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Fairmont
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county seat of Marion County, West Virginia, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- West Virginia
- County
- Marion
- Founded by
- Boaz Fleming
- Named after
- The town's overlook of the Monongahela River
- Type
- Council-manager government
- Mayor
- Anne Bolyard
- Deputy mayor
- Josh Rice
- City manager
- Travis L. Blosser
- Total
- 8.98 sq mi (23.27 km )
- Land
- 8.60 sq mi (22.28 km )
- Water
- 0.38 sq mi (0.99 km )
- Elevation
- 980 ft (300 m)
- Estimate 2021
- 18,209
- Density
- 2,137.7/sq mi (825.36/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−5 ( Eastern (EST) )
- Summer dst
- UTC−4 (EDT)
- Zip codes
- 26554-26555
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city in the United States
- Official name
- Fairmont
- Country
- United States
- Located in
- Marion County
- Population
- 18416
- Area
- 23.322321
- Elevation
- 300
- Time zone
- Eastern Time Zone
- Body of water
- Monongahela River
- Capital of
- Marion County
- Shares border with
- Clarksburg
- Official website
- www.fairmontwv.gov
- Image
- River view of Fairmont, West Virginia LCCN2015631573.jpg
- Households
- 7680
- Dialing code
- 304
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- Commons category
- Fairmont, West Virginia
- topic's main category
- Category:Fairmont, West Virginia
- water as percent of area
- 4.2635
- postal code
- 26555
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Fairmont, West Virginia
- P8168
- Second Sight
- P12749
- gender identity
- per capita income
- 24659
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
Sources (8)
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Encyclopedic overview
Fairmont is a city in Marion County, West Virginia, United States, and its county seat. The population was 18,313 at the 2020 census, making it the eighth-most populous city in the state. It is the principal city of the Fairmont micropolitan area, which includes all of Marion County in North Central West Virginia and had a population of 56,205 in 2020. Fairmont is also a principal city of the larger Morgantown–Fairmont combined statistical area. The city is home to Fairmont State University, serving more than 3,000 students.
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Fairmont” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.