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	1,855,413 (2012 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
• Huntington State Hospital
• Lakin State Hospital
• Spencer State Hospital
• Weston State Hospital
• Denmar Sanitarium
• Hopemont State Hospital
• Berkeley Springs Sanitarium
• Pinecrest Sanitarium

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

Emergency Hospitals

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

Sanitariums

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