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Roane County
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county in West Virginia, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- West Virginia
- Founded
- March 11, 1856
- Named after
- Spencer Roane
- Seat
- Spencer
- Largest city
- Spencer
- Total
- 484 sq mi (1,250 km )
- Land
- 484 sq mi (1,250 km )
- Water
- 0.2 sq mi (0.52 km ) 0.03%
- Estimate 2025
- 13,317
- Density
- 29.0/sq mi (11.2/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−5 ( Eastern )
- Summer dst
- UTC−4 ( EDT )
- Congressional district
- 1st
- Website
- www .roanewv .com
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Encyclopedic overview
Roane County is a county located in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 14,028. Its county seat is Spencer. The county was founded in 1856 and is named for Spencer Roane.
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Roane County” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.