Roane -- U.S. County in West Virginia Population (2000): 15446 Housing Units (2000): 7360 Land area (2000): 483.572301 sq. miles (1252.446456 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.177123 sq. miles (0.458747 sq. km) Total area (2000): 483.749424 sq. miles (1252.905203 sq. km) Located within: West Virginia (WV), FIPS 54 Location: 38.715570 N, 81.358200 W Headwords: Roane Roane, WV Roane County Roane County, WV