| Washburn | |
|---|---|
| Unincorporated community | |
  Washburn Location within the state of West Virginia  Washburn Washburn (the US) | |
| Coordinates: 39°08′32″N81°02′48″W / 39.14222°N 81.04667°W Coordinates: 39°08′32″N81°02′48″W / 39.14222°N 81.04667°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | West Virginia |
| County | Ritchie |
| Elevation | 751 ft (229 m) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| GNIS ID | 1549979 [1] |
Washburn is an unincorporated community in Ritchie County, in the U.S. state of West Virginia.
Ritchie County is a county in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of the 2010 census, the population was 10,449. Its county seat is Harrisville. The county was created in 1843 by the Virginia General Assembly and named for Richmond newspaper publisher Thomas Ritchie.
In the United States, a state is a constituent political entity, of which there are currently 50. Bound together in a political union, each state holds governmental jurisdiction over a separate and defined geographic territory and shares its sovereignty with the federal government. Due to this shared sovereignty, Americans are citizens both of the federal republic and of the state in which they reside. State citizenship and residency are flexible, and no government approval is required to move between states, except for persons restricted by certain types of court orders. Four states use the term commonwealth rather than state in their full official names.
West Virginia is a state located in the Appalachian region in the Southern United States that is also considered to be a part of the Middle Atlantic States. It is bordered by Pennsylvania to the north, Maryland to the east and northeast, Virginia to the southeast, Kentucky to the southwest, and Ohio to the northwest. West Virginia is the 41st largest state by area, and is ranked 38th in population. The capital and largest city is Charleston.
