Tazewell County
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county in Virginia, United States
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Vinony files it under 1799 establishments in Virginia, Bluefield micropolitan area and Geography of Tazewell County, Virginia.
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Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Virginia
- Founded
- December 20, 1799
- Named after
- Henry Tazewell
- Seat
- Tazewell
- Largest town
- Richlands
- Total
- 520 sq mi (1,300 km )
- Land
- 519 sq mi (1,340 km )
- Water
- 1.1 sq mi (2.8 km ) 0.2%
- Estimate 2025
- 38,635
- Density
- 77.9/sq mi (30.1/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−5 ( Eastern )
- Summer dst
- UTC−4 ( EDT )
- Congressional district
- 9th
- Website
- tazewellcountyva .org
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Named after
- Henry Tazewell
- Country
- United States
- Located in
- Virginia
- Capital
- Tazewell
- Population
- 40429
- Area
- 1347
- Shares border with
- Russell County
- Official website
- www.tazewellcounty.org
- Image
- TazewellCoCH.JPG
- Households
- 16371
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- category of associated people
- Category:People from Tazewell County, Virginia
- different from
- Tazewell County
- water as percent of area
- 0.2
- native label
- Tazewell County
- topic's main category
- Category:Tazewell County, Virginia
- Commons category
- Tazewell County, Virginia
- inception
- 1799-12-20
- per capita income
- 25648
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Encyclopedic overview
Tazewell County (/ˈtæzwɛl/) is a county located in the southwestern portion of Virginia, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 40,429. Its county seat is Tazewell.
Tazewell County is part of the Bluefield, WV-VA Micropolitan Statistical Area. Its economy was dependent on coal and iron of the Pocahontas Fields from the late 19th into the 20th century.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Tazewell County” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.