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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)
Orúkọaráàlú West Virginian
Olúìlú Charleston
Ìlú atóbijùlọ Charleston
Largest metro area Charleston metro area
Àlà  Ipò 41st ní U.S.
 - Total 24,230 sq mi
(62,755 km2)
 - Width 130 miles (210 km)
 - Length 240 miles (385 km)
 - % water 0.6
 - Latitude 37° 12′ N to 40° 39′ N
 - Longitude 77° 43′ W to 82° 39′ W
Iyeèrò  Ipò 37th ní U.S.
 - Total 1,812,035 (2007 est.)[1]
Density 75.1/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)
 - Mean 1,500 ft  (460 m)
 - Lowest point Harpers Ferry[2]
240 ft (73 m)
Before statehood Virginia
Admission to Union  June 20, 1863 (35)
Gómìnà Joe Manchin (D)
Ìgbákejì Gómìnà Earl 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
Website wv.gov

West Virginia


  1. http://www.census.gov/popest/states/NST-ann-est.html 2007 Population Estimates
  2. 2.0 2.1 "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.