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Ohio County
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county in West Virginia, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- West Virginia
- Founded
- October 7, 1776
- Named after
- Ohio River
- Seat
- Wheeling
- Largest city
- Wheeling
- Total
- 109 sq mi (280 km )
- Land
- 106 sq mi (270 km )
- Water
- 3.2 sq mi (8.3 km ) 2.9%
- Estimate 2025
- 40,496
- Density
- 400/sq mi (155/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−5 ( Eastern )
- Summer dst
- UTC−4 ( EDT )
- Congressional district
- 2nd
- Website
- www .ohiocountywv .gov
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Population
- 42425
- Area
- 282
- Official website
- www.ohiocounty.wv.gov
- Image
- West Virginia Independence Hall from southwest.jpg
- Households
- 17254
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- Commons category
- Ohio County, West Virginia
- inception
- 1776-10-07
- water as percent of area
- 2.9
- native label
- Ohio County
- per capita income
- 31208
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Ohio County is a county located in the Northern Panhandle of the U.S. state of West Virginia, and forms part of the Wheeling metropolitan area. As of the 2020 census, the population was 42,425. Its county seat is Wheeling. The county was formed in 1776 from the District of West Augusta, Virginia. It was named for the Ohio River, which forms its western boundary with the state of Ohio. West Liberty (formerly Black's Cabin) was designated as the county seat in 1777, serving to 1797.
Geography