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McDowell County

county in West Virginia, United States
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McDowell County

Summary

McDowell County is a county of West Virginia[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of county_of_west_virginia entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,920 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • McDowell County is located in West Virginia[3].
  • McDowell County is in the country of United States[4].
  • McDowell County's instance of is recorded as county of West Virginia[5].
  • McDowell County's capital is recorded as Welch[6].
  • McDowell County's shares border with is recorded as Wyoming County[7].
  • McDowell County's shares border with is recorded as Mingo County[8].
  • McDowell County's shares border with is recorded as Mercer County[9].
  • McDowell County's shares border with is recorded as Tazewell County[10].
  • McDowell County's shares border with is recorded as Buchanan County[11].
  • James McDowell is named after McDowell County[12].
  • McDowell County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as War[13].
  • McDowell County's Commons category is recorded as McDowell County, West Virginia[14].
  • February 20, 1858 marks the founding of McDowell County[15].
  • McDowell County's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 37.37, 'lon': -81.65}[16].
  • McDowell County's official website is recorded as http://www.mcdowellcounty.wv.gov[17].
  • McDowell County's topic's main category is recorded as Category:McDowell County, West Virginia[18].
  • McDowell County has a population of {'amount': '+22113'}[19].
  • McDowell County has a population of {'amount': '+22065'}[20].
  • McDowell County has a population of {'amount': '+21705'}[21].
  • McDowell County has a population of {'amount': '+21333'}[22].
  • McDowell County has a population of {'amount': '+20876'}[23].
  • McDowell County has a population of {'amount': '+19835'}[24].
  • McDowell County has a population of {'amount': '+19111'}[25].
  • McDowell County's list of monuments is recorded as National Register of Historic Places listings in McDowell County, West Virginia[26].
  • McDowell County's category for people born here is recorded as Category:Births in McDowell County, West Virginia[27].

Body

Geography

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

Physical Characteristics

McDowell County covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+1385'}[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+22113'}[19], {'amount': '+22065'}[20], {'amount': '+21705'}[21], {'amount': '+21333'}[22], {'amount': '+20876'}[23], and {'amount': '+19835'}[24].

Designation and Status

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

History and Context

February 20, 1858 marks the founding of McDowell County[15]. James McDowell is named after it[12].

Why It Matters

McDowell County ranks in the top 4% of county_of_west_virginia entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,920 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 34 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

Related Entities

United States Virginia West Virginia

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . 2010 United States Census. Retrieved . census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . Population Estimates Program. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . 2020 United States Census. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 14d ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Shares border with → Wyoming County, Mingo County, Mercer County +2
    Named after → James McDowell
    Aliases → —
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → West Virginia, Virginia
    + 30 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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