Brooke County, West Virginia
Brooke County is a county in the Northern Panhandle of the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 22,559. Its county seat is Wellsburg. The county was created in 1797 from part of Ohio County and named in honor of Robert Brooke, Governor of Virginia from 1794 to 1796. Brooke County is part of the Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Pittsburgh-New Castle-Weirton, PA-WV-OH Combined Statistical Area.
Brooke County | |
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Old Main, Bethany College | |
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Location within the U.S. state of West Virginia | |
West Virginia's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 40°16′N 80°35′W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | West Virginia |
| Founded | November 30, 1797 |
| Named for | Robert Brooke |
| Seat | Wellsburg |
| Largest city | Follansbee |
| Area | |
| • Total | 92.57 sq mi (239.8 km2) |
| • Land | 89.20 sq mi (231.0 km2) |
| • Water | 3.37 sq mi (8.7 km2) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 22,559 |
| • Estimate (2021) | 22,140 |
| • Density | 252.90/sq mi (97.65/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Congressional district | 1st |
| Website | www |
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