Mason County, West Virginia

Mason County
County
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Location within the U.S. state of West Virginia
West Virginia's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 38°46′N 82°01′W / 38.77°N 82.02°W / 38.77; -82.02
Country	United States
State	West Virginia
Founded	January 2, 1804
Seat	Point Pleasant
Largest city	Point Pleasant
Area
• Total	445 sq mi (1,150 km2)
• Land	431 sq mi (1,120 km2)
• Water	14 sq mi (40 km2)  3.1%
Population  (2020)
• Total	25,453
• Estimate  (2021)	25,157
• Density	57/sq mi (22/km2)
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Congressional district	1st
Website	masoncountywv.gov

Mason County is a county in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 25,453.^[1] Its county seat and largest city is Point Pleasant.^[2] The county was founded in 1804 and named for George Mason,^[3] delegate to the U.S. Constitutional Convention. Before the Civil War, the county was in the State of Virginia.

Mason County is part of the Point Pleasant, WV-OH Micropolitan Statistical Area.