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Cities. Largest municipalities in West Virginia by population. Charleston, the capital of West Virginia and its most populous city. Huntington. Parkersburg. Morgantown. Wheeling. Martinsburg. Fairmont.
West Virginia is the 10th-smallest state by area and ranks as the 12th-least populous state, with a population of 1,793,716 residents. [5] The capital and most populous city is Charleston with a population of 49,055. West Virginia was admitted to the Union on June 20, 1863, and was a key border state during the American Civil War.
Kanawha County contributed land to the founding of 12 West Virginia counties [ 12] and has the largest population (174,805 in 2023). Wirt County has the smallest population (5,000 in 2023). [ 13] The oldest county is Hampshire, established in 1754, and the newest is Mingo, established in 1895. [ 1] Spruce Knob, located in Pendleton County, is ...
Charleston, West Virginia. / 38.34722°N 81.63333°W / 38.34722; -81.63333. Charleston is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of West Virginia and the seat of Kanawha County. [ 7] Located at the confluence of the Elk and Kanawha rivers, the city had a population of 48,864 at the 2020 census and an estimated population ...
Clarksburg is a city in and the county seat of Harrison County, West Virginia, United States, in the north-central region of the state. The population of the city was 16,039 at the 2020 census, making it the tenth-most populous city in West Virginia. [ 3] It is the principal city of the Clarksburg micropolitan area, which had a population of ...
Martinsburg is a city in and the county seat of Berkeley County, West Virginia, United States. [ 6] The population was 18,773 at the 2020 census, making Martinsburg the largest city in the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia and the sixth-most populous city in the state. It is a principal city of the Hagerstown–Martinsburg metropolitan area ...
Chester is a city in northern Hancock County, West Virginia, United States, along the Ohio River. The population was 2,214 at the 2020 census. [ 2] Located south of Ohio and west of Pennsylvania, Chester is the northernmost city in West Virginia. It is part of the Weirton–Steubenville metropolitan area, and is home to the World's Largest ...
Buckhannon is the only incorporated city in, and the county seat of, Upshur County, West Virginia, United States. [ 5] Located along the Buckhannon River, the population was 5,299 as of the 2020 census. [ 2] The city is 46 miles (74 km) southwest of Morgantown, 88 miles (142 km) northeast of the capital city of Charleston, and 100 miles (160 km ...