Grant County, West Virginia
8 public bodies govern here, 1 school district is based here, and USDA lists 0 farmers markets. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 10,983
- Median household income
- $62,361
- ±11,997
- Unemployed
- 3.3%
- 164 of 4,999 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 83.7%
- 3,678 of 4,393 households
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024; read 2026-09-26. Percentages worked out here from the two counts shown.
Who governs here
County government 1
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| County of Grant | 10,983 (2021) | 5 Highland Ave, Petersburg | Website |
Cities, towns and villages 2
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Petersburg | 2,253 (2021) | Po Box 669, Petersburg | — |
| Town of Bayard | 199 (2021) | Po Box 243, Bayard | — |
Special districts 5
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grant County Housing Authority | Housing and community development | Po Box 125, Petersburg | Website |
| Potomac Valley Transit Authority | Public mass transit utility | 185 Providence Ln, Petersburg | Website |
| Mountain Top Public Service District (water and Sewer) | Sewerage and water supply | Po Box 236, Mount Storm | — |
| Region Eight Solid Waste Authority | Solid waste management | Po Box 116, Petersburg | — |
| Grant County Public Service District | Water supply utility | Po Box 806, Petersburg | — |
U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Government Units List (published August 2023); the file read 2026-09-26. Offices are placed by county; a special district’s territory can cross county lines. Each body posts its own meetings on its website where the Census records one.
School districts based here
Grant County Schools
School district5 schools
204 Jefferson Ave, Petersburg, WV, 26847
National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data 2024-25; read 2026-09-26.
Farmers markets
USDA’s directory lists no farmers market in this county. That is not the same as there being none: a market that never registered with USDA, and was not found by its 2023 web sweep, is not in the directory.
In the counties that border this one
Mountain Fresh Oakland Farmers Market (Oakland)
Romney Farmers' Market (Romney)
Lost River Farmers' Market (Lost City)
Happy Farmers Market (Keyser) · Mineral County Farmers' Market (Keyser)
Kingwood Farmers' Market (Kingwood) · Preston Farmers' Market (Terra Alta)
Market at Hendricks Station (Hendricks)
Which counties border which: U.S. Census Bureau, County Adjacency File (2024), the file read 2026-09-26. Bordering is not distance — counties that touch at one corner border each other.
USDA National Farmers Market Directory; read 2026-09-26.