Back مقاطعة رالي (فرجينيا الغربية) Arabic Raleigh County, West Virginia BAR Роли (окръг, Западна Вирджиния) Bulgarian রালেয়হ কাউন্টি, ৱেস্ট ভার্জিনিয়া BPY Raleigh Gông (West Virginia) CDO Роли (гуо, Малхбузен Виргини) CE Raleigh County CEB Raleigh County, Gorllewin Virginia CY Raleigh County German Kantono Raleigh EO
Raleigh County | |
|---|---|
 The Raleigh County Courthouse in Beckley | |
 Seal | |
 Location within the U.S. state of West Virginia | |
 West Virginia's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 37°47′N 81°16′W / 37.78°N 81.26°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  West Virginia |
| Founded | January 23, 1850 |
| Named for | Sir Walter Raleigh |
| Seat | Beckley |
| Largest city | Beckley |
| Area | |
• Total | 609 sq mi (1,580 km2) |
| • Land | 605 sq mi (1,570 km2) |
| • Water | 4.0 sq mi (10 km2) 0.7% |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 74,591 |
• Estimate (2021) | 73,771  |
| • Density | 120/sq mi (47/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Congressional district | 1st |
| Website | raleighcounty |
Raleigh County is a county in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 74,591.[1] Its county seat is Beckley.[2] The county was founded in 1850 and is named for Sir Walter Raleigh.[3] Raleigh County is included in the Beckley, West Virginia, Metropolitan Statistical Area.
- ^ "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 6, 2022.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ "Raleigh County history sources". Archived from the original on October 29, 2013. Retrieved May 30, 2015.