Preston County, West Virginia
- Preston County, West Virginia
Infobox U.S. County
county = Preston County
state = West Virginia
map size = 225
founded = 1818
seat = Kingwood | area_total_sq_mi =651
area_water_sq_mi =3
area percentage = 0.47%
census yr = 2000
pop = 29334
density_km2 =17
web =
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Preston County is a county located in the U.S. state of West Virginia. It is part of the Morgantown, West Virginia Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Pittsburgh DMA. It was formed from Monongalia County in 1818 and named for Virginia Governor James Patton Preston. As of 2000, the population was 29,334. Its county seat is Kingwood.GR|6.
Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 651 square miles (1,687 km²), of which, 648 square miles (1,679 km²) of it is land and 3 square miles (8 km²) of it (0.47%) is water.
Major highways
References
* Cox, Connie Loraine, "Our Place In History: Southwestern Preston County, West Virginia", Headline Books, Terra Alta, WV, 2005. (Written and oral histories, photographs)
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