Upshur County, West Virginia
Upshur County | |
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The Upshur County Courthouse, designed by architect Harrison Albright pictured in Buckhannon in 2006 | |
Location within the U.S. state of West Virginia | |
West Virginia's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 38°54′N 80°14′W / 38.9°N 80.23°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | West Virginia |
| Founded | March 26, 1851 |
| Named after | Abel Parker Upshur |
| Seat | Buckhannon |
| Largest city | Buckhannon |
| Area | |
• Total | 355 sq mi (920 km2) |
| • Land | 355 sq mi (920 km2) |
| • Water | 0.1 sq mi (0.3 km2) 0.03% |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 23,816 |
• Estimate (2024) | 23,529 |
| • Density | 67/sq mi (26/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Congressional district | 2nd |
| Website | www |
Upshur County is a county in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 23,816. Its county seat is Buckhannon. The county was formed in 1851 from Randolph, Barbour, and Lewis counties and named for Abel Parker Upshur, a distinguished statesman and jurist of Virginia. Upshur served as United States Secretary of State and Secretary of the Navy under President John Tyler.