Capital: Charleston
Motto: Montani semper liberi (Mountaineers are always free)
Nickname: Mountain State
Origin of name: In honor of Elizabeth "Virgin Queen" of England
Ten largest cities (1994):
Charleston, 56,553;
Huntington, 53,789;
Wheeling, 33,969;
Parkersburg, 33,102;
Morgantown, 26,517;
Weirton, 21,482;
Fairmont, 20,627;
Beckley, 18,453;
Clarksburg, 17,678;
Martinsburg, 14,921
Land area (rank): 24,087 sq mi. (62,384 sq km) (41)
Geographic center: In Braxton Co., 4 mi. E of Sutton
1997 resident population est.: 1,815,787
1990 resident census population (rank): 1,793,477 (34).
Male: 861,536; Female: 931,941.
White: 1,725,523 (96.2%); Black: 56,295 (3.1%); American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut: 2,458 (0.1%); Asian or Pacific Islander: 7,459 (0.4%); Other race: 1,742 (0.1%); Hispanic: 8,489 (0.5%).
1990 percent population under 18: 24.7; 65 and over: 15.0; median age: 35.4.
Contact your USA Volleyball Regional Office for details.
REGIONAL OFFICES: 1. USAV Ohio Valley Region
In in 1996-1997 school year,
125 high schools fielded girls teams with 2,097 girls representing those schools.
0 high schools fielded boys teams with 0 boys representing those schools.
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DIVISION I - WOMENS
West Virginia University Morgantown WV 26506-6201 Marshall University Huntington WV 25755DIVISION II - WOMENS
ALDERSON-BROADDUS COLLEGE PHILIPPI WV 26416 THE UNIVERSITY OF CHARLESTON CHARLESTON WV 25304 CONCORD COLLEGE ATHENS WV 24712 FAIRMONT STATE COLLEGE FAIRMONT WV 26554 GLENVILLE STATE COLLEGE GLENVILLE WV 26351 SALEM-TEIKYO UNIVERSITY SALEM WV 26426 SHEPHERD COLLEGE SHEPHERDSTOWN WV 25443 WEST LIBERTY STATE COLLEGE WEST LIBERTY WV 26074 WEST VIRGINIA STATE COLLEGE INSTITUTE WV 25112-1000 WEST VIRG. UNIV INSTI OF TECH MONTGOMERY WV 25136 WEST VIRGINIA WESLEYAN COLLEGE BUCKHANNON WV 26201 WHEELING JESUIT UNIVERSITY WHEELING WV 26003-6295DIVISION III - WOMENS
Bethany College (WV) Bethany WV 26032-0417DIVISION I - MENS
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