Weirton, West Virginia

Weirton, West Virginia
City
Peter Tarr Furnace Site, c. 1790
Peter Tarr Furnace Site, c. 1790
Flag of Weirton, West Virginia
Flag
Official seal of Weirton, West Virginia
Seal
Nickname: 
"Gateway To The Valley"
Location of Weirton in Hancock and Brooke counties, West Virginia.
Location of Weirton in Hancock and Brooke counties, West Virginia.
Weirton is located in West Virginia
Weirton
Weirton
Weirton is located in the United States
Weirton
Weirton
Coordinates: 40°25′08″N 80°35′22″W / 40.41889°N 80.58944°W / 40.41889; -80.58944
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountiesHancock, Brooke
Settled1793
IncorporatedJuly 1, 1947
Government
 • MayorHarold E. “Bubba” Miller[1]
Area
[2]
 • City19.27 sq mi (49.91 km2)
 • Land18.05 sq mi (46.76 km2)
 • Water1.22 sq mi (3.15 km2)
Elevation
755 ft (230 m)
Population
 (2020)[3][4]
 • City19,163
 • Estimate 
(2021)[5]
18,813
 • Density994.45/sq mi (383.95/km2)
 • Urban
70,889 (US: 389th)
 • Metro
116,903 (US: 334th)
Time zoneUTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP code
26062
Area code304
FIPS code54-85156
GNIS feature ID1555932[6]
WebsiteOfficial website

Weirton (/ˈwɪərtən/ WEER-tən) is a city in Hancock and Brooke counties in the U.S. state of West Virginia. Located along the Ohio River in the state's Northern Panhandle, the city's population was 19,163 as of the 2020 census, making it the seventh most populous city in the state.[3]

Weirton was established in 1947 after the consolidation of various small towns in the vicinity of the Weirton Steel Corporation, founded by Ernest T. Weir in 1909. It is a principal city of the Weirton–Steubenville metropolitan area, which had a population of 116,903 residents in 2020; it is also a major city in the western part of the Pittsburgh–New Castle–Weirton combined statistical area.

  1. ^ https://www.cityofweirton.com/181/Mayors-Office
  2. ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on October 17, 2020. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
  3. ^ a b "QuickFacts: Weirton city, West Virginia". census.gov. Retrieved September 13, 2021.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference wwwcensusgov was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ "City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2021". Census.gov. US Census Bureau. Retrieved July 2, 2022.
  6. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Archived from the original on February 4, 2012. Retrieved January 31, 2008.