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About Kingwood

City in West Virginia, US
1815Established
2,980Population
2.4 sq miArea
1,814 ftElevation

Kingwood is a city in Preston County, West Virginia, United States, and its county seat. The population was 2,980 at the 2020 census. The city sits within the Allegheny Mountains above the Cheat River valley. It hosts the annual Preston County Buckwheat Festival, a county fair known for making buckwheat pancakes.

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