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Pocahontas County is a county located in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of 2000, the population was 9,131. It was established in 1821, and is named in honor of the Native American Pocahontas. Its county seat is Marlinton6. Pocahontas County is the home of the National Radio Astronomy Observatory Green Bank Telescope and is part of the National Radio Quiet Zone. Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ...
Official language(s) English Capital Charleston Largest city Charleston Area Ranked 41st - Total 24,244 sq mi (62,809 km²) - Width 130 miles (210 km) - Length 240 miles (385 km) - % water 0. ...
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Marlinton is a town in Pocahontas County, West Virginia, United States. ...
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Official language(s) English Capital Charleston Largest city Charleston Area Ranked 41st - Total 24,244 sq mi (62,809 km²) - Width 130 miles (210 km) - Length 240 miles (385 km) - % water 0. ...
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Marlinton is a town in Pocahontas County, West Virginia, United States. ...
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The Robert C. Byrd Green Bank Telescope (GBT) is the worlds largest fully steerable radio telescope. ...
The United States National Radio Quiet Zone is a large area of land surrounding the National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO) near Green Bank, West Virginia. ...
Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 2,439 km² (942 mi²). 2,435 km² (940 mi²) of it is land and 4 km² (2 mi²) of it (0.17%) is water. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title ) is a part of the United States Department of Commerce. ...
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The highest point is Bald Knob, located in the western half of the county in the Allegheny Mountains. At 4,842 feet, it is the second highest point in the state. Bald Knob is the highest point on Back Allegheny Mountain in Pocahontas County, West Virginia and is part of Cass Scenic Railroad State Park. ...
The Allegheny Mountain Range (also spelled Alleghany and Allegany) -- informally, the Alleghenies -- is part of the Appalachian Mountain Range of the eastern United States. ...
Major Highways Image File history File links US_219. ...
U.S. Highway 219 is a spur of U.S. Highway 19. ...
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U.S. Highway 250 is a spur of U.S. Highway 50. ...
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West Virginia Route 39 is an east/west route that connects U.S. Highway 60 at Gauley Bridge, West Virginia to State Route 39 at the Virginia state line 4 mi. ...
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West Virginia Route 55 is a two lane road that connects U.S. Highway 19 at Muddlety, West Virginia to State Route 55 at the Virginia state line 6 mi. ...
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West Virginia Route 66 is an east-west state highway located within Pocahontas County, West Virginia. ...
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West Virginia Route 84 is an east-west state highway located within Pocahontas County, West Virginia. ...
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West Virginia Route 92 is a north-south state highway located in West Virginia. ...
Adjacent Counties Randolph County is a county located in the state of West Virginia. ...
Pendleton County is a county located in the state of West Virginia. ...
Highland County is a county located in the state of Virginia. ...
Bath County is a county located in the state of Virginia. ...
Greenbrier County is a county located in the U.S. state of West Virginia. ...
Webster County is a county located in the state of West Virginia. ...
Demographics
 Morning fog on a rural mountain road. As of the census2 of 2000, there were 131 people, 835 households, and 527 families residing in the county. The population density was 4/km² (10/mi²). There were 7,594 housing units at an average density of 3/km² (8/mi²). The racial makeup of the county was 98.38% White, 0.78% Black or African American, 0.07% Native American, 0.14% Asian, 0.05% from other races, and 0.58% from two or more races. 0.43% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1600 × 1200 pixel, file size: 1. ...
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There were 3,835 households out of which 25.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.90% were married couples living together, 7.90% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.10% were non-families. 29.60% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.40% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.30 and the average family size was 2.83. This article or section needs copy editing for grammar, style, cohesion, tone and/or spelling. ...
In the county, the population was spread out with 20.90% under the age of 18, 7.00% from 18 to 24, 27.50% from 25 to 44, 27.40% from 45 to 64, and 17.30% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 106.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 103.60 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $26,401, and the median income for a family was $32,511. Males had a median income of $26,173 versus $16,780 for females. The per capita income for the county was $14,384. About 12.70% of families and 98.10% of the population were below the poverty line, including 20.20% of those under age 18 and 14.60% of those age 65 or over. The per capita income for a group of people may be defined as their total personal income, divided by the total population. ...
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Cities and towns
Incorporated towns & cities Durbin is a town located in Pocahontas County, West Virginia. ...
Hillsboro is a town located in Pocahontas County, West Virginia. ...
Marlinton is a town in Pocahontas County, West Virginia, United States. ...
Unincorporated communities - Arborvale
- Bartow
- Buckeye
- Cass
- Clover Lick
- Droop
| | | Warsaw Cass is an unincorporated community in Pocahontas County, West Virginia on the Greenbrier River. ...
Frank is an unincorporated community located in Pocahontas County, West Virginia, USA. It was named to honour Frank Hoffman in 1926. ...
Green Bank is located within Pocahontas County, West Virginia (Eastern Region), inside the Allegheny Mountain Range, and can be reached via Hwy 28. ...
Huntersville is a small unincorporated town located in Pocahontas County, West Virginia in the Alleghany Mountains. ...
Minnehaha Springs is an unincorporated community located in Pocahontas County, West Virginia, USA. It was named for the Native American princess, Minnehaha, and the mineral springs on the Lockridge farm. ...
Snowshoe, West Virginia is an unincorporated area in Pocohontas County, West Virginia. ...
Stony Bottom is an unincorporated community located in Pocahontas County, West Virginia, USA. In the early 1800s, the town was known as Seldom Seen. ...
Motto: Contemnit procellas (It defies the storms) Semper invicta (Always invincible) Coordinates: Country Poland Voivodeship Masovia Powiat city county Gmina Warszawa Districts 18 boroughs City Rights turn of the 13th century Government - Mayor Hanna Gronkiewicz-Waltz (PO) Area - City 516. ...
See also | | v • d • e State of West Virginia
Charleston (capital) | | Topics | Cities | Towns | Villages | Census‑designated places | Governors | Colleges and universities Cass Scenic Railroad, located in Cass, Pocahontas County, West Virginia, is a West Virginia State Park heritage railway consisting of the town of Cass, eleven miles of railway, and a portion of the summit of Bald Knob. ...
Droop Mountain Battlefield State Park is a state park located on Droop Mountain in Pocahontas County, West Virginia. ...
Along the Greenbrier River Trail, south of Marlinton The Greenbrier River Trail is a rail trail operated by West Virginia State Parks. ...
The National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO) is an institution set up by the United States government for the purpose of radio astronomy. ...
Watoga Lake Watoga State Park is the largest[1] of West Virginia’s state parks, covering slightly over 10,100 acres. ...
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Official language(s) English Capital Charleston Largest city Charleston Area Ranked 41st - Total 24,244 sq mi (62,809 km²) - Width 130 miles (210 km) - Length 240 miles (385 km) - % water 0. ...
Nickname: Home of Hospitality, The most northern city of the South and the most southern city of the North, Chemicalville, The Capitol City C-Town Location of Charleston in West Virginia. ...
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List of cities in West Virginia, arranged in alphabetical order. ...
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| | Regions | Allegheny Mountains | Allegheny Plateau | Baltimore‑Washington Metropolitan Area | Charleston Metropolitan Area | Cumberland Plateau | Eastern Panhandle | North‑Central West Virginia | Northern Panhandle | Potomac Highlands | Ridge‑and‑valley Appalachians | Southern West Virginia This list of regions of the United States includes official (governmental) and non-official areas within the borders of the United States, not including U.S. states, the federal district of Washington, D.C. or standard subentities such as cities or counties. ...
The Allegheny Mountain Range (also spelled Alleghany and Allegany) -- informally, the Alleghenies -- is part of the Appalachian Mountain Range of the eastern United States. ...
The Allegheny Plateau is a large, dissected plateau area in southern New York, western Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and eastern Ohio. ...
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The Charleston WV metroploitan area or the Charleston Metropolitan Statistical Area is the largest metro area in the state of West Virginia. ...
The Cumberland Plateau includes much of eastern Kentucky and western West Virginia in the United States. ...
Eastern panhandle The Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia is a narrow stretch of territory in the northeast of the state, bordering Maryland and Virginia. ...
Map of North-Central WV North-Central West Virginia is a region of the U.S. State of West Virginia. ...
Northern panhandle The Northern Panhandle is a region in the U.S. state of West Virginia. ...
Potomac Highlands The Potomac Highlands of West Virginia is the root of the Eastern Panhandle, bordering Maryland and Virginia. ...
The Ridge-and-valley Appalachians are a belt within the Appalachian Mountains extending from northern New Jersey westward into Pennsylvania and southward into Maryland, West Virginia, and Virginia. ...
Southern West Virginia is a culturally and geographically distinct region in the U.S. state of West Virginia. ...
| | Major cities | Charleston | Huntington | Parkersburg | Wheeling | Morgantown List of cities in West Virginia, arranged in alphabetical order. ...
Nickname: Home of Hospitality, The most northern city of the South and the most southern city of the North, Chemicalville, The Capitol City C-Town Location of Charleston in West Virginia. ...
Huntington is a city located in the U.S. State of West Virginia along the Ohio River. ...
Location in Wood County in the State of West Virginia Coordinates: Country United States State West Virginia County Wood Incorporated 1810 Government - Mayor Robert Newell Area - City 12. ...
Nickname: The Friendly City Location in Ohio County in the State of West Virginia Coordinates: Settled 1769 Established 1806 Incorporated 1836 - Mayor Nick Sparachane - City Manager Robert Herron - Chief of Police Kevin Gessler, Sr. ...
Morgantown is a city in Monongalia County,GR6 West Virginia, on the banks of the Monongahela River. ...
| | Smaller cities | Beckley | Bluefield | Clarksburg | Cross Lanes | Fairmont | Martinsburg | Saint Albans | South Charleston | Teays Valley | Vienna | Weirton List of cities in West Virginia, arranged in alphabetical order. ...
Alfred Beckley Beckley is a city in Raleigh County, West Virginia, USA and founded on April 4, 1838. ...
Bluefield is a city located in Mercer County, West Virginia. ...
Clarksburg is a city located in Harrison County, West Virginia. ...
Cross Lanes is an unincorporated census-designated place suburb of Charleston, WV located in Kanawha County, West Virginia. ...
Downtown Fairmont and the Monongahela River in 2006 The Marion County Courthouse in Fairmont Fairmont is a city in Marion County, West Virginia, USA. The population was 19,097 at the 2000 census. ...
Martinsburg is a city located in Berkeley County, West Virginia. ...
The Kanawha River in St. ...
South Charleston is a city in Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA. The population was 13,390 at the 2000 census. ...
Teays Valley is an unincorporated census-designated place located in Putnam County, West Virginia. ...
Vienna is a city located in Wood County, West Virginia. ...
Weirton is a city located in the Northern Panhandle of West Virginia. ...
| | Counties | Barbour | Berkeley | Boone | Braxton | Brooke | Cabell | Calhoun | Clay | Doddridge | Fayette | Gilmer | Grant | Greenbrier | Hampshire | Hancock | Hardy | Harrison | Jackson | Jefferson | Kanawha | Lewis | Lincoln | Logan | Marion | Marshall | Mason | McDowell | Mercer | Mineral | Mingo | Monongalia | Monroe | Morgan | Nicholas | Ohio | Pendleton | Pleasants | Pocahontas | Preston | Putnam | Raleigh | Randolph | Ritchie | Roane | Summers | Taylor | Tucker | Tyler | Upshur | Wayne | Webster | Wetzel | Wirt | Wood | Wyoming This is a list of counties in West Virginia: West Virginia county boundaries Barbour County Berkeley County Boone County Braxton County Brooke County Cabell County Calhoun County Clay County Doddridge County Fayette County Gilmer County Grant County Greenbrier County Hampshire County Hancock County Hardy County Harrison County Jackson County Jefferson...
Barbour County is a county located in the state of West Virginia. ...
Berkeley County is a county located in the U.S. state of West Virginia. ...
Boone County is a county located in the state of West Virginia. ...
Braxton County is a county located in the central part of the state of West Virginia. ...
Brooke County is a county located in the state of West Virginia. ...
Cabell County is a county located in the state of West Virginia. ...
Calhoun County is a county located in the state of West Virginia. ...
Clay County is a county located in the state of West Virginia. ...
Doddridge County is a county located in the state of West Virginia. ...
Fayette County is a county located in the state of West Virginia. ...
Gilmer County is a county located in the state of West Virginia. ...
Grant County is a county located in the state of West Virginia. ...
Greenbrier County is a county located in the U.S. state of West Virginia. ...
Hampshire County is a county located in the U.S. state of West Virginia. ...
Hancock County is a county located in the state of West Virginia. ...
Hardy County is a county located in the state of West Virginia. ...
Harrison County is a county located in the state of West Virginia. ...
Jackson County is a county located in the state of West Virginia. ...
Jefferson County is a county located in the state of West Virginia. ...
Kanawha County is a county located in the state of West Virginia. ...
Lewis County is a county located in the state of West Virginia. ...
Lincoln County is a county located in the state of West Virginia. ...
Logan County is a county located in the state of West Virginia. ...
Marion County is a county located in the state of West Virginia. ...
Marshall County is a county located in the state of West Virginia. ...
Mason County is a county located in the state of West Virginia. ...
McDowell County is a county located in the state of West Virginia. ...
Mercer County is a county located in the state of West Virginia. ...
Mineral County is a county located in the U.S. state of West Virginia. ...
Mingo County is a county located in the state of West Virginia. ...
Monongalia County is a county located in the state of West Virginia. ...
Monroe County is a county located in the state of West Virginia. ...
Morgan County is a county located in the state of West Virginia. ...
Nicholas County is a county located in the state of West Virginia. ...
Ohio County is a county located in the northern panhandle of the state of West Virginia. ...
Pendleton County is a county located in the state of West Virginia. ...
Pleasants County is a county located in the state of West Virginia. ...
Preston County is a county located in the U.S. state of West Virginia and is part of the Pittsburgh DMA. It was formed from Monongalia County in 1818 and named for Virginia Governor James Patton Preston. ...
Putnam County is a county located in the state of West Virginia. ...
Raleigh County is a county located in the state of West Virginia. ...
Randolph County is a county located in the state of West Virginia. ...
Ritchie County is a county located in the state of West Virginia. ...
Roane County is a county located in the state of West Virginia. ...
Summers County is a county located in the state of West Virginia. ...
Taylor County is a county located in the state of West Virginia. ...
Tucker County is a county located in the U.S. state of West Virginia. ...
Tyler County is a county located in the state of West Virginia. ...
Upshur County is a county located in the state of West Virginia. ...
Wayne County is a county located in the U.S. state of West Virginia. ...
Webster County is a county located in the state of West Virginia. ...
Wetzel County is a county located in the state of West Virginia. ...
The Wirt County Courthouse in Elizabeth Wirt County is a county located in the U.S. state of West Virginia. ...
Wood County is a county located in the state of West Virginia. ...
Wyoming County is located in the U.S. state of West Virginia. ...
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