Hancock County, West Virginia

Hancock County
County
Peter Tarr Furnace Site
Seal
Location within the U.S. state of West Virginia
West Virginia's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 40°31′N 80°35′W / 40.52°N 80.58°W / 40.52; -80.58
Country	United States
State	West Virginia
Founded	January 15, 1848
Named for	John Hancock
Seat	New Cumberland
Largest city	Weirton
Area
• Total	88 sq mi (230 km2)
• Land	83 sq mi (210 km2)
• Water	5.4 sq mi (14 km2)  6.1%
Population  (2020)
• Total	29,095
• Estimate  (2021)	28,656
• Density	330/sq mi (130/km2)
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Congressional district	1st
Website	www.hancockcountywv.org

Hancock County is a county in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 29,095.^[1] Its county seat is New Cumberland and its largest city is Weirton.^[2] The county was created from Brooke County in 1848 and named for John Hancock, first signer of the Declaration of Independence.^[3][4] Located at the tip of the state's Northern Panhandle, Hancock County is the northernmost point in both West Virginia and, by some definitions, the Southern United States. Hancock County is part of the Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Pittsburgh-New Castle-Weirton, PA-WV-OH Combined Statistical Area.^[5]