Hampshire County | |
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Location within the U.S. state of West Virginia | |
West Virginia's location within the U.S. | |
Country | |
State | |
Founded | December 13, 1753 |
Named for | Hampshire, England |
Seat | Romney |
Largest city | Romney |
Area | |
• Total | 645 sq mi (1,670 km2) |
• Land | 640 sq mi (1,700 km2) |
• Water | 4.2 sq mi (11 km2) 0.7% |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 23,964 |
• Density | 37.4/sq mi (14.4/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Congressional district | 2nd |
Website | www |
West Virginia county number 027 |
History
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editReferences
editBibliography
edit- Brannon, Selden W. (1976). Historic Hampshire: A Symposium of Hampshire County and Its People, Past and Present. Parsons, West Virginia: McClain Printing Company. ISBN 978-0-87012-236-1. OCLC 3121468.
- Federal Writers' Project (1937). Historic Romney 1762–1937. Romney, West Virginia: Federal Writers' Project, The Town Council of Romney, West Virginia. OCLC 2006735.
- Hampshire County Extension Homemakers (1991). Hampshire County, West Virginia: A Pictorial History. Marceline, Missouri: Hampshire County Extension Homemakers, Walsworth Publishing Company. ISBN 978-1-60354-047-6. OCLC 51940415.
- Maxwell, Hu; Swisher, Howard Llewellyn (1897). History of Hampshire County, West Virginia From Its Earliest Settlement to the Present. Morgantown, West Virginia: A. Brown Boughner, Printer. OCLC 680931891. OL 23304577M.
- Munske, Roberta R.; Kerns, Wilmer L. (2004). Hampshire County, West Virginia, 1754-2004. The Hampshire County 250th Anniversary Committee. ISBN 978-0-9715738-2-6. OCLC 55983178.
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Category:1754 establishments in the Thirteen Colonies
Category:1754 establishments in Virginia
Category:Counties of Appalachia
Category:Northwestern Turnpike
Category:West Virginia counties
Category:West Virginia counties on the Potomac River
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