Back مقاطعة غرانت (فرجينيا الغربية) Arabic Grant County, West Virginia BAR Грант (окръг, Западна Вирджиния) Bulgarian গ্রান্ট কাউন্টি, ৱেস্ট ভার্জিনিয়া BPY Grant Gông (West Virginia) CDO Грант (гуо, Малхбузен Виргини) CE Grant County (kondado sa Tinipong Bansa, West Virginia) CEB Grant County, Gorllewin Virginia Welsh Grant County (West Virginia) German Κομητεία Γκραντ (Δυτική Βιρτζίνια) Greek
Grant County | |
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Rolling countryside in southern Grant County | |
 Seal  Logo | |
 Location of Grant County in West Virginia | |
 West Virginia's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 39°04′N 79°07′W / 39.06°N 79.12°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  West Virginia |
| Founded | February 6, 1866 |
| Named for | Ulysses S. Grant |
| Seat | Petersburg |
| and largest city | |
| Government | |
| • County Administrator | Michelle Sites |
| • County Commission | Kevin P. Hagerty Scotty Miley Tyson Riggleman |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,200 km2 (480 sq mi) |
| • Land | 1,240 km2 (477 sq mi) |
| • Water | 8 km2 (2.9 sq mi) 0.6% |
| • Rank | 19th |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 10,976 |
• Estimate (2021) | 10,983  |
| • Rank | 42nd |
| • Density | 8.8/km2 (23/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 | 85th |
| Website | https://www.grantcountywv.org |
Grant County is a county in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 10,976.[1] Its county seat is Petersburg.[2] The county was created from Hardy County in 1866 and named for Civil War General and the 18th president of the United States Ulysses S. Grant.[3]
- ^ "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 20, 2022.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ "Grant County history sources". Archived from the original on December 30, 2012. Retrieved January 29, 2013.