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Hancock

Hancock County is a county in the U.S. state of . As of the 2020 census, the population was 29,095. Its county seat is and its largest city is .
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  • Type: County with 30,700 residents
  • Description: county in West Virginia, United States
  • Also known as: “Hancock County”, “Hancock County, Virginia”, “Hancock County, West Virginia”, and “Hancock County, WV”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Herron Airport and Oak Glen High School.

Aerodrome
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is a privately owned in , , United States, part of the Pittsburgh Combined Statistical Area. It was opened in December 1945, founded by William Earle “Earle” Herron.

School
is a public high school near , United States. It is one of two high schools in Hancock County Schools, serving the northern part of the county including the communities of , , and .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Toronto and New Manchester.

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is a city of 4,900 people in on the banks of the Ohio River. is a bedroom community for Steubenville. With a restored historic downtown, homes, and well-maintained parks along a scenic Ohio riverfront.

Village
is an unincorporated community in Hancock County, , United States. It is located along West Virginia Route 8 northeast of near .

Hamlet
is an unincorporated community in Knox Township, , , United States. It is located just north of between Ohio State Route 7 and the Ohio River.

Hancock

Latitude
40.5072° or 40° 30′ 26″ north
Longitude
-80.5658° or 80° 33′ 57″ west
Population
30,700
Elevation
1,099 feet (335 metres)
Open location code
86GXGC4M+VM
Open­Street­Map ID
node 317006348
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­county
Geo­Names ID
5280351
Wiki­data ID
Q504863
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In Other Languages

From Albanian to Western Panjabi—“Hancock” goes by many names.
  • Albanian: “Hancock County”
  • Arabic: “مقاطعة هانكوك”
  • Armenian: “Հենքոկ շրջան”
  • Asturian: “condáu de Hancock”
  • Basque: “Hancock konderria”
  • Bavarian: “Hancock County, West Virginia”
  • Bavarian: “Hancock County”
  • Bishnupriya: “হানকোক কাউন্টি, ৱেস্ট ভার্জিনিয়া”
  • Bishnupriya: “হানকোক কাউন্টি”
  • Bulgarian: “Ханкок”
  • Catalan: “comtat de Hancock”
  • Cebuano: “Hancock County”
  • Chechen: “Ханкок”
  • Chinese: “Hancock Kūn”
  • Chinese: “汉考克县”
  • Chinese: “漢考克縣”
  • Cornish: “Konteth Hancock, Virjynni West”
  • Cornish: “Konteth Hancock”
  • Dutch: “Hancock County”
  • Esperanto: “Hancock County”
  • Esperanto: “kantono Hancock”
  • Esperanto: “Kantono Hancock”
  • Finnish: “Hancockin piirikunta”
  • French: “comté de Hancock”
  • French: “Comté de Hancock”
  • French: “Hancock County”
  • Georgian: “ჰენკოკის ოლქი”
  • German: “Hancock County”
  • Gilaki: “هنکاک ٚ شأرستان (خۊرخۊسي ويرجينيا)”
  • Gilaki: “هنکاک ٚ شأرستان”
  • Greek: “κομητεία Χάνκοκ”
  • Greek: “Κομητεία Χάνκοκ”
  • Hungarian: “Hancock megye”
  • Irish: “Contae Hancock”
  • Italian: “contea di Hancock”
  • Italian: “Contea di Hancock”
  • Italian: “Hancock County”
  • Japanese: “ハンコック郡”
  • Korean: “핸콕군”
  • Low German: “Hancock County”
  • Mazanderani: “هنکاک شهرستان”
  • Min Dong Chinese: “Hancock Gông”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Hancock Kūn”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Hancock County i Vest-Virginia”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Hancock County”
  • Norwegian: “Hancock County”
  • Pennsylvania German: “Hancock Kaundi, Wescht Wirschini”
  • Pennsylvania German: “Hancock Kaundi”
  • Persian: “شهرستان هانکک”
  • Persian: “شهرستان هنکاک، ویرجینیای غربی”
  • Persian: “شهرستان هنکاک”
  • Polish: “Hrabstwo Hancock”
  • Portuguese: “condado de Hancock”
  • Portuguese: “Condado de Hancock”
  • Portuguese: “Hancock County”
  • Romanian: “Comitatul Hancock, Virginia de Vest”
  • Romanian: “Comitatul Hancock”
  • Russian: “Ханкок”
  • Russian: “Хэнкок”
  • Sardinian: “contea de Hancock”
  • Serbian: “Hancock County”
  • Serbian: “Округ Хенкок”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Hancock County, West Virginia”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Hancock County”
  • Slovenian: “Hancock County”
  • Slovenian: “Okrožje Hancock”
  • Spanish: “condado de Hancock”
  • Spanish: “Condado de Hancock”
  • Spanish: “Hancock County”
  • Swedish: “Hancock County, West Virginia”
  • Swedish: “Hancock County”
  • Tatar: “Ханкок (округ, Көнбатыш Вирджиния)”
  • Tatar: “Ханкок”
  • Turkish: “Hancock County, Batı Virginia”
  • Turkish: “Hancock County, W.Va.”
  • Turkish: “Hancock County, WV”
  • Turkish: “Hancock County”
  • Turkish: “Hancock ilçesi, Batı Virginia”
  • Turkish: “Hancock ilçesi, W.Va.”
  • Turkish: “Hancock ilçesi, WV”
  • Turkish: “Hancock ilçesi”
  • Ukrainian: “Генкок”
  • Urdu: “ہینکوک کاؤنٹی، مغربی ورجینیا”
  • Urdu: “ہینکوک کاؤنٹی”
  • Venetian: “contea de Hancock”
  • Vietnamese: “Quận Hancock, Tây Virginia”
  • Vietnamese: “Quận Hancock, West Virginia”
  • Vietnamese: “Quận Hancock”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Condado han Hancock, West Virginia”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Condado han Hancock”
  • Welsh: “Hancock County, Gorllewin Virginia”
  • Welsh: “Hancock County”
  • Western Panjabi: “ہینکانک کاؤنٹی”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Point Pleasant Church and Mountaineer Woodview Golf Course.

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