Morgantown, West Virginia, USA

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Morgantown,_West_Virginia,_USA
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:city
gptkbp:airport gptkb:Morgantown_Municipal_Airport
gptkbp:annualEvent gptkb:Morgantown_Art_Walk
gptkb:Vandalia_Gathering
gptkb:West_Virginia_Wine_and_Jazz_Festival
gptkbp:area 10.62 sq mi (27.51 km²)
gptkbp:areaCode 304
681
gptkbp:climate humid subtropical
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:county gptkb:Monongalia_County
gptkbp:distanceToPittsburgh about 75 miles south
gptkbp:elevation 1,040 ft (317 m)
gptkbp:famousFor gptkb:WVU_Mountaineer_mascot
gptkbp:founded 1785
gptkbp:hasNewspaper gptkb:The_Dominion_Post
gptkbp:homeTo gptkb:West_Virginia_University
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Morgantown, West Virginia, USA
gptkbp:incorporated 1838
gptkbp:locatedOn gptkb:Monongahela_River
gptkbp:majorHighway gptkb:Interstate_68
gptkb:Interstate_79
gptkbp:mayor Jenny Selin (as of 2023)
gptkbp:metropolitanArea ~140,000
gptkbp:nearestCity gptkb:Pittsburgh,_Pennsylvania
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:M-Town
gptkb:The_University_City
gptkbp:notableFor college town
Personal Rapid Transit system
gptkbp:notableLandmark gptkb:Core_Arboretum
gptkb:Dorsey_Knob
gptkb:Metropolitan_Theatre
gptkb:Mountaineer_Field_at_Milan_Puskar_Stadium
gptkb:WVU_Coliseum
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:Don_Knotts
gptkb:Patty_Loveless
gptkbp:officialWebsite https://www.morgantownwv.gov/
gptkbp:population approximately 30,000 (2020 census)
gptkbp:publicTransit gptkb:Mountain_Line_Transit_Authority
gptkbp:sportsTeam gptkb:West_Virginia_Mountaineers
gptkbp:state gptkb:West_Virginia
gptkbp:timezone Eastern (EST)
gptkbp:twinTown gptkb:Guanajuato,_Mexico
gptkb:Quanshan,_China
gptkb:Namyangju,_South_Korea
gptkbp:zipCode 26501
26505
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Charles_M._Vest
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4