,878
- Density
- 32.141/sq mi (12.410/km )
- Demonym
- McDowellian (Colloquial)
- Time zone
- UTC−5 ( Eastern )
- Summer dst
- UTC−4 ( EDT )
- Area code
- 304 and 681
- Congressional district
- 1st
- Website
- mcdowellcountycommission.com
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Population
- 19111
- Area
- 1385
- Official website
- www.mcdowellcounty.wv.gov
- Image
- McDowell County WV Court.jpg
- Households
- 7431
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- water as percent of area
- 0.3
- native label
- McDowell County
- Commons category
- McDowell County, West Virginia
- inception
- 1858-02-20
- per capita income
- 15150
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McDowell County is a county in the State of West Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 19,111, and was estimated to be 16,878 in 2025.
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