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Some Fast Facts about McDowell County
5 LARGEST LAND OWNERS (10,000 ACRES OR MORE)
Pocahontas Land Co.
Berwind Land Co.
Alawest Land Co.
Mega Minerals Land Co.
Georgia Pacific Land Co.
8 LARGEST EMPLOYERS IN MCDOWELL COUNTY (AS OF 3-99)
1. McDowell County Board of Education
2. Welch Emergency Hospital
3. Council of Southern Mountains
4. McDowell County Continuous Care
5. McDowell County Commission
6. McDowell County Commission on Aging
7. WV Dept. of Health & Human Resources
8. Goodsons Supermarkets, Inc.
GEOGRAPHY FAST FACTS
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LAND AREA, 2000 (square miles)
McDowell County 535
West Virginia 24,078
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Persons per square mile, 2000
McDowell County 51.1
West Virginia 75.1
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Nearby Metropolitan Cities (distance in miles)
Charleston WV 115
Huntington WV 131
Roanoke VA 140 |
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