West Virginia, abbreviated "WV", is in the South Atlantic region of the U.S. Its capital is Charleston.
There were 1,808,344 people in West Virginia as of the 2000 census.
The state ratified the US Constitution and officially became part of the country on June 20, 1863.
Please explore the cities and towns of West Virginia, below.
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| City or Town | Pop. | County |
|---|---|---|
| Albright | 247 | Preston |
| Alderson | 1,091 | Greenbrier |
| Anawalt | 272 | McDowell |
| Anmoore | 685 | Harrison |
| Ansted | 1,576 | Fayette |
| Athens | 1,102 | Mercer |
| Bancroft | 367 | Putnam |
| Barboursville | 3,183 | Cabell |
| Barrackville | 1,288 | Marion |
| Bayard | 299 | Grant |
| Beckley | 17,254 | Raleigh |
| Beech Bottom | 606 | Brooke |
| Belington | 1,788 | Barbour |
| Belle | 1,259 | Kanawha |
| Belmont | 1,036 | Pleasants |
| Benwood | 1,585 | Marshall |
| Bethany | 985 | Brooke |
| Bethlehem | 2,651 | Ohio |
| Beverly | 651 | Randolph |
| Bluefield | 11,451 | Mercer |
| Bradshaw | 289 | McDowell |
| Bramwell | 426 | Mercer |
| Bridgeport | 7,306 | Harrison |
| Buckhannon | 5,725 | Upshur |
| Buffalo | 1,171 | Putnam |
| Burnsville | 481 | Braxton |
| Cairo | 263 | Ritchie |
| Cameron | 1,212 | Marshall |
| Cedar Grove | 862 | Kanawha |
| Ceredo | 1,675 | Wayne |
| Chapmanville | 1,211 | Logan |
| Charles Town | 2,907 | Jefferson |
| Charleston | 53,421 | Kanawha |
| Chester | 2,592 | Hancock |
| Clarksburg | 16,743 | Harrison |
| Clay | 593 | Clay |
| Clendenin | 1,116 | Kanawha |
| Cowen | 513 | Webster |
| Danville | 550 | Boone |
| Davis | 624 | Tucker |
| Davy | 373 | McDowell |
| Delbarton | 474 | Mingo |
| Dunbar | 8,154 | Kanawha |
| Durbin | 262 | Pocahontas |
| East Bank | 933 | Kanawha |
| Eleanor | 1,345 | Putnam |
| Elizabeth | 994 | Wirt |
| Elk Garden | 217 | Mineral |
| Elkins | 7,032 | Randolph |
| Ellenboro | 373 | Ritchie |
| Fairmont | 19,097 | Marion |
| Fairview | 435 | Marion |
| Farmington | 387 | Marion |
| Fayetteville | 2,754 | Fayette |
| Flatwoods | 348 | Braxton |
| Flemington | 287 | Taylor |
| Follansbee | 3,115 | Brooke |
| Fort Gay | 819 | Wayne |
| Franklin | 797 | Pendleton |
| Gary | 917 | McDowell |
| Gassaway | 901 | Braxton |
| Gauley Bridge | 738 | Fayette |
| Gilbert | 417 | Mingo |
| Glasgow | 783 | Kanawha |
| Glen Dale | 1,552 | Marshall |
| Glenville | 1,544 | Gilmer |
| Grafton | 5,489 | Taylor |
| Grant Town | 657 | Marion |
| Grantsville | 565 | Calhoun |
| Granville | 778 | Monongalia |
| Hambleton | 246 | Tucker |
| Hamlin | 1,119 | Lincoln |
| Handley | 362 | Kanawha |
| Harpers Ferry | 307 | Jefferson |
| Harrisville | 1,842 | Ritchie |
| Hedgesville | 240 | Berkeley |
| Henderson | 325 | Mason |
| Hendricks | 319 | Tucker |
| Hillsboro | 243 | Pocahontas |
| Hinton | 2,880 | Summers |
| Hundred | 344 | Wetzel |
| Huntington | 51,475 | Cabell |
| Hurricane | 5,222 | Putnam |
| Huttonsville | 217 | Randolph |
| Iaeger | 358 | McDowell |
| Jane Lew | 406 | Lewis |
| Jefferson | 567 | Kanawha |
| Junior | 450 | Barbour |
| Kenova | 3,485 | Wayne |
| Keyser | 5,303 | Mineral |
| Keystone | 453 | McDowell |
| Kimball | 411 | McDowell |
| Kingwood | 2,944 | Preston |
| Lester | 322 | Raleigh |
| Lewisburg | 3,624 | Greenbrier |
| Logan | 1,630 | Logan |
| Lost Creek | 467 | Harrison |
| Lumberport | 937 | Harrison |
| Mabscott | 1,403 | Raleigh |
| Madison | 2,677 | Boone |
| Man | 770 | Logan |
| Mannington | 2,124 | Marion |
| Marlinton | 1,204 | Pocahontas |
| Marmet | 1,693 | Kanawha |
| Martinsburg | 14,972 | Berkeley |
| Mason | 1,064 | Mason |
| Masontown | 647 | Preston |
| Matewan | 498 | Mingo |
| Matoaka | 317 | Mercer |
| McMechen | 1,937 | Marshall |
| Meadow Bridge | 321 | Fayette |
| Middlebourne | 870 | Tyler |
| Mill Creek | 662 | Randolph |
| Milton | 2,206 | Cabell |
| Monongah | 939 | Marion |
| Montgomery | 1,942 | Fayette |
| Moorefield | 2,375 | Hardy |
| Morgantown | 26,809 | Monongalia |
| Moundsville | 9,998 | Marshall |
| Mount Hope | 1,487 | Fayette |
| Mullens | 1,769 | Wyoming |
| New Cumberland | 1,099 | Hancock |
| New Haven | 1,559 | Mason |
| New Martinsville | 5,984 | Wetzel |
| Newburg | 360 | Preston |
| Nitro | 6,824 | Kanawha |
| Northfork | 519 | McDowell |
| Nutter Fort | 1,686 | Harrison |
| Oak Hill | 7,589 | Fayette |
| Oceana | 1,550 | Wyoming |
| Paden City | 2,860 | Wetzel |
| Parkersburg | 33,099 | Wood |
| Parsons | 1,463 | Tucker |
| Paw Paw | 524 | Morgan |
| Pennsboro | 1,199 | Ritchie |
| Petersburg | 2,423 | Grant |
| Peterstown | 499 | Monroe |
| Philippi | 2,870 | Barbour |
| Piedmont | 1,014 | Mineral |
| Pine Grove | 571 | Wetzel |
| Pineville | 715 | Wyoming |
| Pleasant Valley | 3,124 | Marion |
| Poca | 1,013 | Putnam |
| Point Pleasant | 4,637 | Mason |
| Pratt | 551 | Kanawha |
| Princeton | 6,347 | Mercer |
| Quinwood | 435 | Greenbrier |
| Rainelle | 1,545 | Greenbrier |
| Ravenswood | 4,031 | Jackson |
| Reedsville | 517 | Preston |
| Rhodell | 234 | Raleigh |
| Richwood | 2,477 | Nicholas |
| Ridgeley | 762 | Mineral |
| Ripley | 3,263 | Jackson |
| Rivesville | 913 | Marion |
| Romney | 1,940 | Hampshire |
| Ronceverte | 1,557 | Greenbrier |
| Rowlesburg | 613 | Preston |
| Rupert | 940 | Greenbrier |
| Salem | 2,006 | Harrison |
| Shepherdstown | 803 | Jefferson |
| Shinnston | 2,295 | Harrison |
| Sistersville | 1,588 | Tyler |
| Smithers | 904 | Fayette |
| Sophia | 1,301 | Raleigh |
| South Charleston | 13,390 | Kanawha |
| Spencer | 2,352 | Roane |
| St. Albans | 11,567 | Kanawha |
| St. Marys | 2,017 | Pleasants |
| Star City | 1,366 | Monongalia |
| Stonewood | 1,815 | Harrison |
| Summersville | 3,294 | Nicholas |
| Sutton | 1,011 | Braxton |
| Terra Alta | 1,456 | Preston |
| Thomas | 452 | Tucker |
| Triadelphia | 817 | Ohio |
| Tunnelton | 336 | Preston |
| Union | 548 | Monroe |
| Valley Grove | 405 | Ohio |
| Vienna | 10,861 | Wood |
| War | 788 | McDowell |
| Wardensville | 246 | Hardy |
| Wayne | 1,105 | Wayne |
| Weirton | 20,411 | Hancock |
| Welch | 2,683 | McDowell |
| Wellsburg | 2,891 | Brooke |
| West Hamlin | 696 | Lincoln |
| West Liberty | 1,220 | Ohio |
| West Logan | 418 | Logan |
| West Milford | 651 | Harrison |
| West Union | 806 | Doddridge |
| Weston | 4,317 | Lewis |
| Westover | 3,941 | Monongalia |
| Wheeling | 31,419 | Ohio |
| White Sulphur Springs | 2,315 | Greenbrier |
| Whitesville | 520 | Boone |
| Williamson | 3,414 | Mingo |
| Williamstown | 2,996 | Wood |
| Windsor Heights | 431 | Brooke |
| Winfield | 1,858 | Putnam |
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