Charleston is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of West Virginia. Located at the confluence of the Elk and Kanawha rivers, it is the county seat of Kanawha County. The population was 48,864 at the 2020 census. The Charleston metropolitan area has approximately 203,000 residents.
Southeast
Charleston
Kanawha County, WV
Population
48,415
Walk Score
83 · Very Walkable
Median rent
$870
Median home value
$172,800
Founded
1788
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On the National Register
Historic districts
- Downtown Charleston Historic District (Additional Documentation) · listed 2006
- East End Historic District · listed 1978
- East End Historic District (Boundary Increase) · listed 2014
- Edgewood Historic District · listed 1989
- Elk City Historic District · listed 2008
- Five Corners Historic District
- Five Corners Historic District · listed 2022
- Gilmore, Elizabeth Harden, House · listed 1988
- Grosscup Road Historic District · listed 1984
- Luna Park Historic District · listed 2012
- Spring Hill Cemetery Historic District · listed 1985
- West Virginia Capitol Complex · listed 1974
Notable landmarks
- Barnes-Wellford House · listed 1984
- Beni Kedem Shrine Temple · listed 2024
- Bird Haven · listed 1984
- Bougemont Complex · listed 1984
- Breezemont · listed 1982
- Briarwood · listed 1984
- Charleston Amtrak Station
- Charleston Baptist Temple · listed 2000
- Charleston City Hall · listed 1988
- Charleston Municipal Auditorium · listed 1999
- Charmco Building · listed 2020
- Chesapeake and Ohio Depot · listed 1984
- Chilton, W. E. II, House · listed 1984
- Cox-Morton House · listed 1984
- Cox-Parks House · listed 1984
- Coyle and Richardson Building
- Craik-Patton House · listed 1970
- Crawford-Gardner House · listed 1984
- Dalgain · listed 1984
- Daniel Boone Hotel · listed 1984
- Danner-Fletcher House · listed 1984
- Fort Scammon · listed 1976
- Garnet High School · listed 1990
- Gilliland, William S., Log Cabin and Cemetery · listed 1984
- Holly Grove Mansion · listed 1974
- …and 26 more
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