Wheeling, West Virginia | |
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 Flag  Seal | |
| Nickname: The Friendly City | |
 Location of Wheeling in Ohio and Marshall counties, West Virginia. | |
  Wheeling  Wheeling | |
| Coordinates: 40°4′13″N 80°41′55″W / 40.07028°N 80.69861°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  West Virginia |
| County | Ohio,  Marshall |
| Settled | 1769 |
| Established | 1806 |
| Incorporated | 1836 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Denny Magruder[1] |
| • City Manager | Robert Herron |
| • Police Chief | Shawn Schwertfeger |
| • Fire Chief | Jim Blazier |
| Area | |
• City | 16.00 sq mi (41.43 km2) |
| • Land | 13.78 sq mi (35.68 km2) |
| • Water | 2.22 sq mi (5.76 km2) 13.87% |
| Elevation | 687–1,300 ft (209–396 m) |
| Population | |
• City | 27,062 |
| • Density | 1,700/sq mi (650/km2) |
| • Urban | 81,249 (US: 353rd) |
| • Metro | 145,205 (US: 288th) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| ZIP Code | 26003 |
| Area code | 304 |
| FIPS code | 54-86452 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1548994[4] |
| Website | www.wheelingwv.gov |
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Wheeling is a city in Ohio and Marshall counties in the U.S. state of West Virginia. The county seat of Ohio County, it lies along the Ohio River in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains within the state's Northern Panhandle.[5] As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 27,062, making it the fifth-most populous city in West Virginia and the most populous in the Northern Panhandle. The Wheeling metropolitan area had a population of 139,513 in 2020.[3] Wheeling is located about 60 miles (97 km) west of Pittsburgh and 120 miles (190 km) east of Columbus via Interstate 70.
Wheeling was settled in 1769 in land contested between colonial Pennsylvania and Virginia, and later grew to become Virginia's largest city west of the Appalachians. During the American Civil War, Wheeling was the host of the Wheeling Conventions that led to the separation of West Virginia from Virginia and served as the state capital from 1861 to 1870, and again from 1875 to 1885. It became a manufacturing center in the late nineteenth century due to its location along major transportation routes, including the Ohio River, National Road, and the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. After the decline of heavy industry and substantial population loss following World War II, Wheeling's major industries now include healthcare, education, law and legal services, entertainment and tourism, and energy.
- ^ "Mayor Contacts". City of Wheeling, WV. Retrieved July 8, 2024.
- ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
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- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.