Charleston, West Virginia
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Charleston, West Virginia | |
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| City of Charleston | |
.jpg) Aerial view of Charleston | |
| Nickname(s): Charlie West[1] | |
 Location of Charleston in Kanawha County, West Virginia. | |
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| Coordinates: 38°20′50″N 81°38′0″W / 38.34722°N 81.63333°WCoordinates: 38°20′50″N 81°38′0″W / 38.34722°N 81.63333°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | West Virginia |
| County | Kanawha |
| Founded | 1788 |
| Incorporated | 1794 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Danny Jones (I) |
| • City Council | Members list |
| Area | |
| • City | 32.66 sq mi (84.59 km2) |
| • Land | 31.52 sq mi (81.64 km2) |
| • Water | 1.14 sq mi (2.95 km2) |
| Elevation | 597−957 (varies due to mountains) ft (182−292 m) |
| Population | |
| • City | 51,400 |
| • Estimate (2016)[4] | 49,138 |
| • Rank | US: 745th |
| • Density | 1,630.7/sq mi (629.6/km2) |
| • Urban | 153,199 (US: 214th) |
| • Metro | 222,878 (US: 198th) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 25301-25306, 25309, 25311-25315, 25317, 25320-25339, 25350, 25356-25358, 25360-25362, 25364-25365, 25375, 25387, 25389, 25392, 25396, 25064 |
| Area code(s) | 304/681 |
| FIPS code | 54-14600 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1558347[5] |
| Website | cityofcharleston.org |
Charleston is the capital city of West Virginia, a state of the United States of America. It is where the Elk and Kanawha Rivers join in Kanawha County. As of the 2000 census, Charleston has 53,421 people living in it, which makes it the largest city in the state. It is the county seat of Kanawha County.
References[change | change source]
- ↑ "I'm Charlie West". Charleston Convention & Visitors Bureau. Archived from the original on June 20, 2015. Retrieved June 5, 2015.
- ↑ "US Gazetteer files 2010". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 20, 2011. Retrieved January 24, 2013.
- ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 17, 2012. Retrieved January 24, 2013.
- ↑ "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Archived from the original on May 29, 2017. Retrieved June 9, 2017.
- ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
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