Romney
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city in Hampshire County, West Virginia, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- West Virginia
- County
- Hampshire
- Incorporation
- December 23, 1762
- Type
- Mayor–council
- Body
- Romney Town Council
- Mayor
- Beverly C. Keadle ( D )
- Total
- 0.96 sq mi (2.49 km )
- Land
- 0.96 sq mi (2.49 km )
- Water
- 0 sq mi (0.00 km )
- Elevation
- 804 ft (245 m)
- Estimate 2021
- 1,717
- Density
- 1,764.6/sq mi (681.32/km )
- Time zone
- UTC-5 ( EST )
- Summer dst
- UTC-4 ( EDT )
- Fips code
- 54-70084
- Website
- townofromney .com
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- county seat
- Official name
- Romney
- Country
- United States
- Located in
- Hampshire County
- Population
- 1724
- Area
- 2.488864
- Elevation
- 250
- Capital of
- Hampshire County
- Official website
- cityofromney.com
- Image
- National Building Romney WV 2013 07 14 02.jpg
- Households
- 753
- Dialing code
- 304
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- Commons category
- Romney, West Virginia
- topic's main category
- Category:Romney, West Virginia
- Commons gallery
- Romney, West Virginia
- inception
- 1725-00-00
- postal code
- 26757
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Romney, West Virginia
- P8168
- Elke Sommer
- water as percent of area
- 0.0146
- per capita income
- 22289
Sources (9)
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Encyclopedic overview
Romney is a town in Hampshire County, West Virginia, United States, and its county seat. The population was 1,722 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Winchester, Virginia metropolitan area. The town was established in 1762 along with Shepherdstown; together, they are the two oldest towns in West Virginia.
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Romney” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.