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West Virginia is a landlocked state in the Southern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. [note 2] It is bordered by Pennsylvania to the north and east, Maryland to the east and northeast, Virginia to the southeast, Kentucky to the southwest, and Ohio to the northwest. West Virginia is the 10th-smallest state by area and ranks as the ...
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 the ...
2022 Rank City Type 2022 Estimate [1] 2020 Census Change County 1: Charleston †† City 47,129 48,864 −3.55%: Kanawha: 2: Huntington † City 45,746 46,842
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 ...
Moorefield is a town and the county seat of Hardy County, West Virginia, United States. It is located at the confluence of the South Branch Potomac River and the South Fork South Branch Potomac River. Moorefield was originally chartered in 1777; it was named for Conrad Moore, who owned the land upon which the town was laid out.
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 ...
Charleston, West Virginia. 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 of 48,018 in 2021. [4][5] The Charleston metropolitan area ...
GNIS feature ID. 1542862 [4] Matewan (/ ˈmeɪtwɒn /) is a town in Mingo County, West Virginia, United States at the confluence of the Tug Fork River and Mate Creek. The population was 412 at the 2020 census, down from 499 in 2010. [6] The Norfolk Southern Railway 's Pocahontas District passes through the town.