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West Virginia Cities - Then and Now

When oil flourished, so did west Virginia. I was really surprised how large some cities were!!! Can you guess those that lost more than 30% of their peak population?
Compares Peak population with current population
% loss accounted for
Source: Wikipedia
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City
County
2020
Peak
72%
Logan
------------
1,440
5,160
68%
Williamson
Mingo
3,040
9,400
66%
Hinton
Summers
2,260
6,650
58%
Mullens
Wyoming
1,470
3,540
56%
Wheeling
Ohio
27,000
61,600
56%
Weston
Lewis
3,950
8,950
55%
Bluefield
Mercer
9,660
21,500
50%
Clarksburg
Harrison
16,040
32,015
48%
Huntington
Cabell
44,940
86,350
46%
Moundsville
Marshall
8,120
15,160
45%
Welch
McDowell
3,590
6,600
44%
Grafton
Taylor
4,730
8,520
43%
Charleston
Kanawha
48,860
85,800
37%
Fairmont
Marion
18,400
29,350
34%
Parkersburg
Wood
29,750
44,800
32%
Dunbar
Kanawha
7,480
11,000
30%
Princeton
Mercer
5,870
8,390
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