Grant County

Summary

Grant County is a county of West Virginia^[1]. It draws 138 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_west_virginia category, ranking #23 of 55).^[2]

Key Facts

• Grant County is located in West Virginia^[3].
• Grant County is in the country of United States^[4].
• Grant County's instance of is recorded as county of West Virginia^[5].
• Grant County's capital is recorded as Petersburg^[6].
• Grant County's shares border with is recorded as Garrett County^[7].
• Grant County's shares border with is recorded as Pendleton County^[8].
• Grant County's shares border with is recorded as Tucker County^[9].
• Grant County's shares border with is recorded as Randolph County^[10].
• Grant County's shares border with is recorded as Preston County^[11].
• Grant County's shares border with is recorded as Hardy County^[12].
• Grant County's shares border with is recorded as Mineral County^[13].
• Ulysses S. Grant is named after Grant County^[14].
• Grant County's Commons category is recorded as Grant County, West Virginia^[15].
• February 14, 1866 marks the founding of Grant County^[16].
• Grant County's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 39.1, 'lon': -79.2}^[17].
• Grant County's official website is recorded as http://www.grantcounty.wv.gov^[18].
• Grant County's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Grant County, West Virginia^[19].
• Grant County has a population of {'amount': '+11937'}^[20].
• Grant County has a population of {'amount': '+11900'}^[21].
• Grant County has a population of {'amount': '+11908'}^[22].
• Grant County has a population of {'amount': '+11814'}^[23].
• Grant County has a population of {'amount': '+11759'}^[24].
• Grant County has a population of {'amount': '+11766'}^[25].
• Grant County has a population of {'amount': '+10976'}^[26].
• Grant County's list of monuments is recorded as National Register of Historic Places listings in Grant County, West Virginia^[27].

Body

Geography

Grant County is in the country of United States^[4]. It is located in West Virginia^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Grant County covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+1244'}^[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+11937'}^[20], {'amount': '+11900'}^[21], {'amount': '+11908'}^[22], {'amount': '+11814'}^[23], {'amount': '+11759'}^[24], and {'amount': '+11766'}^[25].

Designation and Status

Grant County's instance of is recorded as county of West Virginia^[5].

History and Context

February 14, 1866 marks the founding of Grant County^[16]. Ulysses S. Grant is named after it^[14].

Why It Matters

Grant County draws 138 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_west_virginia category, ranking #23 of 55).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[29] It is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[30]