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Hancock County
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county in West Virginia, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- West Virginia
- Founded
- January 15, 1848
- Named after
- John Hancock
- Seat
- New Cumberland
- Largest city
- Weirton
- Total
- 88 sq mi (230 km )
- Land
- 83 sq mi (210 km )
- Water
- 5.4 sq mi (14 km ) 6.1%
- Estimate 2025
- 27,729
- Density
- 350/sq mi (140/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−5 ( Eastern )
- Summer dst
- UTC−4 ( EDT )
- Congressional district
- 1st
- Website
- www .hancockcountywv .org
via Wikipedia infobox
Official website
Welcome to Hancock County, WV
Official Homepage of Hancock County, WV. Containing important information, department contacts and purpose, upcoming events and important dates.
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Wikidata facts
- Population
- 29095
- Area
- 229
- Official website
- www.hancockcountywv.org
- Image
- PeterTarrFurnaceSite2012.jpg
- Households
- 12676
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- Commons category
- Hancock County, West Virginia
- water as percent of area
- 6.1
- native label
- Hancock County
- inception
- 1848-01-15
- per capita income
- 27261
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Hancock County is a county in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 29,095. Its county seat is New Cumberland and its largest city is Weirton. The county was created from Brooke County in 1848 and named for John Hancock, first signer of the Declaration of Independence. Located at the tip of the state's Northern Panhandle, Hancock County is the northernmost point in both West Virginia and, by some definitions, the Southern United States. Hancock County is part of the Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Pittsburgh-New Castle-Weirton, PA-WV-OH Combined Statistical Area.
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