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id="toc-Demographics" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Demographics"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3</span> <span>Demographics</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Demographics-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle Demographics subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-Demographics-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-2000_census" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#2000_census"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.1</span> <span>2000 census</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-2000_census-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-2010_census" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#2010_census"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.2</span> <span>2010 census</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-2010_census-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Politics" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Politics"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4</span> <span>Politics</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Politics-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Government_and_infrastructure" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Government_and_infrastructure"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5</span> <span>Government and infrastructure</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Government_and_infrastructure-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon 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<span>Towns</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Towns-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Magisterial_districts" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Magisterial_districts"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">11.2</span> <span>Magisterial districts</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Magisterial_districts-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Unincorporated_communities" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Unincorporated_communities"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">11.3</span> <span>Unincorporated communities</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Unincorporated_communities-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-See_also" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#See_also"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">12</span> <span>See also</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-See_also-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-References" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#References"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">13</span> <span>References</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-References-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-External_links" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#External_links"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">14</span> <span>External links</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-External_links-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </nav> </div> </div> <div class="mw-content-container"> <main id="content" class="mw-body"> <header class="mw-body-header vector-page-titlebar"> <nav aria-label="Contents" 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mw-first-heading"><span class="mw-page-title-main">Monroe County, West Virginia</span></h1> <div id="p-lang-btn" class="vector-dropdown mw-portlet mw-portlet-lang" > <input type="checkbox" id="p-lang-btn-checkbox" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" data-event-name="ui.dropdown-p-lang-btn" class="vector-dropdown-checkbox mw-interlanguage-selector" aria-label="Go to an article in another language. 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data-language-local-name="Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>العربية</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zh-min-nan mw-list-item"><a href="https://zh-min-nan.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monroe_K%C5%ABn_(West_Virginia)" title="Monroe Kūn (West Virginia) – Minnan" lang="nan" hreflang="nan" data-title="Monroe Kūn (West Virginia)" data-language-autonym="閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú" data-language-local-name="Minnan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9C%D0%BE%D0%BD%D1%80%D0%BE_(%D0%BE%D0%BA%D1%80%D1%8A%D0%B3,_%D0%97%D0%B0%D0%BF%D0%B0%D0%B4%D0%BD%D0%B0_%D0%92%D0%B8%D1%80%D0%B4%D0%B6%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B8%D1%8F)" title="Монро (окръг, Западна Вирджиния) – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Монро (окръг, Западна Вирджиния)" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Български</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bar mw-list-item"><a href="https://bar.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monroe_County,_West_Virginia" title="Monroe County, West Virginia – Bavarian" lang="bar" hreflang="bar" data-title="Monroe County, West Virginia" data-language-autonym="Boarisch" data-language-local-name="Bavarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Boarisch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ceb mw-list-item"><a href="https://ceb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monroe_County_(kondado_sa_Tinipong_Bansa,_West_Virginia)" title="Monroe County (kondado sa Tinipong Bansa, West Virginia) – Cebuano" lang="ceb" hreflang="ceb" data-title="Monroe County (kondado sa Tinipong Bansa, West Virginia)" data-language-autonym="Cebuano" data-language-local-name="Cebuano" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cebuano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cy mw-list-item"><a href="https://cy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monroe_County,_Gorllewin_Virginia" title="Monroe County, Gorllewin Virginia – Welsh" lang="cy" hreflang="cy" data-title="Monroe County, Gorllewin Virginia" data-language-autonym="Cymraeg" data-language-local-name="Welsh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cymraeg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monroe_County_(West_Virginia)" title="Monroe County (West Virginia) – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Monroe County (West Virginia)" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a href="https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%9A%CE%BF%CE%BC%CE%B7%CF%84%CE%B5%CE%AF%CE%B1_%CE%9C%CE%BF%CE%BD%CF%81%CF%8C%CE%B5_(%CE%94%CF%85%CF%84%CE%B9%CE%BA%CE%AE_%CE%92%CE%B9%CF%81%CF%84%CE%B6%CE%AF%CE%BD%CE%B9%CE%B1)" title="Κομητεία Μονρόε (Δυτική Βιρτζίνια) – Greek" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="Κομητεία Μονρόε (Δυτική Βιρτζίνια)" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Greek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ελληνικά</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Condado_de_Monroe_(Virginia_Occidental)" title="Condado de Monroe (Virginia Occidental) – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Condado de Monroe (Virginia Occidental)" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kantono_Monroe_(Okcidenta_Virginio)" title="Kantono Monroe (Okcidenta Virginio) – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Kantono Monroe (Okcidenta Virginio)" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monroe_konderria_(Mendebaldeko_Virginia)" title="Monroe konderria (Mendebaldeko Virginia) – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Monroe konderria (Mendebaldeko Virginia)" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B4%D9%87%D8%B1%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%86_%D9%85%D9%88%D9%86%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%8C_%D9%88%DB%8C%D8%B1%D8%AC%DB%8C%D9%86%DB%8C%D8%A7%DB%8C_%D8%BA%D8%B1%D8%A8%DB%8C" title="شهرستان مونرو، ویرجینیای غربی – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="شهرستان مونرو، ویرجینیای غربی" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comt%C3%A9_de_Monroe_(Virginie-Occidentale)" title="Comté de Monroe (Virginie-Occidentale) – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Comté de Monroe (Virginie-Occidentale)" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-glk mw-list-item"><a href="https://glk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D9%88%D9%86%D8%B1%D9%88_%D8%B4%D8%A3%D8%B1%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%86_(%D8%AE%DB%8A%D8%B1%D8%AE%DB%8A%D8%B3%D9%8A_%D9%88%D9%8A%D8%B1%D8%AC%D9%8A%D9%86%D9%8A%D8%A7)" title="مونرو شأرستان (خۊرخۊسي ويرجينيا) – Gilaki" lang="glk" hreflang="glk" data-title="مونرو شأرستان (خۊرخۊسي ويرجينيا)" data-language-autonym="گیلکی" data-language-local-name="Gilaki" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>گیلکی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EB%A8%BC%EB%A1%9C%EA%B5%B0_(%EC%9B%A8%EC%8A%A4%ED%8A%B8%EB%B2%84%EC%A7%80%EB%8B%88%EC%95%84%EC%A3%BC)" title="먼로군 (웨스트버지니아주) – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="먼로군 (웨스트버지니아주)" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hy mw-list-item"><a href="https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D5%84%D5%B8%D5%B6%D6%80%D5%B8_%D5%B7%D6%80%D5%BB%D5%A1%D5%B6_(%D4%B1%D6%80%D6%87%D5%B4%D5%BF%D5%B5%D5%A1%D5%B6_%D5%8E%D5%AB%D6%80%D5%BB%D5%AB%D5%B6%D5%AB%D5%A1)" title="Մոնրո շրջան (Արևմտյան Վիրջինիա) – Armenian" lang="hy" hreflang="hy" data-title="Մոնրո շրջան (Արևմտյան Վիրջինիա)" data-language-autonym="Հայերեն" data-language-local-name="Armenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Հայերեն</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bpy mw-list-item"><a href="https://bpy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%8C_%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%89%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%9F%E0%A6%BF,_%E0%A7%B1%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%9F_%E0%A6%AD%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%9C%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BC%E0%A6%BE" title="মনরৌ কাউন্টি, ৱেস্ট ভার্জিনিয়া – Bishnupriya" lang="bpy" hreflang="bpy" data-title="মনরৌ কাউন্টি, ৱেস্ট ভার্জিনিয়া" data-language-autonym="বিষ্ণুপ্রিয়া মণিপুরী" data-language-local-name="Bishnupriya" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>বিষ্ণুপ্রিয়া মণিপুরী</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contea_di_Monroe_(Virginia_Occidentale)" title="Contea di Monroe (Virginia Occidentale) – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Contea di Monroe (Virginia Occidentale)" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kw mw-list-item"><a href="https://kw.wikipedia.org/wiki/Konteth_Monroe,_Virjynni_West" title="Konteth Monroe, Virjynni West – Cornish" lang="kw" hreflang="kw" data-title="Konteth Monroe, Virjynni West" data-language-autonym="Kernowek" data-language-local-name="Cornish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kernowek</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monroe_megye_(Nyugat-Virginia)" title="Monroe megye (Nyugat-Virginia) – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="Monroe megye (Nyugat-Virginia)" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mzn mw-list-item"><a href="https://mzn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D9%88%D9%86%D8%B1%D9%88_%D8%B4%D9%87%D8%B1%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%86_(%D8%BA%D8%B1%D8%A8%DB%8C_%D9%88%DB%8C%D8%B1%D8%AC%DB%8C%D9%86%DB%8C%D8%A7)" title="مونرو شهرستان (غربی ویرجینیا) – Mazanderani" lang="mzn" hreflang="mzn" data-title="مونرو شهرستان (غربی ویرجینیا)" data-language-autonym="مازِرونی" data-language-local-name="Mazanderani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>مازِرونی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cdo mw-list-item"><a href="https://cdo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monroe_G%C3%B4ng_(West_Virginia)" title="Monroe Gông (West Virginia) – Mindong" lang="cdo" hreflang="cdo" data-title="Monroe Gông (West Virginia)" data-language-autonym="閩東語 / Mìng-dĕ̤ng-ngṳ̄" data-language-local-name="Mindong" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>閩東語 / Mìng-dĕ̤ng-ngṳ̄</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monroe_County_(West_Virginia)" title="Monroe County (West Virginia) – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Monroe County (West Virginia)" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" 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class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Нохчийн</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monroe_County_(Vest-Virginia)" title="Monroe County (Vest-Virginia) – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Monroe County (Vest-Virginia)" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pnb mw-list-item"><a href="https://pnb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D9%86%D8%B1%D9%88_%DA%A9%D8%A7%D8%A4%D9%86%D9%B9%DB%8C%D8%8C_%D9%88%DB%8C%D8%B3%D9%B9_%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%AC%DB%8C%D9%86%DB%8C%D8%A7" title="منرو کاؤنٹی، ویسٹ ورجینیا – Western Punjabi" lang="pnb" hreflang="pnb" data-title="منرو کاؤنٹی، ویسٹ ورجینیا" data-language-autonym="پنجابی" data-language-local-name="Western Punjabi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>پنجابی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nds mw-list-item"><a href="https://nds.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monroe_County_(West_Virginia)" title="Monroe County (West Virginia) – Low German" lang="nds" hreflang="nds" data-title="Monroe County (West Virginia)" data-language-autonym="Plattdüütsch" data-language-local-name="Low German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Plattdüütsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hrabstwo_Monroe_(Wirginia_Zachodnia)" title="Hrabstwo Monroe (Wirginia Zachodnia) – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Hrabstwo Monroe (Wirginia Zachodnia)" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Condado_de_Monroe_(Virg%C3%ADnia_Ocidental)" title="Condado de Monroe (Virgínia Ocidental) – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Condado de Monroe (Virgínia Ocidental)" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ro mw-list-item"><a href="https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comitatul_Monroe,_Virginia_de_Vest" title="Comitatul Monroe, Virginia de Vest – Romanian" lang="ro" hreflang="ro" data-title="Comitatul Monroe, Virginia de Vest" data-language-autonym="Română" data-language-local-name="Romanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Română</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9C%D0%BE%D0%BD%D1%80%D0%BE_(%D0%BE%D0%BA%D1%80%D1%83%D0%B3,_%D0%97%D0%B0%D0%BF%D0%B0%D0%B4%D0%BD%D0%B0%D1%8F_%D0%92%D0%B8%D1%80%D0%B3%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B8%D1%8F)" title="Монро (округ, Западная Виргиния) – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Монро (округ, Западная Виргиния)" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sq mw-list-item"><a href="https://sq.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monroe_County_(West_Virginia)" title="Monroe County (West Virginia) – Albanian" lang="sq" hreflang="sq" data-title="Monroe County (West Virginia)" data-language-autonym="Shqip" data-language-local-name="Albanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Shqip</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-simple mw-list-item"><a href="https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monroe_County,_West_Virginia" title="Monroe County, West Virginia – Simple English" lang="en-simple" hreflang="en-simple" data-title="Monroe County, West Virginia" data-language-autonym="Simple English" data-language-local-name="Simple English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Simple English</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sr mw-list-item"><a href="https://sr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9E%D0%BA%D1%80%D1%83%D0%B3_%D0%9C%D0%BE%D0%BD%D1%80%D0%BE_(%D0%97%D0%B0%D0%BF%D0%B0%D0%B4%D0%BD%D0%B0_%D0%92%D0%B8%D1%80%D1%9F%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B8%D1%98%D0%B0)" title="Округ Монро (Западна Вирџинија) – Serbian" lang="sr" hreflang="sr" data-title="Округ Монро (Западна Вирџинија)" data-language-autonym="Српски / srpski" data-language-local-name="Serbian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Српски / srpski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sh mw-list-item"><a href="https://sh.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monroe_County,_West_Virginia" title="Monroe County, West Virginia – Serbo-Croatian" lang="sh" hreflang="sh" data-title="Monroe County, West Virginia" data-language-autonym="Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски" data-language-local-name="Serbo-Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sv mw-list-item"><a href="https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monroe_County,_West_Virginia" title="Monroe County, West Virginia – Swedish" lang="sv" hreflang="sv" data-title="Monroe County, West Virginia" data-language-autonym="Svenska" data-language-local-name="Swedish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Svenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tt mw-list-item"><a href="https://tt.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9C%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%B3%D0%B0%D0%BD_(%D0%BE%D0%BA%D1%80%D1%83%D0%B3,_%D0%9A%D3%A9%D0%BD%D0%B1%D0%B0%D1%82%D1%8B%D1%88_%D0%92%D0%B8%D1%80%D0%B4%D0%B6%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B8%D1%8F)" title="Морган (округ, Көнбатыш Вирджиния) – Tatar" lang="tt" hreflang="tt" data-title="Морган (округ, Көнбатыш Вирджиния)" data-language-autonym="Татарча / tatarça" data-language-local-name="Tatar" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Татарча / tatarça</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tr mw-list-item"><a href="https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monroe_County,_Bat%C4%B1_Virginia" title="Monroe County, Batı Virginia – Turkish" lang="tr" hreflang="tr" data-title="Monroe County, Batı Virginia" data-language-autonym="Türkçe" data-language-local-name="Turkish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Türkçe</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uk mw-list-item"><a href="https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9C%D0%BE%D0%BD%D1%80%D0%BE_(%D0%BE%D0%BA%D1%80%D1%83%D0%B3,_%D0%97%D0%B0%D1%85%D1%96%D0%B4%D0%BD%D0%B0_%D0%92%D1%96%D1%80%D0%B4%D0%B6%D0%B8%D0%BD%D1%96%D1%8F)" title="Монро (округ, Західна Вірджинія) – Ukrainian" lang="uk" hreflang="uk" data-title="Монро (округ, Західна Вірджинія)" data-language-autonym="Українська" data-language-local-name="Ukrainian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Українська</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ur mw-list-item"><a href="https://ur.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D9%88%D9%86%D8%B1%D9%88_%DA%A9%D8%A7%D8%A4%D9%86%D9%B9%DB%8C%D8%8C_%D9%85%D8%BA%D8%B1%D8%A8%DB%8C_%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%AC%DB%8C%D9%86%DB%8C%D8%A7" 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class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/67/Monroe_County_Courthouse_2022a.jpg/288px-Monroe_County_Courthouse_2022a.jpg" decoding="async" width="288" height="192" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/67/Monroe_County_Courthouse_2022a.jpg/432px-Monroe_County_Courthouse_2022a.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/67/Monroe_County_Courthouse_2022a.jpg/576px-Monroe_County_Courthouse_2022a.jpg 2x" data-file-width="6240" data-file-height="4160" /></a></span></div><div class="text-align-center">Monroe County Courthouse in <a href="/wiki/Union,_West_Virginia" title="Union, West Virginia">Union</a></div></div></div><div class="trow"><div class="tsingle" style="width:144px;max-width:144px"><div style="border:1;;height:106px;overflow:hidden"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Moncove_Lake.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/33/Moncove_Lake.jpg/142px-Moncove_Lake.jpg" decoding="async" width="142" height="107" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/33/Moncove_Lake.jpg/213px-Moncove_Lake.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/33/Moncove_Lake.jpg/284px-Moncove_Lake.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2576" data-file-height="1932" /></a></span></div><div class="text-align-center"><a href="/wiki/Moncove_Lake_State_Park" title="Moncove Lake State Park">Moncove Lake State Park</a></div></div><div class="tsingle" style="width:144px;max-width:144px"><div style="border:1;;height:106px;overflow:hidden"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Sweet_Springs_Resort_-_Main_Building.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/Sweet_Springs_Resort_-_Main_Building.jpg/142px-Sweet_Springs_Resort_-_Main_Building.jpg" decoding="async" width="142" height="107" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/Sweet_Springs_Resort_-_Main_Building.jpg/213px-Sweet_Springs_Resort_-_Main_Building.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/Sweet_Springs_Resort_-_Main_Building.jpg/284px-Sweet_Springs_Resort_-_Main_Building.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2576" data-file-height="1932" /></a></span></div><div class="text-align-center">Main Building at <a href="/wiki/Sweet_Springs_Resort" title="Sweet Springs Resort">Sweet Springs Resort</a>, designed by <a href="/wiki/Thomas_Jefferson" title="Thomas Jefferson">Thomas Jefferson</a>.</div></div></div><div class="trow"><div class="tsingle" style="width:136px;max-width:136px"><div style="border:1;;height:100px;overflow:hidden"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Indian_Creek_Covered_Bridge_-_West_Virginia_(6282882068).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/56/Indian_Creek_Covered_Bridge_-_West_Virginia_%286282882068%29.jpg/134px-Indian_Creek_Covered_Bridge_-_West_Virginia_%286282882068%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="134" height="101" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/56/Indian_Creek_Covered_Bridge_-_West_Virginia_%286282882068%29.jpg/201px-Indian_Creek_Covered_Bridge_-_West_Virginia_%286282882068%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/56/Indian_Creek_Covered_Bridge_-_West_Virginia_%286282882068%29.jpg/268px-Indian_Creek_Covered_Bridge_-_West_Virginia_%286282882068%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2816" data-file-height="2112" /></a></span></div><div class="text-align-center"><a href="/wiki/Indian_Creek_Covered_Bridge" title="Indian Creek Covered Bridge">Indian Creek Covered Bridge</a></div></div><div class="tsingle" style="width:152px;max-width:152px"><div style="border:1;;height:100px;overflow:hidden"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:A_log_house_on_the_grounds_of_Cook%27s_Old_Mill_along_Indian_Creek_in_Greenville,_West_Virginia_LCCN2015634365.tif" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b2/A_log_house_on_the_grounds_of_Cook%27s_Old_Mill_along_Indian_Creek_in_Greenville%2C_West_Virginia_LCCN2015634365.tif/lossy-page1-150px-A_log_house_on_the_grounds_of_Cook%27s_Old_Mill_along_Indian_Creek_in_Greenville%2C_West_Virginia_LCCN2015634365.tif.jpg" decoding="async" width="150" height="100" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b2/A_log_house_on_the_grounds_of_Cook%27s_Old_Mill_along_Indian_Creek_in_Greenville%2C_West_Virginia_LCCN2015634365.tif/lossy-page1-225px-A_log_house_on_the_grounds_of_Cook%27s_Old_Mill_along_Indian_Creek_in_Greenville%2C_West_Virginia_LCCN2015634365.tif.jpg 1.5x, 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href="/wiki/File:Map_of_West_Virginia_highlighting_Monroe_County.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Location of Monroe County in West Virginia"><img alt="Location of Monroe County in West Virginia" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/Map_of_West_Virginia_highlighting_Monroe_County.svg/250px-Map_of_West_Virginia_highlighting_Monroe_County.svg.png" decoding="async" width="250" height="223" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/Map_of_West_Virginia_highlighting_Monroe_County.svg/375px-Map_of_West_Virginia_highlighting_Monroe_County.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/Map_of_West_Virginia_highlighting_Monroe_County.svg/500px-Map_of_West_Virginia_highlighting_Monroe_County.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1220" data-file-height="1089" /></a></span><div class="ib-settlement-caption">Location of Monroe County in <a href="/wiki/West_Virginia" title="West Virginia">West 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class="infobox-full-data">Coordinates: <span class="geo-inline-hidden noexcerpt"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1156832818">.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-parser-output .geo-inline-hidden{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Monroe_County,_West_Virginia&params=37.56_N_80.54_W_type:adm2nd_region:US-WV_source:UScensus1990"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">37°34′N</span> <span class="longitude">80°32′W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">37.56°N 80.54°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">37.56; -80.54</span></span></span></a></span></span></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/List_of_sovereign_states" title="List of sovereign states">Country</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a></span></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/U.S._state" title="U.S. state">State</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/22/Flag_of_West_Virginia.svg/23px-Flag_of_West_Virginia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/22/Flag_of_West_Virginia.svg/35px-Flag_of_West_Virginia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/22/Flag_of_West_Virginia.svg/46px-Flag_of_West_Virginia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="760" data-file-height="400" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/West_Virginia" title="West Virginia">West Virginia</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Founded</th><td class="infobox-data">January 14, 1799</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Namesake" title="Namesake">Named for</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/James_Monroe" title="James Monroe">James Monroe</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Seat" title="Seat">Seat</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Union,_West_Virginia" title="Union, West Virginia">Union</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Largest town</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Peterstown,_West_Virginia" title="Peterstown, West Virginia">Peterstown</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Government<div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • County Commission President</th><td class="infobox-data">Kevin Galford <sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • County Commission</th><td class="infobox-data">Kevin Mann <br />Melvin Young</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Area<div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • Total</div></th><td class="infobox-data">1,230 km<sup>2</sup> (474 sq mi)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Land</th><td class="infobox-data">1,230 km<sup>2</sup> (473 sq mi)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Water</th><td class="infobox-data">2 km<sup>2</sup> (0.9 sq mi)  0.2%</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Rank</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/List_of_counties_in_West_Virginia" title="List of counties in West Virginia">20th</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Population<div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • Estimate <div class="ib-settlement-fn">(2023)</div></div></th><td class="infobox-data">12,382 <span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Rank</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/List_of_counties_in_West_Virginia" title="List of counties in West Virginia">34th</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Time_zone" title="Time zone">Time zone</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Eastern_Time_Zone" title="Eastern Time Zone">UTC−5 (Eastern)</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap"> • Summer (<a href="/wiki/Daylight_saving_time" title="Daylight saving time">DST</a>)</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Eastern_Time_Zone" title="Eastern Time Zone">UTC−4 (EDT)</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Telephone_numbering_plan" title="Telephone numbering plan">Area code(s)</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Area_codes_304_and_681" title="Area codes 304 and 681">304, 681</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Congressional district</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/West_Virginia%27s_1st_congressional_district" title="West Virginia's 1st congressional district">1st</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Senate district</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/West_Virginia%27s_10th_Senate_district" title="West Virginia's 10th Senate district">10th</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">House of Delegates district</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/West_Virginia_House_of_Delegates#Current_members" title="West Virginia House of Delegates">40th, 47th</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="https://www.monroecountywv.gov/">https://www.monroecountywv.gov/</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Monroe County</b> is a <a href="/wiki/County_(United_States)" title="County (United States)">county</a> in the <a href="/wiki/U.S._state" title="U.S. state">U.S. state</a> of <a href="/wiki/West_Virginia" title="West Virginia">West Virginia</a>. As of the <a href="/wiki/2020_United_States_census" title="2020 United States census">2020 census</a>, the population was 12,376.<sup id="cite_ref-QF_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-QF-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Its <a href="/wiki/County_seat" title="County seat">county seat</a> is <a href="/wiki/Union,_West_Virginia" title="Union, West Virginia">Union</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Monroe County was the home of <a href="/wiki/Andrew_Summers_Rowan" title="Andrew Summers Rowan">Andrew Summers Rowan</a> of <a href="/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War" title="Spanish–American War">Spanish–American War</a> fame, who is immortalized in <a href="/wiki/Elbert_Hubbard" title="Elbert Hubbard">Elbert Hubbard</a>'s classic <i>A Message to Garcia</i>. The county was also the site of the 1928 discovery of the 34.48 carat (6.896 g) <a href="/wiki/Jones_Diamond" title="Jones Diamond">Jones Diamond</a> by Grover C. Jones and William "Punch" Jones. Monroe County celebrates its own holiday, Farmers' Day. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Monroe_County,_West_Virginia&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Monroe County was created from <a href="/wiki/Greenbrier_County,_West_Virginia" title="Greenbrier County, West Virginia">Greenbrier County</a> on January 14, 1799, and was named for <a href="/wiki/Virginia" title="Virginia">Virginia</a> civic figure <a href="/wiki/James_Monroe" title="James Monroe">James Monroe</a>, who would be elected fifth <a href="/wiki/President_of_the_United_States" title="President of the United States">President of the United States</a> in November 1816.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was one of fifty Virginia counties that were admitted to the <a href="/wiki/United_States_of_America" class="mw-redirect" title="United States of America">Union</a> as the state of West Virginia on June 20, 1863, at the height of the <a href="/wiki/American_Civil_War" title="American Civil War">Civil War</a>. Monroe County did not participate in the creation of the new state, but was included by Congressional decree. Almost all the men from Monroe who served in the Civil War enlisted in the Confederate army.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1863, West Virginia's counties were divided into <a href="/wiki/Civil_township" title="Civil township">civil townships</a>, with the intention of encouraging local government. This proved impractical in the heavily rural state, and in 1872 the townships were converted into <a href="/wiki/Minor_civil_division" title="Minor civil division">magisterial districts</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Monroe County was initially divided into seven townships: Forest Hill, Red Sulphur, Second Creek, Springfield, Sweet Springs, Union, and Wolf Creek. In 1871, part of Forest Hill Township was added to the new county of <a href="/wiki/Summers_County,_West_Virginia" title="Summers County, West Virginia">Summers</a>, and the remaining territory distributed between Red Sulphur and Springfield Townships. The following year, the six remaining townships became magisterial districts. Except for minor adjustments, the six historic magisterial districts were unchanged until the 1990s, when they were consolidated into three new districts: Central, Eastern, and Western.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Geography">Geography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Monroe_County,_West_Virginia&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Geography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Monroe County lies on the southeast side of West Virginia. Its southeast border abuts the northwest border of the state of <a href="/wiki/Virginia" title="Virginia">Virginia</a>. The <a href="/wiki/New_River_(Kanawha_River_tributary)" title="New River (Kanawha River tributary)">New River</a> flows northward for a short distance along the county's southwest border. The county's terrain is mountainous and tree-covered, with all sufficiently level surfaces devoted to agriculture.<sup id="cite_ref-MCWV_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MCWV-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The terrain slopes to the north and west, with its highest part the middle part of its border with Virginia, at 3,862 ft (1,177 m) ASL.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The county has a total area of 474 square miles (1,230 km<sup>2</sup>), of which 473 square miles (1,230 km<sup>2</sup>) is land and 0.9 square miles (2.3 km<sup>2</sup>) (0.2%) is water.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Major_highways">Major highways</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Monroe_County,_West_Virginia&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Major highways"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1184024115">.mw-parser-output .div-col{margin-top:0.3em;column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .div-col-small{font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .div-col-rules{column-rule:1px solid #aaa}.mw-parser-output .div-col dl,.mw-parser-output .div-col ol,.mw-parser-output .div-col ul{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .div-col li,.mw-parser-output .div-col dd{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}</style><div class="div-col"> <ul><li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:US_219.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/US_219.svg/25px-US_219.svg.png" decoding="async" width="25" height="20" class="mw-file-element" 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section: Adjacent counties"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1184024115"><div class="div-col"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Greenbrier_County,_West_Virginia" title="Greenbrier County, West Virginia">Greenbrier County</a> (north)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alleghany_County,_Virginia" title="Alleghany County, Virginia">Alleghany County, Virginia</a> (northeast)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Craig_County,_Virginia" title="Craig County, Virginia">Craig County, Virginia</a> (east)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Giles_County,_Virginia" title="Giles County, Virginia">Giles County, Virginia</a> (south)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Summers_County,_West_Virginia" title="Summers County, West Virginia">Summers County</a> (west)</li></ul> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Watersheds">Watersheds</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a 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href="/wiki/Second_Creek_(Greenbrier_River)" class="mw-redirect" title="Second Creek (Greenbrier River)">Second Creek</a></li> <li>Sinks Grove</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="National_Natural_Landmark">National Natural Landmark</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Monroe_County,_West_Virginia&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: National Natural Landmark"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Greenville_Saltpeter_Cave&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Greenville Saltpeter Cave (page does not exist)">Greenville Saltpeter Cave</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="National_protected_areas">National protected areas</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Monroe_County,_West_Virginia&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit 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.us-census-pop-right{float:right;clear:right;margin:0 0 1em 1em}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop-left{float:left;clear:left;margin:0 1em 1em 0}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop-center{float:none;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop-none{float:none;margin:0 1em 1em 0}}</style> <table class="us-census-pop us-census-pop-right"> <caption>Historical population</caption> <tbody><tr><th scope="col">Census</th><th scope="col"><abbr title="Population">Pop.</abbr></th><th scope="col"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1152813436">.mw-parser-output .sr-only{border:0;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);clip-path:polygon(0px 0px,0px 0px,0px 0px);height:1px;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;position:absolute;width:1px;white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="sr-only">Note</span></th><th scope="col"><abbr title="Percent change">%±</abbr></th></tr> <tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1800_United_States_census" title="1800 United States census">1800</a></th><td>4,188</td><td></td><td>—</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1810_United_States_census" title="1810 United States census">1810</a></th><td>5,444</td><td></td><td>30.0%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1820_United_States_census" title="1820 United States census">1820</a></th><td>6,620</td><td></td><td>21.6%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1830_United_States_census" title="1830 United States census">1830</a></th><td>7,798</td><td></td><td>17.8%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1840_United_States_census" title="1840 United States census">1840</a></th><td>8,422</td><td></td><td>8.0%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1850_United_States_census" title="1850 United States census">1850</a></th><td>10,204</td><td></td><td>21.2%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1860_United_States_census" title="1860 United States census">1860</a></th><td>10,757</td><td></td><td>5.4%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1870_United_States_census" title="1870 United States census">1870</a></th><td>11,124</td><td></td><td>3.4%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1880_United_States_census" title="1880 United States census">1880</a></th><td>11,501</td><td></td><td>3.4%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1890_United_States_census" title="1890 United States census">1890</a></th><td>12,429</td><td></td><td>8.1%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1900_United_States_census" title="1900 United States census">1900</a></th><td>13,130</td><td></td><td>5.6%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1910_United_States_census" title="1910 United States census">1910</a></th><td>13,055</td><td></td><td>−0.6%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1920_United_States_census" title="1920 United States census">1920</a></th><td>13,141</td><td></td><td>0.7%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1930_United_States_census" title="1930 United States census">1930</a></th><td>11,949</td><td></td><td>−9.1%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1940_United_States_census" title="1940 United States census">1940</a></th><td>13,577</td><td></td><td>13.6%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1950_United_States_census" title="1950 United States census">1950</a></th><td>13,123</td><td></td><td>−3.3%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1960_United_States_census" title="1960 United States census">1960</a></th><td>11,584</td><td></td><td>−11.7%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1970_United_States_census" title="1970 United States census">1970</a></th><td>11,272</td><td></td><td>−2.7%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1980_United_States_census" title="1980 United States census">1980</a></th><td>12,873</td><td></td><td>14.2%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1990_United_States_census" title="1990 United States census">1990</a></th><td>12,406</td><td></td><td>−3.6%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/2000_United_States_census" title="2000 United States census">2000</a></th><td>14,583</td><td></td><td>17.5%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/2010_United_States_census" title="2010 United States census">2010</a></th><td>13,502</td><td></td><td>−7.4%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/2020_United_States_census" title="2020 United States census">2020</a></th><td>12,376</td><td></td><td>−8.3%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">2023 (est.)</th><td class="us-census-pop-estimate">12,382</td><td><sup id="cite_ref-USCensusEst2021_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-USCensusEst2021-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td><td>0.0%</td></tr><tr><td colspan="4" class="us-census-pop-footnote" style="text-align: center">US Decennial Census<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br />1790–1960<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> 1900–1990<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br />1990–2000<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> 2010–2020, 2023<sup id="cite_ref-QF_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-QF-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2000_census">2000 census</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Monroe_County,_West_Virginia&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: 2000 census"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>As of the <a href="/wiki/Census" title="Census">census</a> of 2000, there were 14,583 people, 5,447 households, and 3,883 families in the county. The <a href="/wiki/Population_density" title="Population density">population density</a> was 30.8 people per square mile (11.9 people/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 7,267 housing units at an average density of 15.4 units per square mile (5.9 units/km<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup of the county was 92.67% <a href="/wiki/Race_(United_States_Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Race (United States Census)">White</a>, 5.98% <a href="/wiki/Race_(United_States_Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Race (United States Census)">Black</a> or <a href="/wiki/Race_(United_States_Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Race (United States Census)">African American</a>, 0.23% <a href="/wiki/Race_(United_States_Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Race (United States Census)">Native American</a>, 0.16% <a href="/wiki/Race_(United_States_Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Race (United States Census)">Asian</a>, 0.01% <a href="/wiki/Race_(United_States_Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Race (United States Census)">Pacific Islander</a>, 0.03% from <a href="/wiki/Race_(United_States_Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Race (United States Census)">other races</a>, and 0.92% from two or more races. 0.49% of the population were <a href="/wiki/Race_(United_States_Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Race (United States Census)">Hispanic</a> or <a href="/wiki/Race_(United_States_Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Race (United States Census)">Latino</a> of any race. </p><p>There were 5,447 households, out of which 29.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.80% were <a href="/wiki/Marriage" title="Marriage">married couples</a> living together, 7.90% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.70% were non-families. 25.80% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.41 and the average family size was 2.88. </p><p>The county population contained 20.10% under the age of 18, 8.10% from 18 to 24, 30.30% from 25 to 44, 26.10% from 45 to 64, and 15.40% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 79.70 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 73.80 males. </p><p>The median income for a household in the county was $27,575, and the median income for a family was $35,299. Males had a median income of $25,643 versus $22,104 for females. The <a href="/wiki/Per_capita_income" title="Per capita income">per capita income</a> for the county was $17,435. About 12.60% of families and 16.20% of the population were below the <a href="/wiki/Poverty_line" class="mw-redirect" title="Poverty line">poverty line</a>, including 21.30% of those under age 18 and 12.30% of those age 65 or over. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2010_census">2010 census</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Monroe_County,_West_Virginia&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: 2010 census"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>As of the <a href="/wiki/Census" title="Census">census</a> of 2010, there were 13,502 people, 5,655 households, and 3,915 families in the county.<sup id="cite_ref-DC_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DC-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The population density was 28.5 people per square mile (11.0 people/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 7,601 housing units at an average density of 16.1 units per square mile (6.2 units/km<sup>2</sup>).<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The racial makeup of the county was 97.5% white, 0.7% black or African American, 0.2% American Indian, 0.1% Asian, 0.2% from other races, and 1.3% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 0.6% of the population.<sup id="cite_ref-DC_17-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DC-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In terms of ancestry, 19.5% were <a href="/wiki/Irish_people" title="Irish people">Irish</a>, 16.7% were <a href="/wiki/English_people" title="English people">English</a>, 16.3% were <a href="/wiki/Germans" title="Germans">German</a>, 10.4% were <a href="/wiki/Americans" title="Americans">American</a>, and 5.7% were <a href="/wiki/Scotch-Irish_American" class="mw-redirect" title="Scotch-Irish American">Scotch-Irish</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Of the 5,655 households, 27.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.7% were married couples living together, 9.3% had a female householder with no husband present, 30.8% were non-families, and 26.9% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 2.85. The median age was 45.0 years.<sup id="cite_ref-DC_17-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DC-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The median income for a household in the county was $39,574 and the median income for a family was $45,106. Males had a median income of $35,709 versus $23,782 for females. The per capita income for the county was $18,927. About 10.3% of families and 13.3% of the population were below the <a href="/wiki/Poverty_line" class="mw-redirect" title="Poverty line">poverty line</a>, including 18.1% of those under age 18 and 5.4% of those age 65 or over.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Politics">Politics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Monroe_County,_West_Virginia&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Politics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Monroe County was strongly pro-Confederate during <a href="/wiki/Virginia_Secession_Convention_of_1861" title="Virginia Secession Convention of 1861">the Virginia Secession Convention</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It voted Democratic consistently up until voting for <a href="/wiki/William_McKinley" title="William McKinley">William McKinley</a> in 1900, but since then has leaned Republican except during Democratic landslides, and like all of West Virginia has become overwhelmingly Republican in the twenty-first century due to declining unionization<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and differences with the Democratic Party's views on social issues.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible floatright" style="font-size: 95%;"> <caption>United States presidential election results for Monroe County, West Virginia<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" rowspan="2">Year </th> <th scope="col" colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a> </th> <th scope="col" colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> </th> <th scope="col" colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Third_party_(U.S._politics)" title="Third party (U.S. politics)">Third party(ies)</a> </th></tr> <tr> <th>No. </th> <th scope="col">%</th> <th scope="col">No. </th> <th scope="col">%</th> <th scope="col">No. </th> <th scope="col">% </th></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/2020_United_States_presidential_election_in_West_Virginia" title="2020 United States presidential election in West Virginia">2020</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">5,068 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>78.09%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">1,345 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">20.72% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">77 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">1.19% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/2016_United_States_presidential_election_in_West_Virginia" title="2016 United States presidential election in West Virginia">2016</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">4,443 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>75.92%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">1,111 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">18.98% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">298 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">5.09% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_presidential_election_in_West_Virginia" title="2012 United States presidential election in West Virginia">2012</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">3,616 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>69.11%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">1,455 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">27.81% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">161 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">3.08% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/2008_United_States_presidential_election_in_West_Virginia" title="2008 United States presidential election in West Virginia">2008</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">3,397 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>60.93%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">2,014 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">36.13% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">164 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">2.94% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/2004_United_States_presidential_election_in_West_Virginia" title="2004 United States presidential election in West Virginia">2004</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">3,590 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>60.33%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">2,311 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">38.83% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">50 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0.84% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/2000_United_States_presidential_election_in_West_Virginia" title="2000 United States presidential election in West Virginia">2000</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">2,940 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>57.21%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">2,094 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">40.75% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">105 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">2.04% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b><a href="/wiki/1996_United_States_presidential_election_in_West_Virginia" title="1996 United States presidential election in West Virginia">1996</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">2,131 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">41.85% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">2,382 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>46.78%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">579 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">11.37% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b><a href="/wiki/1992_United_States_presidential_election_in_West_Virginia" title="1992 United States presidential election in West Virginia">1992</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">2,311 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">42.64% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">2,418 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>44.61%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">691 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">12.75% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/1988_United_States_presidential_election_in_West_Virginia" title="1988 United States presidential election in West Virginia">1988</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">2,719 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>52.61%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">2,427 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">46.96% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">22 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0.43% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/1984_United_States_presidential_election_in_West_Virginia" title="1984 United States presidential election in West Virginia">1984</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">3,612 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>60.67%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">2,333 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">39.18% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">9 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0.15% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/1980_United_States_presidential_election_in_West_Virginia" title="1980 United States presidential election in West Virginia">1980</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">2,999 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>49.39%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">2,877 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">47.38% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">196 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">3.23% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b><a href="/wiki/1976_United_States_presidential_election_in_West_Virginia" title="1976 United States presidential election in West Virginia">1976</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">2,750 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">45.48% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">3,297 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>54.52%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0.00% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/1972_United_States_presidential_election_in_West_Virginia" title="1972 United States presidential election in West Virginia">1972</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">3,716 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>63.74%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">2,114 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">36.26% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0.00% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/1968_United_States_presidential_election_in_West_Virginia" title="1968 United States presidential election in West Virginia">1968</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">2,925 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>49.66%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">2,412 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">40.95% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">553 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">9.39% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b><a href="/wiki/1964_United_States_presidential_election_in_West_Virginia" title="1964 United States presidential election in West Virginia">1964</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">2,385 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">41.46% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">3,367 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>58.54%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0.00% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/1960_United_States_presidential_election_in_West_Virginia" title="1960 United States presidential election in West Virginia">1960</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">3,139 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>51.89%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">2,910 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">48.11% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0.00% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/1956_United_States_presidential_election_in_West_Virginia" title="1956 United States presidential election in West Virginia">1956</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">3,529 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>56.01%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">2,772 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">43.99% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0.00% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/1952_United_States_presidential_election_in_West_Virginia" title="1952 United States presidential election in West Virginia">1952</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">3,447 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>54.69%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">2,856 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">45.31% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0.00% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/1948_United_States_presidential_election_in_West_Virginia" title="1948 United States presidential election in West Virginia">1948</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">2,956 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>52.90%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">2,632 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">47.10% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0.00% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/1944_United_States_presidential_election_in_West_Virginia" title="1944 United States presidential election in West Virginia">1944</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">3,130 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>54.48%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">2,615 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">45.52% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0.00% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/1940_United_States_presidential_election_in_West_Virginia" title="1940 United States presidential election in West Virginia">1940</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">3,403 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>50.90%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">3,283 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">49.10% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0.00% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b><a href="/wiki/1936_United_States_presidential_election_in_West_Virginia" title="1936 United States presidential election in West Virginia">1936</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">3,268 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">48.81% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">3,413 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>50.98%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">14 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0.21% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b><a href="/wiki/1932_United_States_presidential_election_in_West_Virginia" title="1932 United States presidential election in West Virginia">1932</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">2,978 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">47.67% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">3,267 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>52.30%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">2 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0.03% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/1928_United_States_presidential_election_in_West_Virginia" title="1928 United States presidential election in West Virginia">1928</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">3,025 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>56.14%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">2,346 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">43.54% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">17 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0.32% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/1924_United_States_presidential_election_in_West_Virginia" title="1924 United States presidential election in West Virginia">1924</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">2,713 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>49.96%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">2,686 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">49.47% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">31 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0.57% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/1920_United_States_presidential_election_in_West_Virginia" title="1920 United States presidential election in West Virginia">1920</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">3,001 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>54.25%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">2,519 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">45.54% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">12 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0.22% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b><a href="/wiki/1916_United_States_presidential_election_in_West_Virginia" title="1916 United States presidential election in West Virginia">1916</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">1,584 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">49.48% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">1,609 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>50.27%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">8 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0.25% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b><a href="/wiki/1912_United_States_presidential_election_in_West_Virginia" title="1912 United States presidential election in West Virginia">1912</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">798 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">25.52% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">1,570 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>50.21%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">759 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">24.27% </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Government_and_infrastructure">Government and infrastructure</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Monroe_County,_West_Virginia&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Government and infrastructure"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="FPC_Alderson">FPC Alderson</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Monroe_County,_West_Virginia&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: FPC Alderson"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Alderson_Federal_Prison_Camp_entrance.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/Alderson_Federal_Prison_Camp_entrance.jpg/150px-Alderson_Federal_Prison_Camp_entrance.jpg" decoding="async" width="150" height="113" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/Alderson_Federal_Prison_Camp_entrance.jpg/225px-Alderson_Federal_Prison_Camp_entrance.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/Alderson_Federal_Prison_Camp_entrance.jpg/300px-Alderson_Federal_Prison_Camp_entrance.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2592" data-file-height="1944" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Federal_Prison_Camp,_Alderson" title="Federal Prison Camp, Alderson">Alderson Federal Prison Camp</a> entrance</figcaption></figure> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Federal_Prison_Camp,_Alderson" title="Federal Prison Camp, Alderson">Federal Prison Camp, Alderson</a></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Federal_Bureau_of_Prisons" title="Federal Bureau of Prisons">Federal Bureau of Prisons</a>' <a href="/wiki/Federal_Prison_Camp,_Alderson" title="Federal Prison Camp, Alderson">Federal Prison Camp, Alderson</a> was the nation's first women's federal prison.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It is located in Monroe and <a href="/wiki/Summers_County,_West_Virginia" title="Summers County, West Virginia">Summers</a> counties, west of <a href="/wiki/Alderson,_West_Virginia" title="Alderson, West Virginia">Alderson</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Natural_landmarks">Natural landmarks</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Monroe_County,_West_Virginia&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Natural landmarks"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>One of Monroe County's geological features is <a href="/wiki/Haynes_Cave" title="Haynes Cave">Haynes Cave</a>, a former <a href="/wiki/Potassium_nitrate" title="Potassium nitrate">saltpeter</a> mine.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Workers in the mine found strange bones in the cave at the end of the 18th Century, and mailed them to <a href="/wiki/Thomas_Jefferson" title="Thomas Jefferson">Thomas Jefferson</a>. Jefferson's study of the animal, the <a href="/wiki/Megalonyx_jeffersonii" class="mw-redirect" title="Megalonyx jeffersonii">Megalonyx jeffersonii</a> was arguably the birth of American <a href="/wiki/Paleontology" title="Paleontology">paleontology</a>. It is now the official <a href="/wiki/West_Virginia" title="West Virginia">West Virginia</a> state <a href="/wiki/Fossil" title="Fossil">fossil</a>. </p><p>However, other saltpeter caves are in private ownership, and allow only limited public access due to ecological risks. One such is the Greenville Saltpeter Cave, designated a national natural landmark in 1973, and very important during the <a href="/wiki/War_of_1812" title="War of 1812">War of 1812</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Historic_landmarks">Historic landmarks</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Monroe_County,_West_Virginia&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Historic landmarks"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Indian_Creek_Covered_Bridge" title="Indian Creek Covered Bridge">Indian Creek Covered Bridge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rehoboth_Church" title="Rehoboth Church">Rehoboth Church</a></li> <li>Laurel Creek Covered Bridge<sup id="cite_ref-MCWV_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MCWV-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Education">Education</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Monroe_County,_West_Virginia&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Education"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Monroe_County_Schools_(West_Virginia)" title="Monroe County Schools (West Virginia)">Monroe County Schools</a> operates public schools: </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/James_Monroe_High_School_(West_Virginia)" title="James Monroe High School (West Virginia)">James Monroe High School</a></li> <li>Mountain View Elementary/Middle School</li> <li>Peterstown Middle School</li> <li>Peterstown Elementary School</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Farmers'_Day"><span id="Farmers.27_Day"></span>Farmers' Day</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Monroe_County,_West_Virginia&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Farmers' Day"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Farmers' Day is an annual event, held on the first Saturday in June in Union, to recognize the farming families in the surrounding area. The event, founded by Louie H. Peters, fills the weekend, with a Friday dance, a 3k run, a Saturday pancake breakfast, Sunday activities, and a parade held in the town of Union.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (September 2022)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notable_inhabitants">Notable inhabitants</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Monroe_County,_West_Virginia&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Notable inhabitants"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Henry_Reed_(musician)" title="Henry Reed (musician)">Henry Reed</a> (1884-1968), old-time fiddler and banjo player</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Communities">Communities</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Monroe_County,_West_Virginia&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: Communities"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Towns">Towns</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Monroe_County,_West_Virginia&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: Towns"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Alderson,_West_Virginia" title="Alderson, West Virginia">Alderson</a> (part)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Peterstown,_West_Virginia" title="Peterstown, West Virginia">Peterstown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Union,_West_Virginia" title="Union, West Virginia">Union</a> (county seat)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Magisterial_districts">Magisterial districts</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Monroe_County,_West_Virginia&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: Magisterial districts"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Central</li> <li>Eastern</li> <li>Western</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Unincorporated_communities">Unincorporated communities</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Monroe_County,_West_Virginia&action=edit&section=22" title="Edit section: Unincorporated communities"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1184024115"><div class="div-col" style="column-width: 12em;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ballard,_West_Virginia" title="Ballard, West Virginia">Ballard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ballengee,_West_Virginia" title="Ballengee, West Virginia">Ballengee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bozoo,_West_Virginia" title="Bozoo, West Virginia">Bozoo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cashmere,_West_Virginia" title="Cashmere, West Virginia">Cashmere</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cloverdale,_Monroe_County,_West_Virginia" title="Cloverdale, Monroe County, West Virginia">Cloverdale</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Crimson_Springs,_West_Virginia" title="Crimson Springs, West Virginia">Crimson Springs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elmhurst,_West_Virginia" title="Elmhurst, West Virginia">Elmhurst</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gap_Mills,_West_Virginia" title="Gap Mills, West Virginia">Gap Mills</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gates,_West_Virginia" title="Gates, West Virginia">Gates</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Glace,_West_Virginia" title="Glace, West Virginia">Glace</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Greenville,_Monroe_County,_West_Virginia" title="Greenville, Monroe County, West Virginia">Greenville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hillsdale,_Monroe_County,_West_Virginia" title="Hillsdale, Monroe County, West Virginia">Hillsdale</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hollywood,_Monroe_County,_West_Virginia" title="Hollywood, Monroe County, West Virginia">Hollywood</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Keenan,_West_Virginia" title="Keenan, West Virginia">Keenan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Knobs,_West_Virginia" title="Knobs, West Virginia">Knobs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Laurel_Branch,_West_Virginia" title="Laurel Branch, West Virginia">Laurel Branch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lillydale,_Monroe_County,_West_Virginia" title="Lillydale, Monroe County, West Virginia">Lillydale</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lindside,_West_Virginia" title="Lindside, West Virginia">Lindside</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Monitor,_Monroe_County,_West_Virginia" title="Monitor, Monroe County, West Virginia">Monitor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pickaway,_West_Virginia" title="Pickaway, West Virginia">Pickaway</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Raines_Corner,_West_Virginia" title="Raines Corner, West Virginia">Raines Corner</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Red_Sulphur_Springs,_West_Virginia" title="Red Sulphur Springs, West Virginia">Red Sulphur Springs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rock_Camp,_West_Virginia" title="Rock Camp, West Virginia">Rock Camp</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Salt_Sulphur_Springs,_West_Virginia" title="Salt Sulphur Springs, West Virginia">Salt Sulphur Springs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sarton,_West_Virginia" title="Sarton, West Virginia">Sarton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Secondcreek,_West_Virginia" title="Secondcreek, West Virginia">Secondcreek</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sinks_Grove,_West_Virginia" title="Sinks Grove, West Virginia">Sinks Grove</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sweet_Springs,_West_Virginia" title="Sweet Springs, West Virginia">Sweet Springs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Waiteville,_West_Virginia" title="Waiteville, West Virginia">Waiteville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wayside,_West_Virginia" title="Wayside, West Virginia">Wayside</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikel,_West_Virginia" title="Wikel, West Virginia">Wikel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wolfcreek,_West_Virginia" title="Wolfcreek, West Virginia">Wolfcreek</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zenith,_West_Virginia" title="Zenith, West Virginia">Zenith</a></li></ul> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Monroe_County,_West_Virginia&action=edit&section=23" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Moncove_Lake_State_Park" title="Moncove Lake State Park">Moncove Lake State Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places_listings_in_Monroe_County,_West_Virginia" title="National Register of Historic Places listings in Monroe County, West Virginia">National Register of Historic Places listings in Monroe County, West Virginia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bluestone_Lake_Wildlife_Management_Area" class="mw-redirect" title="Bluestone Lake Wildlife Management Area">Bluestone Lake Wildlife Management Area</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span 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href="/wiki/Summers_County,_West_Virginia" title="Summers County, West Virginia">Summers County</a></td> <td style="width:33%;"> <div style="white-space:nowrap;"><span class="mw-valign-middle" typeof="mw:File"><span title="West"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/85/Pfeil_links.svg/17px-Pfeil_links.svg.png" decoding="async" width="17" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/85/Pfeil_links.svg/25px-Pfeil_links.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/85/Pfeil_links.svg/34px-Pfeil_links.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="500" /></span></span><b style="display:inline-block; vertical-align:middle; margin:0.75em 1em">Monroe County, West Virginia</b><span class="mw-valign-middle" typeof="mw:File"><span title="East"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/Pfeil_rechts.svg/17px-Pfeil_rechts.svg.png" decoding="async" width="17" height="14" 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style="background:#F3D161;color:inherit;"><div><a href="/wiki/County_seat" title="County seat"><span>County seat</span></a>: <b><a href="/wiki/Union,_West_Virginia" title="Union, West Virginia"><span>Union</span></a></b></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:#F3D161;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Town_(West_Virginia)" class="mw-redirect" title="Town (West Virginia)">Towns</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Alderson,_West_Virginia" title="Alderson, West Virginia">Alderson</a>‡</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Peterstown,_West_Virginia" title="Peterstown, West Virginia">Peterstown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Union,_West_Virginia" title="Union, West Virginia">Union</a></li></ul> </div></td><td class="noviewer navbox-image" rowspan="4" style="width:1px;padding:0 0 0 2px"><div><figure class="mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Monroe County map"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/Map_of_West_Virginia_highlighting_Monroe_County.svg/180px-Map_of_West_Virginia_highlighting_Monroe_County.svg.png" decoding="async" width="180" height="161" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/Map_of_West_Virginia_highlighting_Monroe_County.svg/270px-Map_of_West_Virginia_highlighting_Monroe_County.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/Map_of_West_Virginia_highlighting_Monroe_County.svg/360px-Map_of_West_Virginia_highlighting_Monroe_County.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1220" data-file-height="1089" /></span><figcaption>Monroe County map</figcaption></figure></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:#F3D161;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Unincorporated_area" title="Unincorporated area">Unincorporated<br />communities</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Assurance,_West_Virginia" title="Assurance, West Virginia">Assurance</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ballard,_West_Virginia" title="Ballard, West Virginia">Ballard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ballengee,_West_Virginia" title="Ballengee, West Virginia">Ballengee</a>‡</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bozoo,_West_Virginia" title="Bozoo, West Virginia">Bozoo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cashmere,_West_Virginia" title="Cashmere, West Virginia">Cashmere</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Centennial,_West_Virginia" title="Centennial, West Virginia">Centennial</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cloverdale,_Monroe_County,_West_Virginia" title="Cloverdale, Monroe County, West Virginia">Cloverdale</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Creamery,_West_Virginia" title="Creamery, West Virginia">Creamery</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Crimson_Springs,_West_Virginia" title="Crimson Springs, West Virginia">Crimson Springs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dorr,_West_Virginia" title="Dorr, West Virginia">Dorr</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elmhurst,_West_Virginia" title="Elmhurst, West Virginia">Elmhurst</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gap_Mills,_West_Virginia" title="Gap Mills, West Virginia">Gap Mills</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gates,_West_Virginia" title="Gates, West Virginia">Gates</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Glace,_West_Virginia" title="Glace, West Virginia">Glace</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Greenville,_Monroe_County,_West_Virginia" title="Greenville, Monroe County, West Virginia">Greenville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hillsdale,_Monroe_County,_West_Virginia" title="Hillsdale, Monroe County, West Virginia">Hillsdale</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hollywood,_Monroe_County,_West_Virginia" title="Hollywood, Monroe County, West Virginia">Hollywood</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Johnson_Crossroads,_West_Virginia" title="Johnson Crossroads, West Virginia">Johnson Crossroads</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Keenan,_West_Virginia" title="Keenan, West Virginia">Keenan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Knobs,_West_Virginia" title="Knobs, West Virginia">Knobs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Laurel_Branch,_West_Virginia" title="Laurel Branch, West Virginia">Laurel Branch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lillydale,_Monroe_County,_West_Virginia" title="Lillydale, Monroe County, West Virginia">Lillydale</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lindside,_West_Virginia" title="Lindside, West Virginia">Lindside</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/McGlone,_West_Virginia" title="McGlone, West Virginia">McGlone</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Monitor,_Monroe_County,_West_Virginia" title="Monitor, Monroe County, West Virginia">Monitor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nickells_Mill,_West_Virginia" title="Nickells Mill, West Virginia">Nickells Mill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Patton,_West_Virginia" title="Patton, West Virginia">Patton</a>‡</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pedro,_West_Virginia" title="Pedro, West Virginia">Pedro</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pickaway,_West_Virginia" title="Pickaway, West Virginia">Pickaway</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Raines_Corner,_West_Virginia" title="Raines Corner, West Virginia">Raines Corner</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Red_Sulphur_Springs,_West_Virginia" title="Red Sulphur Springs, West Virginia">Red Sulphur Springs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rock_Camp,_West_Virginia" title="Rock Camp, West Virginia">Rock Camp</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Roxalia,_West_Virginia" title="Roxalia, West Virginia">Roxalia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Salt_Sulphur_Springs,_West_Virginia" title="Salt Sulphur Springs, West Virginia">Salt Sulphur Springs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sarton,_West_Virginia" title="Sarton, West Virginia">Sarton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Secondcreek,_West_Virginia" title="Secondcreek, West Virginia">Secondcreek</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sinks_Grove,_West_Virginia" title="Sinks Grove, West Virginia">Sinks Grove</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sweet_Springs,_West_Virginia" title="Sweet Springs, West Virginia">Sweet Springs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Waiteville,_West_Virginia" title="Waiteville, West Virginia">Waiteville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wayside,_West_Virginia" title="Wayside, West Virginia">Wayside</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikel,_West_Virginia" title="Wikel, West Virginia">Wikel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Willow_Bend,_West_Virginia" title="Willow Bend, West Virginia">Willow Bend</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wolfcreek,_West_Virginia" title="Wolfcreek, West Virginia">Wolfcreek</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zenith,_West_Virginia" title="Zenith, West Virginia">Zenith</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:#F3D161;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Ghost_town" title="Ghost town">Ghost town</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Indian_Creek,_West_Virginia" title="Indian Creek, West Virginia">Indian Creek</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:#F3D161;color:inherit;">Footnotes</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties</div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow hlist" colspan="3" style="background:#F3D161;color:inherit;"><div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Portal:West_Virginia_(state)" class="mw-redirect" title="Portal:West Virginia (state)"><span>West Virginia portal</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Portal:United_States" title="Portal:United States"><span>United States portal</span></a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" 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id="State_of_West_Virginia" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/U.S._state" title="U.S. state">State</a> of <a href="/wiki/West_Virginia" title="West Virginia">West Virginia</a></div></th></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2" style="background-color:#F3D161;"><div><b><a href="/wiki/Charleston,_West_Virginia" title="Charleston, West Virginia">Charleston</a></b> (capital)</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color:#F3D161;;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Index_of_West_Virginia%E2%80%93related_articles" title="Index of West Virginia–related articles">Topics</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Outline_of_West_Virginia" title="Outline of West Virginia">Outline</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_cities_in_West_Virginia" class="mw-redirect" title="List of cities in West Virginia">Cities</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_towns_in_West_Virginia" class="mw-redirect" title="List of towns in West Virginia">Towns</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_villages_in_West_Virginia" class="mw-redirect" title="List of villages in West Virginia">Villages</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_magisterial_districts_in_West_Virginia" title="List of magisterial districts in West Virginia">Magisterial districts</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_census-designated_places_in_West_Virginia" title="List of census-designated places in West Virginia">Census-designated places</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Environment_of_West_Virginia" title="Environment of West Virginia">Environment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Government_of_West_Virginia" title="Government of West Virginia">Government</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_governors_of_West_Virginia" title="List of governors of West Virginia">Governors</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_congressional_delegations_from_West_Virginia" title="United States congressional delegations from West Virginia">Delegations</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elections_in_West_Virginia" class="mw-redirect" title="Elections in West Virginia">Elections</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_West_Virginia" title="History of West Virginia">History</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_people_from_West_Virginia" title="List of people from West Virginia">People</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_West_Virginia_state_symbols" title="List of West Virginia state symbols">Symbols</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:Tourist_attractions_in_West_Virginia" title="Category:Tourist attractions in West Virginia">Tourist attractions</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color:#F3D161;;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Society_of_the_United_States" title="Society of the United States">Society</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> 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laws</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/LGBT_rights_in_West_Virginia" class="mw-redirect" title="LGBT rights in West Virginia">LGBT rights</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:Mass_media_in_West_Virginia" title="Category:Mass media in West Virginia">Mass media</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_newspapers_in_West_Virginia" title="List of newspapers in West Virginia">Newspapers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_radio_stations_in_West_Virginia" title="List of radio stations in West Virginia">Radio</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_television_stations_in_West_Virginia" title="List of television stations in West Virginia">TV</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color:#F3D161;;width:1%">Insignia</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Coat_of_arms_of_West_Virginia" class="mw-redirect" title="Coat of arms of West Virginia">Coat of arms</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Flag_of_West_Virginia" title="Flag of West Virginia">Flag</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Montani_semper_liberi" class="mw-redirect" title="Montani semper liberi">Motto</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Seal_of_West_Virginia" title="Seal of West Virginia">Seal</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color:#F3D161;;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_regions_of_the_United_States#West_Virginia" title="List of regions of the United States">Regions</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Allegheny_Mountains" title="Allegheny Mountains">Allegheny Mountains</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Allegheny_Plateau" title="Allegheny Plateau">Allegheny Plateau</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Blue_Ridge_Mountains" title="Blue Ridge Mountains">Blue Ridge Mountains</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charleston_metropolitan_area,_West_Virginia" title="Charleston metropolitan area, West Virginia">Charleston metropolitan area</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cumberland_Mountains" title="Cumberland Mountains">Cumberland Mountains</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cumberland_Plateau" title="Cumberland Plateau">Cumberland Plateau</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eastern_Panhandle_of_West_Virginia" class="mw-redirect" title="Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia">Eastern Panhandle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Huntington%E2%80%93Ashland_metropolitan_area" title="Huntington–Ashland metropolitan area">Huntington metropolitan area</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Central_West_Virginia" title="North Central West Virginia">North Central</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh%E2%80%93New_Castle%E2%80%93Weirton_combined_statistical_area" title="Pittsburgh–New Castle–Weirton combined statistical area">Ohio Valley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northern_Panhandle_of_West_Virginia" class="mw-redirect" title="Northern Panhandle of West Virginia">Northern Panhandle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Potomac_Highlands" title="Potomac Highlands">Potomac Highlands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ridge-and-Valley_Appalachians" title="Ridge-and-Valley Appalachians">Ridge-and-Valley Appalachians</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shenandoah_Valley" title="Shenandoah Valley">Shenandoah Valley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Southern_West_Virginia" title="Southern West Virginia">Southern</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Washington%E2%80%93Baltimore_metropolitan_area" class="mw-redirect" title="Washington–Baltimore metropolitan area">Washington–Baltimore metropolitan area</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color:#F3D161;;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/West_Virginia_statistical_areas" title="West Virginia statistical areas">Metro areas</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bluefield_micropolitan_area" title="Bluefield micropolitan area">Bluefield</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charleston_metropolitan_area,_West_Virginia" title="Charleston metropolitan area, West Virginia">Charleston</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hagerstown_metropolitan_area" title="Hagerstown metropolitan area">Hagerstown–Martinsburg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Huntington%E2%80%93Ashland_metropolitan_area" title="Huntington–Ashland metropolitan area">Huntington–Ashland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Morgantown_metropolitan_area" title="Morgantown metropolitan area">Morgantown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Parkersburg%E2%80%93Marietta%E2%80%93Vienna_metropolitan_area" class="mw-redirect" title="Parkersburg–Marietta–Vienna metropolitan area">Parkersburg–Marietta–Vienna</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Washington_metropolitan_area" title="Washington metropolitan area">Washington</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Weirton%E2%80%93Steubenville_metropolitan_area" title="Weirton–Steubenville metropolitan area">Weirton–Steubenville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wheeling_metropolitan_area" title="Wheeling metropolitan area">Wheeling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Winchester,_VA%E2%80%93WV_MSA" title="Winchester, VA–WV MSA">Winchester</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color:#F3D161;;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_cities_in_West_Virginia" class="mw-redirect" title="List of cities in West Virginia">Largest cities</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Beckley,_West_Virginia" title="Beckley, West Virginia">Beckley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charleston,_West_Virginia" title="Charleston, West Virginia">Charleston</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clarksburg,_West_Virginia" title="Clarksburg, West Virginia">Clarksburg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fairmont,_West_Virginia" title="Fairmont, West Virginia">Fairmont</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Huntington,_West_Virginia" 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