Wheeling
city and seat county of Ohio County, West Virginia, United States
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Summary
Wheeling is a city in the United States[1]. Wheeling ranks in the top 3% of city in the united states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,993 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Ohio County[3]
- Country: United States[4]
- Head of government: Denny Magruder[5]
- Postal code: 26003[6]
- Commons category: Wheeling, West Virginia[7]
- Local dialing code: 304[8]
- Inception: 1769[9], 1774[10]
- Coordinate location: 40.070277777778, -80.698611111111[11]
- Official website: http://www.wheelingwv.gov[12]
- Topic's main category: Category:Wheeling, West Virginia[13]
- Population: 27,375[14], 28,486[15], 27,052[16]
- Described by source: Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[17], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[18], The American Cyclopædia[19], Collier's New Encyclopedia, 1921[20], The New Student's Reference Work[21], New International Encyclopedia[22], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[23], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[24], Meyer’s Universum, Zwanzigster Band[25]
- Capital of: Ohio County[26]
- Official name: Wheeling[27]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Wheeling, West Virginia[28]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Wheeling, West Virginia[29]
- Number of households: 11,734[30]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Wheeling, West Virginia[31]
- Different from: Wheeling[32]
- Elevation above sea level: 209[33], 396[34]
- Area: 41.4734[35], 41.473369[36]
- History of topic: timeline of Wheeling, West Virginia[37]
- Water as percent of area: 13.878[38]
- Territory overlaps: Wheeling urban area[39]
- Category for maps or plans: Category:Maps of Wheeling, West Virginia[40]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Wheeling include Wheeling Ohio County Airport[41], an airport[42], in United States[43].
Why It Matters
Wheeling has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[44] Wheeling is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[45]
Entities named for Wheeling include Wheeling Ohio County Airport[41], an airport[42], in United States[43].