StateMaster - West Virginian Geography statistics

Geographic regions The South
Land Acreage > Total Cropland	0.536 million acres	[36th of 43]
Land Acreage > Total Forest Land	12.001 million acres	[25th of 44]
Land Acreage > Total Pasture or Range Land	1.01 million acres	[32nd of 43]
Land area	24,078 sq mi	[41st of 56]
Land borders Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, Kentucky, Ohio
Largest cities (with populations)	Charleston - 53,421
May 2004 tornado outbreak sequence tornadoes > Number	1	[23rd of 26]
Mean County Area	1,141.01 sq.km.	[43rd of 49]
North American blizzard of 1996 > Snowfall accumulation totals	WV
Percentage of area water	0.63%	[45th of 50]
State capitals (with populations)	Charleston - 53,421
Tornadoes > Fatalities	2	[33rd of 55]
Tornadoes > Injuries	90	[35th of 55]
Tornadoes > Total cost of damage	$21,638,544.00	[39th of 55]
Tornadoes > Total number	83	[38th of 55]
Total area	24,230 sq mi	[41st of 50]
US National Historic Landmarks > Number	16	[44th of 51]
US National Historic Landmarks > Number, non-duplicated	16	[44th of 51]
Water area	152 sq mi	[50th of 50]

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SOURCES: US Census Bureau.; National Association of State Foresters, 2004.; US Census Bureau, 2006.; Wikipedia: List of May 2004 tornado outbreak sequence tornadoes; Wikipedia: County statistics of the United States; Wikipedia: North American blizzard of 1996; Storm Prediction Center (SPC); Wikipedia: List of U.S. National Historic Landmarks by state

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: WV

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