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Morgan Township - west; Salem Township, Meigs County - northwest corner; Mason County, West Virginia, lies across the Ohio River to the southeast. The farthest upstream Ohio River township in the county, it includes Gallia County's farthest east point. The village of Cheshire is located in southeastern Cheshire Township.
The U.S. state of West Virginia has 55 counties. Fifty of them existed at the time of the Wheeling Convention in 1861, during the American Civil War, when those counties seceded from the Commonwealth of Virginia to form the new state of West Virginia. [1] West Virginia was admitted as a separate state of the United States on June 20, 1863. [2]
2023 Rank City Type 2023 Estimate [1] 2020 Census Change County 1: Charleston †† City 46,838 48,864 −4.15%: Kanawha: 2: Huntington † City 45,325 46,842
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.
Hancock County is a county in the U.S. state of West Virginia.As of the 2020 census, the population was 29,095. [1] Its county seat is New Cumberland and its largest city is Weirton. [2]
After attaining independence from Virginia in 1863, West Virginia's counties were divided into civil townships, with the goal of placing authority in the hands of local governments. However, township government proved impractical across the heavily rural state, with citizens unable to meet on a regular basis, and inadequate tax revenue to meet ...
West Virginia portal Wikimedia Commons has media related to Municipalities in West Virginia . Municipalities (incorporated settlements) in the U.S. state of West Virginia , which includes cities, towns, and villages.
Cheshire Township - north; Gallipolis Township - south; Green Township - southwest corner; Springfield Township - west; Morgan Township - northwest corner; Mason County, West Virginia, lies across the Ohio River to the east. It is located upstream of four of Gallia County's five other Ohio River townships. No municipalities are located in ...