Kanawha County
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Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- West Virginia
- Founded
- October 5, 1789
- Named after
- Kanawha River
- Seat
- Charleston
- Largest city
- Charleston
- Total
- 911 sq mi (2,360 km )
- Land
- 902 sq mi (2,340 km )
- Water
- 9.3 sq mi (24 km ) 1.0%
- Estimate 2025
- 172,381
- Density
- 200/sq mi (77.4/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−5 ( Eastern )
- Summer dst
- UTC−4 ( EDT )
- Congressional district
- 1st
- Website
- www .kanawha .us
via Wikipedia infobox
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Kanawha County (/kəˈnɔːə/ kə-NAW-ə) is a county in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 180,745, making it West Virginia's most populous county. The county seat is Charleston, which is also the state capital and most populous city. Kanawha County is part of the Charleston, WV Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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