Charles Town
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city in Jefferson County, West Virginia, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- West Virginia
- County
- Jefferson
- Named after
- Charles Washington
- Type
- Council–manager
- Mayor
- Micheal George
- City
- 5.866 sq mi (15.192 km )
- Land
- 5.866 sq mi (15.192 km )
- Water
- 0 sq mi (0.000 km ) 0.0%
- Elevation
- 460 ft (140 m)
- Estimate 2024
- 8,869
- Density
- 1,512.1/sq mi (583.81/km )
- Urban
- 21,569
- Metro
- 6,436,489
- Time zone
- UTC–5 ( Eastern (EST) )
- Summer dst
- UTC–4 (EDT)
- Area codes
- 304 and 681
- Fips code
- 54-14610
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city in the United States
- Official name
- Charles Town
- Country
- United States
- Located in
- Jefferson County
- Population
- 6534
- Area
- 15.036307
- Elevation
- 164
- Time zone
- Eastern Time Zone
- Capital of
- Jefferson County
- Official website
- www.charlestownwv.us
- Image
- 2016-09-27 12 32 38 The Jefferson County Court House at the intersection of West Virginia State Route 115 (George Street) and West Virginia State Route 51 (Washington Street) in Charles Town, Jefferson County, West Virginia.jpg
- Households
- 2163
- Dialing code
- 304
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- Commons category
- Charles Town, West Virginia
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Charles Town, West Virginia
- topic's main category
- Category:Charles Town, West Virginia
- postal code
- 25414
- different from
- Charleston
- water as percent of area
- 0
- per capita income
- 34908
- described by source
- New International Encyclopedia
Sources (7)
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Encyclopedic overview
Charles Town is a city in Jefferson County, West Virginia, United States, and its county seat. The population was 6,534 at the 2020 census, and was estimated to be 8,869 in 2024. The city is named for its founder Charles Washington, youngest brother of President George Washington. It is part of the northwestern fringes of the Washington metropolitan area.
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Charles Town” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.