Magisterial Districts in West Virginia

West Virginia has 170 magisterial districts with a page here, in 38 counties. Each page shows its county, people, land area, map and neighbors.

Largest magisterial districts

  1. Eastern District, Monongalia County46,550 people
  2. Central District, Monongalia County31,949 people
  3. Western District, Monongalia County28,664 people
  4. Parkersburg District, Wood County28,181 people
  5. Shenandoah District, Berkeley County27,269 people
  6. Tuscarora District, Berkeley County25,992 people
  7. Valley District, Berkeley County25,048 people
  8. Potomac District, Berkeley County24,204 people
  9. Palatine District, Marion County22,236 people
  10. Middletown District, Marion County18,724 people
  11. Plateau District, Fayette County17,548 people
  12. West Augusta District, Marion County14,949 people

People counts are American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates.

By county

CountyHow manyLargest
Barbour County3North District5,882 people
Berkeley County6Shenandoah District27,269 people
Braxton County4Northern District3,272 people
Brooke County3Follansbee District7,761 people
Doddridge County4Beech District2,403 people
Fayette County3Plateau District17,548 people
Gilmer County4City District2,906 people
Grant County3Grant District3,957 people
Greenbrier County3Central District12,209 people
Hampshire County7Gore District4,608 people
Hancock County3Butler District10,056 people
Hardy County5Old Fields District3,188 people
Harrison County6Eastern District12,798 people
Jackson County3Western District10,343 people
Jefferson County5Charles Town District13,985 people
Lewis County3Hackers Creek-Skin Creek District6,036 people
Logan County3Eastern District12,734 people
Marion County3Palatine District22,236 people
Mason County10Lewis District4,993 people
McDowell County4Browns Creek District5,625 people
Mingo County7Kermit Harvey District3,572 people
Monongalia County3Eastern District46,550 people
Monroe County3Western District4,843 people
Nicholas County7Beaver District7,169 people
Pendleton County3Western District2,399 people
Pocahontas County3Northern District2,809 people
Preston County5Second District10,804 people
Randolph County9Leadsville District12,466 people
Ritchie County4Union District2,956 people
Summers County3Bluestone River District4,540 people
Taylor County3Western District6,380 people
Tucker County7Black Fork District2,954 people
Tyler County4North District2,196 people
Upshur County3First District8,026 people
Wayne County5Union District8,632 people
Webster County3Southern District2,945 people
Wirt County3Southwest District2,167 people
Wood County10Parkersburg District28,181 people

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