Tazewell County
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county in Virginia, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Virginia
- Founded
- December 20, 1799
- Named after
- Henry Tazewell
- Seat
- Tazewell
- Largest town
- Richlands
- Total
- 520 sq mi (1,300 km )
- Land
- 519 sq mi (1,340 km )
- Water
- 1.1 sq mi (2.8 km ) 0.2%
- Estimate 2025
- 38,635
- Density
- 77.9/sq mi (30.1/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−5 ( Eastern )
- Summer dst
- UTC−4 ( EDT )
- Congressional district
- 9th
- Website
- tazewellcountyva .org
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
Tazewell County (/ˈtæzwɛl/) is a county located in the southwestern portion of Virginia, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 40,429. Its county seat is Tazewell.
Tazewell County is part of the Bluefield, WV-VA Micropolitan Statistical Area. Its economy was dependent on coal and iron of the Pocahontas Fields from the late 19th into the 20th century.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Tazewell County” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.