West Virginia

West Virginia
Flag of West Virginia Seal of West Virginia Nickname(s): Mountain State Motto(s): Montani semper liberi (mountaineers are always free) Map of the United States with West Virginia highlighted
General State Information
Capital	Charleston
Largest city	Charleston
Total Square Miles	24,230 sq mi (62,755 km2)
State Width	130 miles (210 km)
State Length	240 miles (385 km)
Current Population Statistics
Total State Population	1,850,326 (2014 est)
Total Mental Health Population
- Past Maximum Population	in
Current Institution Statistics
Total Number Of Institutions
- Public Institutions
- Private Institutions
Past Mental Health Institutions Total
Peak Number of Institutions	in
- State Hospitals	5 in 1959
- State Schools	4 in 1954
- Private Institutions	in

State Hospitals

• Barboursville State Hospital
• Denmar Sanitarium
• Hopemont State Hospital
• Huntington State Hospital
• Lakin State Hospital
• Spencer State Hospital
• Weston State Hospital

State Schools

• Lakin Industrial Home for Colored Boys
• State Industrial Home for Colored Girls
• West Virginia Industrial Home for Girls
• West Virginia Industrial Home for Boys

County Institutions

• Berkeley County Poorhouse
• Gilmer County Poor Farm
• Kanawha County Infirmary
• Marshall County Infirmary
• Pendleton County Poor Farm
• Tyler County Poor Farm
• Wood County Poor Farm

Emergency Hospitals

• Fairmont Emergency Hospital
• McKendree Mining Hospital No. 1
• Welch Emergency Hospital

Sanitariums

• Allegheny Heights Hospital and Sanitarium
• Berkeley Springs Sanitarium
• Eastmont Tuberculosis Sanitarium
• Grand View Sanitarium
• Hill Crest Sanitarium
• Ohio County Tuberculosis Sanitarium
• Pinecrest Sanitarium
• Sweet Springs Tuberculosis Sanitarium