The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the U.S. state of West Virginia:

West Virginia West Virginia is a state in the Appalachian, Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States.The Census Bureau and the Association of American Geographers classify West Virginia as part of the Southern United States while the B ...

– U.S. state located in the Appalachian region of the Southern United States. West Virginia became a state following the Wheeling Conventions of 1861, in which 50 northwestern counties of Virginia decided to break away from Virginia during the American Civil War. The state is noted for its mountains and rolling hills, its historically significant logging and coal mining industries, and its political and labor history.

General reference

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*** Pronunciation: ** Official name: State of West Virginia ** Abbreviations and name codes *** Postal symbol: WV *** ISO 3166-2 code: US-WV ***

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Mountaineer Mountaineering or alpinism, is a set of outdoor activities that involves ascending tall mountains. Mountaineering-related activities include traditional outdoor climbing, skiing, and traversing via ferratas. Indoor climbing, sport climbing, an ...

Geography of West Virginia

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* Population of West Virginia: 1,852,994 (2010 U.S. Census) * Area of West Virginia * Atlas of West Virginia

Places in West Virginia

* Historic places in West Virginia ** National Historic Landmarks in West Virginia **

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*** Bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in West Virginia * National Natural Landmarks in West Virginia * National parks in West Virginia * State parks in West Virginia

Environment of West Virginia The Environment of West Virginia encompasses terrain and ecosystems ranging from plateaus to mountains. Most of West Virginia lies within the Appalachian mixed mesophytic forests ecoregion, while the higher elevations along the eastern border and ...

* Climate of West Virginia * Geology of West Virginia * Protected areas in West Virginia ** State forests of West Virginia * Superfund sites in West Virginia * Wildlife of West Virginia ** Fauna of West Virginia *** Birds of West Virginia *** Mammals of West Virginia *** Reptiles of West Virginia *** Amphibians of West Virginia

Natural geographic features of West Virginia

* Islands of West Virginia * Lakes of West Virginia *

Rivers of West Virginia This is a list of rivers in the U.S. state of West Virginia. List of West Virginia rivers includes streams formally designated as rivers. There are also smaller streams (i.e., branches, creeks, drains, forks, licks, runs, etc.) in the state. Exc ...

Regions of West Virginia

Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia The Eastern Panhandle is the eastern of the two panhandles in the U.S. state of West Virginia; the other is the Northern Panhandle. It is a small stretch of territory in the northeast of the state, bordering Maryland and Virginia. Some sources ...

North Central West Virginia North Central West Virginia (sometimes known as "Mountaineer Country") is a region of the U.S. state of West Virginia. The region's largest city is Morgantown. Counties * Monongalia County * Marion County * Harrison County * Taylor County * D ...

Northern Panhandle of West Virginia The Northern Panhandle is the northern of the two panhandles in the U.S. state of West Virginia. It is a culturally and geographically distinct region of the state. It is the state's northernmost extension, bounded by Ohio and the Ohio River ...

* Southern West Virginia

Administrative divisions of West Virginia

* The 55 counties of the state of West Virginia ** Municipalities in West Virginia ***

Cities in West Virginia A city is a human settlement of notable size.Goodall, B. (1987) ''The Penguin Dictionary of Human Geography''. London: Penguin.Kuper, A. and Kuper, J., eds (1996) ''The Social Science Encyclopedia''. 2nd edition. London: Routledge. It can be def ...

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State capital Below is an index of pages containing lists of capital cities. National capitals *List of national capitals * List of national capitals by latitude *List of national capitals by population * List of national capitals by area * List of capital c ...

of West Virginia: **** City nicknames in West Virginia *** Towns in West Virginia ** Census-designated places in West Virginia

Demography of West Virginia

Demographics of West Virginia

Government and politics of West Virginia

Politics of West Virginia * Form of government: U.S. state government *

United States congressional delegations from West Virginia These are tables of congressional delegations from West Virginia to the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate. The current dean of the West Virginia delegation is Senator Shelley Moore Capito, having served in the ...

* West Virginia State Capitol * Political party strength in West Virginia

Branches of the government of West Virginia

Government of West Virginia

Executive branch of the government of West Virginia

Governor of West Virginia A governor is an administrative leader and head of a polity or political region, ranking under the head of state and in some cases, such as governors-general, as the head of state's official representative. Depending on the type of political ...

Lieutenant Governor of West Virginia The president of the West Virginia Senate is a member of the West Virginia Senate who has been elected to be its president by the other senators. The current Senate president is Craig Blair, who has been in office since January 2021. In addition ...

Secretary of State of West Virginia The Secretary of State of West Virginia is an elected office within the U.S. state of West Virginia state government. The secretary of state is responsible for overseeing the state's election process, including voter registration and election re ...

* State departments **

West Virginia Department of Transportation The West Virginia Department of Transportation (WVDOT) is the state agency responsible for transportation in West Virginia. The Department of Transportation serves an umbrella organization for seven subsidiary agencies which are directly responsi ...

Legislative branch of the government of West Virginia

West Virginia Legislature The West Virginia Legislature is the state legislature of the U.S. state of West Virginia. A bicameral legislative body, the legislature is split between the upper Senate and the lower House of Delegates. It was established under Article VI o ...

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Upper house An upper house is one of two chambers of a bicameral legislature, the other chamber being the lower house.''Bicameralism'' (1997) by George Tsebelis The house formally designated as the upper house is usually smaller and often has more restric ...

West Virginia Senate The West Virginia Senate is the upper house of the West Virginia Legislature. There are seventeen senatorial districts. Each district has two senators who serve staggered four-year terms. Although the Democratic Party held a supermajority in t ...

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West Virginia House of Delegates The West Virginia House of Delegates is the lower house of the West Virginia Legislature. Only three states—Maryland, Virginia and West Virginia—refer to their lower house as the House of Delegates. Organization Regular sessions begin with ...

Judicial branch of the government of West Virginia

Courts of West Virginia * Supreme Court of West Virginia

Law and order in West Virginia

Law of West Virginia * Cannabis in West Virginia * Capital punishment in West Virginia *

Constitution of West Virginia The Constitution of the State of West Virginia West Virginia State Constitution is the supreme law of the U.S. state of West Virginia. It expresses the rights of the state's citizens and provides the framework for the organization of law and gover ...

* Crime in West Virginia *

Gun laws in West Virginia Gun laws in West Virginia regulate the sale, possession, and use of firearms and ammunition in the U.S. state of West Virginia.Law enforcement agencies in West Virginia ***

West Virginia State Police The West Virginia State Police (WVSP) is a state law enforcement agency in the United States that provides police services to the residents of West Virginia. It is the fourth-oldest state police agency in the US. The WVSP was disbanded due to the ...

Same-sex marriage in West Virginia Same-sex marriage in West Virginia has been legally recognized since October 9, 2014. On July 28, 2014, a ruling by the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals in ''Bostic v. Schaefer'' found Virginia's ban on same-sex marriage unconstitutional. On Octobe ...

Military in West Virginia

West Virginia Air National Guard The West Virginia Air National Guard (WV ANG) is the aerial militia of the State of West Virginia, United States of America. It is, along with the West Virginia Army National Guard, an element of the West Virginia National Guard, and is also close ...

West Virginia Army National Guard The West Virginia National Guard is a part of the West Virginia Department of Military Affairs and Public Safety. It comprises the West Virginia Army National Guard and the West Virginia Air National Guard. Unlike some states, West Virginia does ...

History of West Virginia

History of West Virginia The history of West Virginia stems from the 1861 Wheeling Convention, which was an assembly of northwestern Virginian Southern Unionists, who aimed to repeal the Ordinance of Secession that Virginia made during the American Civil War (1861–1 ...

History of West Virginia, by period

* Prehistory of West Virginia *

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Colony of Virginia, 1607–1707 * French colony of Louisiane, 1699–1764 *

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Colony of Virginia, 1707–1776 ** History of slavery in West Virginia *

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, 1754–1763 ** Treaty of Fontainebleau of 1762 **

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American Revolutionary War The American Revolutionary War (April 19, 1775 – September 3, 1783), also known as the Revolutionary War or American War of Independence, was a major war of the American Revolution. Widely considered as the war that secured the independence of t ...

, April 19, 1775 – September 3, 1783 **

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, September 3, 1783 *

Commonwealth of Virginia Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States, between the Atlantic Coast and the Appalachian Mountains. The geography and climate of the Commonwealth are ...

, (1776–1863) ** Separation of Kentucky from Virginia in 1792 * State of West Virginia becomes 35th State admitted to the

on June 20, 1863 ** Separation of West Virginia from Virginia in 1863 **

American Civil War The American Civil War (April 12, 1861 – May 26, 1865; also known by other names) was a civil war in the United States. It was fought between the Union ("the North") and the Confederacy ("the South"), the latter formed by states ...

, April 12, 1861 – May 13, 1865 ***

West Virginia in the American Civil War The U.S. state of West Virginia was formed out of western Virginia and added to the Union as a direct result of the American Civil War (see History of West Virginia), in which it became the only modern state to have declared its independence ...

**** Border state, 1863–1865

History of West Virginia, by subject

* History of slavery in West Virginia *

Culture of West Virginia

Culture of West Virginia * Museums in West Virginia * Religion in West Virginia ** Episcopal Diocese of West Virginia * Scouting in West Virginia *

Sports in West Virginia West Virginia is a state in the Appalachian, Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States.The Census Bureau and the Association of American Geographers classify West Virginia as part of the Southern United States while the Bur ...

* State symbols of West Virginia ** Flag of the State of West Virginia ** Great Seal of the State of West Virginia WV State Seal

The arts in West Virginia

* Music of West Virginia

Economy and infrastructure of West Virginia

Economy of West Virginia * Communications in West Virginia ** Newspapers in West Virginia **

Radio stations in West Virginia The following is a list of FCC-licensed radio stations in the U.S. state of West Virginia, which can be sorted by their call signs, frequencies, cities of license, licensees, and programming formats. List of radio stations Defunct * WCFC * ...

** Television stations in West Virginia * Energy in West Virginia ** Power stations in West Virginia ** Solar power in West Virginia ** Wind power in West Virginia * Health care in West Virginia **

Hospitals in West Virginia A hospital is a health care institution providing patient treatment with specialized health science and auxiliary healthcare staff and medical equipment. The best-known type of hospital is the general hospital, which typically has an emergency ...

* Transportation in West Virginia ** Airports in West Virginia ** Roads in West Virginia *** U.S. Highways in West Virginia *** Interstate Highways in West Virginia *** State highways in West Virginia

Education in West Virginia

Education in West Virginia Formal public school Education in West Virginia falls under the auspices of the West Virginia Department of Education. Each county in West Virginia constitutes a school district. Education administration West Virginia Board of Education The West ...

* Schools in West Virginia ** School districts in West Virginia *** High schools in West Virginia ** Colleges and universities in West Virginia ***

West Virginia University West Virginia University (WVU) is a public land-grant research university with its main campus in Morgantown, West Virginia. Its other campuses are those of the West Virginia University Institute of Technology in Beckley, Potomac State Coll ...

*** West Virginia State University

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