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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.

If you want information about your city in West Virginia, click on the West Virginia city names or West Virginia town names below:

Complete List of Cities in West Virginia

  • MASONTOWN

    Masontown is a Town in Preston county with -1 000 inhabitants.

  • MCMECHEN

    McMechen is a City in Marshall county with -2 000 inhabitants.

  • BANCROFT

    Bancroft is a Town in Putnam county with -500 inhabitants.

  • BELMONT

    Belmont is a City in Pleasants county with -1 500 inhabitants.

  • MORGANTOWN

    Morgantown is a City in Monongalia county with -30 000 inhabitants.

  • RIDGELEY

    Ridgeley is a Town in Mineral county with -1 000 inhabitants.

  • CHESAPEAKE

    Chesapeake is a Town in Kanawha county with -2 000 inhabitants.

  • ATHENS

    Athens is a Town in Mercer county with -1 500 inhabitants.

  • WESTOVER

    Westover is a City in Monongalia county with -4 000 inhabitants.

  • CHESTER

    Chester is a City in Hancock county with -3 000 inhabitants.

  • PARKERSBURG

    Parkersburg is a City in Wood county with -40 000 inhabitants.

  • PIEDMONT

    Piedmont is a Town in Mineral county with -1 500 inhabitants.

  • KEYSER

    Keyser is a City in Mineral county with -10 000 inhabitants.

  • HUNTINGTON

    Huntington is a City in Cabell county with -75 000 inhabitants.

  • VIENNA

    Vienna is a City in Wood county with -15 000 inhabitants.

  • DUNBAR

    Dunbar is a City in Kanawha county with -10 000 inhabitants.

  • MOUNDSVILLE

    Moundsville is a City in Marshall county with -10 000 inhabitants.

  • WINDSOR HEIGHTS

    Windsor Heights is a Village in Brooke county with -500 inhabitants.

  • SISTERSVILLE

    Sistersville is a City in Tyler county with -2 000 inhabitants.

  • ST. ALBANS

    St. Albans is a City in Kanawha county with -15 000 inhabitants.

  • PADEN CITY

    Paden City is a City in Wetzel county with -3 000 inhabitants.

  • RANSON

    Ranson is a City in Jefferson county with -3 000 inhabitants.

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