Hancock County | |
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 Location within the U.S. state of West Virginia | |
 West Virginia's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 40°31′N 80°35′W / 40.52°N 80.58°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  West Virginia |
| Founded | January 15, 1848 |
| Named for | John Hancock |
| Seat | New Cumberland |
| Largest city | Weirton |
| Area | |
| • Total | 88 sq mi (230 km2) |
| • Land | 83 sq mi (210 km2) |
| • Water | 5.4 sq mi (14 km2) 6.1% |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 29,095 |
| • Estimate (2021) | 28,656  |
| • Density | 330/sq mi (130/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Congressional district | 1st |
| Website | www |
Hancock County is a county in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 29,095.[1] Its county seat is New Cumberland and its largest city is Weirton.[2] The county was created from Brooke County in 1848 and named for John Hancock, first signer of the Declaration of Independence.[3][4] Located at the tip of the state's Northern Panhandle, Hancock County is the northernmost point in both West Virginia and, by some definitions, the Southern United States. Hancock 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. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ "Hancock County history sources". Archived from the original on January 21, 2013. Retrieved January 29, 2013.
- ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. pp. 148.
- ^ www.whitehouse.gov