WEST VIRGINIA WEST VIRGINIA U.S POPULATION INDUSTRY NATURAL RESOURCES GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION YEAR OF ADMISSION 1863 ORDER OF ADMISSION 35TH DATE OF CURRENT STATE CONSTITUTION 1872 CAPITAL CHARLESTON POPULATION 1816000 1997 LAND AREA 24087 SQ MI POPULATION DENSITY 75.9 PEOPLE PER SQ MI NICKNAME MOUNTAIN STATE MOTTO MONTANI SEMPER LIBERI MOUNTAINEERS ARE ALWAYS FREE GOVERNMENT CONFIGURATION BICAMERAL HOUSES 2 NUMBER OF STATE SENATORS 34 NUMBER OF STATE DELEGATES 100 NUMBER OF REPRESENTATIVES IN U.S CONGRESS 3 MAIN INDUSTRIES MANUFACTURING MINING TOURISM MAJOR NATURAL RESOURCES COAL NATURAL GAS PETROLEUM BRINE ROCK SALT LIMESTONE SAND
