Taylor County

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

county in West Virginia, United States

Key facts

Country: United States
State: West Virginia
Founded: January 19, 1844
Named after: John Taylor of Caroline
Seat: Grafton
Largest city: Grafton
Total: 176 sq mi (460 km )
Land: 173 sq mi (450 km )
Water: 2.9 sq mi (7.5 km ) 1.7%
Estimate 2025: 16,287
Density: 96.6/sq mi (37.3/km )
Time zone: UTC−5 ( Eastern )
Summer dst: UTC−4 ( EDT )

Article

Taylor County is a county in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 16,705. Its county seat is Grafton. The county was formed in 1844 and named for Senator John Taylor of Caroline. Taylor County is part of the Clarksburg, WV Micropolitan Statistical Area.

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