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Welcome to Ritchie County ...

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

The community of Harrisville is the Seat for Ritchie County.

Ritchie County was founded in 1843. Ritchie was created by taking area from Harrison, Lewis and Wood Counties.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Ritchie had a population of 9,554 people. This is a decrease of 8.31% since the last Census (which gave a population of 10,420 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Ritchie represented 0.56% of the total population of West Virginia.

Below are some of the communities located in Ritchie County:

  • Auburn
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Auburn is located in Ritchie County (WV)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
  • Cairo
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Cairo is located in Ritchie County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cairo <2>
  • Ellenboro
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Harrisville
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Pennsboro
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Pullman
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Pullman is located in Ritchie County (WV)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people

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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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