Facts about Lewis County
County | Lewis |
State | West Virginia |
Country | USA |
Population – 2015 | 16,448 |
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Lewis County is located in the southwestern region of Washington state. Founded on December 19, 1845, it is one of the few original counties in the state. The county covers an overall area of 2,436 square miles. The county seat is Chehalis and the largest city is Centralia. The county hosts Southwest Washington Fair in the summer.
Borst Home, Farmer’s Market, Fox Theater, and downtown murals are major points of interest in Centralia. Interstate 5 and U.S. Route 12 traverse The county is the gateway to lush alpine meadows of Mount Rainier and Mount St. Helens, and Mount Adams in the Cascade range. Walupt Creek Falls and Riffe Lake are other popular attractions in Lewis County.
List of Counties in West Virginia |
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County Name | County Seat/Capital | State | 2010 pop. | Area-km | Area-mi |
Barbour | Philippi | West Virginia | 16,589 | 883 | 341 |
Berkeley | Martinsburg | West Virginia | 1,04,169 | 832 | 321 |
Boone | Madison | West Virginia | 24,629 | 1,299 | 502 |
Braxton | Sutton | West Virginia | 14,523 | 1,323 | 511 |
Brooke | Wellsburg | West Virginia | 24,069 | 231 | 89 |
Cabell | Huntington | West Virginia | 96,319 | 728 | 281 |
Calhoun | Grantsville | West Virginia | 7,627 | 723 | 279 |
Clay | Clay | West Virginia | 9,386 | 886 | 342 |
Doddridge | West Union | West Virginia | 8,202 | 828 | 320 |
Fayette | Fayetteville | West Virginia | 46,039 | 1,713 | 662 |
Gilmer | Glenville | West Virginia | 8,693 | 877 | 339 |
Grant | Petersburg | West Virginia | 11,937 | 1,236 | 477 |
Greenbrier | Lewisburg | West Virginia | 35,480 | 2,641 | 1,020 |
Hampshire | Romney | West Virginia | 23,964 | 1,658 | 640 |
Hancock | New Cumberland | West Virginia | 30,676 | 214 | 83 |
Hardy | Moorefield | West Virginia | 14,025 | 1,508 | 582 |
Harrison | Clarksburg | West Virginia | 69,099 | 1,077 | 416 |
Jackson | Ripley | West Virginia | 29,211 | 1,203 | 464 |
Jefferson | Charles Town | West Virginia | 53,498 | 543 | 210 |
Kanawha | Charleston | West Virginia | 1,93,063 | 2,335 | 902 |
Lewis | Weston | West Virginia | 16,372 | 997 | 385 |
Lincoln | Hamlin | West Virginia | 21,720 | 1,132 | 437 |
Logan | Logan | West Virginia | 36,743 | 1,175 | 454 |
Marion | Fairmont | West Virginia | 56,418 | 800 | 309 |
Marshall | Moundsville | West Virginia | 33,107 | 791 | 305 |
Mason | Point Pleasant | West Virginia | 27,324 | 1,116 | 431 |
McDowell | Welch | West Virginia | 22,113 | 1,382 | 533 |
Mercer | Princeton | West Virginia | 62,264 | 1,085 | 419 |
Mineral | Keyser | West Virginia | 28,212 | 849 | 328 |
Mingo | Williamson | West Virginia | 26,839 | 1,096 | 423 |
Monongalia | Morgantown | West Virginia | 96,189 | 933 | 360 |
Monroe | Union | West Virginia | 13,502 | 1,224 | 473 |
Morgan | Berkeley Springs | West Virginia | 17,541 | 593 | 229 |
Nicholas | Summersville | West Virginia | 26,233 | 1,675 | 647 |
Ohio | Wheeling | West Virginia | 44,443 | 274 | 106 |
Pendleton | Franklin | West Virginia | 7,695 | 1,803 | 696 |
Pleasants | Saint Marys | West Virginia | 7,605 | 337 | 130 |
Pocahontas | Marlinton | West Virginia | 8,719 | 2,435 | 940 |
Preston | Kingwood | West Virginia | 33,520 | 1,680 | 649 |
Putnam | Winfield | West Virginia | 55,486 | 895 | 346 |
Raleigh | Beckley | West Virginia | 78,859 | 1,568 | 605 |
Randolph | Elkins | West Virginia | 29,405 | 2,693 | 1,040 |
Ritchie | Harrisville | West Virginia | 10,449 | 1,171 | 452 |
Roane | Spencer | West Virginia | 14,926 | 1,252 | 484 |
Summers | Hinton | West Virginia | 13,927 | 934 | 360 |
Taylor | Grafton | West Virginia | 16,895 | 447 | 173 |
Tucker | Parsons | West Virginia | 7,141 | 1,085 | 419 |
Tyler | Middlebourne | West Virginia | 9,208 | 664 | 256 |
Upshur | Buckhannon | West Virginia | 24,254 | 919 | 355 |
Wayne | Wayne | West Virginia | 42,481 | 1,310 | 506 |
Webster | Webster Springs | West Virginia | 9,154 | 1,433 | 553 |
Wetzel | New Martinsville | West Virginia | 16,583 | 927 | 358 |
Wirt | Elizabeth | West Virginia | 5,717 | 602 | 233 |
Wood | Parkersburg | West Virginia | 86,956 | 949 | 366 |
Wyoming | Pineville | West Virginia | 23,796 | 1,294 | 499 |