Mineral County
Also known as Mineral County, West Virginia, Mineral County, WV
county in West Virginia, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- West Virginia
- Founded
- February 1, 1866
- Seat
- Keyser
- Largest city
- Keyser
- Total
- 329 sq mi (850 km )
- Land
- 328 sq mi (850 km )
- Water
- 1.4 sq mi (3.6 km ) 0.4%
- Estimate 2025
- 26,792
- Density
- 82.1/sq mi (31.7/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−5 ( Eastern )
- Summer dst
- UTC−4 ( EDT )
- Congressional district
- 1st
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Mineral County is a county in the U.S. state of West Virginia. It is part of the Cumberland metropolitan area, together with Cumberland, Maryland. As of the 2020 census, the population was 26,938. Its county seat is Keyser. The county was founded in 1866.
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