Morgantown
city in and county seat of Monongalia County, West Virginia, United States
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Summary
Morgantown is a city in the United States[1]. Morgantown ranks in the top 3% of city in the united states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,981 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Monongalia County[3]
- Country: United States[4]
- Located in or next to body of water: Monongahela River[5]
- Head of government: Joe Abu-Ghannam[6]
- Instance of: county seat[7]
- Founder: Zackquill Morgan[8]
- Named after: Zackquill Morgan[9]
- Twinned administrative body: Guanajuato[10], Xuzhou[11]
- Postal code: 26501[12], 26502[13], 26504[14], 26505[15], 26506[16], 26507[17], 26508[18]
- Commons category: Morgantown, West Virginia[19]
- Local dialing code: 681[20], 304[21]
- Inception: 1772[22]
- Official website: http://www.morgantown.com[23], https://www.morgantownwv.gov/[24]
- Topic's main category: Category:Morgantown, West Virginia[25]
- Commons gallery: Morgantown, West Virginia[26]
- Population: 29,660[27], 30,347[28]
- Office held by head of government: Mayor of Morgantown, West Virginia[29]
- Described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[30]
- Capital of: Monongalia County[31]
- Official name: Morgantown[32]
- Category for people born here: Q28108092[33]
- Category for people who died here: Q55910608[34]
- Number of households: 10,851[35]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Morgantown, West Virginia[36]
- Different from: Morgantown[37]
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Physical Characteristics
Areas include 27.015657 km²[38] and 27.498287 km²[39]. Morgantown sits at an elevation of 293 m[40].
Cultural Significance
Things named for Morgantown include Morgantown Municipal Airport[41], an airport[42], in United States[43].
Why It Matters
Morgantown has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[44] Morgantown is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[45]
Entities named for Morgantown include Morgantown Municipal Airport[41], an airport[42], in United States[43].