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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]
Beckley is a city in and the county seat of Raleigh County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 17,286 at the 2020 census , making it the ninth-most populous city in the state. It is the principal city of the Beckley metropolitan area of Southern West Virginia , home to 115,079 residents in 2020.
Raleigh County is a county in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 74,591. [1] Its county seat is Beckley. [2] The county was founded in 1850 and is named for Sir Walter Raleigh. [3] Raleigh County is included in the Beckley, West Virginia, Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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
The New River Gorge Bridge located in Fayette County. Completed in 1977, it is the third longest arch bridge in the world. The City of Charleston, in Kanawha County, is the largest city in this region, followed by Huntington, in Cabell County and then Beckley in Raleigh County.
Oct. 28—Beckley Common Council will soon vote on a new map of the city's five wards, all changed because of the latest Census. Meanwhile, city officials are asking county residents who live in ...
In 1976, I-77/I-64 opened from exit 96 (milepost 95.87) to the northern terminus of the West Virginia Turnpike at milepost 99.12 (exit 99). The Interstate concurrency was opened to traffic from exit 100 (milepost 100.16) to exit 101 (milepost 101.64). This completed the last segment of Interstate within Charleston city limits. [2]
I-64 in South Charleston; US 119 in Charleston; I-64 Toll / I-77 Toll in Charleston; US 19 at Hico; I-64 near Sam Black Church; US 219 in Lewisburg; WV 92 in White Sulphur Springs; I-64 near White Sulphur Springs; East end: I-64 / US 60 near Callaghan, VA: Location; Country: United States: State: West Virginia: Counties: Wayne, Cabell, Putnam ...