Detailed profiles for cities and towns in West Virginia

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Charleston
West Virginia
  Population
53,196
  Median Home Value
$101,400
Charleston is the capital of the U.S. state of West Virginia. It is located at the confluence of the Elk and Kanawha Rivers in Kanawha County. As of the 2000 census, it has a population of 53,421, with its urban area having a population of 212,991, and it....
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Huntington
West Virginia
  Population
51,529
  Median Home Value
$65,400
Huntington is a city located in the U.S. State of West Virginia along the Ohio River. Most of the city is in Cabell County, for which it is the county seat of government. A small portion of the city, mainly the neighborhood of Westmoreland, is in Wayne Co....
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Parkersburg
West Virginia
  Population
33,158
  Median Home Value
$64,500
Parkersburg is a city located in Wood County, West Virginia, United States at the confluence of the Ohio and Little Kanawha Rivers. It is the county seat of Wood County[3]. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 33,099, making it the th....
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Wheeling
West Virginia
  Population
31,301
  Median Home Value
$67,100
Wheeling is a city in West Virginia, in the United States. Most of the city is in Ohio County, with a small part in Marshall County. It is the county seat of Ohio County[3]. Wheeling is considered part of the Pittsburgh Tri-State area and is the principal....
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Weirton
West Virginia
  Population
20,376
  Median Home Value
$72,100
Weirton is a city located in the Northern Panhandle of West Virginia. Most of the city is in Hancock County, with the remainder in Brooke County. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 20,411 (16,525 in Hancock County, 3,886 in Brooke County). It ....
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Fairmont
West Virginia
  Population
19,163
  Median Home Value
$62,000
Fairmont is a city in Marion County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 19,097 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Marion County[3]. Established in 1820 as Middletown, then in Monongalia County, it was chartered by the Virginia Gene....
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Beckley
West Virginia
  Population
17,425
  Median Home Value
$72,200
Beckley is a city in Raleigh County, West Virginia, USA and founded on April 4, 1838. The 2006 population was estimated to be 16,828 by the U.S. Census Bureau[3]. Early in its history, the town was known as Beckleyville and Raleigh Court House. The city ....
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Clarksburg
West Virginia
  Population
16,542
  Median Home Value
$58,800
Clarksburg is a city in and the county seat of Harrison County, West Virginia, United States.[3] The population was 16,743 at the 2000 census. It is the and the principal city of the Clarksburg, WV Micropolitan Statistical Area. Since 1979 Clarksburg has ....
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Martinsburg
West Virginia
  Population
14,945
  Median Home Value
$76,500
Martinsburg is a city in Berkeley County, West Virginia, United States. As of the 2000 U.S. Census, the population of Martinsburg was 14,972. A 2006 Census estimate places Martinsburg's population at 16,392 [1]. It is the county seat of Berkeley County[3]....
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South Charleston
West Virginia
  Population
13,676
  Median Home Value
$86,200
South Charleston is a city in Kanawha County, West Virginia, U.S. The population was 13,100 at the 2007 census estimate. South Charleston was established in 1906, but not incorporated until 1919 by special charter enacted by the West Virginia Legislature.....
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