Back ويرتون Arabic وئیرتون، باتی ویرجینیا AZB Weirton Catalan Виртон (Малхбузен Вирджини) CE Weirton CEB Weirton, Gorllewin Virginia Welsh Weirton Danish Weirton DAG Weirton German Weirton Spanish
Weirton, West Virginia | |
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 Peter Tarr Furnace Site, c. 1790 | |
 Flag  Seal | |
| Nickname: "Gateway To The Valley" | |
 Location of Weirton in Hancock and Brooke counties, West Virginia. | |
  Weirton  Weirton | |
| Coordinates: 40°25′08″N 80°35′22″W / 40.41889°N 80.58944°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | West Virginia |
| Counties | Hancock, Brooke |
| Settled | 1793 |
| Incorporated | July 1, 1947 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Harold E. “Bubba” Miller[1] |
| Area | |
• City | 19.27 sq mi (49.91 km2) |
| • Land | 18.05 sq mi (46.76 km2) |
| • Water | 1.22 sq mi (3.15 km2) |
| Elevation | 755 ft (230 m) |
| Population | |
• City | 19,163 |
• Estimate (2021)[5] | 18,813 |
| • Density | 994.45/sq mi (383.95/km2) |
| • Urban | 70,889 (US: 389th) |
| • Metro | 116,903 (US: 334th) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 26062 |
| Area code | 304 |
| FIPS code | 54-85156 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1555932[6] |
| Website | Official website |
Weirton (/ˈwɪərtən/ WEER-tən) is a city in Hancock and Brooke counties in the U.S. state of West Virginia. Located along the Ohio River in the state's Northern Panhandle, the city's population was 19,163 as of the 2020 census, making it the seventh most populous city in the state.[3]
Weirton was established in 1947 after the consolidation of various small towns in the vicinity of the Weirton Steel Corporation, founded by Ernest T. Weir in 1909. It is a principal city of the Weirton–Steubenville metropolitan area, which had a population of 116,903 residents in 2020; it is also a major city in the western part of the Pittsburgh–New Castle–Weirton combined statistical area.
- ^ https://www.cityofweirton.com/181/Mayors-Office
- ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on October 17, 2020. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
- ^ a b "QuickFacts: Weirton city, West Virginia". census.gov. Retrieved September 13, 2021.
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wwwcensusgovwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2021". Census.gov. US Census Bureau. Retrieved July 2, 2022.
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Archived from the original on February 4, 2012. Retrieved January 31, 2008.