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Beckley

city in and county seat of Raleigh County, West Virginia, United States

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Also known as Beckley, West Virginia, Beckley, WV

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Country: United States
Inception: 1838
Website: http://www.beckley.org/

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Beckley is a city in Raleigh County, West Virginia, United States, and its county seat. The population was 17,286 at the 2020 census, making it the ninth-most populous city in the state. It is the principal city of the Beckley metropolitan area of Southern West Virginia, home to 115,079 residents in 2020. Beckley was founded on April 4, 1838, and was long known for its ties to the coal mining industry. It is the home of the West Virginia University Institute of Technology, as well as an annex of Concord University and the University of Charleston.

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