Tucker County, West Virginia
| Tucker County, West Virginia | |
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Tucker County Courthouse in Parsons
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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 | March 7, 1856 |
| Named for | Henry St. George Tucker, Sr. |
| Seat | Parsons |
| Largest city | Parsons |
| Area | |
| • Total | 421 sq mi (1,090 km2) |
| • Land | 419 sq mi (1,085 km2) |
| • Water | 2.1 sq mi (5 km2), 0.5% |
| Population (est.) | |
| • (2015) | 6,966 |
| • Density | 17/sq mi (7/km²) |
| Congressional district | 1st |
| Time zone | Eastern: UTC-5/-4 |
| Website | www |
Coordinates: 39°06′N 79°34′W / 39.10°N 79.57°W
Tucker County is a county in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of the 2010 census, the population was 7,141, making it West Virginia's second-least populous county. Its county seat is Parsons. The county was created in 1856 from a part of Randolph County, then part of Virginia. In 1871, a small part of Barbour County, was transferred to Tucker County. The county was named after Henry St. George Tucker, Sr., a judge and Congressman from Williamsburg, Virginia.
Tucker county was created in 1856 from a part of Randolph County, then part of Virginia. In 1861, as a result of the Wheeling Convention, Tucker County joined the rest of West Virginia in breaking away from Virginia to remain a part of the Union.
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