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

county in West Virginia, United States

Key facts

Country
United States
State
West Virginia
Founded
October 16, 1787
Named after
Edmund Jennings Randolph
Seat
Elkins
Commission president
David Kesling ( D )
County commission
Cris Siler ( R ) , Chris See ( D )
Total
1,040 sq mi (2,700 km )
Land
1,040 sq mi (2,700 km )
Water
0.3 sq mi (0.78 km ) 0.03%
Rank
1st
Estimate 2025
26,882
Density
26.9/sq mi (10.4/km )
Time zone
UTC−5 (Eastern)
Summer dst
UTC−4 (EDT)
Area codes
304, 681
Congressional district
2nd
Senate district
11th

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Named after
Edmund Randolph
Located in
Virginia
Capital
Elkins
Population
27932
Area
2693
Elevation
692
Shares border with
Pocahontas County
Image
Randolph County Courthouse and Jail.jpg
Households
10977
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inception
1786-10-16
Commons category
Randolph County, West Virginia
different from
Randolph County
water as percent of area
0.03
native label
Randolph County
per capita income
25414
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Encyclopedic overview

Randolph County is a county located in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 27,932. Its county seat is Elkins. The county was founded in 1787 and is named for Edmund Jennings Randolph.

Randolph County comprises the Elkins, West Virginia, Micropolitan Statistical Area.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Randolph County” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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