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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. 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.
GNIS feature ID. 1555938 [4] Website. Official website. Wellsburg is a city in and the county seat of Brooke County, West Virginia, United States. [5] The 2020 census recorded a population of 2,455. [2] It is a part of the Weirton–Steubenville metropolitan area.
FIPS code. 54-55468 [3] GNIS feature ID. 1555154 [4] Website. montgomery .wv .gov. Montgomery is a city in West Virginia, United States, along the Kanawha River. Most of the city is in Fayette County, with the remainder in Kanawha County. The population was 1,280 at the 2020 census.
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 ...
Wayne, West Virginia. Location of Wayne in Wayne County, West Virginia. / 38.22833°N 82.44056°W / 38.22833; -82.44056. Wayne is a town in and the county seat of Wayne County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 1,441 at the 2020 census. [2] [5] It is part of the Huntington–Ashland metropolitan area .
Salem, West Virginia. / 39.28333°N 80.56278°W / 39.28333; -80.56278. Salem is a city in Harrison County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 1,485 at the 2020 census. [2] It is located at the junction of U.S. Route 50 and West Virginia Route 23; the North Bend Rail Trail passes through the city. [5]
Optional. Launched. February 6, 1996; 28 years ago. ( 1996-02-06) Current status. Active. MapQuest (stylized as mapquest) is an American free online web mapping service. It was launched in 1996 as the first commercial web mapping service. [1] MapQuest vies for market share with competitors such as Google Maps and Here.
The history of West Virginia stems from the 1861 Wheeling Convention, which was an assembly of northwestern Virginian Southern Unionists, who aimed to repeal the Ordinance of Secession that Virginia made during the American Civil War (1861–1865). It became one of two American states that formed during the American Civil War – the other ...