Charleston, West Virginia

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Charleston, West Virginia

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:''Not to be confused with [[Charles Town, West Virginia]] or [[Charleston, South Carolina]].''


'''Charleston''' ({{IPAc-en|'|ch|a:|r|l|s|t|ə|n|}}) is the [[List of capitals in the United States|capital]] and [[List of municipalities in West Virginia|most populous city]] of the U.S. state of [[West Virginia]]. Located at the confluence of the [[Elk River (West Virginia)|Elk]] and [[Kanawha River|Kanawha]] rivers, it is the [[county seat]] of [[Kanawha County, West Virginia|Kanawha County]].{{cite web|url=http://www.nielsen.com/content/dam/corporate/us/en/public%20factsheets/tv/nielsen-2012-local-DMA-TV-penetration.pdf |title=Nielsen US Media Market rankings |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150318231637/http://www.nielsen.com/content/dam/corporate/us/en/public%20factsheets/tv/nielsen-2012-local-DMA-TV-penetration.pdf |archive-date=March 18, 2015}} The population was 48,864 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]] (estimated at 46,482 in 2024).{{cite web|title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Charleston_city,_West_Virginia?g=160XX00US5414600 |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=October 13, 2024}} The [[Charleston metropolitan area, West Virginia|Charleston metropolitan area]] has approximately 203,000 residents.
'''Charleston''' ({{IPAc-en|'|ch|a:|r|l|s|t|ə|n|}}) is the [[List of capitals in the United States|capital]] and [[List of municipalities in West Virginia|most populous city]] of the U.S. state of [[West Virginia]]. Located at the confluence of the [[Elk River (West Virginia)|Elk]] and [[Kanawha River|Kanawha]] rivers, it is the [[county seat]] of [[Kanawha County, West Virginia|Kanawha County]].{{cite web|url=http://www.nielsen.com/content/dam/corporate/us/en/public%20factsheets/tv/nielsen-2012-local-DMA-TV-penetration.pdf |title=Nielsen US Media Market rankings |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150318231637/http://www.nielsen.com/content/dam/corporate/us/en/public%20factsheets/tv/nielsen-2012-local-DMA-TV-penetration.pdf |archive-date=March 18, 2015}} The population was 48,864 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]] (estimated at 46,482 in 2024).{{cite web|title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Charleston_city,_West_Virginia?g=160XX00US5414600 |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=October 13, 2024}} The [[Charleston metropolitan area, West Virginia|Charleston metropolitan area]] has approximately 203,000 residents.
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