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
ALBRIGHT
Albright is a Town in Preston county with -500 inhabitants.
ALDERSON
Alderson is a Town in Greenbrier county with -1 500 inhabitants.
ANAWALT
Anawalt is a Town in McDowell county with -500 inhabitants.
ANMOORE
Anmoore is a Town in Harrison county with -1 000 inhabitants.
ANSTED
Ansted is a Town in Fayette county with -2 000 inhabitants.
ATHENS
Athens is a Town in Mercer county with -1 500 inhabitants.
AUBURN
Auburn is a Town in Ritchie county with -500 inhabitants.
BANCROFT
Bancroft is a Town in Putnam county with -500 inhabitants.
BARBOURSVILLE
Barboursville is a Village in Cabell county with -4 000 inhabitants.
BARRACKVILLE
Barrackville is a Town in Marion county with -1 500 inhabitants.
BAYARD
Bayard is a Town in Grant county with -500 inhabitants.
BECKLEY
Beckley is a City in Raleigh county with -20 000 inhabitants.
BEECH BOTTOM
Beech Bottom is a Village in Brooke county with -1 000 inhabitants.
BELINGTON
Belington is a Town in Barbour county with -2 000 inhabitants.
BELLE
Belle is a Town in Kanawha county with -1 500 inhabitants.
BELMONT
Belmont is a City in Pleasants county with -1 500 inhabitants.
BENWOOD
Benwood is a City in Marshall county with -2 000 inhabitants.
BERKELEY SPRINGS
Berkeley Springs is a Town in Morgan county with -1 000 inhabitants.
BETHANY
Bethany is a Town in Brooke county with -1 000 inhabitants.
BETHLEHEM
Bethlehem is a Village in Ohio county with -3 000 inhabitants.
BEVERLY
Beverly is a Town in Randolph county with -1 000 inhabitants.
BLACKSVILLE
Blacksville is a Town in Monongalia county with -500 inhabitants.
BLUEFIELD
Bluefield is a City in Mercer county with -15 000 inhabitants.
BOLIVAR
Bolivar is a Town in Jefferson county with -1 500 inhabitants.
BRADSHAW
Bradshaw is a Town in McDowell county with -500 inhabitants.
BRAMWELL
Bramwell is a Town in Mercer county with -500 inhabitants.
BRANDONVILLE
Brandonville is a Town in Preston county with -500 inhabitants.
BRIDGEPORT
Bridgeport is a City in Harrison county with -10 000 inhabitants.
BRUCETON MILLS
Bruceton Mills is a Town in Preston county with -100 inhabitants.
BUCKHANNON
Buckhannon is a City in Upshur county with -10 000 inhabitants.