Braxton -- U.S. County in West Virginia Population (2000): 14702 Housing Units (2000): 7374 Land area (2000): 513.479828 sq. miles (1329.906592 sq. km) Water area (2000): 2.686451 sq. miles (6.957875 sq. km) Total area (2000): 516.166279 sq. miles (1336.864467 sq. km) Located within: West Virginia (WV), FIPS 54 Location: 38.681652 N, 80.736286 W Headwords: Braxton Braxton, WV Braxton County Braxton County, WV