Hampshire County
county in West Virginia, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- West Virginia
- Founded
- December 13, 1754
- Named after
- Hampshire, England
- Seat
- Romney
- Largest city
- Romney
- Total
- 645 sq mi (1,670 km )
- Land
- 640 sq mi (1,700 km )
- Water
- 4.4 sq mi (11 km ) 0.7%
- Estimate 2025
- 24,105
- Density
- 36/sq mi (14/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−5 ( Eastern )
- Summer dst
- UTC−4 ( EDT )
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Hampshire County is a county in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 23,093. Its county seat is Romney, West Virginia's oldest town (1762). The county was created by the Virginia General Assembly in 1754, from parts of Frederick and Augusta Counties (Virginia) and is the state's oldest county. The county lies in West Virginia's Potomac Highlands region.
Hampshire County is part of the Winchester, VA-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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1754 establishments in the Colony of VirginiaCounties and county equivalents of the Washington–Baltimore combined statistical areaFormer counties of VirginiaHampshire County, West VirginiaNorthwestern TurnpikePopulated places established in 1754West Virginia countiesWest Virginia counties on the Potomac RiverWinchester metropolitan area, Virginia