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id="toc-Neighborhoods-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Climate" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Climate"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.2</span> <span>Climate</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Climate-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Demographics" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Demographics"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3</span> <span>Demographics</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Demographics-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle Demographics subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-Demographics-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-2020_census" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a 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class="vector-toc-numb">8.1</span> <span>Primary and secondary</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Primary_and_secondary-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Former_high_schools" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Former_high_schools"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">8.1.1</span> <span>Former high schools</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Former_high_schools-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Colleges_and_universities" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Colleges_and_universities"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">8.2</span> <span>Colleges and universities</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Colleges_and_universities-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Media" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Media"> <div 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mw-list-item"><a href="https://ang.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C4%8Aeorlest%C5%ABn_(Westuirgini%C3%A6)" title="Ċeorlestūn (Westuirginiæ) – Old English" lang="ang" hreflang="ang" data-title="Ċeorlestūn (Westuirginiæ)" data-language-autonym="Ænglisc" data-language-local-name="Old English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ænglisc</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ar mw-list-item"><a href="https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AA%D8%B4%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%84%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%88%D9%86_(%D9%81%D9%8A%D8%B1%D8%AC%D9%8A%D9%86%D9%8A%D8%A7_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%BA%D8%B1%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%A9)" title="تشارلستون (فيرجينيا الغربية) – Arabic" lang="ar" hreflang="ar" data-title="تشارلستون (فيرجينيا الغربية)" data-language-autonym="العربية" data-language-local-name="Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>العربية</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-an mw-list-item"><a href="https://an.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charleston_(Virchinia_Occidental)" title="Charleston (Virchinia Occidental) – Aragonese" lang="an" hreflang="an" data-title="Charleston (Virchinia Occidental)" data-language-autonym="Aragonés" data-language-local-name="Aragonese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Aragonés</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ast mw-list-item"><a href="https://ast.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charleston_(Virxinia_Occidental)" title="Charleston (Virxinia Occidental) – Asturian" lang="ast" hreflang="ast" data-title="Charleston (Virxinia Occidental)" data-language-autonym="Asturianu" data-language-local-name="Asturian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Asturianu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-az mw-list-item"><a href="https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%87arlston_(Q%C9%99rbi_Virciniya)" title="Çarlston (Qərbi Virciniya) – Azerbaijani" lang="az" hreflang="az" data-title="Çarlston (Qərbi Virciniya)" data-language-autonym="Azərbaycanca" data-language-local-name="Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Azərbaycanca</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bn mw-list-item"><a href="https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%9A%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%9F%E0%A6%A8,_%E0%A6%93%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BC%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%9F_%E0%A6%AD%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%9C%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BC%E0%A6%BE" title="চার্লসটন, ওয়েস্ট ভার্জিনিয়া – Bangla" lang="bn" hreflang="bn" data-title="চার্লসটন, ওয়েস্ট ভার্জিনিয়া" data-language-autonym="বাংলা" data-language-local-name="Bangla" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>বাংলা</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zh-min-nan mw-list-item"><a href="https://zh-min-nan.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charleston_(West_Virginia)" title="Charleston (West Virginia) – Minnan" lang="nan" hreflang="nan" data-title="Charleston (West Virginia)" data-language-autonym="閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú" data-language-local-name="Minnan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be mw-list-item"><a href="https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A7%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%BB%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%BD_(%D0%97%D0%B0%D1%85%D0%BE%D0%B4%D0%BD%D1%8F%D1%8F_%D0%92%D1%96%D1%80%D0%B3%D1%96%D0%BD%D1%96%D1%8F)" title="Чарлстан (Заходняя Віргінія) – Belarusian" lang="be" hreflang="be" data-title="Чарлстан (Заходняя Віргінія)" data-language-autonym="Беларуская" data-language-local-name="Belarusian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A7%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%BB%D1%81%D1%82%D1%8A%D0%BD_(%D0%97%D0%B0%D0%BF%D0%B0%D0%B4%D0%BD%D0%B0_%D0%92%D0%B8%D1%80%D0%B4%D0%B6%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B8%D1%8F)" title="Чарлстън (Западна Вирджиния) – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Чарлстън (Западна Вирджиния)" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Български</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-br mw-list-item"><a href="https://br.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charleston_(West_Virginia)" title="Charleston (West Virginia) – Breton" lang="br" hreflang="br" data-title="Charleston (West Virginia)" data-language-autonym="Brezhoneg" data-language-local-name="Breton" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Brezhoneg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charleston" title="Charleston – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Charleston" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ceb mw-list-item"><a href="https://ceb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charleston_(kapital_sa_estado)" title="Charleston (kapital sa estado) – Cebuano" lang="ceb" hreflang="ceb" data-title="Charleston (kapital sa estado)" data-language-autonym="Cebuano" data-language-local-name="Cebuano" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cebuano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charleston_(Z%C3%A1padn%C3%AD_Virginie)" title="Charleston (Západní Virginie) – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Charleston (Západní Virginie)" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tum mw-list-item"><a href="https://tum.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charleston,_West_Virginia" title="Charleston, West Virginia – Tumbuka" lang="tum" hreflang="tum" data-title="Charleston, West Virginia" data-language-autonym="ChiTumbuka" data-language-local-name="Tumbuka" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ChiTumbuka</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cy mw-list-item"><a href="https://cy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charleston,_Gorllewin_Virginia" title="Charleston, Gorllewin Virginia – Welsh" lang="cy" hreflang="cy" data-title="Charleston, Gorllewin Virginia" data-language-autonym="Cymraeg" data-language-local-name="Welsh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cymraeg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charleston_(West_Virginia)" title="Charleston (West Virginia) – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Charleston (West Virginia)" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charleston_(West_Virginia)" title="Charleston (West Virginia) – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Charleston (West Virginia)" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nv mw-list-item"><a href="https://nv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dzeeh_Bitooh" title="Dzeeh Bitooh – Navajo" lang="nv" hreflang="nv" data-title="Dzeeh Bitooh" data-language-autonym="Diné bizaad" data-language-local-name="Navajo" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Diné bizaad</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-et mw-list-item"><a href="https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charleston_(L%C3%A4%C3%A4ne-Virginia)" title="Charleston (Lääne-Virginia) – Estonian" lang="et" hreflang="et" data-title="Charleston (Lääne-Virginia)" data-language-autonym="Eesti" data-language-local-name="Estonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Eesti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a href="https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%A4%CF%83%CE%AC%CF%81%CE%BB%CF%83%CF%84%CE%BF%CE%BD_(%CE%94%CF%85%CF%84%CE%B9%CE%BA%CE%AE_%CE%92%CE%B9%CF%81%CF%84%CE%B6%CE%AF%CE%BD%CE%B9%CE%B1)" title="Τσάρλστον (Δυτική Βιρτζίνια) – Greek" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="Τσάρλστον (Δυτική Βιρτζίνια)" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Greek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ελληνικά</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charleston_(Virginia_Occidental)" title="Charleston (Virginia Occidental) – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Charleston (Virginia Occidental)" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charleston_(Okcidenta_Virginio)" title="Charleston (Okcidenta Virginio) – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Charleston (Okcidenta Virginio)" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charleston_(Mendebaldeko_Virginia)" title="Charleston (Mendebaldeko Virginia) – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Charleston (Mendebaldeko Virginia)" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%DA%86%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%84%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%88%D9%86%D8%8C_%D9%88%DB%8C%D8%B1%D8%AC%DB%8C%D9%86%DB%8C%D8%A7%DB%8C_%D8%BA%D8%B1%D8%A8%DB%8C" title="چارلستون، ویرجینیای غربی – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="چارلستون، ویرجینیای غربی" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fo mw-list-item"><a href="https://fo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charleston" title="Charleston – Faroese" lang="fo" hreflang="fo" data-title="Charleston" data-language-autonym="Føroyskt" data-language-local-name="Faroese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Føroyskt</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charleston_(Virginie-Occidentale)" title="Charleston (Virginie-Occidentale) – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Charleston (Virginie-Occidentale)" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fy mw-list-item"><a href="https://fy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charleston_(West-Firginia)" title="Charleston (West-Firginia) – Western Frisian" lang="fy" hreflang="fy" data-title="Charleston (West-Firginia)" data-language-autonym="Frysk" data-language-local-name="Western Frisian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Frysk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ga mw-list-item"><a href="https://ga.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charleston,_Virginia_Thiar" title="Charleston, Virginia Thiar – Irish" lang="ga" hreflang="ga" data-title="Charleston, Virginia Thiar" data-language-autonym="Gaeilge" data-language-local-name="Irish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Gaeilge</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gl mw-list-item"><a href="https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charleston,_Virxinia_Occidental" title="Charleston, Virxinia Occidental – Galician" lang="gl" hreflang="gl" data-title="Charleston, Virxinia Occidental" data-language-autonym="Galego" data-language-local-name="Galician" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Galego</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-glk mw-list-item"><a href="https://glk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%DA%86%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%84%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%86_(%D8%AE%DB%8A%D8%B1%D8%AE%DB%8A%D8%B3%D9%8A_%D9%88%D9%8A%D8%B1%D8%AC%D9%8A%D9%86%D9%8A%D8%A7)" title="چارلستن (خۊرخۊسي ويرجينيا) – Gilaki" lang="glk" hreflang="glk" data-title="چارلستن (خۊرخۊسي ويرجينيا)" data-language-autonym="گیلکی" data-language-local-name="Gilaki" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>گیلکی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-got mw-list-item"><a href="https://got.wikipedia.org/wiki/%F0%90%8D%83%F0%90%8C%B4%F0%90%8C%B9%F0%90%8C%B0%F0%90%8D%82%F0%90%8C%BB%F0%90%8D%83%F0%90%8D%84%F0%90%8C%B0%F0%90%8C%BF%F0%90%8C%BD,_%F0%90%8D%85%F0%90%8C%B9%F0%90%8D%83%F0%90%8D%84%F0%90%8D%82%F0%90%8C%B0_%F0%90%8C%B1%F0%90%8C%B9%F0%90%8D%82%F0%90%8C%B3%F0%90%8C%BE%F0%90%8C%B9%F0%90%8C%BD%F0%90%8C%BE%F0%90%8C%B0" title="𐍃𐌴𐌹𐌰𐍂𐌻𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌿𐌽, 𐍅𐌹𐍃𐍄𐍂𐌰 𐌱𐌹𐍂𐌳𐌾𐌹𐌽𐌾𐌰 – Gothic" lang="got" hreflang="got" data-title="𐍃𐌴𐌹𐌰𐍂𐌻𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌿𐌽, 𐍅𐌹𐍃𐍄𐍂𐌰 𐌱𐌹𐍂𐌳𐌾𐌹𐌽𐌾𐌰" data-language-autonym="𐌲𐌿𐍄𐌹𐍃𐌺" data-language-local-name="Gothic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>𐌲𐌿𐍄𐌹𐍃𐌺</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%B0%B0%EC%8A%A4%ED%84%B4_(%EC%9B%A8%EC%8A%A4%ED%8A%B8%EB%B2%84%EC%A7%80%EB%8B%88%EC%95%84%EC%A3%BC)" title="찰스턴 (웨스트버지니아주) – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="찰스턴 (웨스트버지니아주)" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hy mw-list-item"><a href="https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D5%89%D5%A1%D6%80%D5%AC%D5%BD%D5%A9%D5%B8%D5%B6_(%D4%B1%D6%80%D6%87%D5%B4%D5%BF%D5%B5%D5%A1%D5%B6_%D5%8E%D5%AB%D6%80%D5%BB%D5%AB%D5%B6%D5%AB%D5%A1)" title="Չարլսթոն (Արևմտյան Վիրջինիա) – Armenian" lang="hy" hreflang="hy" data-title="Չարլսթոն (Արևմտյան Վիրջինիա)" data-language-autonym="Հայերեն" data-language-local-name="Armenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Հայերեն</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-io mw-list-item"><a href="https://io.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charleston,_Westal_Virginia" title="Charleston, Westal Virginia – Ido" lang="io" hreflang="io" data-title="Charleston, Westal Virginia" data-language-autonym="Ido" data-language-local-name="Ido" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ido</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ilo mw-list-item"><a href="https://ilo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charleston,_West_Virginia" title="Charleston, West Virginia – Iloko" lang="ilo" hreflang="ilo" data-title="Charleston, West Virginia" data-language-autonym="Ilokano" data-language-local-name="Iloko" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ilokano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charleston,_Virginia_Barat" title="Charleston, Virginia Barat – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Charleston, Virginia Barat" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ia mw-list-item"><a href="https://ia.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charleston_(West_Virginia)" title="Charleston (West Virginia) – Interlingua" lang="ia" hreflang="ia" data-title="Charleston (West Virginia)" data-language-autonym="Interlingua" data-language-local-name="Interlingua" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Interlingua</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ie mw-list-item"><a href="https://ie.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charleston_(West-Virginia)" title="Charleston (West-Virginia) – Interlingue" lang="ie" hreflang="ie" data-title="Charleston (West-Virginia)" data-language-autonym="Interlingue" data-language-local-name="Interlingue" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Interlingue</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-os mw-list-item"><a href="https://os.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A7%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%BB%D1%81%D1%82%D0%BE%D0%BD_(%D0%9D%D1%8B%D0%B3%D1%83%D1%8B%D0%BB%C3%A6%D0%BD_%D0%92%D0%B8%D1%80%D0%B4%D0%B6%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B8)" title="Чарлстон (Ныгуылæн Вирджини) – Ossetic" lang="os" hreflang="os" data-title="Чарлстон (Ныгуылæн Вирджини)" data-language-autonym="Ирон" data-language-local-name="Ossetic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ирон</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-is mw-list-item"><a href="https://is.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charleston_(Vestur-Virgin%C3%ADu)" title="Charleston (Vestur-Virginíu) – Icelandic" lang="is" hreflang="is" data-title="Charleston (Vestur-Virginíu)" data-language-autonym="Íslenska" data-language-local-name="Icelandic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Íslenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charleston_(Virginia_Occidentale)" title="Charleston (Virginia Occidentale) – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Charleston (Virginia Occidentale)" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%A6%27%D7%90%D7%A8%D7%9C%D7%A1%D7%98%D7%95%D7%9F_(%D7%95%D7%99%D7%A8%D7%92%27%D7%99%D7%A0%D7%99%D7%94_%D7%94%D7%9E%D7%A2%D7%A8%D7%91%D7%99%D7%AA)" title="צ'ארלסטון (וירג'יניה המערבית) – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="צ'ארלסטון (וירג'יניה המערבית)" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ka mw-list-item"><a href="https://ka.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%A9%E1%83%90%E1%83%A0%E1%83%9A%E1%83%A1%E1%83%A2%E1%83%9D%E1%83%9C%E1%83%98_(%E1%83%93%E1%83%90%E1%83%A1%E1%83%90%E1%83%95%E1%83%9A%E1%83%94%E1%83%97%E1%83%98_%E1%83%95%E1%83%98%E1%83%A0%E1%83%AF%E1%83%98%E1%83%9C%E1%83%98%E1%83%90)" title="ჩარლსტონი (დასავლეთი ვირჯინია) – Georgian" lang="ka" hreflang="ka" data-title="ჩარლსტონი (დასავლეთი ვირჯინია)" data-language-autonym="ქართული" data-language-local-name="Georgian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ქართული</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kw mw-list-item"><a href="https://kw.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charleston,_Virjynni_West" title="Charleston, Virjynni West – Cornish" lang="kw" hreflang="kw" data-title="Charleston, Virjynni West" data-language-autonym="Kernowek" data-language-local-name="Cornish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kernowek</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sw mw-list-item"><a href="https://sw.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charleston,_West_Virginia" title="Charleston, West Virginia – Swahili" lang="sw" hreflang="sw" data-title="Charleston, West Virginia" data-language-autonym="Kiswahili" data-language-local-name="Swahili" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kiswahili</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ku mw-list-item"><a href="https://ku.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charleston" title="Charleston – Kurdish" lang="ku" hreflang="ku" data-title="Charleston" data-language-autonym="Kurdî" data-language-local-name="Kurdish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kurdî</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mrj mw-list-item"><a href="https://mrj.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A7%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%BB%D1%81%D1%82%D0%BE%D0%BD_(%D0%92%D0%B0%D0%B4%D1%8B%D0%B2%D0%B5%D0%BB_%D0%92%D0%B8%D1%80%D0%B3%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B8)" title="Чарлстон (Вадывел Виргини) – Western Mari" lang="mrj" hreflang="mrj" data-title="Чарлстон (Вадывел Виргини)" data-language-autonym="Кырык мары" data-language-local-name="Western Mari" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Кырык мары</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lld mw-list-item"><a href="https://lld.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charleston_(West_Virginia)" title="Charleston (West Virginia) – Ladin" lang="lld" hreflang="lld" data-title="Charleston (West Virginia)" data-language-autonym="Ladin" data-language-local-name="Ladin" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ladin</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-la mw-list-item"><a href="https://la.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carolopolis_(Virginia_Occidentalis)" title="Carolopolis (Virginia Occidentalis) – Latin" lang="la" hreflang="la" data-title="Carolopolis (Virginia Occidentalis)" data-language-autonym="Latina" data-language-local-name="Latin" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lv mw-list-item"><a href="https://lv.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C4%8C%C4%81rlstona_(Rietumvird%C5%BE%C4%ABnija)" title="Čārlstona (Rietumvirdžīnija) – Latvian" lang="lv" hreflang="lv" data-title="Čārlstona (Rietumvirdžīnija)" data-language-autonym="Latviešu" data-language-local-name="Latvian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latviešu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lt mw-list-item"><a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C4%8Carlstonas_(Vakar%C5%B3_Vird%C5%BEinija)" title="Čarlstonas (Vakarų Virdžinija) – Lithuanian" lang="lt" hreflang="lt" data-title="Čarlstonas (Vakarų Virdžinija)" data-language-autonym="Lietuvių" data-language-local-name="Lithuanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lietuvių</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lij mw-list-item"><a href="https://lij.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charleston_(Virginnia_O%C3%A7%C3%A7ident%C3%A2)" title="Charleston (Virginnia Oççidentâ) – Ligurian" lang="lij" hreflang="lij" data-title="Charleston (Virginnia Oççidentâ)" data-language-autonym="Ligure" data-language-local-name="Ligurian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ligure</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lmo mw-list-item"><a href="https://lmo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charleston,_West_Virginia" title="Charleston, West Virginia – Lombard" lang="lmo" hreflang="lmo" data-title="Charleston, West Virginia" data-language-autonym="Lombard" data-language-local-name="Lombard" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lombard</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charleston_(Nyugat-Virginia)" title="Charleston (Nyugat-Virginia) – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="Charleston (Nyugat-Virginia)" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mk mw-list-item"><a href="https://mk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A7%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%BB%D1%81%D1%82%D0%BE%D0%BD_(%D0%97%D0%B0%D0%BF%D0%B0%D0%B4%D0%BD%D0%B0_%D0%92%D0%B8%D1%80%D1%9F%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B8%D1%98%D0%B0)" title="Чарлстон (Западна Вирџинија) – Macedonian" lang="mk" hreflang="mk" data-title="Чарлстон (Западна Вирџинија)" data-language-autonym="Македонски" data-language-local-name="Macedonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Македонски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mg mw-list-item"><a href="https://mg.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charleston,_West_Virginia" title="Charleston, West Virginia – Malagasy" lang="mg" hreflang="mg" data-title="Charleston, West Virginia" data-language-autonym="Malagasy" data-language-local-name="Malagasy" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Malagasy</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ml mw-list-item"><a href="https://ml.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B4%9A%E0%B4%BE%E0%B5%BE%E0%B4%B8%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%B1%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%B1%E0%B5%BA,_%E0%B4%AA%E0%B4%9F%E0%B4%BF%E0%B4%9E%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%9E%E0%B4%BE%E0%B4%B1%E0%B5%BB_%E0%B4%B5%E0%B4%BF%E0%B5%BC%E0%B4%9C%E0%B5%80%E0%B4%A8%E0%B4%BF%E0%B4%AF" title="ചാൾസ്റ്റൺ, പടിഞ്ഞാറൻ വിർജീനിയ – Malayalam" lang="ml" hreflang="ml" data-title="ചാൾസ്റ്റൺ, പടിഞ്ഞാറൻ വിർജീനിയ" data-language-autonym="മലയാളം" data-language-local-name="Malayalam" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>മലയാളം</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mr mw-list-item"><a href="https://mr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%9A%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%9F%E0%A4%A8_(%E0%A4%B5%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%9F_%E0%A4%B5%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE)" title="चार्ल्स्टन (वेस्ट व्हर्जिनिया) – Marathi" lang="mr" hreflang="mr" data-title="चार्ल्स्टन (वेस्ट व्हर्जिनिया)" data-language-autonym="मराठी" data-language-local-name="Marathi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>मराठी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-xmf mw-list-item"><a href="https://xmf.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%A9%E1%83%90%E1%83%A0%E1%83%9A%E1%83%A1%E1%83%A2%E1%83%9D%E1%83%9C%E1%83%98_(%E1%83%91%E1%83%9F%E1%83%90%E1%83%93%E1%83%90%E1%83%9A%E1%83%98_%E1%83%95%E1%83%98%E1%83%A0%E1%83%AF%E1%83%98%E1%83%9C%E1%83%98%E1%83%90)" title="ჩარლსტონი (ბჟადალი ვირჯინია) – Mingrelian" lang="xmf" hreflang="xmf" data-title="ჩარლსტონი (ბჟადალი ვირჯინია)" data-language-autonym="მარგალური" data-language-local-name="Mingrelian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>მარგალური</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-arz mw-list-item"><a href="https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AA%D8%B4%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%84%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%88%D9%86_(%D9%88%D9%8A%D8%B3%D8%AA_%DA%A4%D9%8A%D8%B1%DA%86%D9%8A%D9%86%D9%8A%D8%A7)" title="تشارلستون (ويست ڤيرچينيا) – Egyptian Arabic" lang="arz" hreflang="arz" data-title="تشارلستون (ويست ڤيرچينيا)" data-language-autonym="مصرى" data-language-local-name="Egyptian Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>مصرى</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ms mw-list-item"><a href="https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charleston,_Virginia_Barat" title="Charleston, Virginia Barat – Malay" lang="ms" hreflang="ms" data-title="Charleston, Virginia Barat" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Melayu" data-language-local-name="Malay" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Melayu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charleston_(West_Virginia)" title="Charleston (West Virginia) – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Charleston (West Virginia)" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-new mw-list-item"><a href="https://new.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%9A%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%A8,_%E0%A4%B5%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A4_%E0%A4%AD%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE" title="चार्ल्सतन, वेस्त भर्जिनिया – Newari" lang="new" hreflang="new" data-title="चार्ल्सतन, वेस्त भर्जिनिया" data-language-autonym="नेपाल भाषा" data-language-local-name="Newari" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>नेपाल भाषा</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%81%E3%83%A3%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AB%E3%82%B9%E3%83%88%E3%83%B3_(%E3%82%A6%E3%82%A7%E3%82%B9%E3%83%88%E3%83%90%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B8%E3%83%8B%E3%82%A2%E5%B7%9E)" title="チャールストン (ウェストバージニア州) – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="チャールストン (ウェストバージニア州)" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ce mw-list-item"><a href="https://ce.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A7%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%BB%D1%81%D1%82%D0%BE%D0%BD_(%D0%9C%D0%B0%D0%BB%D1%85%D0%B1%D1%83%D0%B7%D0%B5%D0%BD_%D0%92%D0%B8%D1%80%D0%B4%D0%B6%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B8)" title="Чарлстон (Малхбузен Вирджини) – Chechen" lang="ce" hreflang="ce" data-title="Чарлстон (Малхбузен Вирджини)" data-language-autonym="Нохчийн" data-language-local-name="Chechen" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Нохчийн</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charleston_(Vest-Virginia)" title="Charleston (Vest-Virginia) – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Charleston (Vest-Virginia)" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nn mw-list-item"><a href="https://nn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charleston_i_Vest-Virginia" title="Charleston i Vest-Virginia – Norwegian Nynorsk" lang="nn" hreflang="nn" data-title="Charleston i Vest-Virginia" data-language-autonym="Norsk nynorsk" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Nynorsk" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk nynorsk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-oc mw-list-item"><a href="https://oc.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charleston_(Virg%C3%ADnia_Occidentala)" title="Charleston (Virgínia Occidentala) – Occitan" lang="oc" hreflang="oc" data-title="Charleston (Virgínia Occidentala)" data-language-autonym="Occitan" data-language-local-name="Occitan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Occitan</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pi mw-list-item"><a href="https://pi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%9A%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%9F%E0%A4%A8" title="चार्ल्सटन – Pali" lang="pi" hreflang="pi" data-title="चार्ल्सटन" data-language-autonym="पालि" data-language-local-name="Pali" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>पालि</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pnb mw-list-item"><a href="https://pnb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%DA%86%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%84%D8%B3%D9%B9%D9%86" title="چارلسٹن – Western Punjabi" lang="pnb" hreflang="pnb" data-title="چارلسٹن" data-language-autonym="پنجابی" data-language-local-name="Western Punjabi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>پنجابی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pap mw-list-item"><a href="https://pap.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charleston,_West_Virginia" title="Charleston, West Virginia – Papiamento" lang="pap" hreflang="pap" data-title="Charleston, West Virginia" data-language-autonym="Papiamentu" data-language-local-name="Papiamento" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Papiamentu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pms mw-list-item"><a href="https://pms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charleston_(Virginia_Ossidental)" title="Charleston (Virginia Ossidental) – Piedmontese" lang="pms" hreflang="pms" data-title="Charleston (Virginia Ossidental)" data-language-autonym="Piemontèis" data-language-local-name="Piedmontese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Piemontèis</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charleston_(Wirginia_Zachodnia)" title="Charleston (Wirginia Zachodnia) – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Charleston (Wirginia Zachodnia)" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charleston_(Virg%C3%ADnia_Ocidental)" title="Charleston (Virgínia Ocidental) – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Charleston (Virgínia Ocidental)" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ro mw-list-item"><a href="https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charleston,_Virginia_de_Vest" title="Charleston, Virginia de Vest – Romanian" lang="ro" hreflang="ro" data-title="Charleston, Virginia de Vest" data-language-autonym="Română" data-language-local-name="Romanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Română</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-qu mw-list-item"><a href="https://qu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charleston_(West_Virginia)" title="Charleston (West Virginia) – Quechua" lang="qu" hreflang="qu" data-title="Charleston (West Virginia)" data-language-autonym="Runa Simi" data-language-local-name="Quechua" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Runa Simi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A7%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%BB%D1%81%D1%82%D0%BE%D0%BD_(%D0%97%D0%B0%D0%BF%D0%B0%D0%B4%D0%BD%D0%B0%D1%8F_%D0%92%D0%B8%D1%80%D0%B3%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B8%D1%8F)" title="Чарлстон (Западная Виргиния) – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Чарлстон (Западная Виргиния)" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sa mw-list-item"><a href="https://sa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%9A%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%9F%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%8D" title="चार्ल्सटन् – Sanskrit" lang="sa" hreflang="sa" data-title="चार्ल्सटन्" data-language-autonym="संस्कृतम्" data-language-local-name="Sanskrit" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>संस्कृतम्</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sc mw-list-item"><a href="https://sc.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charleston_(Virginia_Otzidentale)" title="Charleston (Virginia Otzidentale) – Sardinian" lang="sc" hreflang="sc" data-title="Charleston (Virginia Otzidentale)" data-language-autonym="Sardu" data-language-local-name="Sardinian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Sardu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sco mw-list-item"><a href="https://sco.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charleston,_Wast_Virginie" title="Charleston, Wast Virginie – Scots" lang="sco" hreflang="sco" data-title="Charleston, Wast Virginie" data-language-autonym="Scots" data-language-local-name="Scots" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Scots</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sq mw-list-item"><a href="https://sq.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charleston_(West_Virginia)" title="Charleston (West Virginia) – Albanian" lang="sq" hreflang="sq" data-title="Charleston (West Virginia)" data-language-autonym="Shqip" data-language-local-name="Albanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Shqip</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-scn mw-list-item"><a href="https://scn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charleston_(Virginia_Uccidintali)" title="Charleston (Virginia Uccidintali) – Sicilian" lang="scn" hreflang="scn" data-title="Charleston (Virginia Uccidintali)" data-language-autonym="Sicilianu" data-language-local-name="Sicilian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Sicilianu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-simple mw-list-item"><a href="https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charleston,_West_Virginia" title="Charleston, West Virginia – Simple English" lang="en-simple" hreflang="en-simple" data-title="Charleston, West Virginia" data-language-autonym="Simple English" data-language-local-name="Simple English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Simple English</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sk mw-list-item"><a href="https://sk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charleston_(Z%C3%A1padn%C3%A1_Virg%C3%ADnia)" title="Charleston (Západná Virgínia) – Slovak" lang="sk" hreflang="sk" data-title="Charleston (Západná Virgínia)" data-language-autonym="Slovenčina" data-language-local-name="Slovak" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Slovenčina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-szl mw-list-item"><a href="https://szl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charleston_(Zachod%C5%84o_Wirgi%C5%84ijo)" title="Charleston (Zachodńo Wirgińijo) – Silesian" lang="szl" hreflang="szl" data-title="Charleston (Zachodńo Wirgińijo)" data-language-autonym="Ślůnski" data-language-local-name="Silesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ślůnski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ckb mw-list-item"><a href="https://ckb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%DA%86%D8%A7%D8%B1%DA%B5%DB%8C%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%86" title="چارڵیستن – Central Kurdish" lang="ckb" hreflang="ckb" data-title="چارڵیستن" data-language-autonym="کوردی" data-language-local-name="Central Kurdish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>کوردی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sr mw-list-item"><a href="https://sr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A7%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%BB%D1%81%D1%82%D0%BE%D0%BD_(%D0%97%D0%B0%D0%BF%D0%B0%D0%B4%D0%BD%D0%B0_%D0%92%D0%B8%D1%80%D1%9F%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B8%D1%98%D0%B0)" title="Чарлстон (Западна Вирџинија) – Serbian" lang="sr" hreflang="sr" data-title="Чарлстон (Западна Вирџинија)" data-language-autonym="Српски / srpski" data-language-local-name="Serbian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Српски / srpski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sh mw-list-item"><a href="https://sh.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charleston,_West_Virginia" title="Charleston, West Virginia – Serbo-Croatian" lang="sh" hreflang="sh" data-title="Charleston, West Virginia" data-language-autonym="Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски" data-language-local-name="Serbo-Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fi mw-list-item"><a href="https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charleston_(L%C3%A4nsi-Virginia)" title="Charleston (Länsi-Virginia) – Finnish" lang="fi" hreflang="fi" data-title="Charleston (Länsi-Virginia)" data-language-autonym="Suomi" data-language-local-name="Finnish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Suomi</span></a></li><li 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src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/Charleston%2C_West_Virginia_%282023%29.jpg/268px-Charleston%2C_West_Virginia_%282023%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="268" height="101" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/Charleston%2C_West_Virginia_%282023%29.jpg/402px-Charleston%2C_West_Virginia_%282023%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/Charleston%2C_West_Virginia_%282023%29.jpg/536px-Charleston%2C_West_Virginia_%282023%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3367" data-file-height="1264" /></a></span></div><div class="text-align-center">Downtown Charleston</div></div></div><div class="trow"><div class="tsingle" style="width:142px;max-width:142px"><div style="border:1;;height:93px;overflow:hidden"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:West_Virginia_statehouse.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/West_Virginia_statehouse.jpg/250px-West_Virginia_statehouse.jpg" decoding="async" width="140" height="93" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/West_Virginia_statehouse.jpg/330px-West_Virginia_statehouse.jpg 2x" data-file-width="5184" data-file-height="3456" /></a></span></div><div class="text-align-center"><a href="/wiki/West_Virginia_State_Capitol" title="West Virginia State Capitol">State Capitol</a></div></div><div class="tsingle" style="width:126px;max-width:126px"><div style="border:1;;height:93px;overflow:hidden"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Municipal_Auditorium,_Virginia_Street_and_Truslow_Street,_Charleston,_WV_-_53680282754.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/be/Municipal_Auditorium%2C_Virginia_Street_and_Truslow_Street%2C_Charleston%2C_WV_-_53680282754.jpg/124px-Municipal_Auditorium%2C_Virginia_Street_and_Truslow_Street%2C_Charleston%2C_WV_-_53680282754.jpg" decoding="async" width="124" height="93" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/be/Municipal_Auditorium%2C_Virginia_Street_and_Truslow_Street%2C_Charleston%2C_WV_-_53680282754.jpg/186px-Municipal_Auditorium%2C_Virginia_Street_and_Truslow_Street%2C_Charleston%2C_WV_-_53680282754.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/be/Municipal_Auditorium%2C_Virginia_Street_and_Truslow_Street%2C_Charleston%2C_WV_-_53680282754.jpg/248px-Municipal_Auditorium%2C_Virginia_Street_and_Truslow_Street%2C_Charleston%2C_WV_-_53680282754.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3910" data-file-height="2932" /></a></span></div><div class="text-align-center"><a href="/wiki/Charleston_Municipal_Auditorium" title="Charleston Municipal Auditorium">Municipal Auditorium</a></div></div></div><div class="trow"><div class="tsingle" style="width:126px;max-width:126px"><div style="border:1;;height:93px;overflow:hidden"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Clay_Center.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Clay_Center.JPG/124px-Clay_Center.JPG" decoding="async" width="124" height="93" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Clay_Center.JPG/186px-Clay_Center.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Clay_Center.JPG/248px-Clay_Center.JPG 2x" data-file-width="2048" data-file-height="1536" /></a></span></div><div class="text-align-center"><a href="/wiki/Clay_Center_(Charleston,_West_Virginia)" title="Clay Center (Charleston, West Virginia)">Clay Center</a></div></div><div class="tsingle" style="width:142px;max-width:142px"><div style="border:1;;height:93px;overflow:hidden"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:West_Virginia_Capitol_Complex_2021a.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3a/West_Virginia_Capitol_Complex_2021a.jpg/140px-West_Virginia_Capitol_Complex_2021a.jpg" decoding="async" width="140" height="93" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3a/West_Virginia_Capitol_Complex_2021a.jpg/210px-West_Virginia_Capitol_Complex_2021a.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3a/West_Virginia_Capitol_Complex_2021a.jpg/280px-West_Virginia_Capitol_Complex_2021a.jpg 2x" data-file-width="6240" data-file-height="4160" /></a></span></div><div class="text-align-center"><a href="/wiki/West_Virginia_State_Museum" title="West Virginia State Museum">State Museum</a></div></div></div></div></div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data maptable"><style 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srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/Flag_of_Charleston%2C_West_Virginia.svg/150px-Flag_of_Charleston%2C_West_Virginia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/Flag_of_Charleston%2C_West_Virginia.svg/200px-Flag_of_Charleston%2C_West_Virginia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1080" data-file-height="630" /></a></span><div class="ib-settlement-caption-link">Flag</div></div><div class="ib-settlement-cols-cell"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Seal_of_Charleston,_West_Virginia.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Official seal of Charleston"><img alt="Official seal of Charleston" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/3/3d/Seal_of_Charleston%2C_West_Virginia.png/120px-Seal_of_Charleston%2C_West_Virginia.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="100" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/3/3d/Seal_of_Charleston%2C_West_Virginia.png/150px-Seal_of_Charleston%2C_West_Virginia.png 1.5x, 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srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Usa_edcp_relief_location_map.png/500px-Usa_edcp_relief_location_map.png 1.5x" data-file-width="1181" data-file-height="731" /></a></span><div class="od notheme" style="top:47.562%;left:74.212%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-3px;top:-3px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Charleston"><img alt="Charleston" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/6px-Red_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="6" height="6" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/9px-Red_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/12px-Red_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pl" style="width:6em;right:4px"><div>Charleston</div></div></div></div><div style="padding-top:0.2em"></div><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none">Show map of the United States</span></div></div></div></div></td></tr><tr class="mergedbottomrow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data">Coordinates: <span class="geo-inline"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1156832818">.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-parser-output .geo-inline-hidden{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Charleston,_West_Virginia&params=38_20_59.35_N_81_37_57.44_W_region:US-WV_type:city"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">38°20′59.35″N</span> <span class="longitude">81°37′57.44″W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">38.3498194°N 81.6326222°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">38.3498194; -81.6326222</span></span></span></a></span></span></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Country</th><td class="infobox-data">United States</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/U.S._state" title="U.S. state">State</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/West_Virginia" title="West Virginia">West Virginia</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/List_of_counties_in_West_Virginia" title="List of counties in West Virginia">County</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Kanawha_County,_West_Virginia" title="Kanawha County, West Virginia">Kanawha</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Founded</th><td class="infobox-data">1788</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Municipal_corporation" title="Municipal corporation">Incorporated</a></th><td class="infobox-data">1794</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Government<div class="ib-settlement-fn"><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Type</th><td class="infobox-data">Strong-Mayor Government</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • <a href="/wiki/List_of_mayors_of_Charleston,_West_Virginia" class="mw-redirect" title="List of mayors of Charleston, West Virginia">Mayor</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Amy_Shuler_Goodwin" title="Amy Shuler Goodwin">Amy Shuler Goodwin</a> (<a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">D</a>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • <a href="/wiki/Municipal_council" title="Municipal council">City Council</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><div class="collapsible-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="text-align: left; border:none; padding: 0;"> <div style="line-height: 1.6em; font-weight: bold;"><div>Members list</div></div> <ul class="mw-collapsible-content" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; line-height: inherit; list-style: none; margin-left: 0; text-align:left;display:none;"><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0">Ward 1: Pat Jones (D)</li><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0">Ward 2: Bobby Haas (D)</li><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0">Ward 3: Chuck Overstreet (D)</li><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0">Ward 4: Larry Moore</li><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0">Ward 5: Jeanine Faegre (D)</li><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0">Ward 6: Michael Ferrell (D)</li><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0">Ward 7: Beth Kerns (D)</li><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0">Ward 8: Kathy Rubio (D)</li><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0">Ward 9: Mary Beth Hoover (D)</li><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0">Ward 10: Chelsea Steelhammer (D)</li><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0">Ward 11: Shannon Snodgrass (D)</li><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0">Ward 12: Joseph Jenkins (D)</li><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0">Ward 13: Frank H Annie (R)</li><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0">Ward 14: Patrick Salango (R)</li><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0">Ward 15: Samuel Minardi (D)</li><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0">Ward 16: John Gianola (R)</li><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0">Ward 17: Bruce King (R)</li><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0">Ward 18: Pam Burka</li><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0">Ward 19: Brent Burton (R)</li><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0">Ward 20: Chad Robinson (D)</li><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0">Ward At-large: Becky Ceperley (D)</li><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0">Ward At-large: Caitlin Cook (D)</li><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0">Ward At-large: Emmett Pepper (D)</li><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0">Ward At-large: Jennifer Pharr (D)</li><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0">Ward At-large: Joe Solomon (D)</li><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0">Ward At-large: Shawn Taylor (D)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • <a href="/wiki/City_Manager" class="mw-redirect" title="City Manager">City Manager</a></th><td class="infobox-data">Benjamin Mishoe, Esq.</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Area<div class="ib-settlement-fn"><sup id="cite_ref-CenPopGazetteer2024_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CenPopGazetteer2024-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • City</div></th><td class="infobox-data">32.535 sq mi (84.265 km<sup>2</sup>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Land</th><td class="infobox-data">31.397 sq mi (81.317 km<sup>2</sup>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Water</th><td class="infobox-data">1.138 sq mi (2.948 km<sup>2</sup>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Elevation<div class="ib-settlement-fn"><sup id="cite_ref-gnis_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-gnis-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></th><td class="infobox-data">597 ft (182 m)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Population<div class="ib-settlement-fn"><span class="nowrap"> </span>(<a href="/wiki/2020_United_States_census" title="2020 United States census">2020</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-2020_Census_(City)_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2020_Census_(City)-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • City</div></th><td class="infobox-data">48,864</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • Estimate <div class="ib-settlement-fn">(2023)<sup id="cite_ref-USCensusEst2023_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-USCensusEst2023-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></div></th><td class="infobox-data">46,838</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Rank</th><td class="infobox-data">US: 863rd<br />WV: <a href="/wiki/List_of_cities_in_West_Virginia" class="mw-redirect" title="List of cities in West Virginia">1st</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Density</th><td class="infobox-data">1,491.83/sq mi (575.99/km<sup>2</sup>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • <a href="/wiki/Urban_area" title="Urban area">Urban</a><div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th><td class="infobox-data">140,958 (US: <a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_urban_areas" title="List of United States urban areas">248th</a>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • <a href="/wiki/Metropolitan_area" title="Metropolitan area">Metro</a><div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th><td class="infobox-data">203,164 (US: <a href="/wiki/Metropolitan_statistical_area" title="Metropolitan statistical area">228th</a>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Time_zone" title="Time zone">Time zone</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/UTC%E2%88%925" class="mw-redirect" title="UTC−5">UTC−5</a> (<a href="/wiki/Eastern_Time_Zone" title="Eastern Time Zone">Eastern (EST)</a>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap"> • Summer (<a href="/wiki/Daylight_saving_time" title="Daylight saving time">DST</a>)</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/UTC%E2%88%924" class="mw-redirect" title="UTC−4">UTC−4</a> (EDT)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/ZIP_Code" title="ZIP Code">ZIP Codes</a></th><td class="infobox-data adr"><div class="postal-code"><div class="collapsible-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="text-align: left;"> <div style="line-height: 1.6em; font-weight: bold;"><div><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r886047488">.mw-parser-output .nobold{font-weight:normal}</style><span class="nobold">ZIP Codes</span><sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></div> <ul class="mw-collapsible-content" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; line-height: inherit; list-style: none; margin-left: 0; text-align:center;display:none"><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0">25301–25306, 25309, 25311–25315, 25317, 25320–25339, 25350, 25356–25358, 25360–25362, 25364–25365, 25375, 25387, 25389, 25392, 25396</li></ul> </div></div></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Telephone_numbering_plan" title="Telephone numbering plan">Area code(s)</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Area_codes_304_and_681" title="Area codes 304 and 681">304 and 681</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Federal_Information_Processing_Standard" class="mw-redirect" title="Federal Information Processing Standard">FIPS code</a></th><td class="infobox-data">54-14600</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Geographic_Names_Information_System" title="Geographic Names Information System">GNIS</a> feature ID</th><td class="infobox-data">1558347<sup id="cite_ref-gnis_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-gnis-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/List_of_state_highways_in_West_Virginia" class="mw-redirect" title="List of state highways in West Virginia">Highways</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/U.S._Route_60_in_West_Virginia" title="U.S. Route 60 in West Virginia">US-60</a>, <a href="/wiki/Interstate_64_in_West_Virginia" title="Interstate 64 in West Virginia">I-64</a>, <a href="/wiki/Interstate_77_in_West_Virginia" title="Interstate 77 in West Virginia">I-77</a>, <a href="/wiki/U.S._Route_119" title="U.S. Route 119">US-119</a>, and <a href="/wiki/West_Virginia_Route_214" title="West Virginia Route 214">SR-214</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Sales_tax" title="Sales tax">Sales tax</a></th><td class="infobox-data">7.0%<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://charlestonwv.gov/">charlestonwv.gov</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Charleston</b> /'cha:rlstən/ is the <a href="/wiki/List_of_capitals_in_the_United_States" title="List of capitals in the United States">capital</a> and <a href="/wiki/List_of_municipalities_in_West_Virginia" title="List of municipalities in West Virginia">most populous city</a> of the <a href="/wiki/U.S._state" title="U.S. state">U.S. state</a> of <a href="/wiki/West_Virginia" title="West Virginia">West Virginia</a>. It is the <a href="/wiki/County_seat" title="County seat">seat</a> of <a href="/wiki/Kanawha_County,_West_Virginia" title="Kanawha County, West Virginia">Kanawha County</a><sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and is at the <a href="/wiki/Confluence" title="Confluence">confluence</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Elk_River_(West_Virginia)" title="Elk River (West Virginia)">Elk</a> and <a href="/wiki/Kanawha_River" title="Kanawha River">Kanawha</a> rivers. The population was 48,864 at the <a href="/wiki/2020_United_States_census" title="2020 United States census">2020 census</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-2020_Census_(City)_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2020_Census_(City)-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> According to 2023 census estimates, the city has a population of 46,838.<sup id="cite_ref-USCensusEst2023_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-USCensusEst2023-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/Charleston_metropolitan_area,_West_Virginia" title="Charleston metropolitan area, West Virginia">Charleston metropolitan area</a> had 203,164 residents in 2023. </p><p>In 1773, William Morris built the first permanent settlement in the Kanawha Valley, Fort Morris. It was built about 20 miles upstream of Charleston at the confluence of Kellys Creek, near the burned ruins of Walter Kelly's cabin, before <a href="/wiki/Lord_Dunmore%27s_War" title="Lord Dunmore's War">Lord Dunmore's War</a>, and was used extensively during the <a href="/wiki/American_Revolution" title="American Revolution">American Revolution</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1794, the town of Charleston was incorporated by the Virginia House of Delegates with the trustees being <a href="/wiki/William_Morris_(Virginia_politician)" title="William Morris (Virginia politician)">William Morris</a>, <a href="/wiki/Leonard_Morris_(sheriff)" class="mw-redirect" title="Leonard Morris (sheriff)">Leonard Morris</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Daniel_Boone" title="Daniel Boone">Daniel Boone</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Early industries important to Charleston included <a href="/wiki/Salt" title="Salt">salt</a> and the first <a href="/wiki/Natural_gas" title="Natural gas">natural gas</a> well.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Later, <a href="/wiki/Coal" title="Coal">coal</a> became central to economic prosperity in the city and the surrounding area. Today, trade, utilities, government, medicine, and education play central roles in the city's economy. </p><p>Charleston is the home of the <a href="/wiki/Charleston_Dirty_Birds" title="Charleston Dirty Birds">Charleston Dirty Birds</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Atlantic_League_of_Professional_Baseball" title="Atlantic League of Professional Baseball">Atlantic League of Professional Baseball</a> and the annual 15-mile (24 km) <a href="/wiki/Charleston_Distance_Run" title="Charleston Distance Run">Charleston Distance Run</a>. <a href="/wiki/Yeager_Airport" title="Yeager Airport">Yeager Airport</a> and the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Charleston" title="University of Charleston">University of Charleston</a> are in the city. <a href="/wiki/West_Virginia_State_University" title="West Virginia State University">West Virginia State University</a> is in the area, as are <a href="/wiki/West_Virginia_University" title="West Virginia University">West Virginia University</a> and <a href="/wiki/Marshall_University" title="Marshall University">Marshall University</a> satellite campuses. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Charleston,_West_Virginia&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Establishment">Establishment</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Charleston,_West_Virginia&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Establishment"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Charlestonwvzero.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/Charlestonwvzero.jpg/220px-Charlestonwvzero.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="293" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/Charlestonwvzero.jpg/330px-Charlestonwvzero.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/Charlestonwvzero.jpg/440px-Charlestonwvzero.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1536" data-file-height="2048" /></a><figcaption>Zero Milestone</figcaption></figure> <p>After the <a href="/wiki/American_Revolutionary_War" title="American Revolutionary War">American Revolutionary War</a>, pioneers began making their way out from the early settlements. Many slowly migrated into western <a href="/wiki/Virginia" title="Virginia">Virginia</a>. Capitalizing on its many resources made Charleston an important part of Virginia and West Virginia history. It is the state's capital and most populous city. </p><p>Charleston's history goes back to the 18th century. <a href="/wiki/Thomas_Bullitt" title="Thomas Bullitt">Thomas Bullitt</a> was deeded 1,250 acres (5 km<sup>2</sup>) of land near the mouth of the <a href="/wiki/Elk_River_(West_Virginia)" title="Elk River (West Virginia)">Elk River</a> in 1773. It was inherited by his brother, <a href="/wiki/Cuthbert_Bullitt" title="Cuthbert Bullitt">Cuthbert Bullitt</a>, upon his death in 1778, and sold to Colonel George Clendenin in 1786. Clendenin and his company of Virginia Rangers built the first permanent settlement, Fort Lee, in 1787. This structure occupied the area that is now the intersection of Brooks Street and Kanawha Boulevard. Historical conjecture indicates that Charleston is named after Clendenin's father, Charles. In 1794, the <a href="/wiki/Virginia_General_Assembly" title="Virginia General Assembly">Virginia General Assembly</a> officially established Charlestown.<sup id="cite_ref-Andre_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Andre-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On the 40 acres (160,000 m<sup>2</sup>) that made up the town in 1794, 35 people inhabited seven houses. </p><p>Charleston is part of <a href="/wiki/Kanawha_County" class="mw-redirect" title="Kanawha County">Kanawha County</a>. The origin of the word Kanawha (pronounced "Ka-NAH-wah"), <i>Ka(h)nawha</i>, derives from the region's <a href="/wiki/Iroquoian_languages" title="Iroquoian languages">Iroquoian</a> dialects meaning "water way" or "Canoe Way", implying the metaphor "transport way". It was and is the name of the river that flows through Charleston. The "hard H" sound soon dropped out as various European arrivals developed West Virginia.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The phrase has been a matter of <a href="/wiki/Register_(sociolinguistics)" title="Register (sociolinguistics)">register</a>. A two-story jail was the first county structure to be built, with the first floor dug into the bank of the <a href="/wiki/Kanawha_River" title="Kanawha River">Kanawha River</a>. </p><p>In 1791, <a href="/wiki/Daniel_Boone" title="Daniel Boone">Daniel Boone</a>, who was commissioned a lieutenant colonel of the Kanawha County militia, was elected to serve in the <a href="/wiki/Virginia_House_of_Delegates" title="Virginia House of Delegates">Virginia House of Delegates</a>. Boone supposedly walked all the way to <a href="/wiki/Richmond,_Virginia" title="Richmond, Virginia">Richmond</a>, the state capital. He served alongside Major <a href="/wiki/William_Morris_(Virginia_politician)" title="William Morris (Virginia politician)">William Morris Jr</a>, representing Kanawha. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="19th_century_growth">19th century growth</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Charleston,_West_Virginia&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: 19th century growth"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Gilliland_Cabin_Apr_09.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/df/Gilliland_Cabin_Apr_09.JPG/250px-Gilliland_Cabin_Apr_09.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/df/Gilliland_Cabin_Apr_09.JPG/330px-Gilliland_Cabin_Apr_09.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/df/Gilliland_Cabin_Apr_09.JPG/500px-Gilliland_Cabin_Apr_09.JPG 2x" data-file-width="2592" data-file-height="1944" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/William_S._Gilliland_Log_Cabin_and_Cemetery" title="William S. Gilliland Log Cabin and Cemetery">Gilliland Log Cabin</a></figcaption></figure> <p>By the early 19th century, salt brines were discovered along the Kanawha River, and the first <a href="/wiki/Salt_well" title="Salt well">salt well</a> was drilled in 1806.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEFederal_Writers'_Project1941_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEFederal_Writers'_Project1941-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This created great economic growth in the area. By 1808, 1,250 pounds of salt were being produced daily, and the <i>Farmers' Repository</i> newspaper began publication.<sup id="cite_ref-LOC_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-LOC-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> An area adjacent to Charleston, Kanawha Salines (now <a href="/wiki/Malden,_West_Virginia" title="Malden, West Virginia">Malden</a>), became the world's top salt producer. Brine was heated over open flames, causing the water to evaporate and leaving a residue of salt crystals. Much of the work was done by enslaved peoples. Historian Cyrus Forman estimated that at the height of production as many as 3,000 slaves worked at more than 60 salt furnaces, which operated 24 hours a day, seven days a week.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/Holly_Grove_Mansion" title="Holly Grove Mansion">Holly Grove Mansion</a> was established during this period.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEFederal_Writers'_Project1941_15-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEFederal_Writers'_Project1941-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1818, the Kanawha Salt Company, the first trust in the United States, went into operation. In the same year, "Charlestown" was shortened to "Charleston" to avoid confusion with another <a href="/wiki/Charles_Town,_West_Virginia" title="Charles Town, West Virginia">Charles Town</a> in eastern West Virginia, named after George Washington's brother, <a href="/wiki/Charles_Washington" title="Charles Washington">Charles Washington</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEHellmann2006_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEHellmann2006-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A <a href="/wiki/Lyceum" title="Lyceum">lyceum</a> was established around 1841.<sup id="cite_ref-davies_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-davies-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Captain James Wilson, while drilling for salt, struck the first <a href="/wiki/Natural_gas" title="Natural gas">natural gas</a> well in 1815. It was drilled at the site that is now the junction of Brooks Street and Kanawha Boulevard (near the present-day state capitol complex). In 1817, <a href="/wiki/Coal" title="Coal">coal</a> was first discovered and gradually became used as the fuel for the salt works. The Kanawha salt industry declined in importance after 1861, until the onset of <a href="/wiki/World_War_I" title="World War I">World War I</a> brought a demand for chemical products. The chemicals needed were <a href="/wiki/Chlorine" title="Chlorine">chlorine</a> and <a href="/wiki/Sodium_hydroxide" title="Sodium hydroxide">sodium hydroxide</a>, which could be made from salt brine. </p><p>The town continued to grow until the <a href="/wiki/American_Civil_War" title="American Civil War">Civil War</a> began in 1861. After the <a href="/wiki/Virginia_Secession_Convention_of_1861" title="Virginia Secession Convention of 1861">Virginia Secession Convention of 1861</a> and a referendum, Virginia seceded from the <a href="/wiki/Union_(American_Civil_War)" title="Union (American Civil War)">Union</a>. But Charleston, like much of western Virginia, was divided in loyalty between the Union and the <a href="/wiki/Confederate_States_of_America" title="Confederate States of America">Confederacy</a>. On September 13, 1862, the Union and Confederate armies clashed in the <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Charleston_(1862)" title="Battle of Charleston (1862)">Battle of Charleston</a>. The <a href="/wiki/Confederate_States_Army" title="Confederate States Army">Confederates</a> won, but could not hold the area for long. Union soldiers returned in force six weeks later and retook the city.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEFederal_Writers'_Project1941_15-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEFederal_Writers'_Project1941-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Charleston remained under Union control for the remainder of the war. </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Second_Charleston_West_Virginia_capitol_building.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/Second_Charleston_West_Virginia_capitol_building.jpg/220px-Second_Charleston_West_Virginia_capitol_building.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="177" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/Second_Charleston_West_Virginia_capitol_building.jpg/330px-Second_Charleston_West_Virginia_capitol_building.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/Second_Charleston_West_Virginia_capitol_building.jpg/440px-Second_Charleston_West_Virginia_capitol_building.jpg 2x" data-file-width="750" data-file-height="602" /></a><figcaption>The second capitol building of West Virginia was built in 1885 after Charleston was declared the capital city. It burned down in 1921.</figcaption></figure> <p>In addition to the dispute over slavery, the North wanted to separate West Virginia from the rest of the state for economic reasons. The heavy industries in the North, particularly the steel business of the upper <a href="/wiki/Ohio_River" title="Ohio River">Ohio River</a> region, depended on coal from western Virginia mines. Federal units from Ohio marched into western Virginia early in the war solely to capture the mines and control transportation in the area.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (March 2022)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> The <a href="/wiki/Wheeling_Convention" title="Wheeling Convention">Wheeling Convention</a> of 1861 declared the Ordinance of Succession, and the Confederate state government in <a href="/wiki/Richmond,_Virginia" title="Richmond, Virginia">Richmond</a>, illegal and void, and formed the Unionist <a href="/wiki/Restored_Government_of_Virginia" title="Restored Government of Virginia">Restored Government of Virginia</a>. The Restored Government and the United States Congress approved the formation of the state of <a href="/wiki/West_Virginia" title="West Virginia">West Virginia</a>, which was admitted on June 20, 1863, as the 35th state, and the Restored Government of Virginia moved to <a href="/wiki/Alexandria,_Virginia" title="Alexandria, Virginia">Alexandria</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEHellmann2006_18-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEHellmann2006-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Choosing the state capital proved difficult. For several years, the capital moved between <a href="/wiki/Wheeling,_West_Virginia" title="Wheeling, West Virginia">Wheeling</a> and Charleston.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBritannica1910_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBritannica1910-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1877, the citizens voted on a permanent location. Charleston received 41,243 votes, <a href="/wiki/Clarksburg,_West_Virginia" title="Clarksburg, West Virginia">Clarksburg</a> 29,442, and <a href="/wiki/Martinsburg,_West_Virginia" title="Martinsburg, West Virginia">Martinsburg</a> 8,046; Wheeling was not considered. Eight years later the state capitol opened in Charleston.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEFederal_Writers'_Project1941_15-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEFederal_Writers'_Project1941-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The West Virginia Historical and Antiquarian Society was headquartered in Charleston in 1890.<sup id="cite_ref-StateArchives_21-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-StateArchives-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1891, the West Virginia Colored Institute, now known as <a href="/wiki/West_Virginia_State_University" title="West Virginia State University">West Virginia State University</a>, was established. The next year, <a href="/wiki/West_Virginia_Junior_College" title="West Virginia Junior College">Capitol City Commercial College</a> was founded.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEChamber_of_Commerce1901[[Category:Wikipedia_articles_needing_page_number_citations_from_September_2022]]<sup_class="noprint_Inline-Template_"_style="white-space:nowrap;">&#91;<i>[[Wikipedia:Citing_sources|<span_title="This_citation_requires_a_reference_to_the_specific_page_or_range_of_pages_in_which_the_material_appears.&#32;(September_2022)">page&nbsp;needed</span>]]</i>&#93;</sup>_23-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEChamber_of_Commerce1901[[Category:Wikipedia_articles_needing_page_number_citations_from_September_2022]]<sup_class="noprint_Inline-Template_"_style="white-space:nowrap;">&#91;<i>[[Wikipedia:Citing_sources|<span_title="This_citation_requires_a_reference_to_the_specific_page_or_range_of_pages_in_which_the_material_appears.&#32;(September_2022)">page&nbsp;needed</span>]]</i>&#93;</sup>-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Charleston's <a href="/wiki/Basilica_of_the_Co-Cathedral_of_the_Sacred_Heart" title="Basilica of the Co-Cathedral of the Sacred Heart">Basilica of the Co-Cathedral of the Sacred Heart</a> was completed in 1897. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="20th_century">20th century</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Charleston,_West_Virginia&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: 20th century"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Street_in_Negro_section,_Charleston,_West_Virginia,_September_1938.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/Street_in_Negro_section%2C_Charleston%2C_West_Virginia%2C_September_1938.jpg/250px-Street_in_Negro_section%2C_Charleston%2C_West_Virginia%2C_September_1938.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="153" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/Street_in_Negro_section%2C_Charleston%2C_West_Virginia%2C_September_1938.jpg/330px-Street_in_Negro_section%2C_Charleston%2C_West_Virginia%2C_September_1938.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/Street_in_Negro_section%2C_Charleston%2C_West_Virginia%2C_September_1938.jpg/500px-Street_in_Negro_section%2C_Charleston%2C_West_Virginia%2C_September_1938.jpg 2x" data-file-width="760" data-file-height="528" /></a><figcaption>An African American neighborhood in Charleston, 1938</figcaption></figure> <p>Charleston became the center of state government. Natural resources, such as <a href="/wiki/Coal" title="Coal">coal</a> and <a href="/wiki/Natural_gas" title="Natural gas">natural gas</a>, along with <a href="/wiki/Railroad" class="mw-redirect" title="Railroad">railroad</a> expansion, also contributed to growth. New industries such as chemical, <a href="/wiki/Glass" title="Glass">glass</a>, <a href="/wiki/Timber" class="mw-redirect" title="Timber">timber</a> and <a href="/wiki/Steel" title="Steel">steel</a> migrated to the state, attracted by the area's natural resources. The city established a chamber of commerce in 1900.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEChamber_of_Commerce1901[[Category:Wikipedia_articles_needing_page_number_citations_from_September_2022]]<sup_class="noprint_Inline-Template_"_style="white-space:nowrap;">&#91;<i>[[Wikipedia:Citing_sources|<span_title="This_citation_requires_a_reference_to_the_specific_page_or_range_of_pages_in_which_the_material_appears.&#32;(September_2022)">page&nbsp;needed</span>]]</i>&#93;</sup>_23-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEChamber_of_Commerce1901[[Category:Wikipedia_articles_needing_page_number_citations_from_September_2022]]<sup_class="noprint_Inline-Template_"_style="white-space:nowrap;">&#91;<i>[[Wikipedia:Citing_sources|<span_title="This_citation_requires_a_reference_to_the_specific_page_or_range_of_pages_in_which_the_material_appears.&#32;(September_2022)">page&nbsp;needed</span>]]</i>&#93;</sup>-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> There was a large amount of new construction in Charleston during this period. A number of those buildings, including churches and office buildings, still stand in the heart of downtown along and bordering Capitol Street. The State Bureau of Archives and History was established in 1905, and the Charleston Public Library was established in 1909.<sup id="cite_ref-StateArchives_21-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-StateArchives-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Library_24-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Library-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The city's first chemical manufacturer began operation in 1913.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEFederal_Writers'_Project1941_15-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEFederal_Writers'_Project1941-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Three years later, the <a href="/wiki/Libbey-Owens-Ford" title="Libbey-Owens-Ford">Libbey-Owens-Ford</a> glass manufactory was built,<sup id="cite_ref-WVE_25-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WVE-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> as well as <a href="/wiki/Charleston_High_School_(West_Virginia)" title="Charleston High School (West Virginia)">Charleston High School</a>. Another large manufacturer, <a href="/wiki/Owens-Illinois" class="mw-redirect" title="Owens-Illinois">Owens Bottle Company</a>, opened in 1917. <a href="/wiki/Charleston_City_Hall" title="Charleston City Hall">Charleston City Hall</a> was built in 1921. In the same year, a fire at the capitol building resulted in a new, hastily built structure being opened, but it too burned down in 1927. A Capitol Building Commission, created by the legislature in 1921, authorized construction of the <a href="/wiki/West_Virginia_State_Capitol" title="West Virginia State Capitol">present capitol</a>. Architect <a href="/wiki/Cass_Gilbert" title="Cass Gilbert">Cass Gilbert</a> designed the buff-colored <a href="/wiki/Indiana_limestone" class="mw-redirect" title="Indiana limestone">Indiana limestone</a> structure in the <a href="/wiki/Neo-Renaissance" class="mw-redirect" title="Neo-Renaissance">Italian Renaissance</a> style, with a final cost of just under $10 million. After the three stages of construction were completed, Governor <a href="/wiki/William_G._Conley" title="William G. Conley">William G. Conley</a> dedicated the West Virginia State Capitol on June 20, 1932. Charleston Municipal Airport was established in 1909.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEHellmann2006_18-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEHellmann2006-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1934, the city library expanded to become the Kanawha County Public Library system.<sup id="cite_ref-Library_24-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Library-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1935, <a href="/wiki/Morris_Harvey_College" class="mw-redirect" title="Morris Harvey College">Morris Harvey College</a> relocated to Charleston from <a href="/wiki/Barboursville,_West_Virginia" title="Barboursville, West Virginia">Barboursville, West Virginia</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-UC_26-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-UC-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Chemical-plant-charleston-wv1.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/Chemical-plant-charleston-wv1.jpg/250px-Chemical-plant-charleston-wv1.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="160" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/Chemical-plant-charleston-wv1.jpg/330px-Chemical-plant-charleston-wv1.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/Chemical-plant-charleston-wv1.jpg/500px-Chemical-plant-charleston-wv1.jpg 2x" data-file-width="527" data-file-height="384" /></a><figcaption>A chemical plant near Charleston in 1939</figcaption></figure> <p><a href="/wiki/Charleston_Municipal_Auditorium" title="Charleston Municipal Auditorium">Charleston Municipal Auditorium</a> was completed in 1939.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEFederal_Writers'_Project1941_15-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEFederal_Writers'_Project1941-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> During <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a>, the first and largest <a href="/wiki/Styrene-butadiene" title="Styrene-butadiene">styrene-butadiene</a> plant in the U.S. opened in nearby <a href="/wiki/Institute,_West_Virginia" title="Institute, West Virginia">Institute</a>, providing a <a href="/wiki/Synthetic_rubber" title="Synthetic rubber">replacement</a> for <a href="/wiki/Natural_rubber" title="Natural rubber">rubber</a> to the war effort.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After the war ended, Charleston was on the brink of some significant construction. One of the first during this period was Kanawha Airport (now <a href="/wiki/Yeager_Airport" title="Yeager Airport">Yeager Airport</a>, named after General <a href="/wiki/Chuck_Yeager" title="Chuck Yeager">Chuck Yeager</a>). Built in 1947, the construction encompassed clearing 360 acres (1.5 km<sup>2</sup>) on three mountaintops and moving more than nine million cubic yards of earth.<sup id="cite_ref-Andre_13-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Andre-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Kanawha Boulevard, a riverfront four-lane road, was also built in the early 1940s.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEFederal_Writers'_Project1941_15-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEFederal_Writers'_Project1941-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/Charleston_Civic_Center" class="mw-redirect" title="Charleston Civic Center">Charleston Civic Center</a> opened in 1959. Charleston began to be integrated into the <a href="/wiki/Interstate_Highway_System" title="Interstate Highway System">Interstate Highway System</a> in the 1960s when three major interstate systems—<a href="/wiki/Interstate_64_in_West_Virginia" title="Interstate 64 in West Virginia">I-64</a>, <a href="/wiki/Interstate_77_in_West_Virginia" title="Interstate 77 in West Virginia">I-77</a> and <a href="/wiki/Interstate_79#West_Virginia" title="Interstate 79">I-79</a> were designated, all converging in Charleston. In 1961, the <a href="/wiki/Kanawha_River" title="Kanawha River">Kanawha River</a> flooded much of the lower-lying parts of Charleston.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEHellmann2006_18-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEHellmann2006-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1973, Morris Harvey College was renamed to be the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Charleston" title="University of Charleston">University of Charleston</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-UC_26-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-UC-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:CAPITOL_STREET_%22MAIN_DRAG%22_OF_CHARLESTON_-_NARA_-_551125.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/CAPITOL_STREET_%22MAIN_DRAG%22_OF_CHARLESTON_-_NARA_-_551125.jpg/220px-CAPITOL_STREET_%22MAIN_DRAG%22_OF_CHARLESTON_-_NARA_-_551125.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="149" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/CAPITOL_STREET_%22MAIN_DRAG%22_OF_CHARLESTON_-_NARA_-_551125.jpg/330px-CAPITOL_STREET_%22MAIN_DRAG%22_OF_CHARLESTON_-_NARA_-_551125.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/CAPITOL_STREET_%22MAIN_DRAG%22_OF_CHARLESTON_-_NARA_-_551125.jpg/440px-CAPITOL_STREET_%22MAIN_DRAG%22_OF_CHARLESTON_-_NARA_-_551125.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3000" data-file-height="2029" /></a><figcaption>Capitol Street, June 1973</figcaption></figure> <p>In 1983, the <a href="/wiki/Charleston_Town_Center" title="Charleston Town Center">Charleston Town Center</a> opened its doors downtown. It was the largest urban-based mall east of the <a href="/wiki/Mississippi_River" title="Mississippi River">Mississippi River</a>, featuring three stories of shops and eateries. Downtown revitalization began in earnest in the late 1980s. Funds were set aside for streetscaping as Capitol and Quarrier streets saw new building facades, trees along the streets, and brick walkways installed. For a time, the opening of the Charleston Town Center Mall had a somewhat negative impact on the main streets of downtown Charleston, as many businesses closed and relocated into the mall. Also in 1983, West Virginia Public Radio launched a live-performance radio program statewide called <i><a href="/wiki/Mountain_Stage" title="Mountain Stage">Mountain Stage</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-autogenerated1_28-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-autogenerated1-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> What began as a live, monthly statewide broadcast went on to national distribution in 1986 through <a href="/wiki/National_Public_Radio" class="mw-redirect" title="National Public Radio">National Public Radio</a> and around the world on the <a href="/wiki/Voice_of_America" title="Voice of America">Voice of America</a> satellite service. </p><p>The Robert C. Byrd Federal Building, Haddad Riverfront Park, and Capitol Market are just a few of the new developments that have helped growth in the downtown area during the 1990s. Charleston launched its city website in 1998.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Photograph_of_President_William_J._Clinton_Addressing_the_Citizens_of_Charleston,_West_Virginia_-_NARA_-_2945739.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/75/Photograph_of_President_William_J._Clinton_Addressing_the_Citizens_of_Charleston%2C_West_Virginia_-_NARA_-_2945739.jpg/220px-Photograph_of_President_William_J._Clinton_Addressing_the_Citizens_of_Charleston%2C_West_Virginia_-_NARA_-_2945739.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="146" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/75/Photograph_of_President_William_J._Clinton_Addressing_the_Citizens_of_Charleston%2C_West_Virginia_-_NARA_-_2945739.jpg/330px-Photograph_of_President_William_J._Clinton_Addressing_the_Citizens_of_Charleston%2C_West_Virginia_-_NARA_-_2945739.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/75/Photograph_of_President_William_J._Clinton_Addressing_the_Citizens_of_Charleston%2C_West_Virginia_-_NARA_-_2945739.jpg/440px-Photograph_of_President_William_J._Clinton_Addressing_the_Citizens_of_Charleston%2C_West_Virginia_-_NARA_-_2945739.jpg 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="399" /></a><figcaption>President <a href="/wiki/Bill_Clinton" title="Bill Clinton">Bill Clinton</a> addressing a crowd in Charleston in 1993</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="21st_century">21st century</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Charleston,_West_Virginia&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: 21st century"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>2003 marked the opening of the <a href="/wiki/Clay_Center_(Charleston,_West_Virginia)" title="Clay Center (Charleston, West Virginia)">Clay Center for the Arts & Sciences</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Andre_13-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Andre-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The center includes the Maier Foundation Performance Hall, the Walker Theatre, the Avampato Discovery Museum and the <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.theclaycenter.org/museum-of-art/">Juliet Art Museum</a>. Also on site is the ElectricSky Theater, a 175-seat combination <a href="/wiki/Planetarium" title="Planetarium">planetarium</a> and dome-screen cinema. Movies shown at the theatre include educational large format (<a href="/wiki/70_mm_film" title="70 mm film">70 mm</a>) presentations and are often seen in similar <a href="/wiki/IMAX#Dome_and_Omnimax" title="IMAX">Omnimax</a> theatres. Planetarium shows are staged as a combination of pre-recorded and live presentations. The <a href="/wiki/West_Virginia_Music_Hall_of_Fame" title="West Virginia Music Hall of Fame">West Virginia Music Hall of Fame</a> was established in 2005.<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Many festivals and events were also incorporated into the calendar, including Multifest, Vandalia Festival, a July 4 celebration with fireworks at Haddad Riverfront Park, and the already popular Sternwheel Regatta, which was founded in 1970, provided a festive atmosphere for residents to enjoy. In 2005 FestivALL Charleston was established and has grown into a ten-day festival offering a variety of performances, events and exhibits in music, dance, theatre, visual arts and other entertainments. </p><p>Charleston has one central agency for its economic development efforts, the Charleston Area Alliance. The Alliance works with local public officials and the private sector to build the economy of the region and revitalize its downtown. Charleston also has an economic and community development organization focused on the East End and West Side urban neighborhood business districts, Charleston Main Streets. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Geography">Geography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Charleston,_West_Virginia&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Geography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Charleston_West_Virginia.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Charleston_West_Virginia.jpg/250px-Charleston_West_Virginia.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="143" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Charleston_West_Virginia.jpg/330px-Charleston_West_Virginia.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Charleston_West_Virginia.jpg/500px-Charleston_West_Virginia.jpg 2x" data-file-width="640" data-file-height="417" /></a><figcaption>Satellite image of Charleston taken from the <a href="/wiki/International_Space_Station" title="International Space Station">International Space Station</a></figcaption></figure> <p>Charleston is in west-central Kanawha County at <span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818" /><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Charleston,_West_Virginia&params=38_20_59.35_N_81_37_57.44_W_region:US-WV_type:city"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">38°20′59.35″N</span> <span class="longitude">81°37′57.44″W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">38.3498194°N 81.6326222°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">38.3498194; -81.6326222</span></span></span></a></span></span> (38.3498195, -81.6326235). The elevation is 597 feet (182 m) above sea level.<sup id="cite_ref-gnis_4-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-gnis-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It lies within the <a href="/wiki/Ecoregion" title="Ecoregion">ecoregion</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Western_Allegheny_Plateau_(ecoregion)" title="Western Allegheny Plateau (ecoregion)">Western Allegheny Plateau</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>According to the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Census_Bureau" title="United States Census Bureau">United States Census Bureau</a>, the city has an area of 32.535 square miles (84.27 km<sup>2</sup>), of which 31.397 square miles (81.32 km<sup>2</sup>) is land and 1.138 square miles (2.95 km<sup>2</sup>) is water.<sup id="cite_ref-CenPopGazetteer2024_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CenPopGazetteer2024-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The city lies at the intersection of Interstates 79, 77, 64, and also where the Kanawha and Elk rivers meet. Charleston is about 117 miles (188 km) southeast of <a href="/wiki/Chillicothe,_Ohio" title="Chillicothe, Ohio">Chillicothe, Ohio</a>, 315 miles (507 km) west of <a href="/wiki/Richmond,_Virginia" title="Richmond, Virginia">Richmond, Virginia</a>, 228 miles (367 km) southwest of <a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh" title="Pittsburgh">Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania</a>, 247 miles (398 km) east of <a href="/wiki/Louisville,_Kentucky" title="Louisville, Kentucky">Louisville, Kentucky</a>, and 264 miles (425 km) north of <a href="/wiki/Charlotte,_North_Carolina" title="Charlotte, North Carolina">Charlotte, North Carolina</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Neighborhoods">Neighborhoods</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Charleston,_West_Virginia&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Neighborhoods"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:East_End_Homes_Apr_09.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/East_End_Homes_Apr_09.JPG/220px-East_End_Homes_Apr_09.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/East_End_Homes_Apr_09.JPG/330px-East_End_Homes_Apr_09.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/East_End_Homes_Apr_09.JPG/440px-East_End_Homes_Apr_09.JPG 2x" data-file-width="2592" data-file-height="1944" /></a><figcaption>Homes in the <a href="/wiki/East_End_Historic_District_(Charleston,_West_Virginia)" title="East End Historic District (Charleston, West Virginia)">East End Historic District</a></figcaption></figure> <p>The following are neighborhoods and communities within the city limits: </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1184024115">.mw-parser-output .div-col{margin-top:0.3em;column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .div-col-small{font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .div-col-rules{column-rule:1px solid #aaa}.mw-parser-output .div-col dl,.mw-parser-output .div-col ol,.mw-parser-output .div-col ul{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .div-col li,.mw-parser-output .div-col dd{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}</style><div class="div-col" style="column-width: 18em;"> <ul><li>Charleston Heights (Westmoreland/Hillsdale)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/East_End_Historic_District_(Charleston,_West_Virginia)" title="East End Historic District (Charleston, West Virginia)">East End</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edgewood_Historic_District_(Charleston,_West_Virginia)" title="Edgewood Historic District (Charleston, West Virginia)">Edgewood</a></li> <li>Elk City</li> <li>Forest Hills</li> <li>Fort Hill</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kanawha_City,_West_Virginia" class="mw-redirect" title="Kanawha City, West Virginia">Kanawha City</a></li> <li>Louden Heights</li> <li>North Charleston</li> <li>Riverview</li> <li>Shadowlawn</li> <li>South Park</li> <li>South Hills</li> <li>South Ruffner</li> <li><a href="/wiki/West_Side_(Charleston),_West_Virginia" title="West Side (Charleston), West Virginia">West Side</a></li></ul></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Climate">Climate</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Charleston,_West_Virginia&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Climate"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Charleston has a four-season <a href="/wiki/Humid_subtropical_climate" title="Humid subtropical climate">humid subtropical climate</a> (<a href="/wiki/K%C3%B6ppen_climate_classification" title="Köppen climate classification">Köppen</a> <i>Cfa</i>) with continental climate (<i>Dfa</i>) elements.<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Especially in winter, Charleston's average temperatures are warmer than the rest of the state, due to the city being west of the higher elevations. Spring is the most unpredictable season, and spring-like weather usually arrives in late March or early April. From the beginning of March through early May, temperatures can vary considerably and it is not unusual at this time for day-to-day temperature fluctuations to exceed 20 °F (11 °C). Temperatures warm up considerably in late May, with warm summer-like days. Summer is warm to hot, with 23 days of highs at or above 90 °F (32 °C),<sup id="cite_ref-NOWData_34-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NOWData-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> sometimes reaching 95 °F (35 °C), often accompanied by high humidity. Autumn features crisp evenings that warm quickly to mild to warm afternoons. Winters are chilly, with a January daily average of 34.4 °F (1.3 °C), and with a mean of 16 days with maxima at or below the freezing mark.<sup id="cite_ref-NOWData_34-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NOWData-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Snowfall generally occurs from late November to early April, with the heaviest period being January and February. However, major snowstorms of more than 10 inches (25 cm) are rare. The area averages about 3.5 inches (89 mm) of precipitation each month. Thunderstorms are frequent during the late spring and throughout the summer, and occasionally they can be quite severe, producing the rare <a href="/wiki/Tornado" title="Tornado">tornado</a>. </p><p>Record temperatures have ranged from −17 °F (−27 °C) on December 30, 1917, to 108 °F (42 °C) on August 6, 1918, and July 4, 1931.<sup id="cite_ref-NOWData_34-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NOWData-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Decades can pass between temperatures of 100 °F (37.8 °C) or hotter, and the last such instance was <a href="/wiki/2012_North_American_heat_wave" title="2012 North American heat wave">July 8, 2012</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-NOWData_34-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NOWData-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The record cold maximum is 4 °F (−16 °C) on December 22, 1989 (during the <a href="/wiki/December_1989_United_States_cold_wave" title="December 1989 United States cold wave">December 1989 United States cold wave</a>). The record warm minimum is 84 °F (29 °C) on July 29, 1924.<sup id="cite_ref-NOWData_34-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NOWData-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/Hardiness_zone" title="Hardiness zone">hardiness zone</a> is 7a. </p> <div> <table class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width:auto; text-align:center; line-height:1.2em;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="14">Climate data for Charleston, West Virginia (<a href="/wiki/Yeager_Airport" title="Yeager Airport">Yeager Airport</a>), 1991–2020 normals,<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> extremes 1892–present </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Month </th> <th scope="col">Jan </th> <th scope="col">Feb </th> <th scope="col">Mar </th> <th scope="col">Apr </th> <th scope="col">May </th> <th scope="col">Jun </th> <th scope="col">Jul </th> <th scope="col">Aug </th> <th scope="col">Sep </th> <th scope="col">Oct </th> <th scope="col">Nov </th> <th scope="col">Dec </th> <th scope="col" style="border-left-width:medium">Year </th></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Record high °F (°C) </th> <td style="background: #FF6300; color:#000000;" class="notheme">81<br />(27) </td> <td style="background: #FF6300; color:#000000;" class="notheme">81<br />(27) </td> <td style="background: #FF3A00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">92<br />(33) </td> <td style="background: #FF2500; color:#000000;" class="notheme">96<br />(36) </td> <td style="background: #FF1F00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">98<br />(37) </td> <td style="background: #FF0300; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">105<br />(41) </td> <td style="background: #F80000; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">108<br />(42) </td> <td style="background: #F80000; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">108<br />(42) </td> <td style="background: #FF0A00; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">104<br />(40) </td> <td style="background: #FF2500; color:#000000;" class="notheme">96<br />(36) </td> <td style="background: #FF4800; color:#000000;" class="notheme">87<br />(31) </td> <td style="background: #FF6300; color:#000000;" class="notheme">80<br />(27) </td> <td style="background: #F80000; color:#FFFFFF; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">108<br />(42) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Mean maximum °F (°C) </th> <td style="background: #FF9327; color:#000000;" class="notheme">68.2<br />(20.1) </td> <td style="background: #FF8A16; color:#000000;" class="notheme">70.6<br />(21.4) </td> <td style="background: #FF6900; color:#000000;" class="notheme">79.1<br />(26.2) </td> <td style="background: #FF4C00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">86.8<br />(30.4) </td> <td style="background: #FF4400; color:#000000;" class="notheme">88.8<br />(31.6) </td> <td style="background: #FF3800; color:#000000;" class="notheme">92.0<br />(33.3) </td> <td style="background: #FF3000; color:#000000;" class="notheme">93.9<br />(34.4) </td> <td style="background: #FF3400; color:#000000;" class="notheme">93.1<br />(33.9) </td> <td style="background: #FF3F00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">90.1<br />(32.3) </td> <td style="background: #FF5400; color:#000000;" class="notheme">84.5<br />(29.2) </td> <td style="background: #FF7000; color:#000000;" class="notheme">77.3<br />(25.2) </td> <td style="background: #FF9021; color:#000000;" class="notheme">69.1<br />(20.6) </td> <td style="background: #FF2B00; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">95.3<br />(35.2) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Mean daily maximum °F (°C) </th> <td style="background: #FFF0E2; color:#000000;" class="notheme">43.9<br />(6.6) </td> <td style="background: #FFE1C3; color:#000000;" class="notheme">47.8<br />(8.8) </td> <td style="background: #FFBE7E; color:#000000;" class="notheme">56.8<br />(13.8) </td> <td style="background: #FF8E1E; color:#000000;" class="notheme">69.4<br />(20.8) </td> <td style="background: #FF7400; color:#000000;" class="notheme">76.2<br />(24.6) </td> <td style="background: #FF5A00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">83.1<br />(28.4) </td> <td style="background: #FF4F00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">86.0<br />(30.0) </td> <td style="background: #FF5200; color:#000000;" class="notheme">85.2<br />(29.6) </td> <td style="background: #FF6800; color:#000000;" class="notheme">79.5<br />(26.4) </td> <td style="background: #FF9123; color:#000000;" class="notheme">68.7<br />(20.4) </td> <td style="background: #FFBC7A; color:#000000;" class="notheme">57.3<br />(14.1) </td> <td style="background: #FFE2C6; color:#000000;" class="notheme">47.5<br />(8.6) </td> <td style="background: #FF9932; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">66.8<br />(19.3) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Daily mean °F (°C) </th> <td style="background: #EFEFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">35.0<br />(1.7) </td> <td style="background: #F9F9FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">38.2<br />(3.4) </td> <td style="background: #FFE8D1; color:#000000;" class="notheme">46.0<br />(7.8) </td> <td style="background: #FFBE7E; color:#000000;" class="notheme">56.9<br />(13.8) </td> <td style="background: #FFA042; color:#000000;" class="notheme">64.7<br />(18.2) </td> <td style="background: #FF8308; color:#000000;" class="notheme">72.3<br />(22.4) </td> <td style="background: #FF7600; color:#000000;" class="notheme">75.8<br />(24.3) </td> <td style="background: #FF7A00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">74.6<br />(23.7) </td> <td style="background: #FF9226; color:#000000;" class="notheme">68.3<br />(20.2) </td> <td style="background: #FFBE7D; color:#000000;" class="notheme">57.0<br />(13.9) </td> <td style="background: #FFE6CE; color:#000000;" class="notheme">46.4<br />(8.0) </td> <td style="background: #FAFAFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">38.7<br />(3.7) </td> <td style="background: #FFC184; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">56.2<br />(13.4) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Mean daily minimum °F (°C) </th> <td style="background: #D4D4FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">26.1<br />(−3.3) </td> <td style="background: #DCDCFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">28.6<br />(−1.9) </td> <td style="background: #EFEFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">35.1<br />(1.7) </td> <td style="background: #FFEEDD; color:#000000;" class="notheme">44.5<br />(6.9) </td> <td style="background: #FFCC9A; color:#000000;" class="notheme">53.2<br />(11.8) </td> <td style="background: #FFAC5A; color:#000000;" class="notheme">61.5<br />(16.4) </td> <td style="background: #FF9D3C; color:#000000;" class="notheme">65.5<br />(18.6) </td> <td style="background: #FFA347; color:#000000;" class="notheme">64.1<br />(17.8) </td> <td style="background: #FFBE7D; color:#000000;" class="notheme">57.1<br />(13.9) </td> <td style="background: #FFEBD7; color:#000000;" class="notheme">45.3<br />(7.4) </td> <td style="background: #F1F1FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">35.6<br />(2.0) </td> <td style="background: #E0E0FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">29.9<br />(−1.2) </td> <td style="background: #FFEAD5; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">45.5<br />(7.5) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Mean minimum °F (°C) </th> <td style="background: #9797FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">5.5<br />(−14.7) </td> <td style="background: #A4A4FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">9.9<br />(−12.3) </td> <td style="background: #B9B9FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">17.0<br />(−8.3) </td> <td style="background: #D9D9FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">27.6<br />(−2.4) </td> <td style="background: #F5F5FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">37.1<br />(2.8) </td> <td style="background: #FFDDBC; color:#000000;" class="notheme">48.8<br />(9.3) </td> <td style="background: #FFC387; color:#000000;" class="notheme">55.7<br />(13.2) </td> <td style="background: #FFC993; color:#000000;" class="notheme">54.1<br />(12.3) </td> <td style="background: #FFF2E6; color:#000000;" class="notheme">43.3<br />(6.3) </td> <td style="background: #E1E1FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">30.4<br />(−0.9) </td> <td style="background: #C4C4FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">20.6<br />(−6.3) </td> <td style="background: #ADADFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">12.9<br />(−10.6) </td> <td style="background: #8D8DFF; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">2.3<br />(−16.5) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Record low °F (°C) </th> <td style="background: #5555FF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">−16<br />(−27) </td> <td style="background: #6565FF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">−12<br />(−24) </td> <td style="background: #7575FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">−5<br />(−21) </td> <td style="background: #BBBBFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">18<br />(−8) </td> <td style="background: #D6D6FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">26<br />(−3) </td> <td style="background: #ECECFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">33<br />(1) </td> <td style="background: #FFE6CE; color:#000000;" class="notheme">46<br />(8) </td> <td style="background: #FFFBF8; color:#000000;" class="notheme">41<br />(5) </td> <td style="background: #E6E6FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">32<br />(0) </td> <td style="background: #BBBBFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">17<br />(−8) </td> <td style="background: #9B9BFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">6<br />(−14) </td> <td style="background: #5555FF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">−17<br />(−27) </td> <td style="background: #5555FF; color:#FFFFFF; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">−17<br />(−27) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Average <a href="/wiki/Precipitation" title="Precipitation">precipitation</a> inches (mm) </th> <td style="background: #83FF83; color:#000000;" class="notheme">3.27<br />(83) </td> <td style="background: #74FF74; color:#000000;" class="notheme">3.36<br />(85) </td> <td style="background: #62FF62; color:#000000;" class="notheme">4.14<br />(105) </td> <td style="background: #74FF74; color:#000000;" class="notheme">3.56<br />(90) </td> <td style="background: #44FF44; color:#000000;" class="notheme">4.93<br />(125) </td> <td style="background: #46FF46; color:#000000;" class="notheme">4.72<br />(120) </td> <td style="background: #32FF32; color:#000000;" class="notheme">5.38<br />(137) </td> <td style="background: #71FF71; color:#000000;" class="notheme">3.75<br />(95) </td> <td style="background: #77FF77; color:#000000;" class="notheme">3.46<br />(88) </td> <td style="background: #90FF90; color:#000000;" class="notheme">2.91<br />(74) </td> <td style="background: #82FF82; color:#000000;" class="notheme">3.20<br />(81) </td> <td style="background: #78FF78; color:#000000;" class="notheme">3.56<br />(90) </td> <td style="background: #6AFF6A; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">46.24<br />(1,174) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Average snowfall inches (cm) </th> <td style="background: #00007A; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">10.3<br />(26) </td> <td style="background: #0000B6; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">7.7<br />(20) </td> <td style="background: #1F1FFF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">5.9<br />(15) </td> <td style="background: #EAEAFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.5<br />(1.3) </td> <td style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.0<br />(0.0) </td> <td style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.0<br />(0.0) </td> <td style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.0<br />(0.0) </td> <td style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.0<br />(0.0) </td> <td style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.0<br />(0.0) </td> <td style="background: #E8E8FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.6<br />(1.5) </td> <td style="background: #C4C4FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">1.5<br />(3.8) </td> <td style="background: #3D3DFF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">5.0<br />(13) </td> <td style="background: #9999FF; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">31.5<br />(80) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Average precipitation days <span style="font-size:90%;" class="nowrap">(≥ 0.01 in)</span> </th> <td style="background: #4848FF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">14.8 </td> <td style="background: #4545FF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">13.7 </td> <td style="background: #4848FF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">14.8 </td> <td style="background: #5454FF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">13.4 </td> <td style="background: #5151FF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">14.1 </td> <td style="background: #5F5FFF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">12.5 </td> <td style="background: #6161FF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">12.8 </td> <td style="background: #7C7CFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">10.6 </td> <td style="background: #8C8CFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">9.0 </td> <td style="background: #8282FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">10.1 </td> <td style="background: #7272FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">11.0 </td> <td style="background: #4F4FFF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">14.2 </td> <td style="background: #6060FF; color:#FFFFFF; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">151.0 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Average snowy days <span style="font-size:90%;" class="nowrap">(≥ 0.1 in)</span> </th> <td style="background: #A1A1FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">7.6 </td> <td style="background: #ABABFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">6.2 </td> <td style="background: #CECEFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">3.9 </td> <td style="background: #F8F8FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.5 </td> <td style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.0 </td> <td style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.0 </td> <td style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.0 </td> <td style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.0 </td> <td style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.0 </td> <td style="background: #FDFDFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.1 </td> <td style="background: #EBEBFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">1.5 </td> <td style="background: #CCCCFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">4.1 </td> <td style="background: #E5E5FF; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">23.9 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="14" style="text-align:center;font-size:95%;">Source: <a href="/wiki/NOAA" class="mw-redirect" title="NOAA">NOAA</a><sup id="cite_ref-NOWData_34-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NOWData-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-NOAA_TXT_36-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NOAA_TXT-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Demographics">Demographics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Charleston,_West_Virginia&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Demographics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1224496135">.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop{border-spacing:1px;border:1px solid #a2a9b1;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0.3em;font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop 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0}}</style> <table class="us-census-pop us-census-pop-right"> <caption>Historical population</caption> <tbody><tr><th scope="col">Census</th><th scope="col"><abbr title="Population">Pop.</abbr></th><th scope="col"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1152813436">.mw-parser-output .sr-only{border:0;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);clip-path:polygon(0px 0px,0px 0px,0px 0px);height:1px;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;position:absolute;width:1px;white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="sr-only">Note</span></th><th scope="col"><abbr title="Percent change">%±</abbr></th></tr> <tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1850_United_States_census" title="1850 United States census">1850</a></th><td>1,050</td><td></td><td>—</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1860_United_States_census" title="1860 United States census">1860</a></th><td>1,520</td><td></td><td>44.8%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1870_United_States_census" title="1870 United States census">1870</a></th><td>3,162</td><td></td><td>108.0%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1880_United_States_census" title="1880 United States census">1880</a></th><td>4,192</td><td></td><td>32.6%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1890_United_States_census" title="1890 United States census">1890</a></th><td>6,742</td><td></td><td>60.8%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1900_United_States_census" title="1900 United States census">1900</a></th><td>11,099</td><td></td><td>64.6%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1910_United_States_census" title="1910 United States census">1910</a></th><td>22,996</td><td></td><td>107.2%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1920_United_States_census" title="1920 United States census">1920</a></th><td>39,608</td><td></td><td>72.2%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1930_United_States_census" title="1930 United States census">1930</a></th><td>60,408</td><td></td><td>52.5%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1940_United_States_census" title="1940 United States census">1940</a></th><td>67,914</td><td></td><td>12.4%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1950_United_States_census" title="1950 United States census">1950</a></th><td>73,501</td><td></td><td>8.2%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1960_United_States_census" title="1960 United States census">1960</a></th><td>85,796</td><td></td><td>16.7%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1970_United_States_census" title="1970 United States census">1970</a></th><td>71,505</td><td></td><td>−16.7%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1980_United_States_census" title="1980 United States census">1980</a></th><td>63,968</td><td></td><td>−10.5%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1990_United_States_census" title="1990 United States census">1990</a></th><td>57,287</td><td></td><td>−10.4%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/2000_United_States_census" title="2000 United States census">2000</a></th><td>53,421</td><td></td><td>−6.7%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/2010_United_States_census" title="2010 United States census">2010</a></th><td>51,400</td><td></td><td>−3.8%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/2020_United_States_census" title="2020 United States census">2020</a></th><td>48,864</td><td></td><td>−4.9%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">2023 (est.)</th><td class="us-census-pop-estimate">46,838</td><td><sup id="cite_ref-USCensusEst2023_6-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-USCensusEst2023-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td><td>−4.1%</td></tr><tr><td colspan="4" class="us-census-pop-footnote" style="text-align: center">U.S. Decennial Census<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br />2020 Census<sup id="cite_ref-2020_Census_(City)_5-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2020_Census_(City)-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2020_census">2020 census</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Charleston,_West_Virginia&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: 2020 census"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <caption><b>Charleston, West Virginia – racial and ethnic composition</b><br /><small><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488" /><span class="nobold"><i>Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.</i></span></small> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Race / ethnicity <small>(<i>NH = non-Hispanic</i>)</small> </th> <th>Pop. 2000<sup id="cite_ref-2000CensusP004_38-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2000CensusP004-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th>Pop. 2010<sup id="cite_ref-2010CensusP2_39-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2010CensusP2-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th style="background:#FFB; color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-partial">Pop. 2020<sup id="cite_ref-2020CensusP2_40-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2020CensusP2-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th>% 2000 </th> <th>% 2010 </th> <th style="background:#FFB; color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-partial">% 2020 </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Non-Hispanic_or_Latino_whites" class="mw-redirect" title="Non-Hispanic or Latino whites">White</a> alone (NH) </td> <td>42,810 </td> <td>39,900 </td> <td style="background: #ffffe6;">36,216 </td> <td>80.1% </td> <td>77.6% </td> <td style="background: #ffffe6;">74.1% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Non-Hispanic_or_Latino_African_Americans" class="mw-redirect" title="Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans">Black or African American</a> alone (NH) </td> <td>7,998 </td> <td>7,867 </td> <td style="background: #ffffe6;">7,136 </td> <td>15.0% </td> <td>15.3% </td> <td style="background: #ffffe6;">14.6% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Native_Americans_in_the_United_States" title="Native Americans in the United States">Native American</a> or <a href="/wiki/Alaska_Native" class="mw-redirect" title="Alaska Native">Alaska Native</a> alone (NH) </td> <td>120 </td> <td>116 </td> <td style="background: #ffffe6;">115 </td> <td>0.2% </td> <td>0.2% </td> <td style="background: #ffffe6;">0.2% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Asian_Americans" title="Asian Americans">Asian</a> alone (NH) </td> <td>974 </td> <td>1,178 </td> <td style="background: #ffffe6;">1,254 </td> <td>1.8% </td> <td>2.3% </td> <td style="background: #ffffe6;">2.6% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Pacific_Islander_Americans" title="Pacific Islander Americans">Pacific Islander</a> alone (NH) </td> <td>12 </td> <td>17 </td> <td style="background: #ffffe6;">20 </td> <td>0.0% </td> <td>0.0% </td> <td style="background: #ffffe6;">0.0% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Race_and_ethnicity_in_the_United_States_census" title="Race and ethnicity in the United States census">Other race</a> alone (NH) </td> <td>88 </td> <td>80 </td> <td style="background: #ffffe6;">288 </td> <td>0.2% </td> <td>0.2% </td> <td style="background: #ffffe6;">0.6% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Multiracial_Americans" title="Multiracial Americans">Mixed race or multiracial</a> (NH) </td> <td>987 </td> <td>1,548 </td> <td style="background: #ffffe6;">2,866 </td> <td>1.8% </td> <td>3.0% </td> <td style="background: #ffffe6;">5.9% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Hispanic_and_Latino_Americans" title="Hispanic and Latino Americans">Hispanic or Latino</a> (any race) </td> <td>432 </td> <td>694 </td> <td style="background: #ffffe6;">969 </td> <td>0.8% </td> <td>1.4% </td> <td style="background: #ffffe6;">2.0% </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>Total</b> </td> <td><b>53,421</b> </td> <td><b>51,400</b> </td> <td style="background: #ffffe6;"><b>48,864</b> </td> <td><b>100.0%</b> </td> <td><b>100.0%</b> </td> <td style="background: #ffffe6;"><b>100.0%</b> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>As of the <a href="/wiki/2020_United_States_census" title="2020 United States census">2020 census</a>, there were 48,864 people, 22,082 households, and 11,685 families residing in the city.<sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/Population_density" title="Population density">population density</a> was 1,551.2 inhabitants per square mile (598.9/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 25,766 housing units. The racial makeup of the city was 74.7% <a href="/wiki/White_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="White (U.S. Census)">White</a>, 14.8% <a href="/wiki/African_American_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="African American (U.S. Census)">African American</a>, 0.3% <a href="/wiki/Native_American_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Native American (U.S. Census)">Native American</a>, 2.6% <a href="/wiki/Asian_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Asian (U.S. Census)">Asian</a>, 0.0% <a href="/wiki/Race_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Race (U.S. Census)">Pacific Islander</a>, 1.1% from some other races and 6.6% from two or more races. <a href="/wiki/Hispanic_and_Latino_Americans" title="Hispanic and Latino Americans">Hispanic or Latino</a> people of any race were 2.0% of the population.<sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>There were 22,082 households, of which 36.8% were <a href="/wiki/Marriage" title="Marriage">married couples</a> living together, 34.7% had a female householder with no spouse present, 22% had a male householder with no spouse present. The average household and family size was 2.94. The median age in the city was 41.7 years with 18.9% of the population under 18. The median income for a household in the city was $54,101 and the poverty rate was 17.5%. </p><p>The median age in the city was 36.0. 27.6% of residents were under the age of 18; 7.6% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 26.9% were between the ages of 25 and 44; 21.9% were between the ages of 45 and 64; and 13.9% were 65 and older. The gender makeup of the city was 50.9% male and 49.1% female. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="2022_American_Community_Survey_(ACS)"><span id="2022_American_Community_Survey_.28ACS.29"></span>2022 American Community Survey (ACS)</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Charleston,_West_Virginia&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: 2022 American Community Survey (ACS)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>There are 21,746 households accounted for in the 2022 ACS, with an average of 2.12 persons per household. The city's a median gross rent is $870 in the 2022 ACS. The 2022 ACS reports a median household income of $58,902, with 60.8% of households are owner occupied. 17.0% of the city's population lives at or below the <a href="/wiki/Poverty_in_the_United_States" title="Poverty in the United States">poverty line</a> (down from previous ACS surveys). The city boasts a 56.6% employment rate, with 43.2% of the population holding a bachelor's degree or higher and 92.1% holding a high school diploma.<sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The top nine reported ancestries (people were allowed to report up to two ancestries, thus the figures will generally add to more than 100%) were English (15.8%), German (13.5%), Irish (11.7%), Italian (3.9%), Scottish (2.3%), Subsaharan African (1.7%), French (except Basque) (1.2%), Polish (1.1%), and Norwegian (0.5%). </p><p>The median age in the city was 42.2 years. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2010_census">2010 census</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Charleston,_West_Virginia&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: 2010 census"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>As of the <a href="/wiki/2010_United_States_census" title="2010 United States census">2010 census</a>, there were 51,400 people, 23,453 households, and 12,587 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,630.7 inhabitants per square mile (629.6/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 26,205 housing units at an average density of 831.4 inhabitants per square mile (321.0/km<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup of the city was 78.4% <a href="/wiki/White_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="White (U.S. Census)">White</a>, 15.5% <a href="/wiki/African_American_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="African American (U.S. Census)">African American</a>, 0.2% <a href="/wiki/Native_American_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Native American (U.S. Census)">Native American</a>, 2.3% <a href="/wiki/Asian_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Asian (U.S. Census)">Asian</a>, 0.3% from <a href="/wiki/Race_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Race (U.S. Census)">other races</a>, and 3.2% from two or more races. <a href="/wiki/Hispanic_and_Latino_Americans" title="Hispanic and Latino Americans">Hispanic or Latino</a> people of any race were 1.4% of the population. </p><p>There were 23,453 households, of which 24.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 35.6% were <a href="/wiki/Marriage" title="Marriage">married couples</a> living together, 14.1% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.9% had a male householder with no wife present, and 46.3% were non-families. 39.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.11 and the average family size was 2.83. </p><p>The median age in the city was 41.7 years. 20.1% of residents were under the age of 18; 9% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 24.9% were from 25 to 44; 29.9% were from 45 to 64; and 16.1% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 47.6% male and 52.4% female. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2000_census">2000 census</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Charleston,_West_Virginia&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: 2000 census"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>As of the <a href="/wiki/2000_United_States_census" title="2000 United States census">2000 census</a>, there were 53,421 people, 24,505 households, and 13,624 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,690.4 inhabitants per square mile (652.7/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 27,131 housing units at an average density of 858.5 inhabitants per square mile (331.5/km<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup of the city was 80.63% <a href="/wiki/White_American" class="mw-redirect" title="White American">White</a>, 15.07% <a href="/wiki/African_American" class="mw-redirect" title="African American">Black or African American</a>, 0.24% <a href="/wiki/Native_Americans_in_the_United_States" title="Native Americans in the United States">Native American</a>, 1.83% <a href="/wiki/Asian_American" class="mw-redirect" title="Asian American">Asian</a>, 0.03% <a href="/wiki/Pacific_Islander_American" class="mw-redirect" title="Pacific Islander American">Pacific Islander</a>, 0.30% from <a href="/wiki/Race_and_ethnicity_in_the_United_States_Census" class="mw-redirect" title="Race and ethnicity in the United States Census">other races</a>, and 1.91% from two or more races. <a href="/wiki/Hispanic_and_Latino_Americans" title="Hispanic and Latino Americans">Hispanic or Latino</a> people of any race were 0.81% of the population. </p><p>The five most common ancestries were <a href="/wiki/German_American" class="mw-redirect" title="German American">German</a> (12.4%), <a href="/wiki/English_American" class="mw-redirect" title="English American">English</a> (11.6%), <a href="/wiki/American_ethnicity#"American_ancestry"_in_the_U.S._Census" class="mw-redirect" title="American ethnicity">American</a> (11.4%), <a href="/wiki/Irish_American" class="mw-redirect" title="Irish American">Irish</a> (10.6%), and <a href="/wiki/Italian_American" class="mw-redirect" title="Italian American">Italian</a> (3.9%). </p><p>There were 24,505 households, out of which 23.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 38.9% were <a href="/wiki/Marriage" title="Marriage">married couples</a> living together, 13.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 44.4% were non-families. 38.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.11 and the average family size was 2.82. </p><p>The age distribution was 20.7% under 18, 8.4% from 18 to 24, 27.9% from 25 to 44, 25.3% from 45 to 64, and 17.6% who were 65 or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 87.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.7 males. </p><p>The median income for a household in the city was $34,009, and the median income for a family was $47,975. Males had a median income of $38,257 versus $26,671 for females. The <a href="/wiki/Per_capita_income" title="Per capita income">per capita income</a> for the city was $26,017. About 12.7% of families and 16.7% of the population were below the <a href="/wiki/Poverty_line" class="mw-redirect" title="Poverty line">poverty line</a>, including 24.5% of those under age 18 and 11.3% of those age 65 or over. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Economy">Economy</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Charleston,_West_Virginia&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Economy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:The_West_Virginia_Capitol_in_Charleston_LCCN2015631770.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/The_West_Virginia_Capitol_in_Charleston_LCCN2015631770.jpg/250px-The_West_Virginia_Capitol_in_Charleston_LCCN2015631770.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="204" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/The_West_Virginia_Capitol_in_Charleston_LCCN2015631770.jpg/330px-The_West_Virginia_Capitol_in_Charleston_LCCN2015631770.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/The_West_Virginia_Capitol_in_Charleston_LCCN2015631770.jpg/500px-The_West_Virginia_Capitol_in_Charleston_LCCN2015631770.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4660" data-file-height="4318" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/West_Virginia_State_Capitol" title="West Virginia State Capitol">West Virginia State Capitol</a></figcaption></figure> <p>The City of Charleston recognizes the Charleston Area Alliance as its economic development organization.<sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Notable companies headquartered in the Charleston area include <a href="/wiki/Appalachian_Power" class="mw-redirect" title="Appalachian Power">Appalachian Power</a>, owned by <a href="/wiki/American_Electric_Power" title="American Electric Power">American Electric Power</a><sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> of <a href="/wiki/Columbus,_Ohio" title="Columbus, Ohio">Columbus</a>, Ohio; <a href="/wiki/Charleston_Gazette" class="mw-redirect" title="Charleston Gazette">Charleston Gazette</a>, <a href="/wiki/Gestamp" title="Gestamp">Gestamp</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tudor%27s_Biscuit_World" title="Tudor's Biscuit World">Tudor's Biscuit World</a> and <a href="/wiki/United_Bank_(West_Virginia)" title="United Bank (West Virginia)">United Bank</a>. </p><p>Notable companies founded in Charleston include <a href="/wiki/Shoney%27s" title="Shoney's">Shoney's</a> restaurants and <a href="/wiki/Heck%27s_Department_Store" class="mw-redirect" title="Heck's Department Store">Heck's</a> / <a href="/wiki/L.A._Joe_Department_Store" class="mw-redirect" title="L.A. Joe Department Store">L.A. Joe</a> discount department stores. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Culture">Culture</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Charleston,_West_Virginia&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Culture"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Annual_events_and_fairs">Annual events and fairs</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Charleston,_West_Virginia&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Annual events and fairs"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Charleston is home to numerous annual events and fairs that take place from the banks of the <a href="/wiki/Kanawha_River" title="Kanawha River">Kanawha River</a> to the capitol grounds. </p><p>The West Virginia Dance Festival, held between April 25 and 30, features dance students from across the state that attend classes and workshops in ballet, jazz, and modern dance. At the finale, the students give free public performances at the West Virginia State Theatre. </p><p>Symphony Sunday, held annually since 1982, usually the first weekend in June, is a full day of music, food, and family fun culminating in a free performance by the <a href="/wiki/West_Virginia_Symphony_Orchestra" title="West Virginia Symphony Orchestra">West Virginia Symphony Orchestra</a> and a fireworks display. Throughout the day, local community dance and music ensembles perform. Ensembles that perform on Symphony Sunday include the Kanawha Valley Ringers, the West Virginia Kickers, the Charleston Metro Band, the West Virginia Youth Symphony, the Mountain State Brass Band, and the Kanawha Valley Community Band. The now-defunct Charleston Neophonic Orchestra also performed at the event.<sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/NPR" title="NPR">NPR</a> program <a href="/wiki/Mountain_Stage" title="Mountain Stage">Mountain Stage</a> was founded in Charleston in 1983. The live performance music program, produced by <a href="/wiki/West_Virginia_Public_Broadcasting" title="West Virginia Public Broadcasting">West Virginia Public Broadcasting</a> and heard on the <a href="/wiki/Voice_of_America" title="Voice of America">Voice of America</a> and via <a href="/wiki/NPR_Music" title="NPR Music">NPR Music</a>, records episodes at the Culture Center Theater on the <a href="/wiki/West_Virginia_State_Capitol" title="West Virginia State Capitol">West Virginia State Capitol</a> grounds. </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:The_Clay_Center_for_the_Arts_and_Sciences_of_West_Virginia,_in_Charleston_LCCN2015631764.tif" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/The_Clay_Center_for_the_Arts_and_Sciences_of_West_Virginia%2C_in_Charleston_LCCN2015631764.tif/lossy-page1-220px-The_Clay_Center_for_the_Arts_and_Sciences_of_West_Virginia%2C_in_Charleston_LCCN2015631764.tif.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="118" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/The_Clay_Center_for_the_Arts_and_Sciences_of_West_Virginia%2C_in_Charleston_LCCN2015631764.tif/lossy-page1-330px-The_Clay_Center_for_the_Arts_and_Sciences_of_West_Virginia%2C_in_Charleston_LCCN2015631764.tif.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/The_Clay_Center_for_the_Arts_and_Sciences_of_West_Virginia%2C_in_Charleston_LCCN2015631764.tif/lossy-page1-440px-The_Clay_Center_for_the_Arts_and_Sciences_of_West_Virginia%2C_in_Charleston_LCCN2015631764.tif.jpg 2x" data-file-width="7360" data-file-height="3962" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Clay_Center_(Charleston,_West_Virginia)" title="Clay Center (Charleston, West Virginia)">Clay Center</a></figcaption></figure> <p>Twice a year, in late April and early November, the West Virginia International Film Festival occurs,<sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> at which many domestic and international films are shown, including full-length feature films, shorts, documentaries, animation, and student films. </p><p>Charleston hosts the annual <a href="/wiki/Gazette-Mail_Kanawha_County_Majorette_and_Band_Festival" title="Gazette-Mail Kanawha County Majorette and Band Festival">Gazette-Mail Kanawha County Majorette and Band Festival</a> for the eight public high schools in Kanawha County. The festival began in 1947 and has continued on as an annual tradition. It is held at the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Charleston_Stadium_at_Laidley_Field" title="University of Charleston Stadium at Laidley Field">University of Charleston Stadium at Laidley Field</a> in downtown Charleston. It is the state's oldest music festival. </p><p>On <a href="/wiki/Memorial_Day" title="Memorial Day">Memorial Day</a> weekend, the Vandalia Gathering<sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> is held on the state capitol grounds. Thousands of visitors each year enjoy traditional music, art, dance, stories, crafts, and food that stems from West Virginia's mountain culture. </p><p>Since 2005, FestivALL<sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> has provided the Charleston area with cultural and artistic events beginning on June 20 (<a href="/wiki/West_Virginia_Day" title="West Virginia Day">West Virginia Day</a>) and including dance, theater, and music. FestivALL provides local artists a valuable chance to display their works and help get others interested in, and involved with, the local artistic community. Highlights include an art fair on Capitol Street and local bands playing live music at stages set up throughout downtown, as well as a wine and jazz festival on the campus of the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Charleston" title="University of Charleston">University of Charleston</a> featuring local and nationally known jazz artists and showcasing the products of West Virginia vineyards. </p><p>The Charleston Sternwheel Regatta is an annual river festival held on the Kanawha Boulevard by Haddad Riverfront Park on the Kanawha River. Founded in 1970, it was originally held during Labor Day weekend each year until its discontinuation in 2008, but after its revival in 2022, it is now held during <a href="/wiki/Independence_Day_(United_States)" title="Independence Day (United States)">Independence Day</a> weekend. The event has carnival-style rides and attractions and live music from local and nationally known bands.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (April 2023)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Historical_structures_and_museums">Historical structures and museums</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Charleston,_West_Virginia&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Historical structures and museums"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Kanawha_County_Courthouse.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Kanawha_County_Courthouse.jpg/250px-Kanawha_County_Courthouse.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="145" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Kanawha_County_Courthouse.jpg/330px-Kanawha_County_Courthouse.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Kanawha_County_Courthouse.jpg/500px-Kanawha_County_Courthouse.jpg 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="528" /></a><figcaption>The <a href="/wiki/Kanawha_County_Courthouse" title="Kanawha County Courthouse">Kanawha County Courthouse</a></figcaption></figure> <p>Charleston has several older buildings in various architectural styles. About <a href="/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places_listings_in_Kanawha_County,_West_Virginia" title="National Register of Historic Places listings in Kanawha County, West Virginia">50 places in Charleston</a> are on the <a href="/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places" title="National Register of Historic Places">National Register of Historic Places</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-nris_50-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nris-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A segment of the East End consisting of several blocks of Virginia and Quarrier Streets, encompassing an area of nearly a full square mile, has been officially designated as a historical neighborhood. The neighborhood has many houses dating from the late 19th and early 20th century as well as a few <a href="/wiki/Art_deco" class="mw-redirect" title="Art deco">art deco</a> style apartment buildings dating from the 1920s and early 30s. </p><p>Downtown Charleston is home to several commercial buildings between 80 and 115 years old, including the Security Building (corner of Virginia and Capitol Street), 405 Capitol Street (the former Daniel Boone Hotel), the Union Building (at the southern end of Capitol Street), the Kanawha County Courthouse, the Public Library (corner of Capitol and Quarrier Streets), and the Masonic Temple (corner of Virginia and Dickenson Street). Also of note are several historic churches grouped closely together in a neighborhood just east of downtown; <a href="/wiki/Basilica_of_the_Co-Cathedral_of_the_Sacred_Heart_(Charleston,_West_Virginia)" class="mw-redirect" title="Basilica of the Co-Cathedral of the Sacred Heart (Charleston, West Virginia)">Basilica of the Co-Cathedral of the Sacred Heart</a> (one of the two cathedrals of the <a href="/wiki/Roman_Catholic_Diocese_of_Wheeling-Charleston" class="mw-redirect" title="Roman Catholic Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston">Roman Catholic Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston</a>), First Presbyterian Church, Kanawha United Presbyterian Church, St. John's Episcopal Church, Charleston Baptist Temple, St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church, and Christ Church United Methodist. </p><p>Other historic buildings can be found throughout the city, particularly in the broader East End, the West Side, and Kanawha City. They include the Avampato Discovery Museum (now part of the <a href="/wiki/Clay_Center,_West_Virginia" class="mw-redirect" title="Clay Center, West Virginia">Clay Center for the Arts & Sciences</a>), Sunrise Museum, (now part of the <a href="/wiki/Clay_Center,_West_Virginia" class="mw-redirect" title="Clay Center, West Virginia">Clay Center for the Arts & Sciences</a>), <a href="/wiki/West_Virginia_State_Museum" title="West Virginia State Museum">West Virginia State Museum</a>, St. George Orthodox Cathedral, St. Marks United Methodist Church, the Capitol Theater, and the Woman's Club of Charleston.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (April 2023)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Retail">Retail</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Charleston,_West_Virginia&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Retail"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Capitol_Market_(Charleston_WV).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c2/Capitol_Market_%28Charleston_WV%29.jpg/170px-Capitol_Market_%28Charleston_WV%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="227" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c2/Capitol_Market_%28Charleston_WV%29.jpg/255px-Capitol_Market_%28Charleston_WV%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c2/Capitol_Market_%28Charleston_WV%29.jpg/340px-Capitol_Market_%28Charleston_WV%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3024" data-file-height="4032" /></a><figcaption>Capitol Market</figcaption></figure> <p>In 1983, the <a href="/wiki/Charleston_Town_Center" title="Charleston Town Center">Charleston Town Center</a> became the largest downtown mall east of the Mississippi River.<sup id="cite_ref-51" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It is a three-story shopping and dining facility, formerly with 130 specialty stores; 31 remain open. The closure of <a href="/wiki/Macy%27s" title="Macy's">Macy's</a> in 2019 made <a href="/wiki/J.C._Penney" class="mw-redirect" title="J.C. Penney">J.C. Penney</a> the sole remaining commercial anchor pad in the mall after <a href="/wiki/Sears" title="Sears">Sears</a> closed in 2017. The fourth and final anchor pad is a branch of Encova Insurance; it was occupied by various other insurance companies after Montgomery Ward left the mall in 2000. In 2021, it was announced that Hull Group, based in <a href="/wiki/Augusta,_Georgia" title="Augusta, Georgia">Augusta GA</a>, will add the Town Center to its roster of malls in the eastern US and will work toward redeveloping the mall.<sup id="cite_ref-52" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>There are five major shopping plazas in Charleston, two in the Kanawha City neighborhood—The Shops at Kanawha and Kanawha Landing—and three in the Southridge area, divided between Charleston and <a href="/wiki/South_Charleston,_West_Virginia" title="South Charleston, West Virginia">South Charleston</a>—Southridge Centre, Dudley Farms Plaza, and The Shops at Trace Fork. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Parks_and_recreation">Parks and recreation</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Charleston,_West_Virginia&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: Parks and recreation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/University_of_Charleston_Stadium_at_Laidley_Field" title="University of Charleston Stadium at Laidley Field">University of Charleston Stadium at Laidley Field</a> — Used for football, soccer, track, and festivals</li> <li><a href="/wiki/GoMart_Ballpark" title="GoMart Ballpark">GoMart Ballpark</a> — Stadium of the Charleston Dirty Birds</li> <li>Cato Park — Charleston's largest municipal park, including a golf course, Olympic-size swimming pool and picnic areas</li> <li>Coonskin Park — Includes swimming pool, boathouse, clubhouse with dining facilities, tennis courts, putt putt golf, an 18-hole par 3 golf course, driving range, and fishing lake. Schoenbaum Soccer Field and Amphitheatre inside the park is the home of <a href="/wiki/West_Virginia_United" title="West Virginia United">West Virginia United</a> soccer team</li> <li>Daniel Boone Park — A 4-acre (16,000 m<sup>2</sup>) park with a boat ramp, fishing and picnic facilities</li> <li>Danner Meadow Park</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kanawha_State_Forest" title="Kanawha State Forest">Kanawha State Forest</a> — A 9,300-acre (38 km<sup>2</sup>) forest, including 46 campsites (in the community of Loudendale)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Magic_Island_(West_Virginia)" title="Magic Island (West Virginia)">Magic Island</a> — An area at the junction of the Elk River and the Kanawha River, near Kanawha Boulevard.</li> <li>Davis Park</li> <li>Haddad Riverfront Park</li> <li>Ruffner Park</li> <li>Joplin Park (<a href="/wiki/South_Charleston,_West_Virginia" title="South Charleston, West Virginia">South Charleston</a>)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Sports">Sports</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Charleston,_West_Virginia&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: Sports"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Club </th> <th>Sport </th> <th>Founded </th> <th>League </th> <th>Venue </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Charleston_Dirty_Birds" title="Charleston Dirty Birds">Charleston Dirty Birds</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Baseball" title="Baseball">Baseball</a> </td> <td>2005 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Atlantic_League_of_Professional_Baseball" title="Atlantic League of Professional Baseball">Atlantic League of Professional Baseball</a> (Independent) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/GoMart_Ballpark" title="GoMart Ballpark">GoMart Ballpark</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/West_Virginia_United" title="West Virginia United">West Virginia United</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Soccer" class="mw-redirect" title="Soccer">Soccer</a> </td> <td>2003 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/USL_League_Two" title="USL League Two">USL League Two</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Schoenbaum_Stadium" title="Schoenbaum Stadium">Schoenbaum Stadium</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/West_Virginia_Wildfire" title="West Virginia Wildfire">West Virginia Wildfire</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Women%27s_American_football" class="mw-redirect" title="Women's American football">Women's American football</a> </td> <td>2008 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Women%27s_Spring_Football_League" class="mw-redirect" title="Women's Spring Football League">Women's Spring Football League</a> </td> <td>TBA </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <a href="/wiki/West_Virginia_Alliance_FC" class="mw-redirect" title="West Virginia Alliance FC">West Virginia United</a> is a soccer team that plays its home games at <a href="/wiki/Schoenbaum_Stadium" title="Schoenbaum Stadium">Schoenbaum Stadium</a> in Charleston. The team plays in the <a href="/wiki/USL_League_Two" title="USL League Two">USL League Two</a> (USL2) — the fourth tier of the <a href="/wiki/United_States_soccer_league_system" title="United States soccer league system">American Soccer Pyramid</a> — in the South Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Government">Government</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Charleston,_West_Virginia&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: Government"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Charleston_City_Hall_Apr_09.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/Charleston_City_Hall_Apr_09.JPG/250px-Charleston_City_Hall_Apr_09.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/Charleston_City_Hall_Apr_09.JPG/330px-Charleston_City_Hall_Apr_09.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/Charleston_City_Hall_Apr_09.JPG/500px-Charleston_City_Hall_Apr_09.JPG 2x" data-file-width="2592" data-file-height="1944" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Charleston_City_Hall" title="Charleston City Hall">Charleston City Hall</a>, West Virginia, in 2009</figcaption></figure> <p>Charleston functions has a <a href="/wiki/Mayor-Council" class="mw-redirect" title="Mayor-Council">mayor-council</a> form of city government. The <a href="/wiki/Mayor" title="Mayor">mayor</a> is the city's designated chief executive, with the duty to see that all city laws and ordinances are enforced. The mayor gives general supervision over all executive departments, offices, and agencies of the city government and is the presiding officer of the council and a voting member thereof. Amy Goodwin was sworn in as mayor on January 7, 2019, and is Charleston's first female mayor.<sup id="cite_ref-53" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Charleston also has a city manager, who is appointed by the mayor and approved by the council. Benjamin Mishoe took office as city manager in 2023. The city manager has supervision and control of the executive work and management of the heads of all departments under his or her control as directed by the mayor, makes all contracts for labor and supplies, and generally is responsible for all the city's business and administrative work. </p><p>The Charleston City Council has 26 members. Twenty of the members are elected from a specific <a href="/wiki/Wards_of_the_United_States" class="mw-redirect" title="Wards of the United States">ward</a> within the city, and the other six are elected by the city at-large. </p><p>General elections for mayor, city council, and other city officers take place in November every four years, coinciding with midterm election races for Congress and the state legislature. Primary elections are held in May. The most recent election was in 2022. Until 2018, elections were held in off-cycle years, with primaries in March and general elections in May.<sup id="cite_ref-54" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1214851843">.mw-parser-output .hidden-begin{box-sizing:border-box;width:100%;padding:5px;border:none;font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .hidden-title{font-weight:bold;line-height:1.6;text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .hidden-content{text-align:left}@media all and (max-width:500px){.mw-parser-output .hidden-begin{width:auto!important;clear:none!important;float:none!important}}</style><div class="hidden-begin mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style=""><div class="hidden-title skin-nightmode-reset-color" style="background:#F8F8FF;width:60%">List of mayors of Charleston, West Virginia</div><div class="hidden-content mw-collapsible-content" style=""> <ul><li>Jacob Goshorn, 1861 (elected but did not serve)<sup id="cite_ref-Laidley_55-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Laidley-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEChamber_of_Commerce190131_56-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEChamber_of_Commerce190131-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>John A. Truslow, circa 1865<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEChamber_of_Commerce190131_56-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEChamber_of_Commerce190131-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>John Williams</li> <li>George Ritter, 1868–1869<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEChamber_of_Commerce190131_56-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEChamber_of_Commerce190131-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>John W. Wingfield, 1870<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEChamber_of_Commerce190131_56-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEChamber_of_Commerce190131-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>H. Clay Dickinson, 1871 (died in office)<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEChamber_of_Commerce190131_56-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEChamber_of_Commerce190131-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>John P. Hale, 1871<sup id="cite_ref-wvencyclopedia_57-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wvencyclopedia-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>John Williams, 1872<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEChamber_of_Commerce190131_56-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEChamber_of_Commerce190131-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>C. P. Snyder, 1873<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEChamber_of_Commerce190131_56-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEChamber_of_Commerce190131-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>John D. White, 1874<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEChamber_of_Commerce190131_56-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEChamber_of_Commerce190131-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>John C. Ruby, 1875–1876<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEChamber_of_Commerce190131_56-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEChamber_of_Commerce190131-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-58" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>C. J. Botkin, 1877–1881<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEChamber_of_Commerce190131_56-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEChamber_of_Commerce190131-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>R. R. Delaney, 1881–1882<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEChamber_of_Commerce190131_56-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEChamber_of_Commerce190131-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>John D. Baines, 1883–1884<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEChamber_of_Commerce190131_56-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEChamber_of_Commerce190131-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_Hall_Huling" class="mw-redirect" title="James Hall Huling">James Hall Huling</a>, 1885–1886<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEChamber_of_Commerce190131_56-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEChamber_of_Commerce190131-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Joseph L. Fry, 1887–1890<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEChamber_of_Commerce190131_56-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEChamber_of_Commerce190131-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>James B. Pemberton, 1891–1892<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEChamber_of_Commerce190131_56-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEChamber_of_Commerce190131-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-wvencyclopedia_57-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wvencyclopedia-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>E. W. Staunton, 1893–1894<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEChamber_of_Commerce190131_56-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEChamber_of_Commerce190131-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>J. A. deGruyter, 1895–1898<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEChamber_of_Commerce190131_56-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEChamber_of_Commerce190131-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>W. Herman Smith, 1899–1900 (died in office)<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEChamber_of_Commerce190131_56-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEChamber_of_Commerce190131-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_B._Floyd_(West_Virginia_politician)" title="John B. Floyd (West Virginia politician)">John B. Floyd</a>, 1900–1901</li> <li>George S. Morgan, 1901–<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEChamber_of_Commerce190131_56-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEChamber_of_Commerce190131-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>C. E. Rudesill</li> <li>John A. Jarrett</li> <li>James A. Holley</li> <li>William W. Wertz, 1929</li> <li>R. P. DeVan, 1934</li> <li>D. Boone Dawson, 1935–1947</li> <li>R. Carl Andrews, 1947–1950</li> <li>John T. Copenhaver, 1951–1959</li> <li>John A. Shanklin, 1959–1967</li> <li>Elmer H. Dodson, 1967–1971</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_G._Hutchinson" title="John G. Hutchinson">John G. Hutchinson</a>, 1971–1980</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joe_F._Smith" title="Joe F. Smith">Joe F. Smith</a>, 1980–1983</li> <li>James E. "Mike" Roark, 1983–1987</li> <li>Charles R. "Chuck" Gardner, 1987–1991</li> <li>Kent Strange Hall, 1991–1995</li> <li>G. Kemp Melton, 1995–1999</li> <li>Jay Goldman, 1999–2003<sup id="cite_ref-59" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-59"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Danny_Jones_(politician)" title="Danny Jones (politician)">Danny Jones</a>, 2003–2019<sup id="cite_ref-60" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-60"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Amy_Shuler_Goodwin" title="Amy Shuler Goodwin">Amy Shuler Goodwin</a>, 2019–present</li></ul> </div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Education">Education</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Charleston,_West_Virginia&action=edit&section=22" title="Edit section: Education"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Universityofcharlestoncampusdrone.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/60/Universityofcharlestoncampusdrone.jpg/220px-Universityofcharlestoncampusdrone.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/60/Universityofcharlestoncampusdrone.jpg/330px-Universityofcharlestoncampusdrone.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/60/Universityofcharlestoncampusdrone.jpg/440px-Universityofcharlestoncampusdrone.jpg 2x" data-file-width="5472" data-file-height="3648" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/University_of_Charleston" title="University of Charleston">University of Charleston</a> campus</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Primary_and_secondary">Primary and secondary</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Charleston,_West_Virginia&action=edit&section=23" title="Edit section: Primary and secondary"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Charleston has numerous schools that are part of <a href="/wiki/Kanawha_County_Schools" title="Kanawha County Schools">Kanawha County Schools</a>. The three high schools are: </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Capital_High_School_(Charleston,_West_Virginia)" title="Capital High School (Charleston, West Virginia)">Capital High School</a>, a public school in the community of Meadowbrook. It was established by the consolidation of Charleston High School and Stonewall Jackson High School. It opened in 1989.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Washington_High_School_(West_Virginia)" class="mw-redirect" title="George Washington High School (West Virginia)">George Washington High School</a>, a public school in the South Hills neighborhood. It opened in 1964.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charleston_Catholic_High_School" title="Charleston Catholic High School">Charleston Catholic High School</a>, a <a href="/wiki/Roman_Catholic_Church" class="mw-redirect" title="Roman Catholic Church">Catholic</a> school at the eastern edge of the city's downtown. It opened in 1923.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Former_high_schools">Former high schools</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Charleston,_West_Virginia&action=edit&section=24" title="Edit section: Former high schools"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Charleston_High_School_(West_Virginia)" title="Charleston High School (West Virginia)">Charleston High School</a>, across the street from CAMC General Hospital. It was founded in 1916 and closed in 1989.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stonewall_Jackson_High_School_(Kanawha_County,_West_Virginia)" title="Stonewall Jackson High School (Kanawha County, West Virginia)">Stonewall Jackson High School</a>, on the West Side. It was founded in 1940 and converted to a middle school in 1989 after Capital High School opened.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Garnet_High_School" title="Garnet High School">Garnet High School</a> was a historic African-American high school.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Colleges_and_universities">Colleges and universities</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Charleston,_West_Virginia&action=edit&section=25" title="Edit section: Colleges and universities"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Charleston hosts a branch campus of <a href="/wiki/West_Virginia_University" title="West Virginia University">West Virginia University</a> that serves as a clinical campus for the university's medical and dental schools. Students at either school must complete their classwork at the main campus in <a href="/wiki/Morgantown,_West_Virginia" title="Morgantown, West Virginia">Morgantown</a> but can complete their clinical rotations at hospitals in Morgantown, the Eastern Panhandle, or Charleston. Students from <a href="/wiki/West_Virginia_School_of_Osteopathic_Medicine" title="West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine">West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine</a> may also complete their clinical rotations at the branch campus after completing their first two academic years at the main campus in <a href="/wiki/Lewisburg,_WV" class="mw-redirect" title="Lewisburg, WV">Lewisburg</a>. </p><p>Charleston is also home to a 1,000-student private college, the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Charleston" title="University of Charleston">University of Charleston</a>, formerly Morris Harvey College. It is on MacCorkle Avenue, along the banks of the <a href="/wiki/Kanawha_River" title="Kanawha River">Kanawha River</a> (directly across from the capitol), in South Ruffner. </p><p>In the immediate area are <a href="/wiki/West_Virginia_State_University" title="West Virginia State University">West Virginia State University</a> in <a href="/wiki/Institute,_West_Virginia" title="Institute, West Virginia">Institute</a> and the <a href="/wiki/South_Charleston,_West_Virginia" title="South Charleston, West Virginia">South Charleston</a> campus of both the <a href="/wiki/BridgeValley_Community_and_Technical_College" title="BridgeValley Community and Technical College">BridgeValley Community and Technical College</a> and <a href="/wiki/Marshall_University" title="Marshall University">Marshall University</a>. The region is also home to the Charleston Branch of the Robert C. Byrd Institute for Advanced Flexible Manufacturing, an independent program administered by Marshall University providing access to computer numerical control (CNC) equipment for businesses. </p><p><a href="/wiki/BridgeValley_Community_and_Technical_College" title="BridgeValley Community and Technical College">BridgeValley Community and Technical College</a> also has a campus in Montgomery. </p><p>Charleston was also home to West Virginia Junior College's Charleston campus until 2020, when it relocated to Cross Lanes.<sup id="cite_ref-61" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-61"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/WV_Junior_College" class="mw-redirect" title="WV Junior College">WV Junior College</a> is accredited by the <a href="/wiki/Accrediting_Council_for_Independent_Colleges_and_Schools" title="Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools">Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools</a> to award diplomas and associate degrees. Part of the Kanawha Valley for almost 115 years, WV Junior College was established as Capitol City Commercial College in 1892. It was originally established to train students in secretarial and business skills and has undergone changes in location and curriculum over the years. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Media">Media</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Charleston,_West_Virginia&action=edit&section=26" title="Edit section: Media"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951" /><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/List_of_newspapers_in_West_Virginia" title="List of newspapers in West Virginia">List of newspapers in West Virginia</a>, <a href="/wiki/List_of_radio_stations_in_West_Virginia" title="List of radio stations in West Virginia">List of radio stations in West Virginia</a>, and <a href="/wiki/List_of_television_stations_in_West_Virginia" title="List of television stations in West Virginia">List of television stations in West Virginia</a></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Print">Print</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Charleston,_West_Virginia&action=edit&section=27" title="Edit section: Print"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Charleston's only major newspaper is the <i><a href="/wiki/Charleston_Gazette-Mail" title="Charleston Gazette-Mail">Charleston Gazette-Mail</a></i>. It was formerly two separate newspapers, the morning <i>Charleston Gazette</i> and afternoon <i><a href="/wiki/Charleston_Daily_Mail" title="Charleston Daily Mail">Charleston Daily Mail</a></i>. The city's first newspaper was the <i>Farmers' Repository</i>, first published in 1808.<sup id="cite_ref-LOC_16-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-LOC-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Other newspapers included the 1819 <i>Spectator</i> and 1872 <i><a href="/wiki/Charleston_Gazette-Mail" title="Charleston Gazette-Mail">Kanawha Chronicle</a></i>, a precursor to the modern <i>Gazette-Mail</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEFederal_Writers'_Project1941_15-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEFederal_Writers'_Project1941-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-LOC_16-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-LOC-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Radio">Radio</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Charleston,_West_Virginia&action=edit&section=28" title="Edit section: Radio"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Charleston has 11 radio stations (AM and FM) licensed in the city. Most of them are owned either by the <a href="/wiki/West_Virginia_Radio_Corporation" class="mw-redirect" title="West Virginia Radio Corporation">West Virginia Radio Corporation</a> or by the <a href="/wiki/Bristol_Broadcasting_Company" title="Bristol Broadcasting Company">Bristol Broadcasting Company</a>. </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Call sign</th> <th>Frequency</th> <th>Format</th> <th>Description / Notes </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/WCHS_(AM)" title="WCHS (AM)">WCHS</a>* </td> <td>580 AM </td> <td><a href="/wiki/News_radio" class="mw-redirect" title="News radio">News</a> / <a href="/wiki/Talk_radio" title="Talk radio">Talk</a><sup id="cite_ref-62" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-62"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><i><b>58 WCHS</b></i> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/WKAZ_(AM)" title="WKAZ (AM)">WKAZ</a>* </td> <td>680 AM </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Oldies" title="Oldies">Oldies</a> </td> <td><i>The Oldies format was formerly on <a href="/wiki/WRVZ_(FM)" title="WRVZ (FM)">107.3</a></i>. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/WBES" title="WBES">WBES</a>* </td> <td>950 AM </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sportstalk" class="mw-redirect" title="Sportstalk">Sportstalk</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/WSWW_(AM)" title="WSWW (AM)">WSWW</a>* </td> <td>1490 AM </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sports_Radio" class="mw-redirect" title="Sports Radio">Sports</a> </td> <td><i><b>ESPN 1490</b></i> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/WTSQ-LP" title="WTSQ-LP">WTSQ-LP</a> </td> <td>88.1 FM </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Freeform_radio" class="mw-redirect" title="Freeform radio">Freeform</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/WVPB_(FM)" class="mw-redirect" title="WVPB (FM)">WVPB</a>* </td> <td>88.5 FM </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Public_Radio" class="mw-redirect" title="Public Radio">Public Radio</a><sup id="cite_ref-63" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-63"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>NPR News, Classical Music, Mountain Stage, and other local and national programs. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/WKVW" title="WKVW">WKVW</a> </td> <td>93.3 FM </td> <td><a href="/wiki/KLOVE" class="mw-redirect" title="KLOVE">KLOVE</a> <a href="/wiki/Contemporary_Christian" class="mw-redirect" title="Contemporary Christian">Contemporary Christian</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/WXAF" class="mw-redirect" title="WXAF">WXAF</a>* </td> <td>90.9 FM </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Religious" class="mw-redirect" title="Religious">Religious</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/WZAC-FM" title="WZAC-FM">WZAC-FM</a> </td> <td>92.5 FM </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Classic_Country" class="mw-redirect" title="Classic Country">Classic Country</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/WYNL" title="WYNL">WYNL</a> </td> <td>94.5 FM </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Contemporary_Christian" class="mw-redirect" title="Contemporary Christian">Contemporary Christian</a><sup id="cite_ref-64" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-64"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>63<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><i><b>New Life Ninety Four Five</b></i> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/WKWS" title="WKWS">WKWS</a>* </td> <td>96.1 FM </td> <td>Classic Country </td> <td>96.1 KWS </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/WQBE-FM" title="WQBE-FM">WQBE-FM</a>* </td> <td>97.5 FM </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Country_music" title="Country music">Country</a><sup id="cite_ref-65" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-65"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>64<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><i><b>97.5 WQBE</b></i>. The <a href="/wiki/Charleston_WV_metropolitan_area" class="mw-redirect" title="Charleston WV metropolitan area">Charleston MSA</a>'s #1 rated radio station, according to <a href="/wiki/Arbitron" class="mw-redirect" title="Arbitron">Arbitron</a>. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/WCST-FM" title="WCST-FM">WCST-FM</a> </td> <td>98.7 FM </td> <td>Classic Rock </td> <td><i><b>98.7 The Mountain</b></i> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/WVAF" title="WVAF">WVAF</a>* </td> <td>99.9 FM </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Adult_Contemporary" class="mw-redirect" title="Adult Contemporary">Adult Contemporary</a><sup id="cite_ref-66" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-66"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>65<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><i><b>V-100</b></i> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/WMXE" title="WMXE">WMXE</a> </td> <td>100.9 FM </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Classic_Hits" class="mw-redirect" title="Classic Hits">Classic Hits</a><sup id="cite_ref-67" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-67"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>66<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><i><b>100.9 The Mix</b></i> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/WVSR-FM" title="WVSR-FM">WVSR-FM</a>* </td> <td>102.7 FM </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Top_40_(radio_format)" class="mw-redirect" title="Top 40 (radio format)">Top 40</a><sup id="cite_ref-68" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-68"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>67<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><i><b>Electric 102.7</b></i> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/WKLC-FM" title="WKLC-FM">WKLC-FM</a> </td> <td>105.1 FM </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rock_music" title="Rock music">Rock</a><sup id="cite_ref-69" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-69"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>68<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><i><b>Rock 105</b></i> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/WRVZ_(FM)" title="WRVZ (FM)">WRVZ</a> </td> <td>107.3 FM </td> <td>Hip Hop </td> <td><b>107.3 The Beat</b> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>* <i>represents radio stations that are licensed to the city of Charleston.</i> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Television">Television</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Charleston,_West_Virginia&action=edit&section=29" title="Edit section: Television"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Charleston–<a href="/wiki/Huntington,_West_Virginia" title="Huntington, West Virginia">Huntington</a> TV market is the second-largest television market by area east of the Mississippi River and 64th-largest in terms of households in the U.S., serving counties in central West Virginia, eastern <a href="/wiki/Kentucky" title="Kentucky">Kentucky</a>, and southern <a href="/wiki/Ohio" title="Ohio">Ohio</a>. There are four <a href="/wiki/VHF" class="mw-redirect" title="VHF">VHF</a> and ten <a href="/wiki/Ultra_high_frequency" title="Ultra high frequency">UHF</a> television stations in the market. <a href="/wiki/WSAZ-TV" title="WSAZ-TV">WSAZ-TV</a> was the market's first station, going on air in 1949.<sup id="cite_ref-Alicoate1960_70-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Alicoate1960-70"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>69<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Call sign</th> <th>Channel</th> <th>Description </th></tr> <tr> <td style="width:15%;"><a href="/wiki/WSAZ-TV" title="WSAZ-TV">WSAZ-TV</a> </td> <td style="width:15%;">3 </td> <td style="width:70%;">(<a href="/wiki/NBC" title="NBC">NBC</a>) / (<a href="/wiki/MyNetworkTV" title="MyNetworkTV">MyNetworkTV</a> on DT2) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/WCHS-TV" title="WCHS-TV">WCHS-TV</a> </td> <td>8 </td> <td>(<a href="/wiki/American_Broadcasting_Company" title="American Broadcasting Company">ABC</a>) / (<a href="/wiki/Fox_Broadcasting_Company" title="Fox Broadcasting Company">Fox</a> on DT2) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/WVAH" class="mw-redirect" title="WVAH">WVAH</a> </td> <td>11 </td> <td>(<a href="/wiki/Catchy_Comedy" title="Catchy Comedy">Catchy Comedy</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/WOWK" class="mw-redirect" title="WOWK">WOWK</a> </td> <td>13 </td> <td>(<a href="/wiki/CBS" title="CBS">CBS</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/WLPX" class="mw-redirect" title="WLPX">WLPX</a> </td> <td>29 </td> <td>(<a href="/wiki/ION_Television" class="mw-redirect" title="ION Television">ION</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/WQCW" title="WQCW">WQCW</a> </td> <td>30 </td> <td>(<a href="/wiki/The_CW" title="The CW">The CW</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/WVPB-TV" class="mw-redirect" title="WVPB-TV">WVPB</a> </td> <td>33 </td> <td>(<a href="/wiki/Public_Broadcasting_Service" class="mw-redirect" title="Public Broadcasting Service">PBS</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/WTSF" title="WTSF">WTSF</a> </td> <td>61 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ashland,_Kentucky" title="Ashland, Kentucky">Ashland</a>, Kentucky (<a href="/wiki/Daystar_Television_Network" title="Daystar Television Network">Daystar</a>) </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Infrastructure">Infrastructure</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Charleston,_West_Virginia&action=edit&section=30" title="Edit section: Infrastructure"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Transportation">Transportation</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Charleston,_West_Virginia&action=edit&section=31" title="Edit section: Transportation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951" /><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Roads_of_Charleston,_West_Virginia" class="mw-redirect" title="Roads of Charleston, West Virginia">Roads of Charleston, West Virginia</a>; <a href="/wiki/Yeager_Airport" title="Yeager Airport">Yeager Airport</a>; and <a href="/wiki/Charleston_station_(West_Virginia)" title="Charleston station (West Virginia)">Charleston station (West Virginia)</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:The_Bridges_(35191504416)_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/The_Bridges_%2835191504416%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/250px-The_Bridges_%2835191504416%29_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/The_Bridges_%2835191504416%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/330px-The_Bridges_%2835191504416%29_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/The_Bridges_%2835191504416%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/500px-The_Bridges_%2835191504416%29_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1500" data-file-height="1000" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Interstate_64_in_West_Virginia" title="Interstate 64 in West Virginia">I-64</a> near Charleston</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Charleston_Yeager_Airport_Terminal_(27680429119).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Charleston_Yeager_Airport_Terminal_%2827680429119%29.jpg/220px-Charleston_Yeager_Airport_Terminal_%2827680429119%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Charleston_Yeager_Airport_Terminal_%2827680429119%29.jpg/330px-Charleston_Yeager_Airport_Terminal_%2827680429119%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Charleston_Yeager_Airport_Terminal_%2827680429119%29.jpg/440px-Charleston_Yeager_Airport_Terminal_%2827680429119%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2400" data-file-height="1600" /></a><figcaption>Yeager Airport</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Charleston_Amtrak_Station_Apr_09.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c2/Charleston_Amtrak_Station_Apr_09.jpg/250px-Charleston_Amtrak_Station_Apr_09.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c2/Charleston_Amtrak_Station_Apr_09.jpg/330px-Charleston_Amtrak_Station_Apr_09.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c2/Charleston_Amtrak_Station_Apr_09.jpg/500px-Charleston_Amtrak_Station_Apr_09.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2592" data-file-height="1944" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Charleston_station_(West_Virginia)" title="Charleston station (West Virginia)">Charleston station</a> is served by <a href="/wiki/Amtrak" title="Amtrak">Amtrak</a>'s <i><a href="/wiki/Cardinal_(train)" title="Cardinal (train)">Cardinal</a></i></figcaption></figure> <p>Charleston is served by <a href="/wiki/Interstate_64_(West_Virginia)" class="mw-redirect" title="Interstate 64 (West Virginia)">Interstate 64</a>, <a href="/wiki/Interstate_77_(West_Virginia)" class="mw-redirect" title="Interstate 77 (West Virginia)">Interstate 77</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Interstate_79_(West_Virginia)" class="mw-redirect" title="Interstate 79 (West Virginia)">Interstate 79</a>. The <a href="/wiki/West_Virginia_Turnpike" class="mw-redirect" title="West Virginia Turnpike">West Virginia Turnpike</a>'s northern terminus is at the city's southeastern end. Two U.S. routes, <a href="/wiki/U.S._Route_60_in_West_Virginia" title="U.S. Route 60 in West Virginia">US 60</a> and <a href="/wiki/U.S._Route_119_(West_Virginia)" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. Route 119 (West Virginia)">US 119</a>, cut through the city center. <a href="/wiki/U.S._Route_21_(West_Virginia)" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. Route 21 (West Virginia)">US 21</a> and <a href="/wiki/U.S._Route_35_(West_Virginia)" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. Route 35 (West Virginia)">US 35</a> formerly ran through Charleston. <a href="/wiki/West_Virginia_Route_25" title="West Virginia Route 25">WV 25</a>, <a href="/wiki/West_Virginia_Route_61" title="West Virginia Route 61">WV 61</a>, <a href="/wiki/West_Virginia_Route_62" title="West Virginia Route 62">WV 62</a>, and <a href="/wiki/West_Virginia_Route_114" title="West Virginia Route 114">WV 114</a> are all state highways that are within Charleston's city limits. Interstate 64 crosses the <a href="/wiki/Kanawha_River" title="Kanawha River">Kanawha River</a> four times as it passes through the Charleston metropolitan area. The <a href="/wiki/Elk_River_(West_Virginia)" title="Elk River (West Virginia)">Elk River</a> flows into the Kanawha River in downtown Charleston. </p><p>Charleston is served by <a href="/wiki/Kanawha_Valley_Regional_Transportation_Authority" title="Kanawha Valley Regional Transportation Authority">Kanawha Valley Regional Transportation Authority</a>. </p><p><a href="/wiki/Yeager_Airport" title="Yeager Airport">Yeager Airport</a> is West Virginia's largest airport, serving more than twice as many passengers as all other airports in the state combined. It is two miles (three kilometers) north of <a href="/wiki/Interstate_64" title="Interstate 64">Interstate 64</a> and <a href="/wiki/Interstate_77" title="Interstate 77">Interstate 77</a>, accessible via <a href="/wiki/West_Virginia_Route_114" title="West Virginia Route 114">WV 114</a>. It is also home to the <a href="/wiki/McLaughlin_Air_National_Guard_Base" class="mw-redirect" title="McLaughlin Air National Guard Base">McLaughlin Air National Guard Base</a>. </p><p><a href="/wiki/Amtrak" title="Amtrak">Amtrak</a>, the national passenger rail service, provides tri-weekly service to Charleston via the <i><a href="/wiki/Cardinal_(train)" title="Cardinal (train)">Cardinal</a></i> routes. The Amtrak station is on the south side of the Kanawha River, at 350 MacCorkle Avenue, near downtown. Until the 1960s, several daily <a href="/wiki/Chesapeake_and_Ohio_Railway" title="Chesapeake and Ohio Railway">Chesapeake and Ohio Railway</a> trains traversed central West Virginia, making stops in Charleston. Destinations in the midwest included St. Louis, Chicago, Detroit, and Louisville. To the east the trains terminated in either <a href="/wiki/Washington,_D.C." title="Washington, D.C.">Washington, D.C.</a> or <a href="/wiki/Newport_News,_Virginia" title="Newport News, Virginia">Newport News</a>, Virginia. These featured the <i><a href="/wiki/Fast_Flying_Virginian" title="Fast Flying Virginian">Fast Flying Virginian</a>,</i> <i><a href="/wiki/George_Washington_(train)" title="George Washington (train)">George Washington</a>,</i> and the <i><a href="/wiki/Sportsman_(train)" title="Sportsman (train)">Sportsman</a>.</i> Into the late 1940s, the <a href="/wiki/New_York_Central_Railroad" title="New York Central Railroad">New York Central Railroad</a> operated passenger trains between <a href="/wiki/Columbus,_Ohio" title="Columbus, Ohio">Columbus</a>, Ohio, and Charleston.<sup id="cite_ref-71" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-71"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>70<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Utilities">Utilities</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Charleston,_West_Virginia&action=edit&section=32" title="Edit section: Utilities"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Electricity in Charleston is provided by <a href="/wiki/Appalachian_Power" class="mw-redirect" title="Appalachian Power">Appalachian Power</a>, a division of <a href="/wiki/American_Electric_Power" title="American Electric Power">American Electric Power</a> of <a href="/wiki/Columbus,_Ohio" title="Columbus, Ohio">Columbus</a>, Ohio. Appalachian Power is headquartered in Charleston. <a href="/wiki/Suddenlink_Communications" title="Suddenlink Communications">Suddenlink Communications</a> provides the Charleston area's Cable TV. Landline phone service in Charleston is provided by <a href="/wiki/Frontier_Communications" title="Frontier Communications">Frontier Communications</a>. The city's water supply is provided by Charleston-based <a href="/wiki/West_Virginia_American_Water" class="mw-redirect" title="West Virginia American Water">West Virginia American Water</a>, a subsidiary of American Water<sup id="cite_ref-72" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-72"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>71<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> of <a href="/wiki/Voorhees_Township,_New_Jersey" title="Voorhees Township, New Jersey">Voorhees Township, New Jersey</a>. Charleston's water supply is pumped from the Elk River and treated at the Kanawha Valley Water Treatment Plant. Its natural gas is supplied by Mountaineer Gas, a division of <a href="/wiki/Allegheny_Energy" title="Allegheny Energy">Allegheny Energy</a> of <a href="/wiki/Greensburg,_Pennsylvania" title="Greensburg, Pennsylvania">Greensburg, Pennsylvania</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Law_enforcement">Law enforcement</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Charleston,_West_Virginia&action=edit&section=33" title="Edit section: Law enforcement"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Charleston Police Department (CPD) is West Virginia's second-largest police department<sup id="cite_ref-CPDWebsite_73-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CPDWebsite-73"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>72<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and the state's largest municipal/city police department. In 2008, Charleston Police had 168 sworn officers, two animal control officers, and 29 civilian employees.<sup id="cite_ref-CPDWebsite_73-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CPDWebsite-73"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>72<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Healthcare">Healthcare</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Charleston,_West_Virginia&action=edit&section=34" title="Edit section: Healthcare"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Charleston_Area_Medical_Center" title="Charleston Area Medical Center">Charleston Area Medical Center</a> is a complex of hospitals throughout the city. Thomas Health is a complex of hospitals and healthcare centers in the Charleston area.<sup id="cite_ref-74" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-74"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>73<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Highland Hospital (Kanawha City) is a behavioral health facility. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="In_popular_culture">In popular culture</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Charleston,_West_Virginia&action=edit&section=35" title="Edit section: In popular culture"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Charleston is a location in the game <a href="/wiki/The_Sum_of_All_Fears_(video_game)" title="The Sum of All Fears (video game)">The Sum of All Fears</a>, based on <a href="/wiki/Tom_Clancy" title="Tom Clancy">Tom Clancy</a>'s book of the same name<sup id="cite_ref-75" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-75"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>74<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Charleston is a location in the game <a href="/wiki/Fallout_76" title="Fallout 76">Fallout 76</a><sup id="cite_ref-76" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-76"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>75<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notable_people">Notable people</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Charleston,_West_Virginia&action=edit&section=36" title="Edit section: Notable people"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1184024115" /><div class="div-col"> <ul><li>Diplomat and attorney <a href="/wiki/Harriet_C._Babbitt" title="Harriet C. Babbitt">Harriet C. Babbitt</a>, born in Charleston</li> <li>Olympic shot put gold and silver medalist <a href="/wiki/Randy_Barnes" title="Randy Barnes">Randy Barnes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mixed_martial_arts" title="Mixed martial arts">MMA</a> fighter <a href="/wiki/Brian_Bowles_(fighter)" title="Brian Bowles (fighter)">Brian Bowles</a>, bantamweight champion</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Extreme_metal" title="Extreme metal">Extreme metal</a> band <a href="/wiki/Byzantine_(band)" title="Byzantine (band)">Byzantine</a> formed and based in Charleston</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kevin_Canady" class="mw-redirect" title="Kevin Canady">Kevin Canady</a>, Professional wrestler founder of IWA East Coast</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jean_Carson" title="Jean Carson">Jean Carson</a>, Actress</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cisco_Systems" class="mw-redirect" title="Cisco Systems">Cisco Systems</a> <a href="/wiki/Chief_executive_officer" title="Chief executive officer">CEO</a> <a href="/wiki/John_Chambers_(CEO)" class="mw-redirect" title="John Chambers (CEO)">John Chambers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/H._Rodgin_Cohen" title="H. Rodgin Cohen">H. Rodgin Cohen</a>, banker</li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_E._Chilton" title="William E. Chilton">William E. Chilton</a>, Newspaper publisher and U.S. Senator</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Basudeb_DasSarma" title="Basudeb DasSarma">Basudeb DasSarma</a>, Chemist</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_Dick" title="Douglas Dick">Douglas Dick</a>, Actor</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Barbara_DuMetz" title="Barbara DuMetz">Barbara DuMetz</a>, Photographer was born in Charleston</li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Crumb" title="George Crumb">George Crumb</a>, <a href="/wiki/European_classical_music" class="mw-redirect" title="European classical music">Classical</a> <a href="/wiki/Composer" title="Composer">composer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dorian_Etheridge" title="Dorian Etheridge">Dorian Etheridge</a>, linebacker for the <a href="/wiki/Atlanta_Falcons" title="Atlanta Falcons">Atlanta Falcons</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sarah_Feinberg" title="Sarah Feinberg">Sarah Feinberg</a>, interim president of the <a href="/wiki/New_York_City_Transit_Authority" title="New York City Transit Authority">New York City Transit Authority</a> and former head of the <a href="/wiki/Federal_Railroad_Administration" title="Federal Railroad Administration">Federal Railroad Administration</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Conchata_Ferrell" title="Conchata Ferrell">Conchata Ferrell</a>, Actress</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sierra_Ferrell" title="Sierra Ferrell">Sierra Ferrell</a>, Musician, Singer-Songwriter</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paul_Frame" title="Paul Frame">Paul Frame</a>, chiropractor and former ballet dancer</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Peter_Frame" title="Peter Frame">Peter Frame</a>, ballet dancer</li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_Frischkorn" class="mw-redirect" title="William Frischkorn">William Frischkorn</a>, cyclist</li> <li>Actress and <i><a href="/wiki/Alias_(television)" class="mw-redirect" title="Alias (television)">Alias</a></i> star <a href="/wiki/Jennifer_Garner" title="Jennifer Garner">Jennifer Garner</a> was born in <a href="/wiki/Houston" title="Houston">Houston</a>, moved with her family to <a href="/wiki/Princeton,_West_Virginia" title="Princeton, West Virginia">Princeton</a>, West Virginia, then Charleston as a child and grew up there, graduating from city's <a href="/wiki/George_Washington_High_School_(West_Virginia)" class="mw-redirect" title="George Washington High School (West Virginia)">George Washington High School</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elizabeth_Harden_Gilmore" title="Elizabeth Harden Gilmore">Elizabeth Harden Gilmore</a>, civil rights activist</li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_H._Goodrich" title="George H. Goodrich">George H. Goodrich</a>, justice, <a href="/wiki/Superior_Court_of_the_District_of_Columbia" title="Superior Court of the District of Columbia">Superior Court of the District of Columbia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alexis_Hornbuckle" title="Alexis Hornbuckle">Alexis Hornbuckle</a>, professional basketball player, NCAA champion at Tennessee</li> <li>Professional baseball player and coach <a href="/wiki/J._R._House" title="J. R. House">J. R. House</a></li> <li>Basketball player and broadcaster <a href="/wiki/Hot_Rod_Hundley" title="Hot Rod Hundley">Hot Rod Hundley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_G._Hutchinson" title="John G. Hutchinson">John G. Hutchinson</a>, mayor 1971–80</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Soap_opera" title="Soap opera">Soap opera</a> actress <a href="/wiki/Lesli_Kay" title="Lesli Kay">Lesli Kay</a> who has appeared on <i><a href="/wiki/As_the_World_Turns" title="As the World Turns">As the World Turns</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/General_Hospital" title="General Hospital">General Hospital</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/The_Bold_and_the_Beautiful" title="The Bold and the Beautiful">The Bold and the Beautiful</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_King_(basketball,_born_1928)" title="George King (basketball, born 1928)">George King</a>, NBA player and head coach of <a href="/wiki/West_Virginia_Mountaineers_men%27s_basketball" title="West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball">West Virginia</a> and <a href="/wiki/Purdue_Boilermakers_men%27s_basketball" title="Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball">Purdue</a></li> <li>Former <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball" title="Major League Baseball">Major League Baseball</a> player and current sportscaster <a href="/wiki/John_Kruk" title="John Kruk">John Kruk</a> was born in Charleston, but grew up in <a href="/wiki/Keyser,_West_Virginia" title="Keyser, West Virginia">Keyser</a></li> <li>Special effects artist <a href="/wiki/RJ_Haddy" class="mw-redirect" title="RJ Haddy">Robert "RJ" Haddy</a> was born and resides in Charleston</li> <li>Actress <a href="/wiki/Allison_Hayes" title="Allison Hayes">Allison Hayes</a></li> <li>Actress <a href="/wiki/Ann_Magnuson" title="Ann Magnuson">Ann Magnuson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NASA" title="NASA">NASA</a> <a href="/wiki/Astronaut" title="Astronaut">astronaut</a> <a href="/wiki/Jon_McBride" title="Jon McBride">Jon McBride</a> was born in Charleston<sup id="cite_ref-77" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-77"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>76<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Actor <a href="/wiki/Tom_McBride_(actor)" title="Tom McBride (actor)">Tom McBride</a> Actor from <a href="/wiki/Friday_the_13th_Part_II" class="mw-redirect" title="Friday the 13th Part II">Friday the 13th Part II</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Armitage_Miller" title="George Armitage Miller">George Armitage Miller</a>, one of the founders of the field of cognitive psychology, was born here.</li> <li>Would-be presidential assassin <a href="/wiki/Sara_Jane_Moore" title="Sara Jane Moore">Sara Jane Moore</a> was born in Charleston</li> <li>Actor <a href="/wiki/Nick_Nolte" title="Nick Nolte">Nick Nolte</a> lived in the South Hills neighborhood of Charleston during the 1980s</li> <li>National Football League player <a href="/wiki/Rick_Nuzum" title="Rick Nuzum">Rick Nuzum</a> was born in Charleston</li> <li>Pop singer <a href="/wiki/Caroline_Peyton" title="Caroline Peyton">Caroline Peyton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Phil_Pfister" title="Phil Pfister">Phil Pfister</a>, world's strongest man (2006), is a firefighter for CFD</li> <li>American author <a href="/wiki/Eugenia_Price" title="Eugenia Price">Eugenia Price</a></li> <li>Creator of <a href="/wiki/Droodles" title="Droodles">Droodles</a> and television personality <a href="/wiki/Roger_Price_(comedy)" class="mw-redirect" title="Roger Price (comedy)">Roger Price</a></li> <li>Author and technology policy analyst <a href="/wiki/Alec_Ross_(author)" title="Alec Ross (author)">Alec Ross</a><sup id="cite_ref-:2_78-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-78"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>77<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Actress <a href="/wiki/Kristen_Ruhlin" title="Kristen Ruhlin">Kristen Ruhlin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Country_music" title="Country music">Country</a> singer <a href="/wiki/Red_Sovine" title="Red Sovine">Red Sovine</a> was born in Charleston</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Civil_rights" class="mw-redirect" title="Civil rights">Civil rights</a> activist <a href="/wiki/Leon_Sullivan" title="Leon Sullivan">Rev. Leon Sullivan</a> was born in Charleston</li> <li>NFL player <a href="/wiki/Russ_Thomas" title="Russ Thomas">Russ Thomas</a>, general manager of <a href="/wiki/Detroit_Lions" title="Detroit Lions">Detroit Lions</a> 1967–89, attended high school in Charleston</li> <li>Actor and <i><a href="/wiki/True_Blood" title="True Blood">True Blood</a></i> star <a href="/wiki/Sam_Trammell" title="Sam Trammell">Sam Trammell</a> was born in <a href="/wiki/New_Orleans" title="New Orleans">New Orleans</a>, but grew up in Charleston, graduating from city's <a href="/wiki/George_Washington_High_School_(West_Virginia)" class="mw-redirect" title="George Washington High School (West Virginia)">George Washington High School</a></li> <li>Tennis player <a href="/wiki/Anne_White" title="Anne White">Anne White</a> attended John Adams Junior High School and graduated from George Washington High School.<sup id="cite_ref-79" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-79"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>78<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Miami_Heat" title="Miami Heat">Miami Heat</a> <a href="/wiki/Point_guard" title="Point guard">point guard</a> <a href="/wiki/Jason_Williams_(basketball,_born_1975)" title="Jason Williams (basketball, born 1975)">Jason Williams</a>, who grew up in <a href="/wiki/Belle,_West_Virginia" title="Belle, West Virginia">Belle</a> in the same vicinity, was a high school teammate of Moss</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Daniel_Webster_(Florida_politician)" title="Daniel Webster (Florida politician)">Daniel Webster</a>, longest-serving <a href="/wiki/Florida_Legislature" title="Florida Legislature">Florida legislator</a>, was born in Charleston<sup id="cite_ref-Hollis_80-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Hollis-80"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>79<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Athlete and coach <a href="/wiki/Harry_Young_(American_football)" title="Harry Young (American football)">Harry Young</a>, member of <a href="/wiki/College_Football_Hall_of_Fame" title="College Football Hall of Fame">College Football Hall of Fame</a></li> <li>Former NFL player <a href="/wiki/Dennis_Harrah" title="Dennis Harrah">Dennis Harrah</a></li></ul></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Sister_city">Sister city</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Charleston,_West_Virginia&action=edit&section=37" title="Edit section: Sister city"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Charleston's <a href="/wiki/Sister_city" title="Sister city">sister city</a> is:<sup id="cite_ref-81" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-81"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>80<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Flag_of_Slovakia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Slovakia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Flag_of_Slovakia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Slovakia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Flag_of_Slovakia.svg/45px-Flag_of_Slovakia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Bansk%C3%A1_Bystrica" title="Banská Bystrica">Banská Bystrica</a>, <a href="/wiki/Slovakia" title="Slovakia">Slovakia</a> (2009)<sup id="cite_ref-82" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-82"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>81<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Charleston,_West_Virginia&action=edit&section=38" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/USAT_General_Frank_M._Coxe" title="USAT General Frank M. Coxe">USAT <i>General Frank M. Coxe</i></a> was built in Charleston in 1922 by the Charles Ward Engineering Works. She served as an Army transport and later a cruise ship on <a href="/wiki/San_Francisco_Bay" title="San Francisco Bay">San Francisco Bay</a>. She is now preserved as a floating restaurant in <a href="/wiki/Burlingame,_California" title="Burlingame, California">Burlingame, California</a>, just south of San Francisco.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notes">Notes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Charleston,_West_Virginia&action=edit&section=39" title="Edit section: Notes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist reflist-lower-alpha"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-35"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-35">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Mean monthly maxima and minima (i.e. the expected highest and lowest temperature readings at any point during the year or given month) calculated based on data at said location from 1981 to 2020.</span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Charleston,_West_Virginia&action=edit&section=40" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239543626" /><div class="reflist reflist-columns references-column-width" style="column-width: 30em;"> <ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-CharlieWest-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-CharlieWest_1-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150620005454/http://charlestonwv.com/charliewest.aspx">"I'm Charlie West"</a>. <i>Charleston Convention & Visitors Bureau</i>. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://charlestonwv.com/charliewest.aspx">the original</a> on June 20, 2015<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">June 5,</span> 2015</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Charleston+Convention+%26+Visitors+Bureau&rft.atitle=I%27m+Charlie+West&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fcharlestonwv.com%2Fcharliewest.aspx&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ACharleston%2C+West+Virginia" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.charlestonwv.gov/government/city-council">"City Council"</a>. City of Charleston, West Virginia<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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Charleston</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St._Albans,_West_Virginia" title="St. Albans, West Virginia">St. Albans</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Teays_Valley,_West_Virginia" title="Teays Valley, West Virginia">Teays Valley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Upper_Falls,_West_Virginia" class="mw-redirect" title="Upper Falls, West Virginia">Upper Falls</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235" /></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Articles_relating_to_Charleston,_West_Virginia113" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2" style="background:#e8e8ff;"><div id="Articles_relating_to_Charleston,_West_Virginia113" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em">Articles relating to Charleston, West 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States</span></div></th></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="3" style="background:#F3D161;color:inherit;"><div><a href="/wiki/County_seat" title="County seat"><span>County seat</span></a>: <b><a class="mw-selflink selflink"><span>Charleston</span></a></b></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:#F3D161;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/City_(West_Virginia)" class="mw-redirect" title="City (West Virginia)">Cities</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Charleston</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dunbar,_West_Virginia" title="Dunbar, West Virginia">Dunbar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marmet,_West_Virginia" title="Marmet, West Virginia">Marmet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Montgomery,_West_Virginia" title="Montgomery, West Virginia">Montgomery</a>‡</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nitro,_West_Virginia" title="Nitro, West Virginia">Nitro</a>‡</li> <li><a href="/wiki/St._Albans,_West_Virginia" title="St. Albans, West Virginia">St. Albans</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Smithers,_West_Virginia" title="Smithers, West Virginia">Smithers</a>‡</li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_Charleston,_West_Virginia" title="South Charleston, West Virginia">South Charleston</a></li></ul> </div></td><td class="noviewer navbox-image" rowspan="6" style="width:1px;padding:0 0 0 2px"><div><figure class="mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Kanawha County map"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/Map_of_West_Virginia_highlighting_Kanawha_County.svg/250px-Map_of_West_Virginia_highlighting_Kanawha_County.svg.png" decoding="async" width="180" height="161" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/Map_of_West_Virginia_highlighting_Kanawha_County.svg/330px-Map_of_West_Virginia_highlighting_Kanawha_County.svg.png 1.5x, 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Virginia">Clendenin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/East_Bank,_West_Virginia" title="East Bank, West Virginia">East Bank</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Glasgow,_West_Virginia" title="Glasgow, West Virginia">Glasgow</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Handley,_West_Virginia" title="Handley, West Virginia">Handley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pratt,_West_Virginia" title="Pratt, West Virginia">Pratt</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:#F3D161;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Census-designated_place" title="Census-designated place">CDPs</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Alum_Creek,_West_Virginia" title="Alum Creek, West Virginia">Alum Creek</a>‡</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Big_Chimney,_West_Virginia" title="Big Chimney, West Virginia">Big Chimney</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chelyan,_West_Virginia" title="Chelyan, West Virginia">Chelyan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Coal_Fork,_West_Virginia" title="Coal Fork, West Virginia">Coal Fork</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cross_Lanes,_West_Virginia" title="Cross Lanes, West Virginia">Cross Lanes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dupont_City,_West_Virginia" title="Dupont City, West Virginia">Dupont City</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elkview,_West_Virginia" title="Elkview, West Virginia">Elkview</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eskdale,_West_Virginia" title="Eskdale, West Virginia">Eskdale</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hansford,_West_Virginia" title="Hansford, West Virginia">Hansford</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hollygrove,_West_Virginia" title="Hollygrove, West Virginia">Hollygrove</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Institute,_West_Virginia" title="Institute, West Virginia">Institute</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jefferson,_West_Virginia" title="Jefferson, West Virginia">Jefferson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Malden,_West_Virginia" title="Malden, West Virginia">Malden</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pinch,_West_Virginia" title="Pinch, West Virginia">Pinch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rand,_West_Virginia" title="Rand, West Virginia">Rand</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shrewsbury,_West_Virginia" title="Shrewsbury, West Virginia">Shrewsbury</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sissonville,_West_Virginia" title="Sissonville, West Virginia">Sissonville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tornado,_West_Virginia" title="Tornado, West Virginia">Tornado</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/West_Dunbar,_West_Virginia" title="West Dunbar, West Virginia">West Dunbar</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:#F3D161;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Unincorporated_area" title="Unincorporated area">Other<br />communities</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Aarons,_West_Virginia" title="Aarons, West Virginia">Aarons</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Acme,_West_Virginia" title="Acme, West Virginia">Acme</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Acup,_West_Virginia" title="Acup, West Virginia">Acup</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Amandaville,_West_Virginia" title="Amandaville, West Virginia">Amandaville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Amelia,_West_Virginia" title="Amelia, West Virginia">Amelia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Annfred,_West_Virginia" title="Annfred, West Virginia">Annfred</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Apgah,_West_Virginia" title="Apgah, West Virginia">Apgah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Barren_Creek,_West_Virginia" title="Barren Creek, West Virginia">Barren Creek</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Blackhawk,_West_Virginia" title="Blackhawk, West Virginia">Blackhawk</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Blakeley,_West_Virginia" title="Blakeley, West Virginia">Blakeley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Blount,_West_Virginia" title="Blount, West Virginia">Blount</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Blue_Creek,_West_Virginia" title="Blue Creek, West Virginia">Blue Creek</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Blundon,_West_Virginia" title="Blundon, West Virginia">Blundon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bream,_West_Virginia" title="Bream, West Virginia">Bream</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brounland,_West_Virginia" title="Brounland, West Virginia">Brounland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Burnwell,_West_Virginia" title="Burnwell, West Virginia">Burnwell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cabin_Creek,_West_Virginia" title="Cabin Creek, West Virginia">Cabin Creek</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carbon,_West_Virginia" title="Carbon, West Virginia">Carbon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carney,_West_Virginia" title="Carney, West Virginia">Carney</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cinco,_West_Virginia" title="Cinco, West Virginia">Cinco</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Coalburg,_West_Virginia" title="Coalburg, West Virginia">Coalburg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Coalridge,_West_Virginia" title="Coalridge, West Virginia">Coalridge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Coco,_West_Virginia" title="Coco, West Virginia">Coco</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Copenhaver,_West_Virginia" title="Copenhaver, West Virginia">Copenhaver</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Corton,_West_Virginia" title="Corton, West Virginia">Corton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Crede,_West_Virginia" title="Crede, West Virginia">Crede</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Crown_Hill,_West_Virginia" title="Crown Hill, West Virginia">Crown Hill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Davis_Creek,_West_Virginia" title="Davis Creek, West Virginia">Davis Creek</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dawes,_West_Virginia" title="Dawes, West Virginia">Dawes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Decota,_West_Virginia" title="Decota, West Virginia">Decota</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dial,_West_Virginia" title="Dial, West Virginia">Dial</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Diamond,_Kanawha_County,_West_Virginia" title="Diamond, Kanawha County, West Virginia">Diamond</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dickinson,_West_Virginia" title="Dickinson, West Virginia">Dickinson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Donwood,_West_Virginia" title="Donwood, West Virginia">Donwood</a>‡</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dry_Branch,_West_Virginia" title="Dry Branch, West Virginia">Dry Branch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dungriff,_West_Virginia" title="Dungriff, West Virginia">Dungriff</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/East_Nitro,_West_Virginia" title="East Nitro, West Virginia">East Nitro</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/East_Side,_West_Virginia" title="East Side, West Virginia">East Side</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edgewood,_West_Virginia" title="Edgewood, West Virginia">Edgewood</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elk,_West_Virginia" title="Elk, West Virginia">Elk</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elk_Forest,_West_Virginia" title="Elk Forest, West Virginia">Elk Forest</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elk_Hills,_West_Virginia" title="Elk Hills, West Virginia">Elk Hills</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Emmons,_West_Virginia" title="Emmons, West Virginia">Emmons</a>‡</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Etowah,_West_Virginia" title="Etowah, West Virginia">Etowah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Falling_Rock,_West_Virginia" title="Falling Rock, West Virginia">Falling Rock</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ferrell,_West_Virginia" title="Ferrell, West Virginia">Ferrell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fivemile,_West_Virginia" title="Fivemile, West Virginia">Fivemile</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Forest_Hills,_Kanawha_County,_West_Virginia" title="Forest Hills, Kanawha County, West Virginia">Forest Hills</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Forks_of_Coal,_West_Virginia" title="Forks of Coal, West Virginia">Forks of Coal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fort_Hill,_West_Virginia" title="Fort Hill, West Virginia">Fort Hill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Frame,_West_Virginia" title="Frame, West Virginia">Frame</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fuquay,_West_Virginia" title="Fuquay, West Virginia">Fuquay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gallagher,_West_Virginia" title="Gallagher, West Virginia">Gallagher</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gazil,_West_Virginia" title="Gazil, West Virginia">Gazil</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Giles,_West_Virginia" title="Giles, West Virginia">Giles</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Green_Valley,_Kanawha_County,_West_Virginia" title="Green Valley, Kanawha County, West Virginia">Green Valley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Greencastle,_Kanawha_County,_West_Virginia" title="Greencastle, Kanawha County, West Virginia">Greencastle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grippe,_West_Virginia" title="Grippe, West Virginia">Grippe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Guthrie,_West_Virginia" title="Guthrie, West Virginia">Guthrie</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Heatherman,_West_Virginia" title="Heatherman, West Virginia">Heatherman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hernshaw,_West_Virginia" title="Hernshaw, West Virginia">Hernshaw</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hicumbottom,_West_Virginia" title="Hicumbottom, West Virginia">Hicumbottom</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Highlawn,_West_Virginia" title="Highlawn, West Virginia">Highlawn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hillsdale,_Kanawha_County,_West_Virginia" title="Hillsdale, Kanawha County, West Virginia">Hillsdale</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hitop,_West_Virginia" title="Hitop, West Virginia">Hitop</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Holly,_West_Virginia" title="Holly, West Virginia">Holly</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hollyhurst,_West_Virginia" title="Hollyhurst, West Virginia">Hollyhurst</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hugheston,_West_Virginia" title="Hugheston, West Virginia">Hugheston</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Indian,_West_Virginia" title="Indian, West Virginia">Indian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Island_Branch,_West_Virginia" title="Island Branch, West Virginia">Island Branch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ivydale,_Kanawha_County,_West_Virginia" title="Ivydale, Kanawha County, West Virginia">Ivydale</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jarrett,_West_Virginia" title="Jarrett, West Virginia">Jarrett</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jarretts_Ford,_West_Virginia" title="Jarretts Ford, West Virginia">Jarretts Ford</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joplin,_West_Virginia" title="Joplin, West Virginia">Joplin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kayford,_West_Virginia" title="Kayford, West Virginia">Kayford</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kelly_Hill,_West_Virginia" title="Kelly Hill, West Virginia">Kelly Hill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kendalia,_West_Virginia" title="Kendalia, West Virginia">Kendalia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Laing,_West_Virginia" title="Laing, West Virginia">Laing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leewood,_West_Virginia" title="Leewood, West Virginia">Leewood</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Legg,_West_Virginia" title="Legg, West Virginia">Legg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lico,_West_Virginia" title="Lico, West Virginia">Lico</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lincoln,_West_Virginia" title="Lincoln, West Virginia">Lincoln</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Livingston,_West_Virginia" title="Livingston, West Virginia">Livingston</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/London,_West_Virginia" title="London, West Virginia">London</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Loudendale,_West_Virginia" title="Loudendale, West Virginia">Loudendale</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lower_Belle,_West_Virginia" title="Lower Belle, West Virginia">Lower Belle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lower_Falls,_West_Virginia" title="Lower Falls, West Virginia">Lower Falls</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mammoth,_West_Virginia" title="Mammoth, West Virginia">Mammoth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Meadowbrook,_Kanawha_County,_West_Virginia" title="Meadowbrook, Kanawha County, West Virginia">Meadowbrook</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Miami,_West_Virginia" title="Miami, West Virginia">Miami</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Milliken,_West_Virginia" title="Milliken, West Virginia">Milliken</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mink_Shoals,_West_Virginia" title="Mink Shoals, West Virginia">Mink Shoals</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Monarch,_West_Virginia" title="Monarch, West Virginia">Monarch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mound,_West_Virginia" title="Mound, West Virginia">Mound</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Notomine,_West_Virginia" title="Notomine, West Virginia">Notomine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nuckolls,_West_Virginia" title="Nuckolls, West Virginia">Nuckolls</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ohley,_West_Virginia" title="Ohley, West Virginia">Ohley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Olcott,_West_Virginia" title="Olcott, West Virginia">Olcott</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pentacre,_West_Virginia" title="Pentacre, West Virginia">Pentacre</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pocatalico,_West_Virginia" title="Pocatalico, West Virginia">Pocatalico</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pond_Gap,_West_Virginia" title="Pond Gap, West Virginia">Pond Gap</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Port_Amherst,_West_Virginia" title="Port Amherst, West Virginia">Port Amherst</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Putney,_West_Virginia" title="Putney, West Virginia">Putney</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Quarrier,_West_Virginia" title="Quarrier, West Virginia">Quarrier</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Quick,_West_Virginia" title="Quick, West Virginia">Quick</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Reamer,_West_Virginia" title="Reamer, West Virginia">Reamer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Red_Warrior,_West_Virginia" title="Red Warrior, West Virginia">Red Warrior</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rensford,_West_Virginia" title="Rensford, West Virginia">Rensford</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Republic,_West_Virginia" title="Republic, West Virginia">Republic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/River_Bend,_West_Virginia" title="River Bend, West Virginia">River Bend</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Riverside,_Kanawha_County,_West_Virginia" title="Riverside, Kanawha County, West Virginia">Riverside</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rocky_Fork,_West_Virginia" title="Rocky Fork, West Virginia">Rocky Fork</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rock_Lake_Village,_Kanawha_County,_West_Virginia" title="Rock Lake Village, Kanawha County, West Virginia">Rock Lake Village</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ronda,_West_Virginia" title="Ronda, West Virginia">Ronda</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rosina,_West_Virginia" title="Rosina, West Virginia">Rosina</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ruth,_West_Virginia" title="Ruth, West Virginia">Ruth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ruthdale,_West_Virginia" title="Ruthdale, West Virginia">Ruthdale</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rutledge,_West_Virginia" title="Rutledge, West Virginia">Rutledge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sanderson,_West_Virginia" title="Sanderson, West Virginia">Sanderson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sandy,_Kanawha_County,_West_Virginia" title="Sandy, Kanawha County, West Virginia">Sandy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sattes,_West_Virginia" title="Sattes, West Virginia">Sattes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Schrader,_West_Virginia" title="Schrader, West Virginia">Schrader</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sharon,_West_Virginia" title="Sharon, West Virginia">Sharon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Snow_Hill,_Kanawha_County,_West_Virginia" title="Snow Hill, Kanawha County, West Virginia">Snow Hill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sproul,_West_Virginia" title="Sproul, West Virginia">Sproul</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Standard,_West_Virginia" title="Standard, West Virginia">Standard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tad,_West_Virginia" title="Tad, West Virginia">Tad</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Three_Mile,_West_Virginia" title="Three Mile, West Virginia">Three Mile</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Turner,_West_Virginia" title="Turner, West Virginia">Turner</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Twomile,_West_Virginia" title="Twomile, West Virginia">Twomile</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tyler_Heights,_West_Virginia" title="Tyler Heights, West Virginia">Tyler Heights</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tyler_Mountain,_West_Virginia" title="Tyler Mountain, West Virginia">Tyler Mountain</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United,_West_Virginia" title="United, West Virginia">United</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Victor,_Kanawha_County,_West_Virginia" title="Victor, Kanawha County, West Virginia">Victor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Walgrove,_West_Virginia" title="Walgrove, West Virginia">Walgrove</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wallace,_Kanawha_County,_West_Virginia" title="Wallace, Kanawha County, West Virginia">Wallace</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ward,_West_Virginia" title="Ward, West Virginia">Ward</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Weir,_West_Virginia" title="Weir, West Virginia">Weir</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wellford,_West_Virginia" title="Wellford, West Virginia">Wellford</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wevaco,_West_Virginia" title="Wevaco, West Virginia">Wevaco</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Whittaker,_West_Virginia" title="Whittaker, West Virginia">Whittaker</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wilson,_Kanawha_County,_West_Virginia" title="Wilson, Kanawha County, West Virginia">Wilson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Winifrede,_West_Virginia" title="Winifrede, West Virginia">Winifrede</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Youngs_Bottom,_West_Virginia" title="Youngs Bottom, West Virginia">Youngs Bottom</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:#F3D161;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Ghost_town" title="Ghost town">Ghost towns</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Morris,_Kanawha_County,_West_Virginia" title="Morris, Kanawha County, West Virginia">Morris</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:#F3D161;color:inherit;">Footnotes</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties</div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow hlist" colspan="3" style="background:#F3D161;color:inherit;"><div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Portal:West_Virginia_(state)" class="mw-redirect" title="Portal:West Virginia (state)"><span>West Virginia 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style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Beckley,_West_Virginia" title="Beckley, West Virginia">Beckley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Benwood,_West_Virginia" title="Benwood, West Virginia">Benwood</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bluefield,_West_Virginia" title="Bluefield, West Virginia">Bluefield</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bridgeport,_West_Virginia" title="Bridgeport, West Virginia">Bridgeport</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Buckhannon,_West_Virginia" title="Buckhannon, West Virginia">Buckhannon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cameron,_West_Virginia" title="Cameron, West Virginia">Cameron</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ceredo,_West_Virginia" title="Ceredo, West Virginia">Ceredo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charles_Town,_West_Virginia" title="Charles Town, West Virginia">Charles Town</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Charleston</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chester,_West_Virginia" title="Chester, West Virginia">Chester</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clarksburg,_West_Virginia" title="Clarksburg, West Virginia">Clarksburg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dunbar,_West_Virginia" title="Dunbar, West Virginia">Dunbar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elkins,_West_Virginia" title="Elkins, West Virginia">Elkins</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fairmont,_West_Virginia" title="Fairmont, West Virginia">Fairmont</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Follansbee,_West_Virginia" title="Follansbee, West Virginia">Follansbee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gary,_West_Virginia" title="Gary, West Virginia">Gary</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Glen_Dale,_West_Virginia" title="Glen Dale, West Virginia">Glen Dale</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grafton,_West_Virginia" title="Grafton, West Virginia">Grafton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hinton,_West_Virginia" title="Hinton, West Virginia">Hinton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Huntington,_West_Virginia" title="Huntington, West Virginia">Huntington</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hurricane,_West_Virginia" title="Hurricane, West Virginia">Hurricane</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kenova,_West_Virginia" title="Kenova, West Virginia">Kenova</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Keyser,_West_Virginia" title="Keyser, West Virginia">Keyser</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kingwood,_West_Virginia" title="Kingwood, West Virginia">Kingwood</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lewisburg,_West_Virginia" title="Lewisburg, West Virginia">Lewisburg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Logan,_West_Virginia" title="Logan, West Virginia">Logan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Madison,_West_Virginia" title="Madison, West Virginia">Madison</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mannington,_West_Virginia" title="Mannington, West Virginia">Mannington</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marmet,_West_Virginia" title="Marmet, West Virginia">Marmet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Martinsburg,_West_Virginia" title="Martinsburg, West Virginia">Martinsburg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/McMechen,_West_Virginia" title="McMechen, West Virginia">McMechen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Montgomery,_West_Virginia" title="Montgomery, West Virginia">Montgomery</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Morgantown,_West_Virginia" title="Morgantown, West Virginia">Morgantown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Moundsville,_West_Virginia" title="Moundsville, West Virginia">Moundsville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mount_Hope,_West_Virginia" title="Mount Hope, West Virginia">Mount Hope</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mullens,_West_Virginia" title="Mullens, West Virginia">Mullens</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Cumberland,_West_Virginia" title="New Cumberland, West Virginia">New Cumberland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Martinsville,_West_Virginia" title="New Martinsville, West Virginia">New Martinsville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nitro,_West_Virginia" title="Nitro, West Virginia">Nitro</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oak_Hill,_West_Virginia" title="Oak Hill, West Virginia">Oak Hill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paden_City,_West_Virginia" title="Paden City, West Virginia">Paden City</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Parkersburg,_West_Virginia" title="Parkersburg, West Virginia">Parkersburg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Parsons,_West_Virginia" title="Parsons, West Virginia">Parsons</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pennsboro,_West_Virginia" title="Pennsboro, West Virginia">Pennsboro</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Petersburg,_West_Virginia" title="Petersburg, West Virginia">Petersburg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Philippi,_West_Virginia" title="Philippi, West Virginia">Philippi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pleasant_Valley,_Marion_County,_West_Virginia" title="Pleasant Valley, Marion County, West Virginia">Pleasant Valley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Point_Pleasant,_West_Virginia" title="Point Pleasant, West Virginia">Point Pleasant</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Princeton,_West_Virginia" title="Princeton, West Virginia">Princeton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ranson,_West_Virginia" title="Ranson, West Virginia">Ranson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ravenswood,_West_Virginia" title="Ravenswood, West Virginia">Ravenswood</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Richwood,_West_Virginia" title="Richwood, West Virginia">Richwood</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ripley,_West_Virginia" title="Ripley, West Virginia">Ripley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Romney,_West_Virginia" title="Romney, West Virginia">Romney</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ronceverte,_West_Virginia" title="Ronceverte, West Virginia">Ronceverte</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Salem,_West_Virginia" title="Salem, West Virginia">Salem</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shinnston,_West_Virginia" title="Shinnston, West Virginia">Shinnston</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sistersville,_West_Virginia" title="Sistersville, West Virginia">Sistersville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Smithers,_West_Virginia" title="Smithers, West Virginia">Smithers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_Charleston,_West_Virginia" title="South Charleston, West Virginia">South Charleston</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Spencer,_West_Virginia" title="Spencer, West Virginia">Spencer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St._Albans,_West_Virginia" title="St. Albans, West Virginia">St. Albans</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St._Marys,_West_Virginia" title="St. Marys, West Virginia">St. Marys</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stonewood,_West_Virginia" title="Stonewood, West Virginia">Stonewood</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thomas,_West_Virginia" title="Thomas, West Virginia">Thomas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vienna,_West_Virginia" title="Vienna, West Virginia">Vienna</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/War,_West_Virginia" title="War, West Virginia">War</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Weirton,_West_Virginia" title="Weirton, West Virginia">Weirton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Welch,_West_Virginia" title="Welch, West Virginia">Welch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wellsburg,_West_Virginia" title="Wellsburg, West Virginia">Wellsburg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Weston,_West_Virginia" title="Weston, West Virginia">Weston</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Westover,_West_Virginia" title="Westover, West Virginia">Westover</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wheeling,_West_Virginia" title="Wheeling, West Virginia">Wheeling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/White_Sulphur_Springs,_West_Virginia" title="White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia">White Sulphur Springs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Williamson,_West_Virginia" title="Williamson, West Virginia">Williamson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Williamstown,_West_Virginia" title="Williamstown, West Virginia">Williamstown</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#F3D161;;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_towns_in_West_Virginia" class="mw-redirect" title="List of towns in West Virginia">Towns</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Webster_Springs,_West_Virginia" title="Webster Springs, West Virginia">Addison (Webster Springs)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Albright,_West_Virginia" title="Albright, West Virginia">Albright</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alderson,_West_Virginia" title="Alderson, West Virginia">Alderson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anawalt,_West_Virginia" title="Anawalt, West Virginia">Anawalt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anmoore,_West_Virginia" title="Anmoore, West Virginia">Anmoore</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ansted,_West_Virginia" title="Ansted, West Virginia">Ansted</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Athens,_West_Virginia" title="Athens, West Virginia">Athens</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Auburn,_West_Virginia" title="Auburn, West Virginia">Auburn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bancroft,_West_Virginia" title="Bancroft, West Virginia">Bancroft</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Barrackville,_West_Virginia" title="Barrackville, West Virginia">Barrackville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Belmont,_West_Virginia" title="Belmont, West Virginia">Belmont</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Berkeley_Springs,_West_Virginia" title="Berkeley Springs, West Virginia">Bath (Berkeley Springs)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bayard,_West_Virginia" title="Bayard, West Virginia">Bayard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Belington,_West_Virginia" title="Belington, West Virginia">Belington</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Belle,_West_Virginia" title="Belle, West Virginia">Belle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bethany,_West_Virginia" title="Bethany, West Virginia">Bethany</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Beverly,_West_Virginia" title="Beverly, West Virginia">Beverly</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Blacksville,_West_Virginia" title="Blacksville, West Virginia">Blacksville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bolivar,_West_Virginia" title="Bolivar, West Virginia">Bolivar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bradshaw,_McDowell_County,_West_Virginia" class="mw-redirect" title="Bradshaw, McDowell County, West Virginia">Bradshaw</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bramwell,_West_Virginia" title="Bramwell, West Virginia">Bramwell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brandonville,_West_Virginia" title="Brandonville, West Virginia">Brandonville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bruceton_Mills,_West_Virginia" title="Bruceton Mills, West Virginia">Bruceton Mills</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Buffalo,_West_Virginia" title="Buffalo, West Virginia">Buffalo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Burnsville,_West_Virginia" title="Burnsville, West Virginia">Burnsville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cairo,_West_Virginia" title="Cairo, West Virginia">Cairo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Camden-on-Gauley,_West_Virginia" title="Camden-on-Gauley, West Virginia">Camden-on-Gauley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Capon_Bridge,_West_Virginia" title="Capon Bridge, West Virginia">Capon Bridge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carpendale,_West_Virginia" title="Carpendale, West Virginia">Carpendale</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cedar_Grove,_Kanawha_County,_West_Virginia" class="mw-redirect" title="Cedar Grove, Kanawha County, West Virginia">Cedar Grove</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chapmanville,_West_Virginia" title="Chapmanville, West Virginia">Chapmanville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chesapeake,_West_Virginia" title="Chesapeake, West Virginia">Chesapeake</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clay,_West_Virginia" title="Clay, West Virginia">Clay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clendenin,_West_Virginia" title="Clendenin, West Virginia">Clendenin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cowen,_West_Virginia" title="Cowen, West Virginia">Cowen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Danville,_West_Virginia" title="Danville, West Virginia">Danville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Davis,_West_Virginia" title="Davis, West Virginia">Davis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Davy,_West_Virginia" title="Davy, West Virginia">Davy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Delbarton,_West_Virginia" title="Delbarton, West Virginia">Delbarton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Durbin,_West_Virginia" title="Durbin, West Virginia">Durbin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/East_Bank,_West_Virginia" title="East Bank, West Virginia">East Bank</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eleanor,_West_Virginia" title="Eleanor, West Virginia">Eleanor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elizabeth,_West_Virginia" title="Elizabeth, West Virginia">Elizabeth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elk_Garden,_West_Virginia" title="Elk Garden, West Virginia">Elk Garden</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ellenboro,_West_Virginia" title="Ellenboro, West Virginia">Ellenboro</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fairview,_West_Virginia" title="Fairview, West Virginia">Fairview</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Falling_Spring,_West_Virginia" title="Falling Spring, West Virginia">Falling Spring</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Farmington,_West_Virginia" title="Farmington, West Virginia">Farmington</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fayetteville,_West_Virginia" title="Fayetteville, West Virginia">Fayetteville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Flatwoods,_West_Virginia" title="Flatwoods, West Virginia">Flatwoods</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Flemington,_West_Virginia" title="Flemington, West Virginia">Flemington</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fort_Gay,_West_Virginia" title="Fort Gay, West Virginia">Fort Gay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Franklin,_West_Virginia" title="Franklin, West Virginia">Franklin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Friendly,_West_Virginia" title="Friendly, West Virginia">Friendly</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gassaway,_West_Virginia" title="Gassaway, West Virginia">Gassaway</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gauley_Bridge,_West_Virginia" title="Gauley Bridge, West Virginia">Gauley Bridge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gilbert,_West_Virginia" title="Gilbert, West Virginia">Gilbert</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Glasgow,_West_Virginia" title="Glasgow, West Virginia">Glasgow</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Glenville,_West_Virginia" title="Glenville, West Virginia">Glenville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grant_Town,_West_Virginia" title="Grant Town, West Virginia">Grant Town</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grantsville,_West_Virginia" title="Grantsville, West Virginia">Grantsville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Granville,_West_Virginia" title="Granville, West Virginia">Granville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hambleton,_West_Virginia" title="Hambleton, West Virginia">Hambleton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hamlin,_West_Virginia" title="Hamlin, West Virginia">Hamlin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Handley,_West_Virginia" title="Handley, West Virginia">Handley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harman,_West_Virginia" title="Harman, West Virginia">Harman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harpers_Ferry,_West_Virginia" title="Harpers Ferry, West Virginia">Harpers Ferry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harrisville,_West_Virginia" title="Harrisville, West Virginia">Harrisville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hartford_City,_West_Virginia" title="Hartford City, West Virginia">Hartford City</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hedgesville,_West_Virginia" title="Hedgesville, West Virginia">Hedgesville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Henderson,_West_Virginia" title="Henderson, West Virginia">Henderson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hendricks,_West_Virginia" title="Hendricks, West Virginia">Hendricks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hillsboro,_West_Virginia" title="Hillsboro, West Virginia">Hillsboro</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hundred,_West_Virginia" title="Hundred, West Virginia">Hundred</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Huttonsville,_West_Virginia" title="Huttonsville, West Virginia">Huttonsville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Iaeger,_West_Virginia" title="Iaeger, West Virginia">Iaeger</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jane_Lew,_West_Virginia" title="Jane Lew, West Virginia">Jane Lew</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Junior,_West_Virginia" title="Junior, West Virginia">Junior</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kermit,_West_Virginia" title="Kermit, West Virginia">Kermit</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kimball,_West_Virginia" title="Kimball, West Virginia">Kimball</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leon,_West_Virginia" title="Leon, West Virginia">Leon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lester,_West_Virginia" title="Lester, West Virginia">Lester</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lost_Creek,_West_Virginia" title="Lost Creek, West Virginia">Lost Creek</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lumberport,_West_Virginia" title="Lumberport, West Virginia">Lumberport</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mabscott,_West_Virginia" title="Mabscott, West Virginia">Mabscott</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Man,_West_Virginia" title="Man, West Virginia">Man</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marlinton,_West_Virginia" title="Marlinton, West Virginia">Marlinton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mason,_West_Virginia" title="Mason, West Virginia">Mason</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Masontown,_West_Virginia" title="Masontown, West Virginia">Masontown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Matewan,_West_Virginia" title="Matewan, West Virginia">Matewan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Matoaka,_West_Virginia" title="Matoaka, West Virginia">Matoaka</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Meadow_Bridge,_West_Virginia" title="Meadow Bridge, West Virginia">Meadow Bridge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Middlebourne,_West_Virginia" title="Middlebourne, West Virginia">Middlebourne</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mill_Creek,_West_Virginia" title="Mill Creek, West Virginia">Mill Creek</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Milton,_West_Virginia" title="Milton, West Virginia">Milton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mitchell_Heights,_West_Virginia" title="Mitchell Heights, West Virginia">Mitchell Heights</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Monongah,_West_Virginia" title="Monongah, West Virginia">Monongah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Montrose,_West_Virginia" title="Montrose, West Virginia">Montrose</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Moorefield,_West_Virginia" title="Moorefield, West Virginia">Moorefield</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Haven,_West_Virginia" title="New Haven, West Virginia">New Haven</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Newburg,_West_Virginia" title="Newburg, West Virginia">Newburg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Hills,_West_Virginia" title="North Hills, West Virginia">North Hills</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northfork,_West_Virginia" title="Northfork, West Virginia">Northfork</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nutter_Fort,_West_Virginia" title="Nutter Fort, West Virginia">Nutter Fort</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oakvale,_West_Virginia" title="Oakvale, West Virginia">Oakvale</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oceana,_West_Virginia" title="Oceana, West Virginia">Oceana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paw_Paw,_West_Virginia" title="Paw Paw, West Virginia">Paw Paw</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pax,_West_Virginia" title="Pax, West Virginia">Pax</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Peterstown,_West_Virginia" title="Peterstown, West Virginia">Peterstown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Piedmont,_West_Virginia" title="Piedmont, West Virginia">Piedmont</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pine_Grove,_Wetzel_County,_West_Virginia" class="mw-redirect" title="Pine Grove, Wetzel County, West Virginia">Pine Grove</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pineville,_West_Virginia" title="Pineville, West Virginia">Pineville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Poca,_West_Virginia" title="Poca, West Virginia">Poca</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pratt,_West_Virginia" title="Pratt, West Virginia">Pratt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pullman,_West_Virginia" title="Pullman, West Virginia">Pullman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Quinwood,_West_Virginia" title="Quinwood, West Virginia">Quinwood</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rainelle,_West_Virginia" title="Rainelle, West Virginia">Rainelle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Reedsville,_West_Virginia" title="Reedsville, West Virginia">Reedsville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Reedy,_West_Virginia" title="Reedy, West Virginia">Reedy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ridgeley,_West_Virginia" title="Ridgeley, West Virginia">Ridgeley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rivesville,_West_Virginia" title="Rivesville, West Virginia">Rivesville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rowlesburg,_West_Virginia" title="Rowlesburg, West Virginia">Rowlesburg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rupert,_West_Virginia" title="Rupert, West Virginia">Rupert</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sand_Fork,_West_Virginia" title="Sand Fork, West Virginia">Sand Fork</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shepherdstown,_West_Virginia" title="Shepherdstown, West Virginia">Shepherdstown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Smithfield,_West_Virginia" title="Smithfield, West Virginia">Smithfield</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sophia,_West_Virginia" title="Sophia, West Virginia">Sophia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Star_City,_West_Virginia" title="Star City, West Virginia">Star City</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Summersville,_West_Virginia" title="Summersville, West Virginia">Summersville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sutton,_West_Virginia" title="Sutton, West Virginia">Sutton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sylvester,_West_Virginia" title="Sylvester, West Virginia">Sylvester</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Terra_Alta,_West_Virginia" title="Terra Alta, West Virginia">Terra Alta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thurmond,_West_Virginia" title="Thurmond, West Virginia">Thurmond</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Triadelphia,_West_Virginia" title="Triadelphia, West Virginia">Triadelphia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tunnelton,_West_Virginia" title="Tunnelton, West Virginia">Tunnelton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Union,_Monroe_County,_West_Virginia" class="mw-redirect" title="Union, Monroe County, West Virginia">Union</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wardensville,_West_Virginia" title="Wardensville, West Virginia">Wardensville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wayne,_West_Virginia" title="Wayne, West Virginia">Wayne</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/West_Hamlin,_West_Virginia" title="West Hamlin, West Virginia">West Hamlin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/West_Liberty,_West_Virginia" title="West Liberty, West Virginia">West Liberty</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/West_Logan,_West_Virginia" title="West Logan, West Virginia">West Logan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/West_Milford,_West_Virginia" title="West Milford, West Virginia">West Milford</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/West_Union,_West_Virginia" title="West Union, West Virginia">West Union</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/White_Hall,_West_Virginia" title="White Hall, West Virginia">White Hall</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Whitesville,_West_Virginia" title="Whitesville, West Virginia">Whitesville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Winfield,_West_Virginia" title="Winfield, West Virginia">Winfield</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Womelsdorf_(Coalton),_West_Virginia" title="Womelsdorf (Coalton), West Virginia">Womelsdorf (Coalton)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Worthington,_West_Virginia" title="Worthington, West Virginia">Worthington</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#F3D161;;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_villages_in_West_Virginia" class="mw-redirect" title="List of villages in West Virginia">Villages</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Barboursville,_West_Virginia" title="Barboursville, West Virginia">Barboursville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Beech_Bottom,_West_Virginia" title="Beech Bottom, West Virginia">Beech Bottom</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bethlehem,_West_Virginia" title="Bethlehem, West Virginia">Bethlehem</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clearview,_West_Virginia" title="Clearview, West Virginia">Clearview</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Valley_Grove,_West_Virginia" title="Valley Grove, West Virginia">Valley Grove</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Windsor_Heights,_West_Virginia" title="Windsor Heights, West Virginia">Windsor Heights</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374" /><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235" /></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="State_of_West_Virginia565" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks hlist mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2" style="background-color:#F3D161;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374" /><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231" /><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:West_Virginia" title="Template:West Virginia"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:West_Virginia" title="Template talk:West Virginia"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:West_Virginia" title="Special:EditPage/Template:West Virginia"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div><div id="State_of_West_Virginia565" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/U.S._state" title="U.S. state">State</a> of <a href="/wiki/West_Virginia" title="West Virginia">West Virginia</a></div></th></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2" style="background-color:#F3D161;"><div><b><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Charleston</a></b> (capital)</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color:#F3D161;;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Index_of_West_Virginia%E2%80%93related_articles" title="Index of West Virginia–related articles">Topics</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Outline_of_West_Virginia" title="Outline of West Virginia">Outline</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_cities_in_West_Virginia" class="mw-redirect" title="List of cities in West Virginia">Cities</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_towns_in_West_Virginia" class="mw-redirect" title="List of towns in West Virginia">Towns</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_villages_in_West_Virginia" class="mw-redirect" title="List of villages in West Virginia">Villages</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_magisterial_districts_in_West_Virginia" title="List of magisterial districts in West Virginia">Magisterial districts</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_census-designated_places_in_West_Virginia" title="List of census-designated places in West Virginia">Census-designated places</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Environment_of_West_Virginia" title="Environment of West Virginia">Environment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Government_of_West_Virginia" title="Government of West Virginia">Government</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_governors_of_West_Virginia" title="List of governors of West Virginia">Governors</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_congressional_delegations_from_West_Virginia" title="United States congressional delegations from West Virginia">Delegations</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elections_in_West_Virginia" class="mw-redirect" title="Elections in West Virginia">Elections</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_West_Virginia" title="History of West Virginia">History</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_people_from_West_Virginia" title="List of people from West Virginia">People</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_West_Virginia_state_symbols" title="List of West Virginia state symbols">Symbols</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:Tourist_attractions_in_West_Virginia" title="Category:Tourist attractions in West Virginia">Tourist attractions</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color:#F3D161;;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Society_of_the_United_States" title="Society of the United States">Society</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Abortion_in_West_Virginia" title="Abortion in West Virginia">Abortion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:West_Virginia_culture" title="Category:West Virginia culture">Culture</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Climate_change_in_West_Virginia" title="Climate change in West Virginia">Climate change</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Crime_in_West_Virginia" title="Crime in West Virginia">Crime</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Demographics_of_West_Virginia" class="mw-redirect" title="Demographics of West Virginia">Demographics</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Economy_of_West_Virginia" title="Economy of West Virginia">Economy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Education_in_West_Virginia" title="Education in West Virginia">Education</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_colleges_and_universities_in_West_Virginia" title="List of colleges and universities in West Virginia">Colleges and universities</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gun_laws_in_West_Virginia" title="Gun laws in West Virginia">Gun laws</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/LGBT_rights_in_West_Virginia" class="mw-redirect" title="LGBT rights in West Virginia">LGBT rights</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:Mass_media_in_West_Virginia" title="Category:Mass media in West Virginia">Mass media</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_films_set_in_West_Virginia" title="List of films set in West Virginia">Film</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_songs_about_West_Virginia" title="List of songs about West Virginia">Music</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_newspapers_in_West_Virginia" title="List of newspapers in West Virginia">Newspapers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_radio_stations_in_West_Virginia" title="List of radio stations in West Virginia">Radio</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_television_stations_in_West_Virginia" title="List of television stations in West Virginia">TV</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color:#F3D161;;width:1%">Insignia</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Coat_of_arms_of_West_Virginia" class="mw-redirect" title="Coat of arms of West Virginia">Coat of arms</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Flag_of_West_Virginia" title="Flag of West Virginia">Flag</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Montani_semper_liberi" class="mw-redirect" title="Montani semper liberi">Motto</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Seal_of_West_Virginia" title="Seal of West Virginia">Seal</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color:#F3D161;;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_regions_of_the_United_States#West_Virginia" title="List of regions of the United States">Regions</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Allegheny_Mountains" title="Allegheny Mountains">Allegheny Mountains</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Allegheny_Plateau" title="Allegheny Plateau">Allegheny Plateau</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Blue_Ridge_Mountains" title="Blue Ridge Mountains">Blue Ridge Mountains</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charleston_metropolitan_area,_West_Virginia" title="Charleston metropolitan area, West Virginia">Charleston metropolitan area</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cumberland_Mountains" title="Cumberland Mountains">Cumberland Mountains</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cumberland_Plateau" title="Cumberland Plateau">Cumberland Plateau</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eastern_Panhandle_of_West_Virginia" class="mw-redirect" title="Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia">Eastern Panhandle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Huntington%E2%80%93Ashland_metropolitan_area" title="Huntington–Ashland metropolitan area">Huntington metropolitan area</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Central_West_Virginia" title="North Central West Virginia">North Central</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh%E2%80%93New_Castle%E2%80%93Weirton_combined_statistical_area" title="Pittsburgh–New Castle–Weirton combined statistical area">Ohio Valley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northern_Panhandle_of_West_Virginia" class="mw-redirect" title="Northern Panhandle of West Virginia">Northern Panhandle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Potomac_Highlands" title="Potomac Highlands">Potomac Highlands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ridge-and-Valley_Appalachians" title="Ridge-and-Valley Appalachians">Ridge-and-Valley Appalachians</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shenandoah_Valley" title="Shenandoah Valley">Shenandoah Valley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Southern_West_Virginia" title="Southern West Virginia">Southern</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Washington%E2%80%93Baltimore_metropolitan_area" class="mw-redirect" title="Washington–Baltimore metropolitan area">Washington–Baltimore metropolitan area</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color:#F3D161;;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/West_Virginia_statistical_areas" title="West Virginia statistical areas">Metro areas</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bluefield_micropolitan_area" title="Bluefield micropolitan area">Bluefield</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charleston_metropolitan_area,_West_Virginia" title="Charleston metropolitan area, West Virginia">Charleston</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hagerstown_metropolitan_area" title="Hagerstown metropolitan area">Hagerstown–Martinsburg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Huntington%E2%80%93Ashland_metropolitan_area" title="Huntington–Ashland metropolitan area">Huntington–Ashland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Morgantown_metropolitan_area" title="Morgantown metropolitan area">Morgantown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Parkersburg%E2%80%93Marietta%E2%80%93Vienna_metropolitan_area" class="mw-redirect" title="Parkersburg–Marietta–Vienna metropolitan area">Parkersburg–Marietta–Vienna</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Washington_metropolitan_area" title="Washington metropolitan area">Washington</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Weirton%E2%80%93Steubenville_metropolitan_area" title="Weirton–Steubenville metropolitan area">Weirton–Steubenville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wheeling_metropolitan_area" title="Wheeling metropolitan area">Wheeling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Winchester,_VA%E2%80%93WV_MSA" title="Winchester, VA–WV MSA">Winchester</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color:#F3D161;;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_cities_in_West_Virginia" class="mw-redirect" title="List of cities in West Virginia">Largest cities</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Beckley,_West_Virginia" title="Beckley, West Virginia">Beckley</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Charleston</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clarksburg,_West_Virginia" title="Clarksburg, West Virginia">Clarksburg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fairmont,_West_Virginia" title="Fairmont, West Virginia">Fairmont</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Huntington,_West_Virginia" title="Huntington, West Virginia">Huntington</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Martinsburg,_West_Virginia" title="Martinsburg, West Virginia">Martinsburg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Morgantown,_West_Virginia" title="Morgantown, West Virginia">Morgantown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Parkersburg,_West_Virginia" title="Parkersburg, West Virginia">Parkersburg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Weirton,_West_Virginia" title="Weirton, West Virginia">Weirton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wheeling,_West_Virginia" title="Wheeling, West Virginia">Wheeling</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color:#F3D161;;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_counties_in_West_Virginia" title="List of counties in West Virginia">Counties</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Barbour_County,_West_Virginia" title="Barbour County, West Virginia">Barbour</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Berkeley_County,_West_Virginia" title="Berkeley County, West Virginia">Berkeley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boone_County,_West_Virginia" title="Boone County, West Virginia">Boone</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Braxton_County,_West_Virginia" title="Braxton County, West Virginia">Braxton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brooke_County,_West_Virginia" title="Brooke County, West Virginia">Brooke</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cabell_County,_West_Virginia" title="Cabell County, West Virginia">Cabell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Calhoun_County,_West_Virginia" title="Calhoun County, West Virginia">Calhoun</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clay_County,_West_Virginia" title="Clay County, West Virginia">Clay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Doddridge_County,_West_Virginia" title="Doddridge County, West Virginia">Doddridge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fayette_County,_West_Virginia" title="Fayette County, West Virginia">Fayette</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gilmer_County,_West_Virginia" title="Gilmer County, West Virginia">Gilmer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grant_County,_West_Virginia" title="Grant County, West Virginia">Grant</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Greenbrier_County,_West_Virginia" title="Greenbrier County, West Virginia">Greenbrier</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hampshire_County,_West_Virginia" title="Hampshire County, West Virginia">Hampshire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hancock_County,_West_Virginia" title="Hancock County, West Virginia">Hancock</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hardy_County,_West_Virginia" title="Hardy County, West Virginia">Hardy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harrison_County,_West_Virginia" title="Harrison County, West Virginia">Harrison</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jackson_County,_West_Virginia" title="Jackson County, West Virginia">Jackson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jefferson_County,_West_Virginia" title="Jefferson County, West Virginia">Jefferson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kanawha_County,_West_Virginia" title="Kanawha County, West Virginia">Kanawha</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lewis_County,_West_Virginia" title="Lewis County, West Virginia">Lewis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lincoln_County,_West_Virginia" title="Lincoln County, West Virginia">Lincoln</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Logan_County,_West_Virginia" title="Logan County, West Virginia">Logan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marion_County,_West_Virginia" title="Marion County, West Virginia">Marion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marshall_County,_West_Virginia" title="Marshall County, West Virginia">Marshall</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mason_County,_West_Virginia" title="Mason County, West Virginia">Mason</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/McDowell_County,_West_Virginia" title="McDowell County, West Virginia">McDowell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mercer_County,_West_Virginia" title="Mercer County, West Virginia">Mercer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mineral_County,_West_Virginia" title="Mineral County, West Virginia">Mineral</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mingo_County,_West_Virginia" title="Mingo County, West Virginia">Mingo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Monongalia_County,_West_Virginia" title="Monongalia County, West Virginia">Monongalia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Monroe_County,_West_Virginia" title="Monroe County, West Virginia">Monroe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Morgan_County,_West_Virginia" title="Morgan County, West Virginia">Morgan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nicholas_County,_West_Virginia" title="Nicholas County, West Virginia">Nicholas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ohio_County,_West_Virginia" title="Ohio County, West Virginia">Ohio</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pendleton_County,_West_Virginia" title="Pendleton County, West Virginia">Pendleton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pleasants_County,_West_Virginia" title="Pleasants County, West Virginia">Pleasants</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pocahontas_County,_West_Virginia" title="Pocahontas County, West Virginia">Pocahontas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Preston_County,_West_Virginia" title="Preston County, West Virginia">Preston</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Putnam_County,_West_Virginia" title="Putnam County, West Virginia">Putnam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Raleigh_County,_West_Virginia" title="Raleigh County, West Virginia">Raleigh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Randolph_County,_West_Virginia" title="Randolph County, West Virginia">Randolph</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ritchie_County,_West_Virginia" title="Ritchie County, West Virginia">Ritchie</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Roane_County,_West_Virginia" title="Roane County, West Virginia">Roane</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Summers_County,_West_Virginia" title="Summers County, West Virginia">Summers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Taylor_County,_West_Virginia" title="Taylor County, West Virginia">Taylor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tucker_County,_West_Virginia" title="Tucker County, West Virginia">Tucker</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tyler_County,_West_Virginia" title="Tyler County, West 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