Brooke County | |
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 Location within the U.S. state of West Virginia | |
 West Virginia's location within the U.S. | |
| 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]
- ^ "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 20, 2022.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ "West Virginia: Individual County Chronologies". West Virginia Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. The Newberry Library. 2003. Archived from the original on November 20, 2015. Retrieved August 10, 2015.
- ^ "Brooke County history sources". Archived from the original on October 22, 2012. Retrieved January 29, 2013.
- ^ "www.whitehouse.gov" (PDF).