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Charleston is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of West Virginia. It is the seat of Kanawha County [ 9 ] and is located at the confluence of the Elk and Kanawha rivers. The population was 48,864 at the 2020 census . [ 5 ]
Linsly School was the first West Virginia capitol building, located in Wheeling and in use from 1863 to 1870. From the state's official inception in 1863 (i.e., the date of its admission to the Union), the legislature met in the building of the Linsly Military Institute, on Eoff Street in Wheeling. The government soon outgrew this building ...
The West Virginia Capitol Complex is an 18-acre (7.3 ha) historic district located along Kanawha Blvd., E., in Charleston, West Virginia. It dates from 1925 and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.
West Virginia is the 10th-smallest state by area and ranks as the 12th-least populous state, with a population of 1,769,979 residents. [5] The capital and most populous city is Charleston with a population of 49,055. West Virginia was admitted to the Union on June 20, 1863, and was a key border state during the American Civil War.
Kanawha County (/ k ə ˈ n ɔː ə / kə-NAW-ə) is a county in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 180,745, [1] making it West Virginia's most populous county. [2] The county seat is Charleston, [3] which is also the state capital and most populous city.
It is the largest metropolitan area entirely within the state of West Virginia. The Huntington Metro Area adds to the Charleston–Huntington, WV-OH-KY CSA and spans three states (West Virginia, Kentucky, and Ohio), while the core county of the Charleston area, Kanawha County, is more populous than the West Virginia portion of the Huntington area.
Downtown Charleston Historic District is a national historic district located at Charleston, West Virginia, USA.The district contains contributing structures in the Late Victorian and Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals architectural styles. [2]
2023 Rank City Type 2023 Estimate [1] 2020 Census Change County 1: Charleston †† City 46,838 48,864 −4.15%: Kanawha: 2: Huntington † City 45,325 46,842