Top 100 Biggest Cities In West Virginia (2004 Census)

Rank	City	2005 Population (Est.)	Growth Rate (Annual)
1	Charleston	51,524	-0.9%
2	Huntington	50,129	-0.8%
3	Parkersburg	32,245	-0.8%
4	Wheeling	29,734	-1.3%
5	Morgantown	28,489	1.6%
6	Weirton	19,431	-1.2%
7	Fairmont	18,963	-0.4%
8	Beckley	16,938	-0.5%
9	Clarksburg	16,412	-0.5%
10	Martinsburg	15,371	0.9%
11	South Charleston	12,976	-1.1%
12	St. Albans	11,104	-0.9%
13	Bluefield	11,100	-0.7%
14	Vienna	10,658	-0.3%
15	Moundsville	9,617	-0.9%
16	Dunbar	7,794	-1.1%
17	Bridgeport	7,440	-0.1%
18	Oak Hill	7,326	-0.8%
19	Elkins	7,051	0.0%
20	Nitro	6,755	-0.4%
21	Princeton	6,207	-0.7%
22	Hurricane	5,862	1.6%
23	New Martinsville	5,747	-1.0%
24	Buckhannon	5,699	-0.4%
25	Keyser	5,436	0.4%
26	Grafton	5,318	-0.7%
27	Point Pleasant	4,475	-0.8%
28	Weston	4,227	-0.4%
29	Westover	3,975	0.3%
30	Ravenswood	3,966	-0.4%
31	Ranson corporation	3,896	2.1%
32	Lewisburg	3,545	-0.5%
33	Charles Town	3,445	2.8%
34	Kenova	3,393	-0.9%
35	Summersville	3,311	0.2%
36	Barboursville	3,243	-0.1%
37	Ripley	3,238	-0.2%
38	Williamson	3,153	-1.7%
39	Pleasant Valley	3,096	0.0%
40	Kingwood	2,997	-0.4%
41	Follansbee	2,972	-1.1%
42	Williamstown	2,933	-0.5%
43	Philippi	2,765	-0.9%
44	Wellsburg	2,732	-1.3%
45	Paden City	2,718	-1.2%
46	Fayetteville	2,698	-0.9%
47	Madison	2,677	-0.3%
48	Hinton	2,674	-1.7%
49	Petersburg	2,572	1.3%
50	Bethlehem	2,539	-1.0%
51	Chester	2,428	-1.6%
52	Moorefield	2,418	0.4%
53	Welch	2,364	-2.9%
54	Richwood	2,338	-1.4%
55	White Sulphur Springs	2,338	0.2%
56	Milton	2,280	0.7%
57	Spencer	2,269	-1.0%
58	Shinnston	2,232	-0.6%
59	Mannington	2,074	-0.5%
60	Montgomery	2,037	1.3%
61	St. Marys	1,980	-0.8%
62	Salem	1,970	-1.5%
63	Winfield	1,959	0.7%
64	Romney	1,935	-0.1%
65	McMechen	1,835	-1.2%
66	Stonewood	1,831	0.2%
67	Harrisville	1,809	-0.4%
68	Belington	1,768	-0.3%
69	Mullens	1,645	-1.8%
70	Nutter Fort	1,637	-0.6%
71	Marmet	1,635	-0.8%
72	Ceredo	1,633	-0.9%
73	Ansted	1,608	0.6%
74	Chesapeake	1,577	-1.0%
75	Ronceverte	1,540	-0.4%
76	Logan	1,533	-1.4%
77	New Haven	1,519	-0.6%
78	Sistersville	1,505	-1.3%
79	Benwood	1,494	-1.3%
80	Rainelle	1,494	-0.8%
81	Glenville	1,487	-0.9%
82	Terra Alta	1,476	0.3%
83	Glen Dale	1,471	-1.2%
84	Oceana	1,459	-1.4%
85	Eleanor	1,451	1.5%
86	Parsons	1,421	-0.6%
87	Mount Hope	1,415	-1.1%
88	Star City	1,384	0.4%
89	Mabscott	1,354	-0.8%
90	Barrackville	1,281	-0.1%
91	Marlinton	1,275	1.2%
92	Sophia	1,258	-0.7%
93	West Liberty	1,241	-0.3%
94	Belle	1,195	-1.2%
95	Buffalo	1,191	0.4%
96	Wayne	1,182	-0.2%
97	Athens	1,176	-0.4%
98	Pennsboro	1,170	-0.6%
99	Cameron	1,147	-1.2%
100	Shepherdstown	1,142	-1.3%

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