Paden City is a city in Tyler and Wetzel counties in the U.S. state of West Virginia, along the Ohio River. It was founded in 1902. The populatio…Paden City is a city in Tyler and Wetzel counties in the U.S. state of West Virginia, along the Ohio River. It was founded in 1902. The population was 2,550 at the 2020 census. The town was named for Pennsylvania-born Obediah Paden, a local landowner. Nearby Paden Island and Paden Fork were also named for this individual, and the entire region, when owned by Paden, was known as Paden's Bottom.