Get West Virginia facts, maps, and pictures in this U.S. state profile from National Geographic Kids. It’s located in White Sulphur Springs. The median age is 40. ESPN's Scholastic last year picked as the best sports team nickname in America the Dots of Poca High School in Poca. Student Profile. Academic Excellence About 100,000 people attend the event annually. The New River is one of the few rivers in the world that flows south to north. Harpers Ferry changed hands a dozen times during the Civil War. Fun Facts Some people say West Virginia is the northern most southern state, others say it's the southern most northern state. Charles Town, in Jefferson County, was where slave abolitionist John Brown was convicted of treason, conspiracy and murder following his raid on Harpers Ferry, also in Jefferson County. Fall 2019 WVU System enrollment is 29,933: Potomac State College - 1,300; WVU Tech - 1,794; Morgantown campus - 26,839 ; WVU Morgantown Campus. West Virginia was the 35th state to join the United States (after seceding during the Civil War, breaking away from Virginia, and then rejoining!). West Virginia University, located in Morgantown, has had 26 students to receive Rhodes Scholarships to study at Oxford University in England. Students at the Morgantown campus come from 118 nations, all 50 U.S. states (plus D.C.) and all 55 West Virginia counties; 12,811 are West Virginia residents. West Virginia is considered the southern most northern state and the northern most southern state. West Virginia is responsible for 15 percent of U.S. coal production. West Virginia has the oldest population of any state. The state is also home to the Coal House, the only residence in the world made entirely of coal. West Virginia was a part of Virginia until that state seceded from the United States in 1861; delegates from 50 counties formed their own government, and statehood was granted them two years later in 1863.