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Mercer County is a county in Southern West Virginia on the southeastern border of the U.S. state of West Virginia. At the 2020 census, the population was 59,664. [1] Its county seat is Princeton. [2] The county was originally established in the State of Virginia by act of its General Assembly on March 17, 1837, [3] [4] using lands taken from ...
Randolph County is the largest by area at 1,040 square miles (2,694 km 2 ), and Hancock County is the smallest at 83 square miles (215 km 2 ). [8] Kanawha County contributed land to the founding of 12 West Virginia counties [12] and has the largest population (174,805 in 2023). Wirt County has the smallest population (5,000 in 2023). [13]
Virginia State Line & Other Units. 67th Regiment Virginia Militia (Berkeley) 89th Regiment Virginia Militia (Morgan) 151st Regiment Virginia Militia (Mercer) 167th Regiment Virginia Militia (Wayne. Changed to Union in 1862 by Restored Govt of VA) 190th Regiment Virginia Militia (Wyoming) 1st VSL, Capt. Daniel Elkins Co, Co. B (Boone) 1st VSL ...
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A federal appeals court has vacated part of a finding that cleared five West Virginia police officers on qualified immunity grounds in an excessive force lawsuit, which ...
The Mercer County Sheriff's Department received five new Dodge Durangos this week, and could have six new Ford Explorers in its cruiser fleet, ... Mercer County Sheriff's Department receives new ...
This is a list of law enforcement agencies in the state of West Virginia.. According to the US Bureau of Justice Statistics' 2008 Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies, the state had 233 law enforcement agencies employing 3,382 sworn police officers, about 186 for each 100,000 residents.
Added to NRHP. November 28, 1980 [1] The Mercer County Courthouse in Princeton, West Virginia was built in 1930–31 in the Art Moderne style. Designed by Alex B. Mahood, it is the most significant example of the style in southern West Virginia. Friezes above the front and rear doors were designed by Mrs. S.L. Mahood, the mother of the architect.
McDowell County, the southernmost county in West Virginia, is located at 37.37°N 81.65°W. It is bordered by Tazewell County, Virginia, to the south; Buchanan County, Virginia, to the west; Mingo County to the northwest; Wyoming County to the north; and Mercer County to the east. The county is located in the Cumberland Mountains, a sub-region ...