Grant County, West Virginia

Grant County
County
Old Grant County Courthouse in Petersburg Smoke Hole Caverns Fairfax Stone Historical Monument State Park Rolling countryside in southern Grant County
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Location of Grant County in West Virginia
West Virginia's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 39°04′N 79°07′W / 39.06°N 79.12°W / 39.06; -79.12
Country	United States
State	West Virginia
Founded	February 6, 1866
Named for	Ulysses S. Grant
Seat	Petersburg
and largest city
Government
• County Administrator	Michelle Sites
• County Commission	Kevin P. Hagerty Scotty Miley Tyson Riggleman
Area
• Total	1,200 km2 (480 sq mi)
• Land	1,240 km2 (477 sq mi)
• Water	8 km2 (2.9 sq mi)  0.6%
• Rank	19th
Population  (2020)
• Total	10,976
• Estimate  (2021)	10,983
• Rank	42nd
• Density	8.8/km2 (23/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Area code(s)	304, 681
Congressional district	2nd
Senate district	14th
House of Delegates district	85th
Website	https://www.grantcountywv.org

Grant County is a county in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 10,976.^[1] Its county seat is Petersburg.^[2] The county was created from Hardy County in 1866 and named for Civil War General and the 18th president of the United States Ulysses S. Grant.^[3]