West Virginia
| State of West Virginia | |||||
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| Nickname(s): Mountain State (Appalachian Mountains) | |||||
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Motto(s): Montani semper liberi (English: Mountaineers Are Always Free) |
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| Official language | De jure: English | ||||
| Demonym | West Virginian | ||||
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Capital (and largest city) |
Charleston | ||||
| Largest metro | Huntington | ||||
| Area | Ranked 41st | ||||
| • Total | 24,230 sq mi (62,755 km2) |
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| • Width | 130 miles (210 km) | ||||
| • Length | 240 miles (385 km) | ||||
| • % water | 0.6 | ||||
| • Latitude | 37° 12′ N to 40° 39′ N | ||||
| • Longitude | 77° 43′ W to 82° 39′ W | ||||
| Population | Ranked 38th | ||||
| • Total | 1,844,128 (2015 est) | ||||
| • Density | 77.1/sq mi (29.8/km2) Ranked 29th |
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| • Median household income | $42,824 (48th) | ||||
| Elevation | |||||
| • Highest point |
Spruce Knob 4863 ft (1482 m) |
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| • Mean | 1,513 ft (461 m) | ||||
| • Lowest point |
Potomac River at Virginia border 240 ft (73 m) |
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| Before statehood | Virginia | ||||
| Admission to Union | June 20, 1863 (35th) | ||||
| Governor | Jim Justice (D) | ||||
| Lieutenant Governor | Mitch Carmichael (R) | ||||
| Legislature | West Virginia Legislature | ||||
| • Upper house | Senate | ||||
| • Lower house | House of Delegates | ||||
| U.S. Senators |
Joe Manchin (D) Shelley Moore Capito (R) |
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| U.S. House delegation |
1: David McKinley (R) 2: Alex Mooney (R) 3: Evan Jenkins (R) (list) |
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| Time zone | Eastern: UTC -5/-4 | ||||
| ISO 3166 | US-WV | ||||
| Abbreviations | WV, W.Va. | ||||
| Website | wv |
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| West Virginia state symbols | |
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| Living insignia | |
| Bird |
Northern cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) |
| Butterfly |
Monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) |
| Fish |
Brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) |
| Flower |
Rhododendron (Rhododendron maximum) |
| Insect |
Western honey bee (Apis mellifera) |
| Mammal |
Black bear (Ursus americanus) |
| Reptile |
Timber rattler (Crotalus horridus) |
| Tree |
Sugar maple (Acer saccharum) |
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| Colors | Old gold and blue |
| Food |
Golden Delicious apple (Malus domestica) |
| Fossil |
Jefferson's ground sloth (Megalonyx jeffersonii) |
| Gemstone |
Silicified Mississippian fossil coral (Lithostrotionella) |
| Motto | Montani semper liberi (Latin, "Mountaineers are Always Free") |
| Rock | Coal |
| Slogan | "Wild and Wonderful" "Open for Business" (former) "Almost Heaven" (former) |
| Soil | Monongahela |
| Song | 4 songs |
| Tartan | West Virginia Shawl |
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