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Wheeling, West Virginia

Wheeling, West Virginia
Administration
Full nameCity of Wheeling, West Virginia
Official nameCity of Wheeling, West Virginia
Settlement typeCity
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountiesOhio, Marshall
Settled1769
Established1806
Incorporated1836
Government
MayorAndy McKenzie
City ManagerRobert Herron
Police ChiefRobert Matheny
Fire ChiefLarry Helms
Geography
Total Area15.8 sq mi (40.9 km2)
Land Area13.9 sq mi (36 km2)
Water Area1.9 sq mi (4.9 km2)
Elevation687-1300 ft (209.4 m)
Demography
Total Population28486 (2010)
Density (pop.)814.5/km2 (2110.1/sq mi)
Metro (pop.)145454
Other information
Time zoneEastern (UTC-4)
- Summer (DST)EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code26003
Area code304
FIPS code54-86452 
GNIS feature ID1548994 

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Wheeling is a city in Ohio and Marshall counties in the U.S. state of West Virginia; it is the county seat of Ohio County. Wheeling is the principal city of the Wheeling Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 28,486 (31,059 in Ohio County, 360 in Marshall County).



Wheeling was originally a settlement in the British Colony of Virginia and later an important city in the Commonwealth of Virginia until 1861 when the western counties of Virginia seceded from the state. Wheeling was the location of the Wheeling Convention, which established the state of West Virginia, and was the first capital of West Virginia. The capital moved so often in its early years that it was nicknamed the "floating capital". In 1870, the State Legislature designated Charleston as the capital city. In 1875, the Legislature reversed their decision and voted to return the Capital to Wheeling. This was appealed by the citizens of Charleston and finally settled by the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals in favor of Wheeling. In 1877 the Legislature ordered an election to be held for the citizens of West Virginia to select a permanent location for the capital, choosing between Charleston, Martinsburg and Clarksburg. By proclamation of the governor, the official move took place eight years later, and in 1885 the capital moved from Wheeling to Charleston, where it has remained.


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