Basic information about the Grant County
The Grant County is located in the state of West Virginia. This county occupies 481 square miles, with 4 square miles being water areas. There are 11.937 inhabitants living in the county according to the 2010 Census. As for the racial makeup of Grant County citizens, the 3 largest groups are White (97.65%), followed by Two or More races (0.85%) and Black or African American (0.67%). There are 4.941 households in the county, while 69,52% of them are family households and 30,48% represent non family households. There are 2 cities and towns in Grant County. The most populated city is Petersburg city and the smallest town or village is Bayard town.