West Virginia

**West Virginia**
	West Virginia
Flag of West Virginia	Seal of West Virginia
	Nickname(s): Mountain State
	Motto(s): Montani semper liberi (mountaineers are always free)
	General State Information
Capital	Charleston
Largest city	Charleston
Total Square Miles	24,230 sq mi ; (62,755 km2)
State Width	130 miles (210 km)
State Length	240 miles (385 km)
	Current Population Statistics
Total State Population	1,819,777 (2009 est.)
Total Mental Health Population
- Past Maximum Population	in
	Current Institution Statistics
Total Number Of Institutions
- Public Institutions
- Private Institutions
	Past Mental Health Institutions Total
Peak Number of Institutions	in
- State Hospitals	3 in 1989
- State Schools	1 in
- Private Institutions	in