List of cities in West Virginia

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Charleston, Capital of West Virginia
Huntington
Morgantown
Wheeling
Fairmont
Clarksburg
Weston

West Virginia is a state located in the Southern United States. The following is a list of cities in West Virginia, arranged by population.

List by population[]

  County seat
  State capital and county seat

2020 Rank City 2020 Census[1] 2010 Census[2] Change County
1 Charleston †† 48,864 51,400 −4.93% Kanawha
2 Huntington † 46,842 49,138 −4.67% Cabell
Wayne
3 Morgantown † 30,347 29,660 +2.32% Monongalia
4 Parkersburg † 29,738 31,492 −5.57% Wood
5 Wheeling † 27,052 28,486 −5.03% Ohio
Marshall
6 Weirton 19,163 19,746 −2.95% Hancock
Brooke
7 Martinsburg † 18,777 17,227 +9.00% Berkeley
8 Fairmont † 18,416 18,704 −1.54% Marion
9 Beckley † 17,286 17,614 −1.86% Raleigh
10 Clarksburg † 16,061 16,578 −3.12% Harrison
11 South Charleston 13,647 13,450 +1.46% Kanawha
12 St. Albans 10,861 11,044 −1.66% Kanawha
13 Vienna 10,652 10,749 −0.90% Wood
14 Bluefield 9,658 10,447 −7.55% Mercer
15 Bridgeport 9,336 8,149 +14.57% Harrison
16 Oak Hill 8,179 7,730 +5.81% Fayette
17 Moundsville † 8,093 9,318 −13.15% Marshall
18 Dunbar 7,480 7,907 −5.40% Kanawha
19 Hurricane 6,961 6,284 +10.77% Putnam
20 Elkins † 6,934 7,094 −2.26% Randolph
21 Nitro 6,624 7,178 −7.72% Kanawha
Putnam
22 Charles Town † 6,534 5,259 +24.24% Jefferson
23 Princeton † 5,872 6,432 −8.71% Mercer
24 Ranson 5,433 4,440 +22.36% Jefferson
25 New Martinsville † 5,204 5,366 −3.02% Wetzel
26 Buckhannon † 5,186 5,639 −8.03% Upshur
27 Keyser † 4,864 5,439 −10.57% Mineral
28 Grafton † 4,722 5,164 −8.56% Taylor
29 Barboursville 4,456 3,964 +12.41% Cabell
30 Point Pleasant † 4,070 4,350 −6.44% Mason
31 Westover 3,955 3,983 −0.70% Monongalia
32 Weston † 3,952 4,110 −3.84% Lewis
33 Lewisburg † 3,922 3,830 +2.40% Greenbrier
34 Ravenswood 3,865 3,876 −0.28% Jackson
35 Welch † 3,590 2,406 +49.21% McDowell
36 Pleasant Valley 3,498 3,149 +11.08% Marion
37 Summersville † 3,431 3,572 −3.95% Nicholas
38 Williamson † 3,083 3,191 −3.38% Mingo
39 Ripley † 3,079 3,252 −5.32% Jackson
40 Kenova 3,033 3,216 −5.69% Wayne
41 Williamstown 2,997 2,908 +3.06% Wood
42 Kingwood † 2,980 2,939 +1.40% Preston
43 Philippi † 2,929 2,966 −1.25% Barbour
44 Madison † 2,913 3,076 −5.30% Boone
45 Fayetteville † 2,887 2,892 −0.17% Fayette
46 Follansbee 2,848 2,986 −4.62% Brooke
47 Milton 2,811 2,423 +16.01% Cabell
48 Bethlehem 2,605 2,499 +4.24% Ohio
49 Paden City 2,541 2,633 −3.49% Wetzel
Tyler
50 Moorefield † 2,524 2,544 −0.79% Hardy
51 Wellsburg † 2,450 2,805 −12.66% Brooke
52 Winfield † 2,393 2,301 +4.00% Putnam
53 Shinnston 2,328 2,201 +5.77% Harrison
54 Petersburg † 2,284 2,467 −7.42% Grant
55 Hinton † 2,245 2,676 −16.11% Summers
56 White Sulphur Springs 2,221 2,444 −9.12% Greenbrier
57 Chester 2,208 2,585 −14.58% Hancock
58 Spencer † 2,063 2,322 −11.15% Roane
59 Mannington 1,952 2,063 −5.38% Marion
60 St. Marys † 1,831 1,860 −1.56% Pleasants
61 Belington 1,805 1,921 −6.04% Barbour
62 Stonewood 1,798 1,806 −0.44% Harrison
63 Star City 1,779 1,825 −2.52% Monongalia
64 Romney † 1,724 1,848 −6.71% Hampshire
65 McMechen 1,697 1,926 −11.89% Marshall
66 Richwood 1,660 2,051 −19.06% Nicholas
67 Harrisville † 1,631 1,876 −13.06% Ritchie
69 Ronceverte 1,572 1,765 −10.93% Greenbrier
70 Eleanor 1,542 1,518 +1.58% Putnam
71 Shepherdstown 1,531 1,734 −11.71% Jefferson
72 Salem 1,529 1,586 −3.59% Harrison
73 Marmet 1,504 1,503 +0.07% Kanawha
74 Glen Dale 1,496 1,526 −1.97% Marshall
75 Nutter Fort 1,493 1,593 −6.28% Harrison
76 Mullens 1,480 1,559 −5.07% Wyoming
77 New Haven 1,476 1,560 −5.38% Mason
78 West Liberty 1,454 1,542 −5.71% Ohio
79 Oceana 1,449 1,394 +3.95% Wyoming
80 Wayne † 1,443 1,413 +2.12% Wayne
81 Logan † 1,439 1,779 −19.11% Logan
82 Terra Alta 1,415 1,477 −4.20% Preston
83 Sistersville 1,412 1,396 +1.15% Tyler
84 Ceredo 1,408 1,450 −2.90% Wayne
85 Granville 1,355 781 +73.50% Monongalia
86 Mabscott 1,341 1,408 −4.76% Raleigh
87 Chesapeake 1,335 1,554 −14.09% Kanawha
88 Parsons † 1,327 1,485 −10.64% Tucker
89 Ansted 1,303 1,404 −7.19% Fayette
90 Montgomery 1,275 1,638 −22.16% Fayette
Kanawha
91 Benwood 1,252 1,420 −11.83% Marshall
92 Buffalo 1,211 1,236 −2.02% Putnam
93 Barrackville 1,201 1,302 −7.76% Marion
94 Rainelle 1,190 1,505 −20.93% Greenbrier
95 Belle 1,169 1,260 −7.22% Kanawha
96 Sophia 1,130 1,344 −15.92% Raleigh
97 Glenville † 1,129 1,537 −26.55% Gilmer
98 Mount Hope 1,125 1,414 −20.44% Fayette
99 Pennsboro 1,054 1,171 −9.99% Ritchie
100 Hamlin † 1,039 1,142 −9.02% Lincoln
101 Bolivar 1,036 1,045 −0.86% Jefferson
102 Chapmanville 1,020 1,256 −18.79% Logan
103 New Cumberland † 1,020 1,103 −7.52% Hancock
104 Marlinton † 998 1,054 −5.31% Pocahontas
105 Alderson 975 1,184 −17.65% Greenbrier
Monroe
106 Monongah 965 1,044 −7.57% Marion
107 Athens 962 1,048 −8.21% Mercer
108 Rupert 877 942 −6.90% Greenbrier
109 Belmont 875 903 −3.10% Pleasants
110 Poca 874 974 −10.27% Putnam
111 Mason 866 968 −10.54% Mason
112 Sutton † 863 994 −13.18% Braxton
113 Cameron 861 946 −8.99% Marshall
114 Carpendale 860 977 −11.98% Mineral
115 Clendenin 854 1,227 −30.40% Kanawha
116 North Hills 834 832 +0.24% Wood
117 Rivesville 828 934 −11.35% Marion
118 East Bank 822 959 −14.29% Kanawha
119 Bethany 781 1,036 −24.61% Brooke
120 Gary 773 968 −20.14% McDowell
121 Man 772 759 +1.71% Logan
122 Gassaway 759 908 −16.41% Braxton
123 Smithers 754 813 −7.26% Fayette
Kanawha
124 Berkeley Springs (Bath) † 753 624 +20.67% Morgan
125 Webster Springs (Addison) † 731 776 −5.80% Webster
126 Elizabeth † 724 823 −12.03% Wirt
127 Cedar Grove 718 997 −27.98% Kanawha
128 Piedmont 718 876 −18.04% Mineral
129 Lumberport 717 876 −18.15% Harrison
130 Middlebourne † 717 815 −12.02% Tyler
131 Glasgow 703 905 −22.32% Kanawha
132 White Hall 700 648 +8.02% Marion
133 Grant Town 685 613 +11.75% Marion
134 Fort Gay 675 705 −4.26% Wayne
135 Danville 672 691 −2.75% Boone
136 Triadelphia 669 811 −17.51% Ohio
137 West Union † 653 825 −20.85% Doddridge
138 Pineville † 645 668 −3.44% Wyoming
139 War 623 862 −27.73% McDowell
140 Beverly 622 702 −11.40% Randolph
141 Thomas 611 586 +4.27% Tucker
142 Davis 600 660 −9.09% Tucker
143 Ridgeley 591 675 −12.44% Mineral
144 Mill Creek 560 724 −22.65% Randolph
145 Beech Bottom 553 523 +5.74% Brooke
146 Gauley Bridge 553 614 −9.93% Fayette
147 Reedsville 530 593 −10.62% Preston
148 West Hamlin 524 774 −32.30% Lincoln
149 Anmoore 513 770 −33.38% Harrison
150 Masontown 510 546 −6.59% Preston
151 Hartford City 503 614 −18.08% Mason
152 Franklin † 495 721 −31.35% Pendleton
153 Grantsville † 494 561 −11.94% Calhoun
154 Cowen 487 541 −9.98% Webster
155 Pratt 483 602 −19.77% Kanawha
156 Clearview 472 565 −16.46% Ohio
157 West Milford 449 630 −28.73% Harrison
158 Peterstown 448 653 −31.39% Monroe
159 Rowlesburg 438 584 −25.00% Preston
160 Delbarton 422 579 −27.12% Mingo
161 Capon Bridge 420 355 +18.31% Hampshire
162 Union † 419 565 −25.84% Monroe
163 Matewan 412 499 −17.43% Mingo
164 Paw Paw 410 508 −19.29% Morgan
165 Jane Lew 408 409 −0.24% Lewis
166 West Logan 399 424 −5.90% Logan
167 Clay † 396 491 −19.35% Clay
168 Burnsville 394 510 −22.75% Braxton
169 Farmington 392 375 +4.53% Marion
170 Bancroft 387 587 −34.07% Putnam
171 Junior 384 520 −26.15% Barbour
172 Fairview 373 408 −8.58% Marion
173 Pine Grove 363 552 −34.24% Wetzel
174 Whitesville 361 514 −29.77% Boone
175 Windsor Heights 361 423 −14.66% Brooke
176 Lost Creek 359 496 −27.62% Harrison
177 Lester 338 348 −2.87% Raleigh
178 Gilbert 333 450 −26.00% Mingo
179 Meadow Bridge 324 379 −14.51% Fayette
180 Kermit 317 406 −21.92% Mingo
181 Mitchell Heights 314 323 −2.79% Logan
182 Flemington 309 312 −0.96% Taylor
183 Hedgesville 300 318 −5.66% Berkeley
184 Tunnelton 296 294 +0.68% Preston
185 Bramwell 276 364 −24.18% Mercer
186 Valley Grove 275 378 −27.25% Ohio
187 Harpers Ferry 269 286 −5.94% Jefferson
188 Wardensville 269 271 −0.74% Hardy
189 Flatwoods 264 277 −4.69% Braxton
190 Newburg 259 329 −21.28% Preston
191 Iaeger 257 302 −14.90% McDowell
192 Hundred 255 299 −14.72% Wetzel
193 Albright 249 299 −16.72% Preston
194 Hillsboro 232 260 −10.77% Pocahontas
195 Durbin 231 293 −21.16% Pocahontas
196 Northfork 231 429 −46.15% McDowell
197 Henderson 228 271 −15.87% Mason
198 Hendricks 228 272 −16.18% Tucker
199 Handley 223 349 −36.10% Kanawha
200 Quinwood 222 290 −23.45% Greenbrier
201 Ellenboro 221 363 −39.12% Ritchie
202 Hambleton 218 232 −6.03% Tucker
203 Elk Garden 212 232 −8.62% Mineral
204 Davy 209 420 −50.24% McDowell
205 Bradshaw 207 337 −38.58% McDowell
206 Bayard 201 290 −30.69% Grant
207 Womelsdorf (Coalton) 189 250 −24.40% Randolph
208 Sand Fork 180 159 +13.21% Gilmer
209 Worthington 179 158 +13.29% Marion
210 Cairo 176 281 −37.37% Ritchie
211 Keystone 176 282 −37.59% McDowell
212 Matoaka 173 227 −23.79% Mercer
213 Sylvester 171 160 +6.88% Boone
214 Falling Spring 170 211 −19.43% Greenbrier
215 Anawalt 165 226 −26.99% McDowell
216 Huttonsville 163 221 −26.24% Randolph
217 Reedy 150 182 −17.58% Roane
218 Kimball 145 194 −25.26% McDowell
219 Montrose 145 156 −7.05% Randolph
220 Rhodell 141 173 −18.50% Raleigh
221 Leon 137 158 −13.29% Mason
222 Pax 136 167 −18.56% Fayette
223 Pullman 135 154 −12.34% Ritchie
224 Oakvale 133 121 +9.92% Mercer
225 Brandonville 129 101 +27.72% Preston
226 Camden-on-Gauley 126 169 −25.44% Webster
227 Blacksville 118 171 −30.99% Monongalia
228 Smithfield 103 145 −28.97% Wetzel
229 Friendly 101 132 −23.48% Tyler
230 Harman 95 143 −33.57% Randolph
231 Auburn 79 97 −18.56% Ritchie
232 Bruceton Mills 63 85 −25.88% Preston
233 Thurmond 5 5 0.00% Fayette

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "City and Town Population Totals: 2010-2020". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved November 27, 2021.
  2. ^ "2010 Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171) Summary File". American FactFinder2. U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 Census. Retrieved August 23, 2014.[dead link]
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