Charleston, West Virginia, USA

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Charleston,_West_Virginia,_USA
GPTKB entity
Statements (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:city
gptkbp:airport gptkb:Yeager_Airport
gptkbp:area 32.66 sq mi (84.6 km2)
gptkbp:areaCode 304
681
gptkbp:book gptkb:Kanawha_County_Public_Library
gptkbp:capital gptkb:West_Virginia
gptkbp:climate humid subtropical
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:county gptkb:Kanawha_County
gptkbp:elevation 597 ft (182 m)
gptkbp:facilityId gptkb:CAMC_General_Hospital
gptkb:Thomas_Memorial_Hospital
gptkbp:federalDistrictCourt gptkb:United_States_District_Court_for_the_Southern_District_of_West_Virginia
gptkbp:founded 1788
gptkbp:hasFireDepartment gptkb:Charleston_Fire_Department
gptkb:Charleston_Police_Department
gptkbp:hasNewspaper gptkb:Charleston_Gazette-Mail
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Charleston, West Virginia, USA
gptkbp:incorporated 1794
gptkbp:legislature gptkb:Charleston_City_Council
gptkbp:locatedOnRiver gptkb:Kanawha_River
gptkbp:majorHighway gptkb:I-64
gptkb:I-77
gptkb:I-79
gptkbp:mayor gptkb:Amy_Goodwin
gptkbp:metropolitanArea about 208,000 (2020 census)
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Chemical_Valley
gptkb:Charlie_West
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Charleston_Sternwheel_Regatta
gptkb:FestivALL_Charleston
gptkbp:notableLandmark gptkb:West_Virginia_State_Capitol
gptkb:Charleston_Civic_Center
gptkb:Clay_Center_for_the_Arts_and_Sciences
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:Katherine_Johnson
gptkb:Jennifer_Garner
gptkb:Don_Knotts
gptkb:Nick_Rahall
gptkbp:officialWebsite https://charlestonwv.gov/
gptkbp:population approximately 48,000 (2020 census)
gptkbp:publicSchool gptkb:Kanawha_County_Schools
gptkbp:publicTransit gptkb:Kanawha_Valley_Regional_Transportation_Authority
gptkbp:sisterCity gptkb:Bellingham,_Washington,_USA
gptkb:Plevna,_Bulgaria
gptkbp:sportsTeam gptkb:Charleston_Dirty_Birds
gptkbp:state gptkb:West_Virginia
gptkbp:timezone Eastern (EST)
gptkbp:university gptkb:University_of_Charleston
gptkbp:zipCode 25301–25396
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:George_A._Miller
gptkb:Shelley_Moore_Capito
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5