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Entered the Union: June 20, 1863 (35th State)
West Virginia Capital City: Charleston
Lagest Cities in West Virginia: Charleston, Huntington, Parkersburg, Morgantown, Wheeling, Weirton, Fairmont, Beckley, Martinsburg, Clarksburg
Bordering States: Kentucky, Maryland, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia
West Virginia 2013 Population (Estimate): 1,854,304
West Virginia 2010 Population (Estimate): 1,852,999
Origin of State Name: In honor of Elizabeth, “Virgin Queen” of England
State Motto: Montani semper liberi (Mountaineers are always free)
West Virginia Nickname: Mountain State