West Virginia
West Virginia is a state in the Appalachian and Mid-Atlantic regions of the Southern USA. It is bordered by Pennsylvania to the northeast, Maryland to the east and northeast, Virginia to the southeast, Kentucky to the southwest, and Ohio to the northwest. West Virginia is the 38th in population with 1,792,147 inhabitants in 2019. Its capital and largest city is Charleston. Its governor is Jim Justice.
West Virginia has generally a humid subtropical climate, with warm to hot, humid summers and chilly winters. Forests cover more than three-fourths of the state; it’s home to rabbits, squirrels, gray foxes, opossums, skunks, raccoons, and groundhogs.
After the British arrived in the 1600s, the area that now encompasses West Virginia, Virginia, Kentucky, and parts of North Carolina, Delaware, Pennsylvania, and New York was altogether called Virginia. The British drove out the Natives in order to give their lands to the Europeans. At the beginning of the Civil War (1861-1865), West Virginia refused to secede from the Union along with the rest of the state. West Virginia separated from Virginia in 1861, and two years later, it became a state on its own.
West Virginia has an abundance and variety of natural resources, although bituminous coal is the most important. The state’s recoverable coal reserves are estimated varyingly at 2 to 50 billion tons; natural gas dominates the state’s west-central portion. Petroleum is extracted in the northern two-thirds of the gas-producing areas.
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Complete List of Cities in West Virginia
RIPLEY
Ripley is a City in Jackson county with -4 000 inhabitants.
WILLIAMSON
Williamson is a City in Mingo county with -4 000 inhabitants.
WELCH
Welch is a City in McDowell county with -3 000 inhabitants.
POINT PLEASANT
Point Pleasant is a City in Mason county with -5 000 inhabitants.
PRINCETON
Princeton is a City in Mercer county with -10 000 inhabitants.
HINTON
Hinton is a City in Summers county with -3 000 inhabitants.
PHILIPPI
Philippi is a City in Barbour county with -3 000 inhabitants.
BUCKHANNON
Buckhannon is a City in Upshur county with -10 000 inhabitants.
DUNBAR
Dunbar is a City in Kanawha county with -10 000 inhabitants.
WINFIELD
Winfield is a Town in Putnam county with -2 000 inhabitants.
PENNSBORO
Pennsboro is a City in Ritchie county with -1 500 inhabitants.
NEW MARTINSVILLE
New Martinsville is a City in Wetzel county with -10 000 inhabitants.
MARLINTON
Marlinton is a Town in Pocahontas county with -1 500 inhabitants.
KINGWOOD
Kingwood is a City in Preston county with -3 000 inhabitants.
MOOREFIELD
Moorefield is a Town in Hardy county with -2 500 inhabitants.
CEREDO
Ceredo is a City in Wayne county with -2 000 inhabitants.
BELINGTON
Belington is a Town in Barbour county with -2 000 inhabitants.
ELEANOR
Eleanor is a Town in Putnam county with -1 500 inhabitants.
FOLLANSBEE
Follansbee is a City in Brooke county with -4 000 inhabitants.
DELBARTON
Delbarton is a Town in Mingo county with -500 inhabitants.
WESTON
Weston is a City in Lewis county with -5 000 inhabitants.
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS
White Sulphur Springs is a City in Greenbrier county with -2 500 inhabitants.
KEYSER
Keyser is a City in Mineral county with -10 000 inhabitants.
RAVENSWOOD
Ravenswood is a City in Jackson county with -5 000 inhabitants.
BEECH BOTTOM
Beech Bottom is a Village in Brooke county with -1 000 inhabitants.
BENWOOD
Benwood is a City in Marshall county with -2 000 inhabitants.
NEW CUMBERLAND
New Cumberland is a City in Hancock county with -1 500 inhabitants.
MULLENS
Mullens is a City in Wyoming county with -2 000 inhabitants.
WILLIAMSTOWN
Williamstown is a City in Wood county with -3 000 inhabitants.
SHINNSTON
Shinnston is a City in Harrison county with -2 500 inhabitants.