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Mathias is an unincorporated community along the Lost River in Hardy County in the U.S. state of West Virginia.Mathias lies off West Virginia Route 259.Before the consolidated school of East Hardy High School at Baker, Mathias had its own educational facility, Mathias School, which served grades kindergarten through twelfth.
The 2008 United States presidential election in West Virginia took place on November 4, 2008, and was part of the 2008 United States presidential election. Voters chose 5 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. West Virginia was won by Republican nominee John McCain by a 13.1% margin of ...
This is a list of airports in West Virginia (a U.S. state), grouped by type and sorted by location.It contains all public-use and military airports in the state. Some private-use and former airports may be included where notable, such as airports that were previously public-use, those with commercial enplanements recorded by the FAA or airports assigned an IATA airport code.
Gary is a city located along the Tug Fork River in McDowell County, West Virginia, United States.According to the 2020 census, [4] the city had a population of 762. It was named for Elbert Henry Gary, one of the founders of U.S. Steel.
West Virginia State University (WVSU) is a public historically black, land-grant university in Institute, West Virginia.Founded in 1891 as the West Virginia Colored Institute, it is one of the original 19 land-grant colleges and universities established by the second Morrill Act of 1890, which evolved as a diverse and inclusive campus.
Fayetteville is a town in and the county seat of Fayette County, West Virginia, United States. [5] The population was 2,887 at the 2020 census. [2]Fayetteville lies adjacent to the New River Gorge National Park and Preserve and is directly south of the New River Gorge Bridge.
In 1863, West Virginia's counties were divided into civil townships, with the intention of encouraging local government. This proved impractical in the heavily rural state, and in 1872 the townships were converted into magisterial districts . [ 13 ]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 584 square miles (1,510 km 2), of which 582 square miles (1,510 km 2) is land and 2.2 square miles (5.7 km 2) (0.4%) is water.