Wetzel County
Also known as Wetzel County, West Virginia, Wetzel County, Virginia, Wetzel County, WV
county in West Virginia, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- West Virginia
- Founded
- January 10, 1846
- Named after
- Lewis Wetzel
- Seat
- New Martinsville
- Largest city
- New Martinsville
- Total
- 361 sq mi (930 km )
- Land
- 358 sq mi (930 km )
- Water
- 3.3 sq mi (8.5 km ) 0.9%
- Estimate 2025
- 13,734
- Density
- 40.3/sq mi (15.6/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−5 ( Eastern )
- Summer dst
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Wetzel County is a county in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 14,442. Its county seat is New Martinsville. The county, founded in 1846, is named for Lewis Wetzel, a famous frontiersman and Indian fighter. Its northern border aligns with the Mason-Dixon line, but is to the west of the line's western terminus.
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