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Grant County
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county in West Virginia, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- West Virginia
- Founded
- February 6, 1866
- Named after
- Ulysses S. Grant
- Seat
- Petersburg
- County administrator
- Michelle Sites
- County commission
- Kevin P. Hagerty, Scotty Miley, Tyson Riggleman
- Total
- 480 sq mi (1,200 km )
- Land
- 477 sq mi (1,240 km )
- Water
- 2.9 sq mi (7.5 km ) 0.6%
- Rank
- 19th
- Estimate 2025
- 11,041
- Density
- 23.0/sq mi (8.88/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−5 (Eastern)
- Summer dst
- UTC−4 (EDT)
- Area codes
- 304, 681
- Congressional district
- 2nd
- Senate district
- 14th
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Wikidata facts
- Population
- 10976
- Area
- 1244
- Official website
- www.grantcounty.wv.gov
- Image
- Grant County Courthouse, Petersburg, WV.JPG
- Households
- 4842
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- native label
- Grant County
- Commons category
- Grant County, West Virginia
- inception
- 1866-02-14
- water as percent of area
- 0.6
- per capita income
- 23908
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Grant County is a county in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 10,976. Its county seat is Petersburg. The county was created from Hardy County in 1866 and named for Civil War General and the 18th president of the United States Ulysses S. Grant.
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