Top 100 Biggest Cities In West Virginia (2005 Census)

Rank	City	2006 Population (Est.)	Growth Rate (Annual)
1	Charleston	51,004	-0.9%
2	Huntington	49,628	-0.8%
3	Parkersburg	32,078	-0.8%
4	Wheeling	29,484	-1.2%
5	Morgantown	29,035	1.7%
6	Weirton	19,255	-1.1%
7	Fairmont	19,050	-0.2%
8	Beckley	16,816	-0.6%
9	Clarksburg	16,332	-0.5%
10	Martinsburg	15,708	1.2%
11	South Charleston	12,801	-1.2%
12	St. Albans	11,034	-0.9%
13	Bluefield	10,995	-0.8%
14	Vienna	10,627	-0.3%
15	Moundsville	9,469	-1.0%
16	Dunbar	7,698	-1.1%
17	Bridgeport	7,468	0.0%
18	Oak Hill	7,220	-1.0%
19	Elkins	7,042	-0.0%
20	Nitro	6,721	-0.4%
21	Princeton	6,175	-0.6%
22	Hurricane	6,015	1.8%
23	New Martinsville	5,714	-0.9%
24	Buckhannon	5,528	-0.9%
25	Keyser	5,358	-0.0%
26	Grafton	5,287	-0.7%
27	Point Pleasant	4,419	-0.9%
28	Weston	4,240	-0.2%
29	Ranson corporation	4,000	2.2%
30	Westover	3,987	0.3%
31	Ravenswood	3,929	-0.5%
32	Charles Town	3,729	3.9%
33	Lewisburg	3,529	-0.5%
34	Kenova	3,372	-0.9%
35	Summersville	3,312	0.1%
36	Barboursville	3,235	-0.1%
37	Ripley	3,212	-0.3%
38	Williamson	3,115	-1.6%
39	Pleasant Valley	3,103	0.1%
40	Kingwood	3,002	-0.3%
41	Williamstown	2,938	-0.4%
42	Follansbee	2,931	-1.1%
43	Philippi	2,757	-0.8%
44	Paden City	2,694	-1.2%
45	Wellsburg	2,693	-1.3%
46	Fayetteville	2,668	-0.9%
47	Hinton	2,631	-1.7%
48	Madison	2,627	-0.6%
49	Petersburg	2,609	1.4%
50	Bethlehem	2,531	-0.9%
51	Moorefield	2,432	0.4%
52	Chester	2,405	-1.5%
53	Richwood	2,332	-1.1%
54	White Sulphur Springs	2,324	0.1%
55	Welch	2,309	-2.7%
56	Milton	2,267	0.5%
57	Spencer	2,249	-1.0%
58	Shinnston	2,225	-0.6%
59	Mannington	2,071	-0.5%
60	Salem	2,048	-0.4%
61	Winfield	1,988	0.8%
62	St. Marys	1,954	-0.9%
63	Romney	1,947	0.1%
64	Montgomery	1,916	-0.2%
65	Stonewood	1,850	0.4%
66	Harrisville	1,827	-0.1%
67	McMechen	1,806	-1.3%
68	Belington	1,770	-0.2%
69	Nutter Fort	1,636	-0.5%
70	Mullens	1,628	-1.6%
71	Ceredo	1,623	-0.8%
72	Marmet	1,622	-0.8%
73	Ansted	1,587	0.2%
74	Chesapeake	1,564	-0.9%
75	Ronceverte	1,528	-0.5%
76	Logan	1,520	-1.3%
77	New Haven	1,508	-0.7%
78	Sistersville	1,490	-1.2%
79	Rainelle	1,487	-0.7%
80	Terra Alta	1,486	0.4%
81	Eleanor	1,475	1.5%
82	Glenville	1,474	-0.9%
83	Benwood	1,474	-1.3%
84	Oceana	1,453	-1.2%
85	Glen Dale	1,452	-1.2%
86	Parsons	1,406	-0.7%
87	Star City	1,392	0.4%
88	Mount Hope	1,391	-1.2%
89	Mabscott	1,347	-0.7%
90	Barrackville	1,282	-0.1%
91	Marlinton	1,250	0.6%
92	Sophia	1,247	-0.8%
93	West Liberty	1,238	-0.3%
94	Buffalo	1,196	0.4%
95	Belle	1,180	-1.2%
96	Wayne	1,175	-0.3%
97	Athens	1,174	-0.4%
98	Pennsboro	1,171	-0.4%
99	Shepherdstown	1,161	-0.7%
100	Cameron	1,127	-1.3%

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