Preston County

Summary

Preston County is a county of West Virginia^[1]. It draws 398 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_west_virginia category, ranking #14 of 55).^[2]

Key Facts

• Preston County is located in West Virginia^[3].
• Preston County is in the country of United States^[4].
• Preston County's instance of is recorded as county of West Virginia^[5].
• Preston County's capital is recorded as Kingwood^[6].
• Preston County's shares border with is recorded as Fayette County^[7].
• Preston County's shares border with is recorded as Garrett County^[8].
• Preston County's shares border with is recorded as Tucker County^[9].
• Preston County's shares border with is recorded as Grant County^[10].
• Preston County's shares border with is recorded as Barbour County^[11].
• Preston County's shares border with is recorded as Taylor County^[12].
• Preston County's shares border with is recorded as Monongalia County^[13].
• James Patton Preston is named after Preston County^[14].
• Preston County's Commons category is recorded as Preston County, West Virginia^[15].
• January 19, 1818 marks the founding of Preston County^[16].
• Preston County's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 39.47, 'longitude': -79.67}^[17].
• Preston County's official website is recorded as http://www.prestoncountywv.org^[18].
• Preston County's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Preston County, West Virginia^[19].
• Preston County has a population of {'amount': '+33520'}^[20].
• Preston County has a population of {'amount': '+33556'}^[21].
• Preston County has a population of {'amount': '+33643'}^[22].
• Preston County has a population of {'amount': '+33940'}^[23].
• Preston County has a population of {'amount': '+33859'}^[24].
• Preston County has a population of {'amount': '+33940'}^[25].
• Preston County has a population of {'amount': '+34216'}^[26].
• Preston County's category for people born here is recorded as Category:Births in Preston County, West Virginia^[27].

Body

Geography

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

Physical Characteristics

Preston County covers an area of {'amount': '+1687'}^[28]. It sits at an elevation of {'amount': '+526'}^[29]. Population counts include {'amount': '+33520'}^[20], {'amount': '+33556'}^[21], {'amount': '+33643'}^[22], {'amount': '+33940'}^[23], {'amount': '+33859'}^[24], and {'amount': '+34216'}^[26].

Designation and Status

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

History and Context

January 19, 1818 marks the founding of Preston County^[16]. James Patton Preston is named after it^[14].

Why It Matters

Preston County draws 398 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_west_virginia category, ranking #14 of 55).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[30] It is known by 32 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[31]