|State of West Virginia|
|Nickname(s): Mountain State|
|Motto(s): Montani semper liberi|
|- Total||24,244 sq mi
|- Width||130 miles (210 km)|
|- Length||240 miles (385 km)|
|- % water||0.6|
|- Latitude||37°10'N to 40°40'N|
|- Longitude||77°40'W to 82°40'W|
|Number of people||Ranked 37th|
|- Density||75.1/sq mi (29.0/km2)
|- Average income||$32,589 (50th)|
|Height above sea level|
|- Highest point||Spruce Knob
4,863 ft (1,427 m)
|- Average||1,500 ft (460 m)|
|- Lowest point||Potomac River
240 ft (73 m)
|Became part of the U.S.||June 20, 1863 (35th)|
|Governor||Jim Justice (D)|
|U.S. Senators||Joe Manchin (D)
Shelley Moore Capito (R)
|Time zone||Eastern: UTC-5/-4|
West Virginia is bordered by Pennsylvania to the north, by Ohio to the north and west, by Kentucky to the west, by Maryland to the north and east, and by Virginia to the east and south. The Ohio and Potomac Rivers form parts of the boundaries.
Statehood[change | change source]
West Virginia became a state in 1863.
West Virginia was once a part of Virginia. At the beginning of the American Civil War, Virginia and the other southern states seceded from the United States, which means they chose to not be a part of it anymore. The people in the western part of the state felt that they had very little power in the state's affairs, including its decision to secede. They seceded from Virginia and formed their own state, West Virginia. After the war, the United States was brought back together, but West Virginia never rejoined Virginia.
Geography[change | change source]
West Virginia is often called the "Mountain State" because it is entirely within the Appalachian Mountain Range, and there are many hills and mountains throughout the state. The highest one is Spruce Knob, which is 4,863 feet above sea level. There are many rivers, including the Ohio, the Potomac, the Kanawha, and the Monongahela.
There is untaxed diesel fuel in West Virginia.
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References[change | change source]
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- "Elevations and Distances in the United States". U.S Geological Survey. 29 April 2005. http://erg.usgs.gov/isb/pubs/booklets/elvadist/elvadist.html#Highest. Retrieved 2006-11-9.