Brooke County | |
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Coordinates: 40°16′N 80°35′W / 40.27°N 80.58°W | |
Country | United States |
State | West Virginia |
Founded | November 30, 1797 |
Named for | Robert Brooke |
Seat | Wellsburg |
Largest city | Follansbee |
Area | |
• Total | 92.57 sq mi (239.8 km2) |
• Land | 89.20 sq mi (231.0 km2) |
• Water | 3.37 sq mi (8.7 km2) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 22,559 |
• Estimate (2021) | 22,140 |
• Density | 252.90/sq mi (97.65/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Congressional district | 1st |
Website | www |
Brooke County is a county in the Northern Panhandle of the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 22,559.[1] Its county seat is Wellsburg.[2] The county was created in 1797 from part of Ohio County[3] and named in honor of Robert Brooke, Governor of Virginia from 1794 to 1796.[4] Brooke County is part of the Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Pittsburgh-New Castle-Weirton, PA-WV-OH Combined Statistical Area.[5]