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Wirt County
Also known as Wirt County, West Virginia, Wirt County, Virginia, Wirt County, WV
county in West Virginia, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- West Virginia
- Founded
- January 19, 1848
- Named after
- William Wirt
- Seat
- Elizabeth
- Largest town
- Elizabeth
- Total
- 235 sq mi (610 km )
- Land
- 233 sq mi (600 km )
- Water
- 2.3 sq mi (6.0 km ) 1.0%
- Estimate 2025
- 4,879
- Density
- 22.3/sq mi (8.61/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−5 ( Eastern )
- Summer dst
- UTC−4 ( EDT )
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Wirt County is a county in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 5,194, making it the least populous county in West Virginia. Its county seat is Elizabeth. The county was created in 1848 by the Virginia General Assembly and named for U.S. Attorney General and presidential candidate William Wirt. The Wirt County Schools are served by one high school, Wirt County High School.
Wirt County is part of the Parkersburg-Vienna, WV Metropolitan Statistical Area.