McDowell County, West Virginia

GPTKB entity

Statements (60)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:county
gptkbp:areaTotalKm2 535
gptkbp:borderedBy gptkb:Tazewell_County,_Virginia
gptkb:Raleigh_County,_West_Virginia
gptkb:Mercer_County,_West_Virginia
gptkb:Wyoming_County,_West_Virginia
gptkb:Mingo_County,_West_Virginia
gptkb:Buchanan_County,_Virginia
gptkbp:congressionalDistrict 1st
gptkbp:containsCommunity gptkb:Thorpe
gptkb:Premier
gptkb:Yukon
gptkb:war
gptkb:Big_Sandy_River
gptkb:Elkhorn
gptkb:Gary
gptkb:Panther
gptkb:Keystone
gptkb:Vivian
gptkb:Kimball
gptkb:Switchback
gptkb:Squire
gptkb:Bradshaw
gptkb:Anawalt
gptkb:Coalwood
gptkb:Davy
gptkb:Iaeger
gptkb:Northfork
gptkb:Pageton
gptkb:Roderfield
gptkb:Wilcoe
gptkbp:countySeat gptkb:Welch
gptkbp:decliningPopulation true
gptkbp:elevationM 800
3700
gptkbp:established 1858
gptkbp:FIPS_code 54-047
gptkbp:historicalName gptkb:coal
railroads
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label McDowell County, West Virginia
gptkbp:knownFor coal mining
gptkbp:largestCity gptkb:Welch
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:United_States
gptkb:West_Virginia
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:James_McDowell
gptkbp:notableEvent Battle of Matewan proximity
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:Carter_G._Woodson
gptkb:Henry_Louis_Gates_Jr.
gptkb:Homer_Hickam
gptkbp:population 19288
gptkbp:populationAsOf 2020
gptkbp:povertyRate high
gptkbp:region gptkb:Appalachia
gptkbp:schoolDistrict gptkb:McDowell_County_Schools
gptkbp:timezone gptkb:Eastern_Time_Zone
gptkbp:website http://www.mcdowellcountycommission.com/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Tazewell_County,_Virginia
gptkb:Mercer_County,_West_Virginia
gptkb:Tug_Fork
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6