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| Full name | City of Charleston | | Official name | City of Charleston | | Settlement type | City | | Country | United States | | State | West Virginia | | County | Kanawha | | Mayor | Danny Jones (R) | | City Council | Members list
Ward 1: Bobby Haas (D)
Ward 2: William Kirk (R)
Ward 3: Joe Deneault (D)
Ward 4: Rev. James Ealy (D)
Ward 5: Mike Nichols (D)
Ward 6: Edward Talkington (D)
Ward 7: Mike Stajduhar (R)
Ward 8: Bob White (D)
Ward 9: Cubert Smith (I)
Ward 10: Robert Sheets (D)
Ward 11: Marc R. Weintraub (D)
Ward 12: Shannon Snodgrass (D)
Ward 13: Susie Kortz Salisbury (R)
Ward 14: Jack E. Harrison (D)
Ward 15: Courtney Persinger (R)
Ward 16: Sam Minardi (D)
Ward 17: Bobby Reishman (R)
Ward 18: John H. Miller, Jr. (R)
Ward 19: Rick Burka (R)
Ward 20: Brent Burton (R)
Ward 21: Mike Clowser (D)
Ward At-large: Mary Jean Davis (D)
Ward At-large: Tom Lane (R)
Ward At-large: Chris Dodrill (R)
Ward At-large: Andy Richardson (D)
Ward At-large: Jerry L. Ware (D)
Ward At-large: Kasey Russell (D)
| | Total Area | 32.7 sq mi (84.7 km2) | | Land Area | 31.6 sq mi (81.8 km2) | | Water Area | 1.1 sq mi (2.8 km2) | | Elevation | 597 ft (182 m) | | Total Population | 51400 (2010) | | Density (pop.) | 652.7/km2 (1690.5/sq mi) | | Urban (pop.) | 212991 | | Metro (pop.) | 304214 | | Time zone | EST (UTC-5) | | - Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) | | ZIP code | 25301-25306, 25309, 25311-25315, 25317, 25320-25339, 25350, 25356-25358, 25360-25362, 25364-25365, 25375, 25387, 25389, 25392, 25396, 25064 | | Area code | 304/681 | | FIPS code | 54-14600 | | GNIS feature ID | 1558347 |
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Charleston is the capital and largest city of the U.S. state of West Virginia. It is located at the confluence of the Elk and Kanawha Rivers in Kanawha County. As of the 2010 census, it has a population of 51,400, and its metropolitan area 304,214. It is the county seat of Kanawha County.
Early industry important to Charleston included salt and the first natural gas well. Later, coal became central to economic prosperity in the city and the surrounding area. Today, trade, utilities, government, medicine and education play the central role in the city's economy.
The first permanent settlement, Ft. Lee, was built in 1788. In 1791, Daniel Boone was a member of the Kanawha County Assembly.
Charleston is the home of the West Virginia Power (formerly the Charleston Alley Cats) minor league baseball team, the West Virginia Wild minor league basketball team, and the annual 15 mi (24.1 km) Charleston Distance Run. Yeager Airport and the University of Charleston are also located in the city.
Charleston is also home to the 130th Airlift Wing of the West Virginia Air National Guard.
The city also contains public parks, such as Cato Park and Coonskin Park, and the Kanawha State Forest, a large public state park that sustains a pool, camping sites, several biking/walking trails, picnic areas, as well as several shelters provided for recreational use.
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