St. Marys, West Virginia
| St. Marys, West Virginia | |
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2nd Street in the central business district of St. Marys in 2006
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 Location of St. Marys, West Virginia |
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| Coordinates: 39°23′47″N 81°11′59″W / 39.39639°N 81.19972°WCoordinates: 39°23′47″N 81°11′59″W / 39.39639°N 81.19972°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | West Virginia |
| County | Pleasants |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.02 sq mi (2.64 km2) |
| • Land | 1.02 sq mi (2.64 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 623 ft (190 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 1,860 |
| • Estimate (2012) | 1,848 |
| • Density | 1,823.5/sq mi (704.1/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| Area code(s) | 304 |
| FIPS code | 54-71356 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1552772 |
St. Marys is a city in Pleasants County, West Virginia, in the United States. The population was 1,860 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Pleasants County. St. Marys was established in 1849 by Alexander Creel, who is said to have had a vision of Mary while passing the townsite by boat on the Ohio River.
St. Marys is part of the Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, WV-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Train tracks run down the middle of 2nd Street in St. Marys, and freight trains running through the middle of downtown St. Marys are a common sight. It is one of the few towns in the United States where freight trains actually share city streets with automotive traffic.
St. Marys is located at 39°23′47″N 81°11′59″W / 39.39639°N 81.19972°W (39.396393, -81.199701), along the Ohio River at the mouth of Middle Island Creek.Middle Island, which is part of the Ohio River Islands National Wildlife Refuge, is located in the Ohio opposite St. Marys; a bridge connects the city to the island.
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