| Admitted to Union |
June 20, 1863 |
| Capital |
Charleston, [ Find out more ] |
| Nickname |
Mountain State, Switzerland of America, Panhandle State, [ Find out more ] |
| Motto |
Montani Semper Liberi, [ Find out more ] |
| Total Area |
24,231 square miles |
Rank |
41st |
| Total Land Area |
24,087 square miles |
Rank |
41st |
| Total Water Area |
145 square miles |
Rank |
50th |
| Length |
240 miles |
| Width |
130 miles |
| Highest Point |
4,863 feet (Spruce Knob) |
Rank |
24th |
| Lowest Point |
240 feet (Potomac River) |
Rank |
31st |
| Mean Elevation |
1,500 feet |
Rank |
19th |
| Highest Temp |
112 degrees on July 10, 1936 at Martinsburg |
| Lowest Temp |
-37 degrees on December 17, 1917 at Lewisburg |
| Highest Monthly Avg Temp |
85.6 degrees |
Rank |
35th |
| Lowest Monthly Avg Temp |
23.9 degrees |
Rank |
33rd |
Population
(U.S. Census, April, 2000) |
1,808,344 |
Rank |
37th |
Population per square mile
(Population/Total Land Area) |
78.08 |
Rank |
29th |
Ten Largest Cities by Population
State Capital in Red
(U.S. Census, April, 2000)
|
| 1. |
Charleston |
53,421 |
|
6. |
Weirton |
20,411 |
| 2. |
Huntington |
51,475 |
7. |
Fairmont |
19,097 |
| 3. |
Parkersburg |
33,099 |
8. |
Beckley |
17,254 |
| 4. |
Wheeling |
31,419 |
9. |
Clarksburg |
16,743 |
| 5. |
Morgantown |
26,809 |
10. |
Martinsburg |
14,972 | |
| Median Age |
35.4 |
| Average Lifetime (1979-1981) |
72.84 |
Rank |
43rd |
| Crimes Reported per 100,000 (1992-1993) |
2,532.6 |
Rank |
51st |
| Violent Crimes |
208.4 |
Rank |
48th |
| Property |
2,324.2 |
Rank |
51st |
Per capita income (2000)
Source:Bureau of Economic Analysis, U.S. Department of Commerce |
$21,738 |
Rank |
49th |
Disposable personal income per capita (2000)
Source:Bureau of Economic Analysis, U.S. Department of Commerce |
$19,156 |
Rank |
49th |
| Median income of households(1993) |
$22,421 |
Rank |
50th |
|
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We've gathered some of this information
from "The World Almanac® of the U.S.A." by Allan Carpenter
and Carl Provorse, published by World Almanac Books (An Imprint of K-III
Reference Corporation, A K-III Communications Company). Copyright 1996.
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data, historical information and items of interest for all 50 states. We can
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