| West Virginia
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| Flag of West Virginia
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Seal of West Virginia
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| Nickname(s): Mountain State
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| Motto(s): Montani semper liberi (mountaineers are always free)
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| General State Information
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| Capital |
Charleston
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| Largest city |
Charleston
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| Total Square Miles |
24,230 sq mi (62,755 km2)
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| State Width |
130 miles (210 km)
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| State Length |
240 miles (385 km)
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| Current Population Statistics
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| Total State Population |
1,819,777 (2009 est.)
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| Total Mental Health Population |
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| - Past Maximum Population |
in
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| Current Institution Statistics
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| Total Number Of Institutions |
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| - Public Institutions |
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| - Private Institutions |
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| Past Mental Health Institutions Total
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| Peak Number of Institutions |
in
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| - State Hospitals |
3 in 1989
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| - State Schools |
1 in
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| - Private Institutions |
in
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