Eastern panhandle of West Virginia

Eastern panhandle of West Virginia
The eastern panhandle of West Virginia (highlighted in red)
The eastern panhandle of West Virginia (highlighted in red)
Area
 • Land3,483.66 sq mi (9,022.6 km2)
Population
 (2019)[2]
 • Total
276,557
 • Density79.4/sq mi (30.7/km2)

The eastern panhandle is one of the two panhandles in the U.S. state of West Virginia; the other is the northern panhandle. It is a small stretch of territory in the northeast of the state, bordering Maryland and Virginia. Some sources and regional associations only identify the eastern panhandle as being composed of Morgan, Berkeley, and Jefferson Counties.[3] Berkeley and Jefferson Counties are geographically located in the Shenandoah Valley. West Virginia is the only U.S. state with two panhandles.

  1. ^ "United States Summary: 2010, Population and Housing Unit Counts, 2010 Census of Population and Housing" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. September 2012. pp. V–2, 1 & 41 (Tables 1 & 18). Archived (PDF) from the original on October 19, 2012. Retrieved February 7, 2014.
  2. ^ "Population, Population Change, and Estimated Components of Population Change: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2019 (NST-EST2019-alldata)". Census.gov. United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on January 26, 2020. Retrieved February 8, 2020.
  3. ^ "WV Dept. of Commerce". Archived from the original on November 27, 2015. Retrieved October 29, 2015.