roe ▁County , ▁West ▁Virginia . ▁The ▁population ▁was ▁ 5 6 5 ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁census . ▁It ▁is ▁the ▁county ▁seat ▁of ▁Mon roe ▁County . ▁ ▁History ▁Mon roe ▁County ▁was ▁established ▁by ▁an ▁act ▁of ▁the ▁Assembly ▁of ▁Virginia ▁on ▁January ▁ 1 4 , ▁ 1 7 9 9 , ▁occup ying ▁land ▁formerly ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁Green b rier ▁County . ▁Union ▁did ▁not ▁yet ▁exist ▁when ▁the ▁county ' s ▁first ▁court ▁conven ed ▁in ▁ 1 7 9 9 . ▁However , ▁shortly ▁after ▁Mon roe ▁County ▁was ▁created , ▁James ▁Alexander ▁offered ▁ 2 5 ▁acres ▁of ▁land , ▁including ▁a ▁lot ▁for ▁a ▁cour th ouse ▁which ▁in ▁time ▁became ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁Union . ▁On ▁January ▁ 6 , ▁ 1 8 0 0 , ▁the ▁Virginia ▁Assembly ▁passed ▁an ▁act ▁creating ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁Union ▁and ▁naming ▁William ▁Hay nes , ▁John ▁Gray , ▁John ▁By r ns ide , ▁James ▁Hand ley , ▁Michael ▁Er sk ine , ▁John ▁H utch inson , ▁and ▁Isaac ▁Est ill ▁trust ees . ▁ ▁By ▁ 1 8 1 0 , ▁at ▁least ▁six teen ▁lots ▁had ▁been ▁sold ▁in ▁the ▁newly ▁laid ▁out ▁town ▁of ▁Union ▁and ▁a ▁cour th ouse ▁and ▁j ail ▁were ▁built ▁at ▁its ▁center . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 3 5 , ▁Union ▁had ▁ 4 0 0 ▁inhabitants ▁and ▁supported ▁two ▁hot els , ▁two ▁t ann eries , ▁a ▁school