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
THOMAS
Thomas is a City in Tucker county with -500 inhabitants.
TERRA ALTA
Terra Alta is a Town in Preston county with -1 500 inhabitants.
SYLVESTER
Sylvester is a Town in Boone county with -500 inhabitants.
SUTTON
Sutton is a Town in Braxton county with -1 500 inhabitants.
SUMMERSVILLE
Summersville is a Town in Nicholas county with -4 000 inhabitants.
STONEWOOD
Stonewood is a City in Harrison county with -2 000 inhabitants.
STAR CITY
Star City is a Town in Monongalia county with -1 500 inhabitants.
ST. MARYS
St. Marys is a City in Pleasants county with -2 500 inhabitants.
ST. ALBANS
St. Albans is a City in Kanawha county with -15 000 inhabitants.
SPENCER
Spencer is a City in Roane county with -2 500 inhabitants.
SOUTH CHARLESTON
South Charleston is a City in Kanawha county with -15 000 inhabitants.
SOPHIA
Sophia is a Town in Raleigh county with -1 500 inhabitants.
SMITHFIELD
Smithfield is a Town in Wetzel county with -500 inhabitants.
SMITHERS
Smithers is a City in Fayette county with -1 000 inhabitants.
SISTERSVILLE
Sistersville is a City in Tyler county with -2 000 inhabitants.
SHINNSTON
Shinnston is a City in Harrison county with -2 500 inhabitants.
SHEPHERDSTOWN
Shepherdstown is a Town in Jefferson county with -1 000 inhabitants.
SAND FORK
Sand Fork is a Town in Gilmer county with -500 inhabitants.
SALEM
Salem is a City in Harrison county with -2 500 inhabitants.
RUPERT
Rupert is a Town in Greenbrier county with -1 000 inhabitants.
ROWLESBURG
Rowlesburg is a Town in Preston county with -1 000 inhabitants.
RONCEVERTE
Ronceverte is a City in Greenbrier county with -2 000 inhabitants.
ROMNEY
Romney is a City in Hampshire county with -2 000 inhabitants.
RIVESVILLE
Rivesville is a Town in Marion county with -1 000 inhabitants.
RIPLEY
Ripley is a City in Jackson county with -4 000 inhabitants.
RIDGELEY
Ridgeley is a Town in Mineral county with -1 000 inhabitants.
RICHWOOD
Richwood is a City in Nicholas county with -2 500 inhabitants.
RHODELL
Rhodell is a Town in Raleigh county with -500 inhabitants.
REEDY
Reedy is a Town in Roane county with -500 inhabitants.
REEDSVILLE
Reedsville is a Town in Preston county with -1 000 inhabitants.