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State of West Virginia
Flag of West Virginia State seal of West Virginia
Flag Èdìdí
Ìlàjẹ́: Mountain State
Motto(s): Montani semper liberi
Map of the United States with West Virginia highlighted
Map of the United States with West Virginia highlighted
Èdè oníibiṣẹ́ none (de facto English)
OrúkọaráàlúWest Virginian
OlúìlúCharleston
Ìlú atóbijùlọCharleston
Largest metro areaCharleston metro area
Àlà Ipò 41st ní U.S.
 - Total24,230 sq mi
(62,755 km2)
 - Width130 miles (210 km)
 - Length240 miles (385 km)
 - % water0.6
 - Latitude37° 12′ N to 40° 39′ N
 - Longitude77° 43′ W to 82° 39′ W
Iyeèrò Ipò 37th ní U.S.
 - Total1,812,035 (2007 est.)[1]
- Density75.1/sq mi  (29.0/km2)
Ranked 27th in the U.S.
 - Median income $38,029 (48th)
Elevation 
 - Highest point Spruce Knob[2]
4,863 ft (1,427 m)
 - Mean1,500 ft  (460 m)
 - Lowest pointHarpers Ferry[2]
240 ft (73 m)
Before statehood Virginia
Admission to Union  June 20, 1863 (35)
GómìnàJoe Manchin (D)
Ìgbákejì GómìnàEarl Ray Tomblin (D)[3]
Legislature{{{Legislature}}}
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 - Lower house{{{Lowerhouse}}}
U.S. Senators Robert C. Byrd (D)
Jay Rockefeller (D)
U.S. House delegation 1: Alan Mollohan (D)
2: Shelley Moore Capito (R)
3: Nick Rahall (D) (list)
Time zone Eastern: UTC-5/-4
Abbreviations WV US-WV
Websitewv.gov

West Virginia


  1. http://www.census.gov/popest/states/NST-ann-est.html 2007 Population Estimates
  2. 1 2 "Elevations and Distances in the United States". U.S Geological Survey. 29 April 2005. Archived from the original on 2008-06-01. Retrieved 2006-11-09.
  3. In the event of a vacancy in the office of Governor, the President of the State Senate is first in line for succession.