Kanawha County, Virginia
| Kanawha County, West Virginia | ||
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Kanawha County Courthouse in Charleston
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 Location in the U.S. state of West Virginia |
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 West Virginia's location in the U.S. |
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| Founded | October 5, 1789 | |
| Named for | Kanawha River | |
| Seat | Charleston | |
| Largest city | Charleston | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 911 sq mi (2,359 km2) | |
| • Land | 902 sq mi (2,336 km2) | |
| • Water | 9.3 sq mi (24 km2), 1.0% | |
| Population (est.) | ||
| • (2015) | 188,332 | |
| • Density | 211/sq mi (81/km2) | |
| Congressional district | 2nd | |
| Time zone | Eastern: UTC−5/−4 | |
| Website | www |
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Kanawha County (/kəˈnɔː/ kə-NAW or /kəˈnɔːə/ kə-NAW-ə) is a county in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of the 2010 census, the population was 193,063, making it West Virginia's most populous county. Its county seat is Charleston, the state capital.
Kanawha County is part of the Charleston, WV Metropolitan Statistical Area.
The county began taking formation on November 14, 1788 under authorization of the Virginia General Assembly, and was founded on October 5, 1789. The county was named for the Kanawha River, which in turn was named after the Indian tribe that lived in the area. The county was the site of a bloody miners' strike in 1912 and a major textbook controversy in 1974 that included bombings and received national attention.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 911 square miles (2,360 km2), of which 902 square miles (2,340 km2) is land and 9.3 square miles (24 km2) (1.0%) is water. It is the fourth-largest county in West Virginia by area.
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