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Monongalia County
Sign in to saveAlso known as Monongalia County, West Virginia, Monongalia County, Virginia, Monongalia County, WV
county in West Virginia, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- West Virginia
- Founded
- October 9, 1776
- Named after
- Latin name for the Monongahela River
- Seat
- Morgantown
- Largest city
- Morgantown
- Total
- 366 sq mi (950 km )
- Land
- 360 sq mi (930 km )
- Water
- 5.8 sq mi (15 km ) 1.6%
- Estimate 2025
- 107,991
- Density
- 296/sq mi (114/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−5 ( Eastern )
- Summer dst
- UTC−4 ( EDT )
- Congressional district
- 2nd
- Website
- www .monongaliacounty .gov
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
New Monongalia County Justice Center in 2017
Monongalia County (/ˌmɒnɒnˈɡeɪliə/ mon-on-GAY-lee-ə), known locally as Mon County, is a county located in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 105,822, making it West Virginia's third-most populous county. Its county seat is Morgantown. The county was founded in 1776. Monongalia County is included in the Morgantown, WV Metropolitan Statistical Area, and is the largest county in North-Central West Virginia. It is part of the Pittsburgh media market.
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