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West Virginia
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| Nickname:
Mountain State
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| Motto(s): | |
Location of West Virginia within the United States
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| Country | United States |
| Before statehood | Part of Virginia |
| Admitted to the Union | June 20, 1863; 161 years ago (1863-06-20) (35th) |
| Capital (and largest city) |
Charleston |
| Largest county or equivalent | Kanawha |
| Largest metro and urban areas | Charleston–Huntington (combined) Huntington (metro and urban) |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Patrick Morrisey (R) |
| • Lieutenant governor | Randy Smith (R) |
| Legislature | West Virginia Legislature |
| • Upper house | Senate |
| • Lower house | House of Delegates |
| Judiciary | Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia |
| U.S. senators | Shelley Moore Capito (R) Jim Justice (R) |
| U.S. House delegation | 1: Carol Miller (R) 2: Riley Moore (R) (list) |
| Area | |
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• Total
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24,230 sq mi (62,755 km2) |
| • Land | 24,078 sq mi (62,361 km2) |
| • Water | 152 sq mi (394 km2) 0.6% |
| • Rank | 41st |
| Dimensions | |
| • Length | 240 mi (385 km) |
| • Width | 130 mi (210 km) |
| Elevation | 1,513 ft (461 m) |
| Highest elevation | 4,863 ft (1,482 m) |
| Lowest elevation | 240 ft (73 m) |
| Population
(2024)
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• Total
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 1,769,979[3] |
| • Rank | 39th |
| • Density | 77/sq mi (29.8/km2) |
| • Rank | 29th |
| • Median household income | $55,900 (2023)[4] |
| • Income rank | 49th |
| Demonyms | West Virginian, Mountaineer |
| Language | |
| • Official language | De jure: English |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (EDT) |
| USPS abbreviation |
WV
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| ISO 3166 code | US-WV |
| Traditional abbreviation | W.Va. and W.V. |
| Latitude | 37°12′ N to 40°39′ N |
| Longitude | 77°43′ W to 82°39′ W |
| Website | wv |
| Symbols of West Virginia | |
| Slogan | "Wild and Wonderful" "Open for Business" (former) "Almost Heaven" |
| Song | "Take Me Home, Country Roads" "The West Virginia Hills" "West Virginia, My Home Sweet Home" " "This Is My West Virginia" |
| Bird | Northern cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) |
| Butterfly | Monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) |
| Fish | Brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) |
| Flower | Rhododendron (Rhododendron maximum) |
| Insect | Western honey bee (Apis mellifera) |
| Mammal | Black bear (Ursus americanus) |
| Reptile | Timber rattlesnake (Crotalus horridus) |
| Tree | Sugar maple (Acer saccharum) |
| Color(s) | Old gold and blue |
| Food | Golden Delicious apple (Malus domestica) |
| Fossil | Jefferson's ground sloth (Megalonyx jeffersonii) |
| Gemstone | Silicified Mississippian fossil coral (Lithostrotionella) |
| Rock | Coal |
| Tartan | West Virginia Shawl |
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West Virginia
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|
|---|---|
| Nickname:
Mountain State
|
|
| Motto(s): | |
|
Location of West Virginia within the United States
|
|
| Country | United States |
| Before statehood | Part of Virginia |
| Admitted to the Union | June 20, 1863; 161 years ago (1863-06-20) (35th) |
| Capital (and largest city) |
Charleston |
| Largest county or equivalent | Kanawha |
| Largest metro and urban areas | Charleston–Huntington (combined) Huntington (metro and urban) |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Patrick Morrisey (R) |
| • Lieutenant governor | Randy Smith (R) |
| Legislature | West Virginia Legislature |
| • Upper house | Senate |
| • Lower house | House of Delegates |
| Judiciary | Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia |
| U.S. senators | Shelley Moore Capito (R) Jim Justice (R) |
| U.S. House delegation | 1: Carol Miller (R) 2: Riley Moore (R) (list) |
| Area | |
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• Total
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24,230 sq mi (62,755 km2) |
| • Land | 24,078 sq mi (62,361 km2) |
| • Water | 152 sq mi (394 km2) 0.6% |
| • Rank | 41st |
| Dimensions | |
| • Length | 240 mi (385 km) |
| • Width | 130 mi (210 km) |
| Elevation | 1,513 ft (461 m) |
| Highest elevation | 4,863 ft (1,482 m) |
| Lowest elevation | 240 ft (73 m) |
| Population
(2024)
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• Total
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1,769,979[3] |
| • Rank | 39th |
| • Density | 77/sq mi (29.8/km2) |
| • Rank | 29th |
| • Median household income | $55,900 (2023)[4] |
| • Income rank | 49th |
| Demonyms | West Virginian, Mountaineer |
| Language | |
| • Official language | De jure: English |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (EDT) |
| USPS abbreviation |
WV
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| ISO 3166 code | US-WV |
| Traditional abbreviation | W.Va. and W.V. |
| Latitude | 37°12′ N to 40°39′ N |
| Longitude | 77°43′ W to 82°39′ W |
| Website | wv |
| Symbols of West Virginia | |
| Slogan | "Wild and Wonderful" "Open for Business" (former) "Almost Heaven" |
| Song | "Take Me Home, Country Roads" "The West Virginia Hills" "West Virginia, My Home Sweet Home" " "This Is My West Virginia" |
| Bird | Northern cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) |
| Butterfly | Monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) |
| Fish | Brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) |
| Flower | Rhododendron (Rhododendron maximum) |
| Insect | Western honey bee (Apis mellifera) |
| Mammal | Black bear (Ursus americanus) |
| Reptile | Timber rattlesnake (Crotalus horridus) |
| Tree | Sugar maple (Acer saccharum) |
| Color(s) | Old gold and blue |
| Food | Golden Delicious apple (Malus domestica) |
| Fossil | Jefferson's ground sloth (Megalonyx jeffersonii) |
| Gemstone | Silicified Mississippian fossil coral (Lithostrotionella) |
| Rock | Coal |
| Tartan | West Virginia Shawl |
