Back مقاطعة بريستون (فرجينيا الغربية) Arabic Preston County, West Virginia BAR Престън (окръг, Западна Вирджиния) Bulgarian প্রেসটন কাউন্টি, ৱেস্ট ভার্জিনিয়া BPY Preston Gông (West Virginia) CDO Престон (гуо, Малхбузен Виргини) CE Preston County CEB Preston County, Gorllewin Virginia Welsh Preston County German Κομητεία Πρέστον (Δυτική Βιρτζίνια) Greek
Preston County | |
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Preston County Courthouse | |
 Flag  Seal | |
 Location of Preston County in West Virginia | |
 West Virginia's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 39°28′N 79°40′W / 39.47°N 79.67°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  West Virginia |
| Founded | January 19, 1818 |
| Named for | James Patton Preston |
| Seat | Kingwood |
| and Largest city | |
| Government | |
| • Commission President | Samantha Stone (R)[1] |
| • County Commission | Don Smith (R)[2] Hunter Thomas (R)[3] |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,690 km2 (651 sq mi) |
| • Land | 1,680 km2 (649 sq mi) |
| • Water | 7 km2 (2.6 sq mi) 0.4% |
| • Rank | 8th |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 34,216 |
• Estimate (2021) | 34,358  |
| • Rank | 15th |
| • Density | 20/km2 (53/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Area code(s) | 304, 681 |
| Congressional district | 2nd |
| Senate district | 14th |
| House of Delegates district | 83rd, 84th |
| Website | http://www.prestoncountywv.org/ |
Preston County is a county located in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of the 2020 Census, the population was 34,216.[4] Its county seat is Kingwood.[5] The county was formed from Monongalia County in 1818 and named for Virginia Governor James Patton Preston.[6]
Preston County is part of the Morgantown, WV Metropolitan Statistical Area, and is the southernmost county of the Pittsburgh media market. It is the home of The Buckwheat Festival, a county fair known for making buckwheat pancakes.[7]
- ^ "Preston swears in new commissioner". The Dominion Post. Retrieved October 25, 2023.
- ^ "2020 General Election Results: Preston County". WBOY-TV. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
- ^ "Summary Results Report WV Preston County Results". Preston County Clerk. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
- ^ "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 20, 2022.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ West Virginia Counties Archived September 23, 2001, at the Wayback Machine. Wvculture.org. Retrieved on July 24, 2013.
- ^ "Preston County Buckwheat Festival". VisitMountaineerCountry.com. Retrieved January 18, 2022.