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Welcome to Mineral County ...

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

The community of Keyser is the Seat for Mineral County.

Mineral County was founded in 1866 and was created by taking area from Hampshire County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Mineral had a population of 26,868 people. This is a decrease of 4.74% since the last Census (which gave a population of 28,205 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Mineral represented 1.52% of the total population of West Virginia.

Below are some of the communities located in Mineral County:

  • Carpendale
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Carpendale is located in Mineral County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpendale
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 900 people
  • Elk Garden
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Keyser
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Keyser is located in Mineral County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keyser
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,863 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keyser <2>
  • Piedmont
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Ridgeley
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)

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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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