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Welcome to Kanawha County ...

Time Zone: Kanawha County lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Charleston is the Seat for Kanawha County. Charleston is also the capital of West Virginia.

Kanawha County was founded in 1789.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Kanawha had a population of 178,124 people. This is a decrease of 7.67% since the last Census (which gave a population of 192,917 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Kanawha represented 10.41% of the total population of West Virginia.

Below are some of the communities located in Kanawha County:

  • Belle
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Belle is located in Kanawha County (WV)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,108 people
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  • Cedar Grove
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Cedar Grove is located in Kanawha County (WV)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 897 people
  • Charleston
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Chesapeake
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Chesapeake is located in Kanawha County (WV)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,393 people
  • Clendenin
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Dunbar
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Dunbar is located in Kanawha County (WV)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,951 people
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  • East Bank
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • East Bank is located in Kanawha County (WV)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 857 people
  • Glasgow
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Glasgow is located in Kanawha County (WV)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 823 people
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  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Handley
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Handley is located in Kanawha County (WV)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 309 people
    • Marmet
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Marmet is located in Kanawha County (WV)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,351 people
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    • Nitro
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Nitro is located in Kanawha County (WV)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,285 people
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    • Pratt
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Pratt is located in Kanawha County (WV)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 552 people
    • Saint Albans
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • South Charleston
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)

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Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
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