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List of municipalities in West Virginia - Wikipedia

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West Virginia is a state located in the Southern United States. There are 232 municipalities.

Cities

Largest municipalities in West Virginia by population
Charleston, the capital of West Virginia and its most populous city
Huntington
Morgantown
Parkersburg
Weirton
Wheeling
Martinsburg
Fairmont
Beckley
Clarksburg

List of municipalities

County seat
State capital and county seat

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	−3.24%	Cabell Wayne
3	Morgantown †	City	30,429	30,347	+0.27%	Monongalia
4	Parkersburg †	City	29,025	29,738	−2.40%	Wood
5	Wheeling †	City	26,208	27,052	−3.12%	Ohio Marshall
6	Martinsburg †	City	18,935	18,777	+0.84%	Berkeley
7	Weirton	City	18,386	19,163	−4.05%	Hancock Brooke
8	Fairmont †	City	18,155	18,416	−1.42%	Marion
9	Beckley †	City	16,576	17,286	−4.11%	Raleigh
10	Clarksburg †	City	15,489	16,061	−3.56%	Harrison
11	South Charleston	City	13,281	13,647	−2.68%	Kanawha
12	Vienna	City	10,457	10,652	−1.83%	Wood
13	St. Albans	City	10,387	10,861	−4.36%	Kanawha
14	Bridgeport	City	9,377	9,336	+0.44%	Harrison
15	Bluefield	City	9,272	9,658	−4.00%	Mercer
16	Oak Hill	City	7,849	8,179	−4.03%	Fayette
17	Moundsville †	City	7,724	8,093	−4.56%	Marshall
18	Charles Town †	City	7,672	6,534	+17.42%	Jefferson
19	Dunbar	City	7,163	7,480	−4.24%	Kanawha
20	Hurricane	City	6,806	6,961	−2.23%	Putnam
21	Elkins †	City	6,755	6,934	−2.58%	Randolph
22	Nitro	City	6,426	6,624	−2.99%	Kanawha Putnam
23	Ranson	Corporation	5,699	5,433	+4.90%	Jefferson
24	Princeton †	City	5,642	5,872	−3.92%	Mercer
25	New Martinsville †	City	5,087	5,204	−2.25%	Wetzel
26	Buckhannon †	City	5,055	5,186	−2.53%	Upshur
27	Keyser †	City	4,843	4,864	−0.43%	Mineral
28	Grafton †	City	4,589	4,722	−2.82%	Taylor
29	Barboursville	Village	4,355	4,456	−2.27%	Cabell
30	Westover	City	4,043	3,955	+2.23%	Monongalia
31	Point Pleasant †	City	3,908	4,070	−3.98%	Mason
32	Ravenswood	City	3,819	3,865	−1.19%	Jackson
33	Lewisburg †	City	3,785	3,922	−3.49%	Greenbrier
34	Weston †	City	3,776	3,952	−4.45%	Lewis
35	Pleasant Valley	City	3,483	3,498	−0.43%	Marion
36	Welch †	City	3,414	3,590	−4.90%	McDowell
37	Summersville †	City	3,344	3,431	−2.54%	Nicholas
38	Ripley †	City	3,043	3,079	−1.17%	Jackson
39	Kingwood †	City	2,956	2,980	−0.81%	Preston
40	Williamstown	City	2,955	2,997	−1.40%	Wood
41	Philippi †	City	2,904	2,929	−0.85%	Barbour
42	Kenova	City	2,897	3,033	−4.48%	Wayne
43	Williamson †	City	2,831	3,083	−8.17%	Mingo
44	Fayetteville †	Town	2,804	2,887	−2.87%	Fayette
45	Milton	Town	2,755	2,811	−1.99%	Cabell
46	Madison †	City	2,742	2,913	−5.87%	Boone
47	Follansbee	City	2,692	2,848	−5.48%	Brooke
48	Bethlehem	Village	2,553	2,605	−2.00%	Ohio
49	Moorefield †	Town	2,487	2,524	−1.47%	Hardy
50	Paden City	City	2,408	2,541	−5.23%	Wetzel Tyler
51	Winfield †	Town	2,368	2,393	−1.04%	Putnam
52	Wellsburg †	City	2,302	2,450	−6.04%	Brooke
53	Shinnston	City	2,276	2,328	−2.23%	Harrison
54	Petersburg †	City	2,268	2,284	−0.70%	Grant
55	White Sulphur Springs	City	2,187	2,221	−1.53%	Greenbrier
56	Hinton †	City	2,142	2,245	−4.59%	Summers
57	Chester	City	2,113	2,208	−4.30%	Hancock
58	Spencer †	City	1,982	2,063	−3.93%	Roane
59	Mannington	City	1,916	1,952	−1.84%	Marion
60	Belington	Town	1,789	1,805	−0.89%	Barbour
61	Star City	Town	1,778	1,779	−0.06%	Monongalia
62	St. Marys †	City	1,762	1,831	−3.77%	Pleasants
63	Stonewood	City	1,759	1,798	−2.17%	Harrison
64	Romney †	City	1,753	1,724	+1.68%	Hampshire
65	Richwood	City	1,623	1,660	−2.23%	Nicholas
66	McMechen	City	1,613	1,697	−4.95%	Marshall
67	Harrisville †	Town	1,554	1,631	−4.72%	Ritchie
68	Shepherdstown	Town	1,537	1,531	+0.39%	Jefferson
69	Ronceverte	City	1,531	1,572	−2.61%	Greenbrier
70	Eleanor	Town	1,517	1,542	−1.62%	Putnam
71	Salem	City	1,482	1,529	−3.07%	Harrison
72	Nutter Fort	Town	1,454	1,493	−2.61%	Harrison
73	West Liberty	Town	1,441	1,454	−0.89%	Ohio
74	Marmet	City	1,435	1,504	−4.59%	Kanawha
75	Glen Dale	City	1,425	1,496	−4.75%	Marshall
76	New Haven	Town	1,418	1,476	−3.93%	Mason
77	Terra Alta	Town	1,413	1,415	−0.14%	Preston
78	Wayne †	Town	1,395	1,443	−3.33%	Wayne
79	Oceana	Town	1,389	1,449	−4.14%	Wyoming
80	Mullens	City	1,383	1,480	−6.55%	Wyoming
81	Granville	Town	1,371	1,355	+1.18%	Monongalia
82	Ceredo	City	1,341	1,408	−4.76%	Wayne
83	Logan †	City	1,337	1,439	−7.09%	Logan
84	Sistersville	City	1,327	1,412	−6.02%	Tyler
85	Chesapeake	Town	1,290	1,335	−3.37%	Kanawha
86	Parsons †	City	1,289	1,327	−2.86%	Tucker
87	Mabscott	Town	1,282	1,341	−4.40%	Raleigh
88	Mount Hope	City	1,276	1,125	+13.42%	Fayette
89	Ansted	Town	1,272	1,303	−2.38%	Fayette
90	Montgomery	City	1,224	1,275	−4.00%	Fayette Kanawha
91	Buffalo	Town	1,205	1,211	−0.50%	Putnam
92	Barrackville	Town	1,201	1,201	0.00%	Marion
93	Benwood	City	1,191	1,252	−4.87%	Marshall
94	Rainelle	Town	1,159	1,190	−2.61%	Greenbrier
95	Belle	Town	1,106	1,169	−5.39%	Kanawha
96	Sophia	Town	1,082	1,130	−4.25%	Raleigh
97	Glenville †	Town	1,079	1,129	−4.43%	Gilmer
98	Monongah	Town	1,039	965	+7.67%	Marion
99	Pennsboro	City	1,014	1,054	−3.80%	Ritchie
100	Bolivar	Town	1,005	1,036	−2.99%	Jefferson
101	Hamlin †	Town	992	1,039	−4.52%	Lincoln
102	New Cumberland †	City	984	1,020	−3.53%	Hancock
103	Marlinton †	Town	969	998	−2.91%	Pocahontas
104	Chapmanville	Town	956	1,020	−6.27%	Logan
105	Athens	Town	942	962	−2.08%	Mercer
106	Alderson	Town	941	975	−3.49%	Greenbrier Monroe
107	Poca	Town	864	874	−1.14%	Putnam
108	Clendenin	Town	862	854	+0.94%	Kanawha
109	Carpendale	Town	847	860	−1.51%	Mineral
110	Rupert	Town	847	877	−3.42%	Greenbrier
111	Sutton †	Town	836	863	−3.13%	Braxton
112	Belmont	City	834	875	−4.69%	Pleasants
113	Mason	Town	834	866	−3.70%	Mason
114	Cameron	City	821	861	−4.65%	Marshall
115	North Hills	Town	817	834	−2.04%	Wood
116	Rivesville	Town	813	828	−1.81%	Marion
117	East Bank	Town	791	822	−3.77%	Kanawha
118	Bethany	Town	756	781	−3.20%	Brooke
119	Berkeley Springs (Bath) †	Town	752	753	−0.13%	Morgan
120	Gassaway	Town	734	759	−3.29%	Braxton
121	Man	Town	727	772	−5.83%	Logan
122	Smithers	City	709	754	−5.97%	Fayette Kanawha
123	Gary	City	703	773	−9.06%	McDowell
124	White Hall	Town	703	700	+0.43%	Marion
125	Piedmont	Town	701	718	−2.37%	Mineral
126	Elizabeth †	Town	698	724	−3.59%	Wirt
127	Lumberport	Town	695	717	−3.07%	Harrison
128	Cedar Grove	Town	691	718	−3.76%	Kanawha
129	Webster Springs (Addison) †	Town	689	731	−5.75%	Webster
130	Glasgow	Town	684	703	−2.70%	Kanawha
131	Middlebourne †	Town	678	717	−5.44%	Tyler
132	Grant Town	Town	674	685	−1.61%	Marion
133	Fort Gay	Town	661	675	−2.07%	Wayne
134	Triadelphia	Town	651	669	−2.69%	Ohio
135	Danville	Town	640	672	−4.76%	Boone
136	West Union †	Town	639	653	−2.14%	Doddridge
137	Pineville †	Town	610	645	−5.43%	Wyoming
138	Beverly	Town	602	622	−3.22%	Randolph
139	Thomas	City	602	611	−1.47%	Tucker
140	Davis	Town	581	600	−3.17%	Tucker
141	Ridgeley	Town	577	591	−2.37%	Mineral
142	War	City	559	623	−10.27%	McDowell
143	Mill Creek	Town	542	560	−3.21%	Randolph
144	Gauley Bridge	Town	530	553	−4.16%	Fayette
145	Reedsville	Town	526	530	−0.75%	Preston
146	Beech Bottom	Village	524	553	−5.24%	Brooke
147	Masontown	Town	505	510	−0.98%	Preston
148	Anmoore	Town	501	513	−2.34%	Harrison
149	West Hamlin	Town	500	524	−4.58%	Lincoln
150	Hartford City	Town	494	503	−1.79%	Mason
151	Grantsville †	Town	471	494	−4.66%	Calhoun
152	Cowen	Town	469	487	−3.70%	Webster
153	Franklin †	Town	468	495	−5.45%	Pendleton
154	Pratt	Town	461	483	−4.55%	Kanawha
155	Clearview	Village	459	472	−2.75%	Ohio
156	Peterstown	Town	449	448	+0.22%	Monroe
157	West Milford	Town	442	449	−1.56%	Harrison
158	Rowlesburg	Town	435	438	−0.68%	Preston
159	Capon Bridge	Town	422	420	+0.48%	Hampshire
160	Union †	Town	415	419	−0.95%	Monroe
161	Paw Paw	Town	410	410	0.00%	Morgan
162	Farmington	Town	398	392	+1.53%	Marion
163	Delbarton	Town	395	422	−6.40%	Mingo
164	Jane Lew	Town	388	408	−4.90%	Lewis
165	Bancroft	Town	384	387	−0.78%	Putnam
166	Matewan	Town	381	412	−7.52%	Mingo
167	Burnsville	Town	380	394	−3.55%	Braxton
168	Junior	Town	376	384	−2.08%	Barbour
169	Clay †	Town	375	396	−5.30%	Clay
170	West Logan	Town	373	399	−6.52%	Logan
171	Fairview	Town	370	373	−0.80%	Marion
172	Lost Creek	Town	348	359	−3.06%	Harrison
173	Pine Grove	Town	344	363	−5.23%	Wetzel
174	Windsor Heights	Village	339	361	−6.09%	Brooke
175	Whitesville	Town	337	361	−6.65%	Boone
176	Lester	Town	326	338	−3.55%	Raleigh
177	Meadow Bridge	Town	314	324	−3.09%	Fayette
178	Gilbert	Town	311	333	−6.61%	Mingo
179	Flemington	Town	304	309	−1.62%	Taylor
180	Hedgesville	Town	301	300	+0.33%	Berkeley
181	Mitchell Heights	Town	299	314	−4.78%	Logan
182	Kermit	Town	294	317	−7.26%	Mingo
183	Tunnelton	Town	291	296	−1.69%	Preston
184	Harpers Ferry	Town	268	269	−0.37%	Jefferson
185	Bramwell	Town	265	276	−3.99%	Mercer
186	Valley Grove	Village	265	275	−3.64%	Ohio
187	Wardensville	Town	262	269	−2.60%	Hardy
188	Newburg	Town	258	259	−0.39%	Preston
189	Flatwoods	Town	257	264	−2.65%	Braxton
190	Kimball	Town	253	145	+74.48%	McDowell
191	Durbin	Town	249	231	+7.79%	Pocahontas
192	Albright	Town	246	249	−1.20%	Preston
193	Ellenboro	Town	243	221	+9.95%	Ritchie
194	Hundred	Town	242	255	−5.10%	Wetzel
195	Iaeger	Town	230	257	−10.51%	McDowell
196	Hillsboro	Town	227	232	−2.16%	Pocahontas
197	Henderson	Town	221	228	−3.07%	Mason
198	Hendricks	Town	220	228	−3.51%	Tucker
199	Handley	Town	214	223	−4.04%	Kanawha
200	Quinwood	Town	213	222	−4.05%	Greenbrier
201	Hambleton	Town	211	218	−3.21%	Tucker
202	Northfork	Town	208	231	−9.96%	McDowell
203	Elk Garden	Town	207	212	−2.36%	Mineral
204	Bayard	Town	193	201	−3.98%	Grant
205	Davy	Town	189	209	−9.57%	McDowell
206	Womelsdorf (Coalton)	Town	185	189	−2.12%	Randolph
207	Bradshaw	Town	183	207	−11.59%	McDowell
208	Sand Fork	Town	175	180	−2.78%	Gilmer
209	Worthington	Town	175	179	−2.23%	Marion
210	Falling Spring	Town	169	170	−0.59%	Greenbrier
211	Cairo	Town	167	176	−5.11%	Ritchie
212	Huttonsville	Town	157	163	−3.68%	Randolph
213	Keystone	City	157	176	−10.80%	McDowell
214	Sylvester	Town	154	171	−9.94%	Boone
215	Anawalt	Town	151	165	−8.48%	McDowell
216	Reedy	Town	147	150	−2.00%	Roane
217	Montrose	Town	139	145	−4.14%	Randolph
218	Rhodell	Town	137	141	−2.84%	Raleigh
219	Oakvale	Town	131	133	−1.50%	Mercer
220	Pullman	Town	131	135	−2.96%	Ritchie
221	Pax	Town	130	136	−4.41%	Fayette
222	Leon	Town	129	137	−5.84%	Mason
223	Brandonville	Town	128	129	−0.78%	Preston
224	Camden-on-Gauley	Town	122	126	−3.17%	Webster
225	Blacksville	Town	119	118	+0.85%	Monongalia
226	Smithfield	Town	96	103	−6.80%	Wetzel
227	Friendly	Town	94	101	−6.93%	Tyler
228	Harman	Town	94	95	−1.05%	Randolph
229	Auburn	Town	78	79	−1.27%	Ritchie
230	Bruceton Mills	Town	61	63	−3.17%	Preston
231	Thurmond	Town	2	5	−60.00%	Fayette

Former towns

These communities were once towns but disincorporated.

References

^ "City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2023". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 28, 2024.

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