West Virginia News
News about Events in West Virginia
Aggregated West Virginia News Articles
- West Virginia U., food pantry join in poultry project
PINEVILLE, W.Va. (AP) - Dozens of West Virginia families are benefiting from a partnership between West Virginia University Extension Service and a food pantry in the southern part of the state. ...
Washington Times. Mon, 24 Feb 2020 04:20:32 -0500. - Another trout stocking coming to Elk River
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - West Virginia's Elk River is getting another helping of trout. ...
Washington Times. Fri, 21 Feb 2020 04:42:52 -0500. - New movie reveals how a lawyer found US giant behind Teflon was pumping out a deadly molecule
TOM LEONARD: As Rob Bilott discovered, the Tennant family's farm was right next to DuPont's vast Washington Works plant in Parkersburg, West Virginia, where it manufactured Teflon.
Daily Mail. Fri, 21 Feb 2020 01:13:28 GMT. - Police: Massachusetts neurosurgeon killed in West Virginia plane crash
West Virginia State Police and the Taylor County Sheriff's Office identified the victim as Dr. Thomas Kaye, 67, of Haydenville, news outlets reported.
Associated Press. Boston Globe. Thu, 30 Jan 2020 00:31:54 +0000. - Jim Justice: Virginians Upset by Gun Bills Should Move to W.Va.
Virginians who are unhappy about the gun control bills should move to West Virginia, according to GOP West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice on Wednesday.
Newsmax. Wed, 29 Jan 2020 15:07:53 EDT. - WVU Medicine CEO on Uniontown Hospital: 'Our goal is to significantly grow the capability of that campus'
It will be the first hospital outside West Virginia that will be fully owned by WVU Health System.
Paul J. Gough. American City Business Journals. Tue, 14 Jan 2020 12:27:17 +0000. - West Virginia prison cadets fired over Nazi salute
All the West Virginia cadets pictured making the gesture at a training session have been fired.
BBC News. Tue, 31 Dec 2019 15:17:13 GMT.
West Virginia Population Trends and Information Resources
The U. S. Census Bureau estimates the population of West Virginia as follows:
| Date | Estimated Population | Yearly % Change |
|---|---|---|
| July 1, 2016 | 1,831,102 | -0.54 |
| July 1, 2015 | 1,841,053 | -0.40 |
| July 1, 2014 | 1,848,514 | -0.25 |
| July 1, 2013 | 1,853,231 | -0.18 |
| July 1, 2012 | 1,856,560 | 0.09 |
| July 1, 2011 | 1,854,972 | 0.04 |
| July 1, 2010 | 1,854,230 |
According to the 2010 census, the population of West Virginia was 1,852,994.
In 2008, the estimated population of West Virginia was 1,814,468, whereas
in 2006, the population of West Virginia was about 1,806,760.
For detailed, up-to-date information about West Virginia's demographics,
visit the U.S. Census Bureau's
QuickFacts about West Virginia web page. For maps of West Virginia,
visit this West Virginia Map
website.
The photograph above shows the state capitol building
in Charleston, West Virginia.
West Virginia newspaper publishers are listed here, along with their
addresses, phone numbers, and website links;
West Virginia library names, descriptions, and
website links are listed on this page.
More information about West Virginia
can be found here.