Nicholas (WV)

Welcome to Nicholas County ...

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

The community of Summersville is the Seat for Nicholas County.

Nicholas County was founded in 1818. Nicholas was created by taking area from Greenbrier and Counties.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Nicholas had a population of 24,496 people. This is a decrease of 6.61% since the last Census (which gave a population of 26,229 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Nicholas represented 1.42% of the total population of West Virginia.

Websites of Interest ...

Websites specific to West Virginia
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- Website for the West Virginia State Archives

Websites specific to Nicholas County
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Websites for nearby counties
- Braxton County
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- Webster County
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- Greenbrier County
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- Fayette County
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- Clay County
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- Kanawha County
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Cemetery Information and Directories
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- Cemeteries of West Virginia
- Cemeteries of Nicholas County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of West Virginia
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- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of West Virginia
- Cemeteries of Nicholas County

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.