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
RICHWOOD
Richwood is a City in Nicholas county with -2 500 inhabitants.
CHESTER
Chester is a City in Hancock county with -3 000 inhabitants.
BETHLEHEM
Bethlehem is a Village in Ohio county with -3 000 inhabitants.
MADISON
Madison is a City in Boone county with -3 000 inhabitants.
WELCH
Welch is a City in McDowell county with -3 000 inhabitants.
FAYETTEVILLE
Fayetteville is a Town in Fayette county with -3 000 inhabitants.
PADEN CITY
Paden City is a City in Wetzel county with -3 000 inhabitants.
PHILIPPI
Philippi is a City in Barbour county with -3 000 inhabitants.
HINTON
Hinton is a City in Summers county with -3 000 inhabitants.
WELLSBURG
Wellsburg is a City in Brooke county with -3 000 inhabitants.
CHARLES TOWN
Charles Town is a City in Jefferson county with -3 000 inhabitants.
KINGWOOD
Kingwood is a City in Preston county with -3 000 inhabitants.
RANSON
Ranson is a City in Jefferson county with -3 000 inhabitants.
WILLIAMSTOWN
Williamstown is a City in Wood county with -3 000 inhabitants.
FOLLANSBEE
Follansbee is a City in Brooke county with -4 000 inhabitants.
PLEASANT VALLEY
Pleasant Valley is a City in Marion county with -4 000 inhabitants.
BARBOURSVILLE
Barboursville is a Village in Cabell county with -4 000 inhabitants.
RIPLEY
Ripley is a City in Jackson county with -4 000 inhabitants.
SUMMERSVILLE
Summersville is a Town in Nicholas county with -4 000 inhabitants.
WILLIAMSON
Williamson is a City in Mingo county with -4 000 inhabitants.
KENOVA
Kenova is a City in Wayne county with -4 000 inhabitants.
LEWISBURG
Lewisburg is a City in Greenbrier county with -4 000 inhabitants.
WESTOVER
Westover is a City in Monongalia county with -4 000 inhabitants.
RAVENSWOOD
Ravenswood is a City in Jackson county with -5 000 inhabitants.
WESTON
Weston is a City in Lewis county with -5 000 inhabitants.
POINT PLEASANT
Point Pleasant is a City in Mason county with -5 000 inhabitants.
HURRICANE
Hurricane is a City in Putnam county with -10 000 inhabitants.
KEYSER
Keyser is a City in Mineral county with -10 000 inhabitants.
GRAFTON
Grafton is a City in Taylor county with -10 000 inhabitants.
BUCKHANNON
Buckhannon is a City in Upshur county with -10 000 inhabitants.