Preston County | |
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Preston County Courthouse | |
 Flag  Seal | |
 Location of Preston County in West Virginia | |
 West Virginia's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 39°28′N 79°40′W / 39.47°N 79.67°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  West Virginia |
| Founded | January 19, 1818 |
| Named for | James Patton Preston |
| Seat | Kingwood |
| and Largest city | |
| Government | |
| • Commission President | Samantha Stone (R)[1] |
| • County Commission | Don Smith (R)[2] Hunter Thomas (R)[3] |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,690 km2 (651 sq mi) |
| • Land | 1,680 km2 (649 sq mi) |
| • Water | 7 km2 (2.6 sq mi) 0.4% |
| • Rank | 8th |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 34,216 |
• Estimate (2021) | 34,358  |
| • Rank | 15th |
| • Density | 20/km2 (53/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Area code(s) | 304, 681 |
| Congressional district | 2nd |
| Senate district | 14th |
| House of Delegates district | 83rd, 84th |
| Website | http://www.prestoncountywv.org/ |
Preston County is a county located in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of the 2020 Census, the population was 34,216.[4] Its county seat is Kingwood.[5] The county was formed from Monongalia County in 1818 and named for Virginia Governor James Patton Preston.[6]
Preston County is part of the Morgantown, WV Metropolitan Statistical Area, and is the southernmost county of the Pittsburgh media market. It is the home of The Buckwheat Festival, a county fair known for making buckwheat pancakes.[7]
- ^ "Preston swears in new commissioner". The Dominion Post. Retrieved October 25, 2023.
- ^ "2020 General Election Results: Preston County". WBOY-TV. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
- ^ "Summary Results Report WV Preston County Results". Preston County Clerk. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
- ^ "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 20, 2022.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ West Virginia Counties Archived September 23, 2001, at the Wayback Machine. Wvculture.org. Retrieved on July 24, 2013.
- ^ "Preston County Buckwheat Festival". VisitMountaineerCountry.com. Retrieved January 18, 2022.