Editing Morgantown, West Virginia

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| name               = Morgantown
| other_name         = 
| settlement_type    = [[City (West Virginia)|City]]
| motto              = ([[Latin]]) Regina Monongahelae—Vestigia Nulla Retrorsum;<ref>{{cite book|title=Polk's Morgantown (Monongalia County, W. Va.) City Directory 1957|publisher=[[R. L. Polk]]|year=1957|page=2|quote=Morgantown, county seat of Monongalia County, West Virginia, has inscribed in Latin on its city seal, 'Regina Monongahelae—Vestigia Nulla Retrorsum'}}</ref> ([[English language|English]]) "There is nothing left for the Queen of the Monongahela to return to"<ref>{{
cite web
 |author=Ipavek, Eugene
|date       = August 11, 2009
|title      = Morgantown, West Virginia (U.S.)
|url        = https://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/us-wvmgn.html
|publisher  = CRW Flags
|access-date = May 23, 2019
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| image1      = Morgantown, West Virginia (2023).jpg
| caption1    = [[Downtown Morgantown Historic District|Downtown Morgantown]]
| image2      = Woodburn Hall WVU 2017.jpg
| caption2    = [[West Virginia University]]
| image3      = WVU Opening Game Mountaineer Field.jpg
| caption3    = [[Milan Puskar Stadium]]
| image4      = Metropolitan Theater (Morgantown, West Virginia).jpg
| caption4    = [[Metropolitan Theatre (Morgantown, West Virginia)|Metropolitan Theatre]]
| image5      = Monongalia County Courthouse (2023).jpg
| caption5    = [[Monongalia County Courthouse]]
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| subdivision_type2  = [[List of counties in West Virginia|County]]
| subdivision_name2  = [[Monongalia County, West Virginia|Monongalia]]
| government_type    = [[Council–manager government|Council–manager]]<ref name="Morgantown City Council">{{cite web|title=City Council|url=https://www.morgantownwv.gov/154/City-Council|publisher=City of Morgantown, WV|access-date=May 23, 2019}}</ref>
| leader_title1      = [[City Manager]]
| leader_name1       = Damien Davis<ref name="Morgantown City Manager">{{cite web|title=City Manager|url=https://www.morgantownwv.gov/155/City-Manager|publisher=City of Morgantown, WV|access-date=May 23, 2019}}</ref>
| leader_title2      = Mayor
| leader_name2       = M. Joe Abu-Ghannam<ref name = "Morgantown City Council" />
| leader_title3      = [[West Virginia House of Delegates|House of Delegates]]
| leader_name3       = 
| leader_title4      = [[West Virginia Senate|Senate]]
| leader_name4       = 
| established_title  = [[Municipal corporation|Settled]]
| established_date   = 1772<ref name="Morgantown History">{{cite web|title=History of Morgantown, WV|url=https://www.morgantownwv.gov/239/History|publisher=City of Morgantown|access-date=May 23, 2019}}</ref>
| established_title1 = [[Municipal corporation|Chartered]]
| established_date1  = 1785<ref name = "Morgantown History" />
| established_title2 = [[Municipal corporation|Incorporated]]
| established_date2  = 1838<ref name = "Morgantown History" />
| founder            = [[Zackquill Morgan]]<ref name = "Morgantown History" />
| named_for          = Zackquill Morgan<ref name = "Morgantown History" />
| unit_pref          = Imperial
| area_magnitude     = 
| area_total_sq_mi   = 10.64
| area_footnotes     = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2019">{{cite web|title=2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2019_Gazetteer/2019_gaz_place_54.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=August 7, 2020}}</ref>
| area_total_km2     = 27.55
| area_land_sq_mi    = 10.19
| area_land_km2      = 26.40
| area_water_sq_mi   = 0.45
| area_water_km2     = 1.16
| area_water_percent = 4.24
<!-- Population -->| population_as_of   = [[2020 United States Census|2020]]
| population_footnotes = <ref name="U.S. Decennial Census">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/morgantowncitywestvirginia|title=U.S. Decennial Census|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=January 20, 2023}}</ref>
| population_total   = 30,347
| population_density_km2 = 1157.25
| population_density_sq_mi = 2997.35
| population_urban   = 77,620 (US: [[List of United States urban areas|366th]])
| population_metro   = 140,038 (US: [[List of Metropolitan Statistical Areas|300th]])
| timezone           = [[Eastern Standard Time Zone|EST]]
| utc_offset         = −5
| timezone_DST       = [[Eastern Daylight Time|EDT]]
| utc_offset_DST     = −4
| elevation_footnotes = <ref name=gnis/>
| elevation_ft       = 1161
| postal_code_type   = [[ZIP code]]s
| postal_code        = 26501, 26505, 26508
| area_codes         = [[Area code 304|304]], [[Area code 681|681]]
| area_code_type     = [[North American Numbering Plan|Area code]]
| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standards|FIPS code]]
| blank_info         = 54-55756
| blank1_name        = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
| blank1_info        = 1555161<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|1555161}}</ref>
| website            = [http://www.morgantownwv.gov/ www.morgantownwv.gov]
| footnotes          = 
}}
'''Morgantown''' is a city in [[Monongalia County, West Virginia]], United States, and its [[county seat]]. It is situated along the [[Monongahela River]] in [[North Central West Virginia]] and is the home of [[West Virginia University]]. The population was 30,347 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], making it the [[List of municipalities in West Virginia|third-most populous city in West Virginia]].<ref name="U.S. Decennial Census">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/morgantowncitywestvirginia|title=U.S. Decennial Census|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=January 20, 2023}}</ref> The [[Morgantown metropolitan area]] had a population of 138,176 in 2020. 

==History==
[[File:Lunch-time.jpg|thumb|left|Lunch time for two boys employed at the Economy Glass Works in Morgantown, 1908. Photo by [[Lewis Hine]].]]
Morgantown's history is closely tied to the Anglo-French struggle for this territory. Until the [[Treaty of Paris (1763)|Treaty of Paris]] in 1763, what is now known as Morgantown was greatly contested by white settlers and [[Native Americans in the United States|Native Americans]], and by British and French soldiers. The treaty decided the issue in favor of the British, but Indian fighting continued almost to the beginning of the [[American Revolutionary War]] in 1775.{{Citation needed|date=November 2021}}

[[Zackquill Morgan]] and [[David Morgan (frontiersman)|David Morgan]], sons of [[Morgan Morgan]], entered the area of [[Virginia]] that would become Morgantown around 1767, although others, such as Thomas Decker, were recorded as attempting to settle in the area a decade earlier. Zackquill and David lived here for a few years and eventually built Fort Morgan in present-day Downtown Morgantown in 1772. Several forts were built in the area during this time: Fort Pierpont near the [[Cheat River]], in 1769; Fort Coburn, near [[Dorsey's Knob, West Virginia|Dorsey's Knob]], in 1770. Fort Morgan, at the present site of Morgantown, in 1772; Fort Dinwiddie, north several miles at [[Stewartstown, West Virginia|Stewartstown]], in 1772; Fort Martin, several miles north on the [[Monongahela River]], in 1773; Fort Burris in the present-day Suncrest area of Morgantown, in 1774; and Fort Kern in the present-day Greenmont area of Morgantown, in 1774, in addition to other, smaller forts.{{Citation needed|date=November 2021}}

Zackquill Morgan settled the area about 1772 by establishing a homestead near present-day Fayette Street and University Avenue. Morgan fought in both the [[French and Indian War]] and the [[American Revolutionary War]], rising to the rank of [[Colonel (United States)|colonel]]. By 1783, following his wartime duties, Colonel Morgan commissioned Major William Haymond to survey his land and divide it into streets and lots. Colonel Morgan then received a legal certificate for {{convert|400|acre|ha|abbr=off}} in the area of his settlement near the mouth of Decker's Creek. {{convert|50|acre|ha|abbr=off|spell=In}} were appropriated for Morgan's Town by the [[Virginia General Assembly]] in October 1785. On February 3, 1838, the Virginia General Assembly enacted a [[municipal charter]] incorporating the city, now with a population of about 700, as Morgantown, Virginia. The town became part of the newly created state of [[West Virginia]] on June 20, 1863, through the [[Reorganized Government of Virginia]].{{Citation needed|date=November 2021}}

[[File:Wharf-District.jpg|thumb|left|Historic warehouse in Wharf District, converted to restaurant during late-1990s/early-2000s riverfront refurbishing]]
Notable early structures still standing in Morgantown, include the [[Old Stone House (Morgantown, West Virginia)|Old Stone House]], built in 1795 by Jacob Nuce on Long Alley (the modern-day Chestnut Street)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wvculture.org/shpo/nr/pdf/monongalia/72001290.pdf|title=National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form(The Old Stone House)|publisher=West Virginia Division of Culture and History|access-date=August 5, 2011}}</ref> and the John Rogers family home on Foundry Street, built in 1840 and occupied as of 2011 by the Dering Funeral Home.<ref>{{cite book|author=Wallace Venable|author2=Norma Venable|title=Around Morgantown|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XIuMCwYnrmsC&pg=PA15|year=2007|page=15|publisher=Arcadia |access-date=August 5, 2011|isbn=9780738543932}}</ref>

During the 1970s, the [[U.S. Department of Transportation]] built an experimental driverless personal rapid transit system in the city, citing the area's variable seasonal [[climate]] and geographic elevations as factors in testing the technology's viability. The [[Morgantown Personal Rapid Transit]] (PRT) has been in use since 1975. University students use the system for travel between the campuses. 

==Geography==
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Morgantown is {{convert|75|mi}} south of [[Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania]], {{convert|208|mi|abbr=on}} west-northwest of Washington, D.C., {{convert|81|mi|abbr=on}} east of [[Marietta, Ohio]], and {{convert|156|mi|abbr=on}} northeast of [[Charleston, West Virginia|Charleston]]. Morgantown is just south of the [[Mason–Dixon line]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|10.62|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|10.17|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|0.45|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is water.<ref name="Gazetteer files">{{cite web |title=US Gazetteer files 2010 |url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=January 24, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120125061959/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |archive-date=January 25, 2012 }}</ref>

===Neighborhoods===
[[File:Downtownmorgantown.jpg|thumb|Aerial view of downtown Morgantown.]]
Morgantown is made up of several neighborhoods, some of which had been independent towns that were annexed by the city as it continued to grow. Neighborhoods include First Ward, Woodburn, South Park, Jerome Park, South Hills, Second Ward, Greenmont, Suncrest, Evansdale, Wiles Hill, [[Sunnyside, Morgantown, West Virginia|Sunnyside]], Sabraton, the Mileground, and North Hills. While some of these, such as the Mileground, Easton, and Sabraton, are in part or entirely outside the city limits, they are still considered part of Morgantown. The City of Morgantown contained just over 30,000 permanent residents in 2020.<ref name="U.S. Decennial Census" /> The city is host to about 30,000 students at West Virginia University.<ref name="WVU Facts">{{cite web|title=WVU Facts|url=https://www.wvu.edu/about-wvu/wvu-facts|publisher=West Virginia University|access-date=May 23, 2019}}</ref>

[[Sunnyside, Morgantown, West Virginia|Sunnyside]], just north of downtown Morgantown, is an older neighborhood adjacent to West Virginia University's downtown campus. The neighborhood is bounded by University Avenue to the east and Campus Drive to the south. Close to the downtown campus of West Virginia University and for decades known as a neighborhood of student housing, is also the scene of many off-campus parties and post-game celebrations including, until 1995, the unsanctioned annual back-to-school [[block party]] that would annually draw upward of 10,000 revelers to celebrate the start of fall classes.<ref name=quieteraffair /><ref>{{cite news|last=Ahrens|first=Frank|title=WVU, No. 1 in Fun? You Can Count Me Out|url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/washingtonpost/access/13584703.html?dids=13584703:13584703&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Aug+21%2C+1997&author=Frank+Ahrens&pub=The+Washington+Post&desc=WVU%2C+No.+1+in+Fun%3F+You+Can+Count+Me+Out.&pqatl=google|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130616051348/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/washingtonpost/access/13584703.html?dids=13584703:13584703&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Aug+21,+1997&author=Frank+Ahrens&pub=The+Washington+Post&desc=WVU,+No.+1+in+Fun%3F+You+Can+Count+Me+Out.&pqatl=google|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 16, 2013|access-date=April 15, 2013|newspaper=The Washington Post|date=August 21, 1997}}</ref> The university and city put an end to the tradition that year after two students were shot the previous year.<ref name=quieteraffair>{{cite news|title=WVU's Back-To-School Party A Quieter Affair This Year|url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=PG&p_theme=pg&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EADF72F8D902BCB&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM|access-date=April 15, 2013|newspaper=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette|date=August 22, 1995}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=2 WVU Students Shot at Unsactioned Party|url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=PG&p_theme=pg&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EADF0B6935F118A&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM|access-date=April 15, 2013|newspaper=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette|date=August 24, 1994}}</ref> The City of Morgantown and West Virginia University jointly established the [[Sunnyside, Morgantown, West Virginia|Sunnyside]] Up Project: Campus Neighborhoods Revitalization Corporation, dedicated to the redevelopment of this area. The first step was to create a comprehensive revitalization plan, which was published in fall 2004.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.morgantown.com/sunnyside/Sunnyside.pdf |title=Sunnyside Up Project: Campus Neighborhoods Revitalization Corporation |publisher=Morgantown.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120305115845/http://www.morgantown.com/sunnyside/Sunnyside.pdf |archive-date=March 5, 2012 }}</ref> The university's Summit Hall Dormitory and the Honors Hall Dormitory are in the southern part of the neighborhood.

Woodburn used to be farmland on the hills to the east of downtown Morgantown. The area saw a rapid growth in population at the beginning of the 20th century as home to tinsmiths from [[Wales]] who came to work in the tinplate mill that later became the [[Sterling Faucet Company]] plant in Sabraton. A trolley line ran the length of Richwood Avenue and originally connected downtown with Sabraton. The Welsh community was active in the [[Methodist]] Church at the intersection of High Street and Willey Street, and held picnics in Whitemoore Park, the main green space in Woodburn.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.boparc.org/pocket-parks.html|title=Pocket Parks|website=MORGANTOWN BOARD OF PARKS AND RECREATION|accessdate=April 13, 2021}}</ref>  Many of these immigrants retained the [[Welsh language]], and as late as the 1930s it was common to hear Welsh spoken on the streets of Woodburn and the community was known for carrying on a traditional [[eisteddfod]] every year.{{Citation needed|date=November 2021}}

Located in the southeastern part of Morgantown, Sabraton is a former [[coal town]] and was previously known as Sturgiss City and Sabraton Station. The community was named after Sabra Vance Sturgiss, the wife of a local judge.<ref>{{cite book|last=Kenny|first=Hamill|title=West Virginia Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning, Including the Nomenclature of the Streams and Mountains|url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015009099824;view=1up;seq=572;size=125|year=1945|publisher=The Place Name Press|location=Piedmont, WV|page=546}}</ref> Part of Sabraton was home to a tin plate mill, which later become a manufacturing plant for Sterling Faucet. In its early days, Sabraton was connected to downtown Morgantown by a trolley line that ran the length of Richwood Avenue. Its amenities include Marilla Park.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.boparc.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=78&Itemid=5 | title= Marilla Park | publisher = Morgantown Board of Park and Recreation Commissioners | access-date = December 14, 2012}}{{dead link|date=June 2013}}</ref>

===Terrain===
Morgantown lies in the Appalachian Region. The city is hilly with several sections rising over {{convert|1,200|feet}} in elevation. The highest point is {{convert|1,398|feet}} on Sky Rock in Dorsey Knob Park. The lowest point is on the banks of the Monongahela River at {{convert|800|feet}}. The area surrounding Morgantown is mountainous. [[Coopers Rock State Forest]], {{convert|12|miles}} east of Morgantown, has elevations between {{convert|2,000|feet}} and {{convert|2,400|feet}} above sea level.

===Climate===
Morgantown lies on the border between a [[humid subtropical]] [[Humid subtropical climate|climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]] ''Cfa'') and a [[humid continental climate]] (Köppen ''Dfa''), with four distinct seasons. Winters are cool to cold with a January daily mean temperature of {{convert|32.0|°F|1}}, an average annual snowfall of {{convert|27.6|in|cm}} and 1.3 nights of sub-{{convert|0|°F}} readings.<ref name = "NOAA txt"/> Summers are hot and humid with a July daily mean temperature of {{convert|74.1|°F|1}} and 13.2 days of {{convert|90|°F}}+ highs annually.<ref name = "NOAA txt"/> Precipitation is generous, with winter being the driest period and May through July the wettest. Extreme temperatures range from {{convert|−25|°F}} on [[Great Blizzard of 1899#Arctic cold|February 10, 1899]], up to {{convert|105|°F}} on August 26, 1893.

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|location = Morgantown, West Virginia ([[Morgantown Municipal Airport]]), 1991–2020 normals,{{efn|Mean monthly maxima and minima (i.e. the expected highest and lowest temperature readings at any point during the year or given month) calculated based on data at said location from 1991 to 2020.}} extremes 1872–present{{efn|Records kept intermittently from May 1872 to December 1892 and more regularly at Morgantown Municipal Airport since November 1945, although the [[National Weather Service]] had ceased measuring snowfall at this location in December 1999. See [http://threadex.rcc-acis.org/ ThreadEx] for coverage details.}}
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|Jan record high F = 79
|Feb record high F = 80
|Mar record high F = 87
|Apr record high F = 93
|May record high F = 95
|Jun record high F = 99
|Jul record high F = 103
|Aug record high F = 105
|Sep record high F = 102
|Oct record high F = 94
|Nov record high F = 83
|Dec record high F = 77
|year record high F = 105
|Jan avg record high F = 65.7
|Feb avg record high F = 67.0
|Mar avg record high F = 75.4
|Apr avg record high F = 83.5
|May avg record high F = 88.0
|Jun avg record high F = 90.8
|Jul avg record high F = 92.5
|Aug avg record high F = 91.4
|Sep avg record high F = 89.2
|Oct avg record high F = 82.3
|Nov avg record high F = 74.7
|Dec avg record high F = 66.1
|year avg record high F = 93.3
|Jan high F = 40.1
|Feb high F = 43.7
|Mar high F = 52.6
|Apr high F = 65.2
|May high F = 73.6
|Jun high F = 80.9
|Jul high F = 84.4
|Aug high F = 83.1
|Sep high F = 77.1
|Oct high F = 65.9
|Nov high F = 54.1
|Dec high F = 44.3
|year high F = 63.8
|Jan mean F = 32.0
|Feb mean F = 34.8
|Mar mean F = 42.6
|Apr mean F = 53.8
|May mean F = 62.6
|Jun mean F = 70.3
|Jul mean F = 74.1
|Aug mean F = 72.8
|Sep mean F = 66.5
|Oct mean F = 55.3
|Nov mean F = 44.9
|Dec mean F = 36.4
|year mean F = 53.8
|Jan low F = 24.0
|Feb low F = 25.8
|Mar low F = 32.6
|Apr low F = 42.4
|May low F = 51.5
|Jun low F = 59.7
|Jul low F = 63.8
|Aug low F = 62.5
|Sep low F = 55.9
|Oct low F = 44.7
|Nov low F = 35.8
|Dec low F = 28.6
|year low F = 43.9
|Jan avg record low F = 2.6
|Feb avg record low F = 7.0
|Mar avg record low F = 13.8
|Apr avg record low F = 26.1
|May avg record low F = 35.5
|Jun avg record low F = 45.3
|Jul avg record low F = 52.7
|Aug avg record low F = 51.9
|Sep avg record low F = 41.9
|Oct avg record low F = 29.9
|Nov avg record low F = 19.8
|Dec avg record low F = 11.6
|year avg record low F = 0.3
|Jan record low F = −20
|Feb record low F = −25
|Mar record low F = −4
|Apr record low F = 6
|May record low F = 25
|Jun record low F = 30
|Jul record low F = 40
|Aug record low F = 38
|Sep record low F = 30
|Oct record low F = 15
|Nov record low F = −1
|Dec record low F = −16
|year record low F = -25
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation inch = 3.12
|Feb precipitation inch = 2.81
|Mar precipitation inch = 3.65
|Apr precipitation inch = 3.87
|May precipitation inch = 4.33
|Jun precipitation inch = 4.07
|Jul precipitation inch = 4.93
|Aug precipitation inch = 3.65
|Sep precipitation inch = 3.41
|Oct precipitation inch = 3.09
|Nov precipitation inch = 3.02
|Dec precipitation inch = 3.20
|year precipitation inch = 43.15
|Jan snow inch = 9.1
|Feb snow inch = 5.5
|Mar snow inch = 7.0
|Apr snow inch = 1.0
|May snow inch = 0.0
|Jun snow inch = 0.0
|Jul snow inch = 0.0
|Aug snow inch = 0.0
|Sep snow inch = 0.0
|Oct snow inch = 0.1
|Nov snow inch = 1.1
|Dec snow inch = 3.8
|year snow inch = 27.6
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|Jan precipitation days = 15.5
|Feb precipitation days = 13.0
|Mar precipitation days = 14.4
|Apr precipitation days = 14.1
|May precipitation days = 14.7
|Jun precipitation days = 13.1
|Jul precipitation days = 12.4
|Aug precipitation days = 10.5
|Sep precipitation days = 10.3
|Oct precipitation days = 11.4
|Nov precipitation days = 11.7
|Dec precipitation days = 13.9
|year precipitation days = 155.0
|unit snow days = 0.1 in
|Jan snow days = 6.1
|Feb snow days = 4.3
|Mar snow days = 3.3
|Apr snow days = 0.3
|May snow days = 0.0
|Jun snow days = 0.0
|Jul snow days = 0.0
|Aug snow days = 0.0
|Sep snow days = 0.0
|Oct snow days = 0.2
|Nov snow days = 1.1
|Dec snow days = 3.5
|year snow days = 18.8
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| url = https://w2.weather.gov/climate/xmacis.php?wfo=pbz
| title = NowData - NOAA Online Weather Data
| publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
| access-date = June 10, 2021}}</ref><ref name = "NOAA txt">{{cite web
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| title = Station: Morgantown Hart FLD, WV
| work = U.S. Climate Normals 2020: U.S. Monthly Climate Normals (1991-2020)
| publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
| access-date = June 10, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web
| url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly&startDate=0001-01-01&endDate=9996-12-31&stations=USW00013736&format=pdf
| title = Station: Morgantown Hart Field, WV
| work = U.S. Monthly Climate Normals (1981-2010)
| publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
| access-date = June 10, 2021}}</ref>
}}

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1860= 741
|1870= 797
|1880= 745
|1890= 1011
|1900= 1895
|1910= 9150
|1920= 12127
|1930= 16186
|1940= 16655
|1950= 25525
|1960= 22487
|1970= 29431
|1980= 27605
|1990= 25879
|2000= 26809
|2010= 29660
|2020= 30347
|estref=
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="Pop_1900_1920">{{cite web|url=http://www.polsci.wvu.edu/wv/Monongalia/monhistory.html|title=Monongalia County History|author=Robert Jay Dilger|work=[[West Virginia University]]|access-date=November 28, 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111010113321/http://www.polsci.wvu.edu/wv/Monongalia/monhistory.html|archive-date=October 10, 2011}}</ref><ref name="U.S. Decennial Census">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/morgantowncitywestvirginia|title=U.S. Decennial Census|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=January 20, 2023}}</ref>}}

Following the 2010 census, Monongalia County and neighboring [[Preston County, West Virginia|Preston County]] were acknowledged as a metropolitan statistical area (MSA) by the United States government. Estimates from 2010 put the [[Metropolitan Statistical Area]] population at 129,709; as of July 2013, the estimate was 136,133. Of the 10 largest cities in West Virginia, only Morgantown and [[Martinsburg, West Virginia|Martinsburg]] have shown positive population growth since the 2010 census, with Morgantown growing from 29,660 to a 2012 estimate of 31,000.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.city-data.com/city/Morgantown-West-Virginia.html|title=Morgantown, West Virginia|publisher=City-Data.com|access-date=June 24, 2013}}</ref>

West Virginia University constitutes {{convert|913|acre|ha|abbr=off}} of the city and vicinity, and with the fall 2012 enrollment added an additional population of 29,707 students.

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics,{{citation needed|date=September 2019}} Morgantown had some of the lowest unemployment rates in the United States as of early 2009.

=== 2020 census ===
As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], there were 30,347 people and 11,673 households residing in the city. There were 13,887 housing units in Morgantown. The racial makeup of the city was 83% [[White American|White]], 4.6% [[African American]], 3.7% [[Asian American|Asian]], 0.2% [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]], 1.3% from [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census#Race|other races]], and 7.1% from [[Multiracial Americans|two or more races]]. [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanics or Latinos]] of any race were 4.1% of the population.

Of the 11,673 households,  28.3% were married couples living together,  34.6% had a male householder with no spouse present,  28.3% had a female householder with no spouse present. The average household and family size was 2.71. The median age in the city was 24.4 years. Which is 43% less than the state average of 42.8.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Morgantown_city,_West_Virginia?g=1600000US5455756 |access-date=February 23, 2023 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref>

===2010 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name ="wwwcensusgov">{{cite web|title=U.S. Census website|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=January 24, 2013}}</ref> of 2010, there were 29,660 people, 11,701 households, and 3,827 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|2916.4|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 12,664 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1245.2|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 89.7% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 4.1% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.1% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 3.4% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.1% [[Race (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.6% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 2.0% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 2.6% of the population. {{Citation needed|date=November 2021}}

There were 11,701 households, of which 12.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 23.1% were married couples living together, 6.5% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.1% had a male householder with no wife present, and 67.3% were non-families. 36.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.05 and the average family size was 2.71.{{Citation needed|date=November 2021}}

The median age in the city was 22.6 years. 8.2% of residents were under the age of 18; 52.1% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 18.4% were from 25 to 44; 13.1% were from 45 to 64; and 8.1% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 53.5% male and 46.5% female.{{Citation needed|date=November 2021}}

===2000 census===
As of the census of 2000, there were 26,809 people, 10,782 households, and 4,183 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,736.0 people per square mile (1,056.2/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 11,721 housing units at an average density of 1,196.2 per square mile (461.8/km<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup of the city was 89.48% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 4.15% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.17% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 4.15% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.05% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.51% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.48% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.54% of the population.

There were 10,782 households, out of which 15.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 29.1% were married couples living together, 7.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 61.2% were non-families. 37.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.08 and the average family size was 2.76.

Morgantown's age distribution, which is heavily influenced by the presence of West Virginia University, is: 11.1% under the age of 18, 44.7% from 18 to 24, 20.4% from 25 to 44, 13.5% from 45 to 64, and 10.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 23 years. For every 100 females, there were 104.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 105.0 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $20,649, and the median income for a family was $44,622. Males had a median income of $33,268 versus $24,944 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $14,459. About 15.0% of families and 38.4% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 23.3% of those under age 18 and 8.3% of those age 65 or over.

==Arts and culture==
[[File:67 - 20180729 - Morgantown, WV.jpg|thumb|The [[Metropolitan Theatre (Morgantown, West Virginia)|Metropolitan Theatre]] in [[Downtown Morgantown Historic District|Downtown Morgantown]] opened in 1924<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref>]]

The [[Metropolitan Theatre (Morgantown, West Virginia)|Metropolitan Theatre]] is the center of performing arts in Morgantown.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.morgantownmet.com/ |title=morgantownmet.com |publisher=The Metropolitan Theatre (official site) |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111014113826/http://morgantownmet.com/ |archive-date=October 14, 2011 |url-status=live }}</ref> The Monongalia Arts Center works with the visual, performing, and literary arts communities in the city through programming and educational outreach.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.monartscenter.com/ |title=MonArtsCenter.com |publisher=MonArtsCenter.com |access-date=June 24, 2013}}</ref> Other museums in the city include the West Virginia University Art Museum and Morgantown History Museum.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.morgantownhistorymuseum.org/|title=Morgantown History Museum|website=www.morgantownhistorymuseum.org|accessdate=April 13, 2021}}</ref>

==Parks and recreation==
[[Core Arboretum]] is owned by West Virginia University and consists of mostly [[old-growth forest]] on steep hillside and [[Monongahela River]] flood plain. It includes densely wooded areas with {{convert|3.5|mi|km}} of walking trails, as well as {{convert|3|acre|ha|1|abbr=off|spell=in}} of lawn planted with specimen trees.<ref name="Arboretum">{{cite web|url=http://arboretum.wvu.edu|title=The Core Arboretum|publisher=[[West Virginia University]] Department of Biology|accessdate=March 29, 2009|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208135547/http://arboretum.wvu.edu/|archivedate=December 8, 2015}}</ref> Other parks in Morgantown include Hazel Ruby McQuain Riverfront Park and the Caperton and Deckers Creek Rail-Trails.<ref>{{cite news|url = http://www.boparc.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=30&Itemid=5|title = Hazel Ruby-McQuain Riverfront Park|publisher = Board of Park and Recreation Commissioners|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110808221733/http://www.boparc.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=30&Itemid=5|archive-date = August 8, 2011|url-status = dead}}</ref>

Athletic centers include [[Milan Puskar Stadium]] and [[WVU Coliseum]], the home [[West Virginia Mountaineers]] football and basketball teams, respectively.

[[Dorsey Knob]] is a mountain at the southern edge of Morgantown that reaches {{convert|1398|ft}} in elevation.

==Sports==
[[File:WVU Coliseum 2017.jpg|thumb|Interior of [[WVU Coliseum]]]]
The [[West Virginia Black Bears]] are a [[collegiate summer baseball]] team based in Morgantown. The team is part of the [[MLB Draft League]]. Games are played at the [[Monongalia County Ballpark]] in nearby [[Granville, West Virginia|Granville]].<ref>{{cite web | title = West Virginia Black Bears and MetroNews ink radio network agreement | publisher = West Virginia MetroNews Network | date = May 20, 2015 | url = http://wvmetronews.com/2015/05/20/west-virginia-black-bears-and-metronews-ink-radio-network-agreement/}}</ref>

The inaugural [[Morgantown Marathon]] was held in September 2015. The {{convert|26.2|mi|km|adj=on}} course winds through Morgantown's seven wards and is characterized by its elevation changes. Official times from the Morgantown Marathon can be used for [[Boston Marathon]] qualification. In addition to the full marathon race, the Morgantown Marathon also includes The Mountain Mama 8k and a half-marathon.<ref name="Morgantown Marathon">{{cite web|title=Morgantown Marathon|url=http://morgantownmarathon.com/|access-date=October 8, 2017}}</ref>

==Education==
===West Virginia University===
[[File:Woodburn-circle-aerial.jpg|thumb|[[Woodburn Circle]] on the campus of [[West Virginia University]]]]
{{Main|West Virginia University}}

West Virginia University (WVU) is a public [[land-grant university]], founded in 1867. With an operating budget of approximately $1.2 billion as of 2022,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bonatesta |first=Lara |title=WVU Board of Governors approves 2022-23 budget and tuition increases |url=https://www.williamsondailynews.com/news/wvu-board-of-governors-approves-2022-23-budget-and-tuition-increases/article_47fb041f-5997-5bed-bcef-e8f83143cb6a.html |access-date=December 2, 2022 |website=Williamson Daily News |date=June 27, 2022 |language=en}}</ref> it also has $150 million annually in sponsored contracts and research grants conducted by faculty members.

Fall 2021 enrollment was 28,267, with students from all 55 West Virginia counties, 49 states plus the District of Columbia, and 112 countries. Some basic 2021 figures regarding the student body are:
* 46% residents, 54% nonresidents
* 21,086 undergraduates
* 5,753 graduate and professional students
* 53% female, 47% male
* 18% minorities

The 2022–2023 curriculum is supported by 13 colleges and schools offering 350 bachelor's, master's, doctoral, and professional degree programs in the arts and sciences; business and economics; creative arts; engineering and mineral resources; human resources and education; journalism; law; agriculture, forestry, and consumer sciences; dentistry; medicine; nursing; pharmacy; physical education; plus programs at [[Potomac State College of West Virginia University|Potomac State College]] and [[West Virginia University Institute of Technology|WVU Tech]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=WVU Facts |url=https://www.wvu.edu/about-wvu/wvu-facts |access-date=December 2, 2022 |website=West Virginia University |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=College Scorecard |url=https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?238032-West-Virginia-University |access-date=December 2, 2022 |website=collegescorecard.ed.gov |language=en}}</ref>

===Public schools===
[[File:Morgantown High School in Morgantown, West Virginia LCCN2015631561.tif|thumb|The auditorium entrance of [[Morgantown High School]], established in 1883]]
The city is served by [[Monongalia County Schools]]. Public elementary schools in Morgantown and its surrounding area include Cheat Lake, North, Brookhaven, Ridgedale, Mountainview, Mylan Park, Skyview, Suncrest Elementary, and Eastwood. There are four middle schools: Mountaineer Middle, South, Westwood, and Suncrest Middle.<ref name="MCS Middle Schools">{{cite web|title=Middle Schools|url=http://boe.mono.k12.wv.us/schools/midschools.html|publisher=Monongalia County Schools|access-date=January 8, 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110515025200/http://boe.mono.k12.wv.us/schools/midschools.html|archive-date=May 15, 2011}}</ref> The city's two high schools are [[University High School (Morgantown)|University High School]], the mascot of which is the Hawks, and [[Morgantown High School]], whose mascot is the Mohigans. The latter's name is that of a non-existent [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] tribe whose name is a combination of the words Morgantown (MO) High (HIG) Annual (AN), which was the school's yearbook. The Native American mascot and logo were adopted because of the close relation to the name [[Mahican|Mohican]], a real Native American tribe.<ref>{{cite web|title =Morgantown High School – Mohigan Facts – The Mohigan|date =  March 18, 2004|url = http://boe.mono.k12.wv.us/mhs/academics/mascot.html|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20061013181048/http://boe.mono.k12.wv.us/mhs/academics/mascot.html|archive-date = October 13, 2006|access-date = December 15, 2006}}</ref>  Notable Morgantown High School alumni include [[screenwriter]]–[[film director]] [[Lawrence Kasdan]] (class of 1966), actor [[Don Knotts]] (class of 1942), [[college football]] coach [[Tommy Bowden]] (class of 1972), and [[TV]] [[college football]] analyst [[Terry Bowden]] (class of 1974).

As of April 2005, Monongalia County Schools employed 897 professional personnel and 490 service personnel, and carries an enrollment of 10,076 students, including 156 adult students at the Monongalia County Technical Education Center. Three of Monongalia County's 23 schools have earned Exemplary Achievement status, according to the West Virginia Office of Educational Performance Audits' (OEPA) report issued November 2004. In 2004, Suncrest Middle became a National Blue Ribbon School for the [[No Child Left Behind Act]].
{{anchor|RC schools}}

===Private schools===
A [[Catholic school|Roman Catholic]] [[elementary school]], [[Saint Francis de Sales]], began sometime prior to 1915 as a two-room school in a house on McLane Avenue in the Seneca neighborhood, and run by lay teacher Miss Sterbutsal, who became Sister M. Isabelle of the Sisters of St. Joseph. In October 1915, the [[pastorate]] of Father Peter Flynn arranged for [[Ursuline Nuns of the Immaculate Conception|Ursuline]] nuns from [[Louisville, Kentucky]], and in 1918, under principal Sister M. Isadore, the school moved to a new building on Beechurst Avenue, adjacent to [[St. Theresa]]'s Church. On June 9, 1990, the grade school moved into the former St. Francis Central High School building,<ref name=desales-history>{{cite news|url=http://falcon.sfcc.pvt.k12.wv.us/history.shtm | title=History|  publisher= St Francis de Sales Central Catholic School| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20070606080033/http://falcon.sfcc.pvt.k12.wv.us/history.shtm|archive-date = June 6, 2007}}</ref> and eventually into newly built facility at 41 Guthrie Lane.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20070928103513/http://morgantowntimes.net/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=18 ''Morgantown Times'': "St. Francis de Sales Central Catholic School Dedication: Bishop Michael Bransfield to Bless New Building"] (press release, no date)</ref> Its mascot is the Trojan.<ref name=desales-history />

St. Francis Central High School existed for several decades on Birch Street in the Evansdale neighborhood until that campus was taken over by the elementary school on June 9, 1990.<ref name=desales-history /> The West Virginia University Foundation purchased its building and land in July 2003, formally selling it to WVU for $11 million in August 2004, with the university then announcing it intended to use the football and adjacent baseball fields as [[intramural sports|intramural]] recreation area.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20080616123845/http://wvutoday.wvu.edu/news/page/4232/ WVU Today: (Sept. 2, 2004): "WVU board authorizes salary increase package, facility plans"] (press release)</ref>

Other private schools include: Morgantown Christian Academy, Maranatha Christian Academy, Covenant Christian School, [[Trinity Christian School (Morgantown, West Virginia)|Trinity Christian School]], St. Francis Elementary/Middle School, and the alternative, non-religious Morgantown Learning Academy.

===Early schools===
While informal schools existed from Morgantown's earliest days,<ref>[[Earl L. Core|Core, Earl L.]], ''The Monongalia Story: A Bicentennial History, Vol. 3: Discord'' (Parsons, W.Virginia, McClain Printing Co., 1979), p. 97</ref>  the town established a one-story, coeducational, Virginia common school in July 1803, that students attended on a tuition basis.<ref>Ambler, Charles Henry. ''A History of Education in West Virginia from Early Colonial Times to 1949'' (Huntington, W.Virginia, Standard Printing and Publishing Co., 1951), p. 2</ref> On November 29, 1814, the Virginia General Assembly incorporated Monongalia Academy, the county's first [[Public school (government funded)|public school]].<ref>Core, pp. 26–27</ref> Supported by obligatory [[Surveyor (surveying)|surveyor]]s' fees, the male-only institution was the equivalent of a modern-day [[High school (North America)|high school]].<ref>Core, p. 45</ref> The Academy moved to a new two-story building in 1830, with principal Jonathan Haddock offering courses in [[geography]], surveying, and [[navigation]] in addition to traditional subjects. [[Presbyterian]] minister Reverend James Robertson Moore was principal during the Academy's 1852–1864 heyday, when its enrollment included students from 14 states.<ref>Core, p. 384</ref> In 1867, the Academy closed, and donated its land toward the establishment of [[West Virginia University]].{{Citation needed|date=November 2021}}

The Virginia Assembly in March 1831 authorized the creation of the Morgantown Female Academy. Proceeds from the sale of the original Monongalia Academy building funded construction of a two-story school at Bumbo Lane (the modern-day Fayette Street) and Long Alley (the modern-day Chestnut Street). This school opened April 1, 1834.<ref>Core, p. 114</ref> After the Assembly approved a charter change in 1838, the school became known as the [[Methodist]] Academy.<ref>Core, p. 230</ref> This prompted local Presbyterians to create the Woodburn Female Seminary, for which the Monongalia Academy's Rev. Moore also served as principal. The seminary closed in 1866, and its assets, like those of the Monongalia Academy, were donated toward the future university.{{Citation needed|date=November 2021}}

Following the 1863 creation of West Virginia, the new state's first legislature created a public-school system. The act provided for the education of "free [[African American|colored]] children", and was adapted three years later to mandate education for all African-American children. However, a two-tier system was created: White children attended a regular term (at the second former Monongalia Academy building, purchased in 1867 from West Virginia Agricultural College, the future West Virginia University), only a short term was provided for African-Americans, who met at St. Paul's African Methodist Episcopal Church, on Beechurst Avenue.<ref>Core, pp. 54, 632</ref>  In the late 19th and early 20th century, rural educational reformer [[Alexander Wade]] lived in Morgantown and was involved in establishing a system of graded education for country schools that was later adopted across the rest of the United States.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/881|title=e-WV &#124; Alexander Luark Wade|website=www.wvencyclopedia.org|accessdate=April 13, 2021}}</ref>

==Media==

===Print===
Morgantown has two newspapers. [[The Dominion Post (Morgantown)|''The Dominion Post'']] is a privately owned newspaper which is published daily. The university-owned and student-run [[college newspaper]], ''The Daily Athenaeum'', is published on weekdays while classes are in session, and is provided free of charge on campus and to many businesses around Morgantown.

There are also other local quasi-newspapers such as the ''Post Extra'' and the ''Morgantown Times'', which typically feature a few local news stories and an abundance of advertisements. Both are free of charge and mass-mailed throughout the Morgantown area.

===Television===
Morgantown is part of the Pittsburgh television market. However, stations in the [[Clarksburg, West Virginia|Clarksburg]]/[[Weston, West Virginia|Weston]]/[[Fairmont, West Virginia|Fairmont]] market claim Morgantown as part of their primary coverage area. [[Xfinity]] (formerly [[Comcast]]) and its predecessors have supplemented area cable subscribers with stations from both markets since the 1960s.
{| class="wikitable" style="width:100%;"
|-
! Call sign !! Description
|-
| [[KDKA-TV]]
| [[CBS]] [[owned-and-operated station]], [[Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania]]
|-
| [[WTAE-TV]]
| [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] affiliate, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
|-
| [[WDTV]]
| CBS affiliate, [[Bridgeport, West Virginia]]
|-
| [[WPXI]]
| [[NBC]] affiliate, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
|-
| style="width:15%;"| [[WBOY]]
| style="width:70%;"| NBC affiliate, [[Clarksburg, West Virginia]]
|-
| [[WQED (TV)|WQED]]
| [[Public Broadcasting Service|PBS]] station, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
|-
| [[WPKD-TV]]
| [[Independent station|Independent Station]], Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
|-
| [[WPNT]]
| Dual [[The CW|CW]]/[[My Network TV]] affiliate, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
|-
| [[WNPB]]
| West Virginia Public Broadcasting, Morgantown, West Virginia
|-
| [[WVFX]]
| [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] affiliate, Clarksburg, West Virginia
|-
| [[WPGH-TV]]
| Fox affiliate, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
|}

===Radio===
{| class="wikitable" style="width:100%;"
|-
! Call sign !! Frequency !! Format !! Owner
|-
| [[WPDX (AM)|WPDX]]
| 1300 AM
| [[Contemporary Christian music|Contemporary Christian]]
| AJG Corporation
|-
| [[WCLG-FM|WCLG]]
| 100.1 FM
| [[Active rock]]
| Bowers Broadcasting Corporation
|-
| [[WAJR (AM)|WAJR]]
| 1440 AM
| [[News radio|News]]/[[Talk radio|Talk]]
| [[West Virginia Radio Corporation]]
|-
| [[WVAQ]]
| 101.9 FM
| [[Contemporary hit radio]]
| West Virginia Radio Corporation
|-
| [[WWVU-FM]]
| 91.7 FM
| [[Campus radio|College radio]]
| West Virginia University Board Of Governors
|-
| [[WGYE]]
| 102.7 FM
| [[Conservative talk radio|Conservative talk]]
| LHTC Media of West Virginia, Inc.
|-
| [[WZST]]
| 100.9 FM
| [[Adult contemporary music|Adult contemporary]]
| Spectrum Radio Group
|-
| [[WFGM-FM]]
| 93.1 FM
| [[Oldies]]
| West Virginia Radio Corporation
|-
| [[WKKW]]
| 97.9 FM
| [[Country music|Country]]
| West Virginia Radio Corporation
|-
| [[WVPM]]
| 90.9 FM
| [[Public Radio|Public radio]]
| [[West Virginia Educational Broadcasting Authority]]
|}

==Infrastructure==

===Transportation===
[[File:Morgantown Personal Rapid Transit.jpg|thumb|[[Morgantown Personal Rapid Transit]]
 (PRT)]]

====Public transit====
{{See also|Morgantown Personal Rapid Transit}}
Most of Morgantown is accessible by [[Mountain Line Transit Authority]] bus system.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.busride.org/ |title=Busride.org |publisher=Busride.org |access-date=June 24, 2013}}</ref> Most service operates Monday-Saturday from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. with a very limited service operating on Sunday during the WVU school year. Mountain Line's Grey Line bus operates every day of the year between [[Clarksburg, West Virginia]] and [[Pittsburgh International Airport]]. Morgantown also has the [[Morgantown Personal Rapid Transit]] (PRT) system. The system has five stations (Walnut, Beechurst, Engineering, Towers, and Medical) covering {{convert|8.65|mi|1}}.

====Air====
[[Morgantown Municipal Airport]] is one of West Virginia's few commercial airports. It is approximately {{convert|3|mi}} northeast of the downtown along [[U.S. Route 119 in West Virginia|U.S. Route 119]]. [[North Central West Virginia Airport]] is about {{convert|35|miles}} away by road, and [[Pittsburgh International Airport]] is about {{convert|80|miles}} away.

====Rail====
{{refimprove section|date=August 2023}}
The only active rail line near Morgantown is owned by [[Norfolk Southern]] with [[CSX]] trackage rights and serves a mine northwest of [[Rivesville, West Virginia]]. Coal is the major commodity, with a train serving local chemical industries such as Tanner and Addivant (formerly Chemtura) that require tank cars.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.epa.gov/reg3wcmd/ca/wv/webpages/wvd980552384.html|title=Addivant USA LLC North Plant Factsheet|first=US EPA, Region 3, Land & Chemicals|last=Division}}</ref> These are trucked in and then loaded onto high side gondolas or bulkhead flat cars. [[Conrail]] was split by Norfolk Southern and CSX in 1999. CSX pays for half of the cost of maintenance for the line. CSX uses it mostly to bring trains from Grafton to load at Consol's Bailey Mine and for direct access to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.{{Citation needed|date=November 2021}}

====River====
Morgantown relies heavily on the [[Monongahela River]] for shipping coal and other products. The river is fully navigable from its mouth at the [[Ohio River]] in [[Pittsburgh]], past Morgantown upstream to [[Fairmont, West Virginia|Fairmont]]. [[Morgantown Lock and Dam]], in the southern part of the city, helps provide a continuous pool heading upstream towards the [[Hildebrand Lock and Dam]]. [[Point Marion Lock and Dam]], the next downstream dam, is responsible for most of the river's pool in Morgantown.{{Citation needed|date=November 2021}}

====Major roadways====
* [[File:I-79.svg|20px|alt=|link=]] [[Interstate 79#West Virginia|Interstate 79]]
* [[File:I-68.svg|20px|alt=|link=]] [[Interstate 68]]
* [[File:US 19.svg|20px|alt=|link=]] [[U.S. Route 19#West Virginia|U.S. Highway 19]]
* [[File:US 119.svg|25px|alt=|link=]] [[U.S. Highway 119]]
* [[File:WV-7.svg|20px|alt=|link=]] [[West Virginia Route 7]]
* [[File:WV-705.svg|25px|alt=|link=]] [[West Virginia Route 705]]

====Proposed====
* [[File:I-268 (WV).svg|25px|alt=|link=]] [[West Run Expressway]]

===Utilities===
Electric service is provided by [[FirstEnergy|Mon Power]], [[natural gas]] services by [[Dominion Resources]] (operating as "Hope Gas"), and water and sewage by the [[Morgantown Utility Board]].

[[Cable television]] and [[cable Internet]] are offered by [[Comcast Communications]]. Landline [[telephone]], [[DSL]], and [[Fiber-optic communication]] services are offered by [[Frontier Communications]]. Fiber internet is also available from [[Breezeline]]. West Side Telecommunications telephone and DSL service available in some areas.

Trash pickup in the Morgantown area is provided by [[Republic Services]]. The City of Morgantown has adopted a weekly recycling program, as part of the Clean Community Concept,<ref name="Recycling - City of Morgantown">{{cite web|title=Recycling {{!}} City of Morgantown, WV|url=http://www.morgantownwv.gov/residents/recycling/|access-date=February 24, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130126150844/http://www.morgantownwv.gov/residents/recycling/|archive-date=January 26, 2013}}</ref> an initiative by the city government.

==Notable people==
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* [[Earl E. Anderson]], Ret. [[U.S. Marines#Rank structure|General]], youngest active-duty [[U.S. Marines|Marine]] to become General
* [[John O. Bennett]], New Jersey state senator
* [[Thomas W. Bennett (conscientious objector)|Thomas Bennett]], U.S. Army medic and conscientious objector, awarded Medal of Honor
* [[Jeff Bowden]], [[Terry Bowden]], [[Tommy Bowden]], college football coaches
* [[Necro Butcher]], [[Professional wrestling|professional wrestler]]
* [[Rich Braham]], professional [[American football|football]] player
* [[Emily Calandrelli]]: TV host, actor, author, and engineer
* [[Marion Cannon]], U.S. Representative from California
* [[Earl Lemley Core]], botanist and local historian
* [[Lowell Cowell]], NASCAR Cup Series driver
* [[John Douglas (conductor)|John Douglas]], conductor and educator
* [[William Easterly]], economist
* [[Shelia Eddy]], convicted of murdering [[Skylar Neese]]
* [[Jack Fleming]], American sports announcer
* [[Robert C. Frasure]], first U.S. Ambassador to [[Estonia]] following its independence from Soviet Union
* [[Robert P. George]], founder of American Principles Project
* [[Charles Wesley Godwin]], musician
* [[Linda Goodman]], astrologer and poet
* [[Jedd Gyorko]], baseball player<ref>{{cite web|last=Pinella |first=Bill |url=http://www.wvgazette.com/Sports/201309140074 |title=Almost Heaven... San Diego – Sports – The Charleston Gazette – West Virginia News and Sports |publisher=Wvgazette.com |date=September 14, 2013 |access-date=September 19, 2013}}</ref>
* [[Edgar F. Heiskell III]], West Virginia Secretary of State and lawyer
* [[Alan Henderson]], professional [[basketball]] player
* [[Charlie Hickman]], baseball player, made Morgantown his home<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/charlie-hickman/|title=Charlie Hickman – Society for American Baseball Research|accessdate=April 13, 2021}}</ref>
* [[Alicia Holloway]], ballerina and television personality
* [[Walter Hough]], curator of [[United States National Museum]]
* [[Bob Huggins]], [[West Virginia University]] head [[basketball]] coach
* [[Dwayne Jones (basketball player)|Dwayne Jones]], professional basketball player
* [[Josh Judy]], professional baseball player
* [[Lawrence Kasdan]], [[screenwriter]]/[[film director|director]]
* [[Moses Kinkaid]], Congressman, sponsor of [[Kinkaid Act|Kinkaid Land Act]]<ref>{{cite encyclopedia|url= http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=K000221|title=KINKAID, ·Moses Pierce, (1856 - 1922)|dictionary=Biographical Directory of the United States Congress|access-date= October 19, 2012}}</ref>
* [[Hoda Kotb]], [[broadcast journalist]]<!--raised in Morgantown, similar to Kasdan, who was born in Miami, Fla.-->
* [[Don Knotts]], actor (city unveiled statue in 2016)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wvpublic.org/news/2016-07-25/don-knotts-statue-unveiled-in-morgantown|title=Don Knotts Statue Unveiled in Morgantown|date=July 25, 2016|website=WVPB|accessdate=April 13, 2021}}</ref>
* [[John Laidley]], a founder of [[Marshall University]]
* [[Blanche Lazzell]], modern artist, printmaker, and painter
* [[Frank Lovece]], journalist and author<!--raised in Morgantown-->
* [[Paul Mainieri]], [[LSU]] baseball coach
* [[William Matheny (musician)|William Matheny]], singer-songwriter
* [[Herbert Morrison (journalist)]], journalist
* [[Asra Nomani]], journalist, political activist<!--raised in Morgantown from age 10-->
* [[Lee Patton]], legendary WVU basketball coach
* [[Francis Harrison Pierpont]], 19th century Governor
* [[Elliott Portnoy]], attorney
* [[Xavier Proctor]], football player
* [[Freddy Quinn]], German film star and singer
* [[David Selby]], actor
* [[Zach Spiker]], college basketball coach
* [[Kimberley Starr]], novelist
* [[Michael Tomasky]], journalist and author
* [[Dorothy Vaughan]], mathematician
* [[Alexander Wade]], educational reformer
* [[Michael Wardian]], [[marathon]]er and [[ultra-marathon]]er
* [[Kim Weaver]], astrophysicist
* [[Waitman T. Willey]], U.S. Senator<ref>{{cite encyclopedia|title=Waitman T. Willey|url=http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=W000484|dictionary=Biographical Directory of the United States Congress|access-date=October 22, 2012}}</ref>
* [[Franklin White (dancer)|Franklin White]], British ballet dancer<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.news-gazette.com/obituaries/2013-05-30/peter-franklin-white.html |title=Peter Franklin-White |publisher=News-Gazette.com |access-date=June 24, 2013}}</ref>
* [[Israel C. White]], [[geologist]] and [[professor]]
* [[Allison Williams (Miss West Virginia)|Allison Williams]], [[Miss West Virginia]] (2003)
* [[Gene Arden Vance Jr.]], a Special Operations soldier with the [[West Virginia National Guard]] that was killed in action in Afghanistan in 2002
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==Sister cities==
{{see also|List of sister cities in the United States}}
Morgantown is a [[sister city]] of:
* {{flagdeco|Mexico}} [[Guanajuato, Guanajuato|Guanajuato]], Mexico<ref name="MorgantownWV.gov">{{cite web |url=http://www.morgantownwv.gov/government/commissions/sister-city-commission/ |title=Morgantown Sister City |access-date=August 16, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120921034221/http://www.morgantownwv.gov/government/commissions/sister-city-commission/ |archive-date=September 21, 2012 }}</ref>
Morgantown established Friendship City relations with [[Quanshan District]], [[Xuzhou]], [[Jiangsu]], China, in 2012.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.morgantownwv.gov/government/commissions/sister-city-commission/ |title=Sister City Commission: Morgantown's Friendship City – Xuzhou, China |publisher=City of Morgantown (official site) |date=n.d. |access-date=August 16, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120921034221/http://www.morgantownwv.gov/government/commissions/sister-city-commission/ |archive-date=September 21, 2012 }}</ref>

==Notes==
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==References==
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==Further reading==
* ''History of the Making of Morgantown, West Virginia'', by Callahan, James Morton (Morgantown, W. Virginia, West Virginia University, 1926)
* ''Morgantown a Bicentennial History'', by West Virginia University Public History Option for the Morgantown Bicentennial Commission (Morgantown, W. Virginia, Monongalia Historical Society, 1985)

==External links==
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* [http://www.morgantownwv.gov/ City of Morgantown, West Virginia]
* [http://www.tourmorgantown.com/ Greater Morgantown Convention & Visitors Bureau]
* [https://www.ancestry.com/sharing/28178971?h=0cb878/ Ancestry.com]
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