Martinsburg, West Virginia

Martinsburg, West Virginia
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Martinsburg is located in West Virginia
Martinsburg
Martinsburg
Martinsburg is located in the United States
Martinsburg
Martinsburg
Coordinates: 39°27′13″N 77°59′44″W / 39.45361°N 77.99556°W / 39.45361; -77.99556
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyBerkeley
Chartered1778[1]
IncorporatedMarch 30, 1868[1]
Government
 • MayorKevin Knowles (D)[2]
Area
[3]
 • City6.65 sq mi (17.22 km2)
 • Land6.63 sq mi (17.17 km2)
 • Water0.02 sq mi (0.04 km2)
Elevation
[4]
495 ft (151 m)
Population
 (2020)[5]
 • City18,777
 • Estimate 
(2019)[6]
18,835
 • Density2,632.18/sq mi (1,016.31/km2)
 • Urban
43,441
 • Metro
260,070 (US: 167th)
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP codes
25401–25405
Area code304 681
FIPS code54-52060
GNIS feature ID2390615[4]
Websitecityofmartinsburg.org

Martinsburg is a city in West Virginia.

It is the county seat of Berkeley County and with a 2020 population of 18,777, it is the seventh largest city in West Virginia as ranked by population, as of then.

History

Martinsburg was founded in 1778, by General Adam Stephen and named in honor of Colonel Thomas Bryan Martin.

It was incorporated by the West Virginia legislature on March 30, 1868.

Commerce

Major employers in Martinsburg include Quad/Graphics, Ecolab, Orgill, Sino-Swearingin, FedEx, and Quebecor World.

Government employers include the Internal Revenue Service, the 167th Airlift Wing of the Air National Guard, and the BATF. The now defunct Norwalk car company was located in Martinsburg.[7]

Notable Natives and Residents

  • Newton D. Baker, Secretary of War
  • Belle Boyd, Confederate Spy
  • Vicky Bullett, Olympic gold medalist in women's basketball
  • Harry F. Byrd, United States Senator and Governor of Virginia
  • Robert Lee Castleman,Grammy-winning singer/songwriter
  • Charles James Faulkner, United States Representative from Virginia
  • Shannon Larkin, drummer for Godsmack
  • Walter Dean Myers, author
  • John Quincy Adams Nadenbousch, colonel in the Confederate States Army
  • Cecil B. Perkins, former pitcher for the New York Yankees
  • Absalom Willis Robertson, United States Senator from Virginia
  • David Hunter Strother aka Porte Crayon, artist
  • Hack Wilson, Hall of Fame baseball player
  • Fulton Walker, former football player for the Miami Dolphins

References

  1. 1 2 West Virginia Legislature (2018). "Section Ten: Municipalities". West Virginia Blue Book, 2017-2018 (PDF). Charleston, West Virginia: West Virginia Legislature. p. 994.
  2. ↑ "KEVIN JAMES KNOWLES". Voteref. Retrieved January 30, 2023.
  3. ↑ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
  4. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Martinsburg, West Virginia
  5. ↑ "City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2021". Census.gov. US Census Bureau. Retrieved July 3, 2022.
  6. ↑ "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". United States Census Bureau. May 24, 2020. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
  7. ↑ "The Norwalk: Martinsburg's Motor Car". Archived from the original on 2009-02-20. Retrieved 2009-02-25.
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