Monroe County, West Virginia
Monroe County | |
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Monroe County Courthouse in Union Main Building at Sweet Springs Resort, designed by Thomas Jefferson. | |
Location of Monroe County in West Virginia | |
West Virginia's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 37°34′N 80°32′W / 37.56°N 80.54°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | West Virginia |
| Founded | January 14, 1799 |
| Named after | James Monroe |
| Seat | Union |
| Largest town | Peterstown |
| Government | |
| • County Commission President | Kevin Galford |
| • County Commission | Kevin Mann Melvin Young |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,230 km2 (474 sq mi) |
| • Land | 1,230 km2 (473 sq mi) |
| • Water | 2 km2 (0.9 sq mi) 0.2% |
| • Rank | 20th |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 12,376 |
• Estimate (2021) | 12,382 |
| • Rank | 34th |
| • Density | 10/km2 (26/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Area code(s) | 304, 681 |
| Congressional district | 1st |
| Senate district | 10th |
| House of Delegates district | 40th, 47th |
| Website | https://www.monroecountywv.gov/ |
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Monroe County is a county in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 12,376. Its county seat is Union.
Monroe County was the home of Andrew Summers Rowan, a soldier in the Spanish–American War commemorated in Elbert Hubbard's essay "A Message to Garcia."
In 1928 the Jones Diamond was found lying on the ground here by two men pitching horseshoes. It is the largest alluvial diamond ever found in North America.