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Calhoun County
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county in West Virginia, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- West Virginia
- Founded
- March 5, 1856
- Named after
- John C. Calhoun
- Seat
- Grantsville
- Largest town
- Grantsville
- Total
- 281 sq mi (730 km )
- Land
- 279 sq mi (720 km )
- Water
- 1.4 sq mi (3.6 km ) 0.5%
- Estimate 2025
- 5,978
- Density
- 22.3/sq mi (8.62/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−5 ( Eastern )
- Summer dst
- UTC−4 ( EDT )
- Congressional district
- 1st
- Website
- www .calhouncountywv .com
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
Calhoun County is a county in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 6,229, making it the third-least populous county in West Virginia. Its county seat is Grantsville. The county was founded in 1856 and named for South Carolina politician John C. Calhoun.
Geography
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Calhoun County” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.