Wheeling Island
Island in West Virginia, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Wheeling Island is the most populated island in the Ohio River.[1] It lies within the city of Wheeling in Ohio County, West Virginia, in the United States. The 2000 census showed a resident population of 3,142 people on the island, which has a land area of 1.514 square kilometres (374 acres).[2] Neville Island, Pennsylvania, is larger (3.4 square kilometres (840 acres)) but has fewer people (1,232).
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Location | Ohio River |
Coordinates | 40°04′14″N 80°43′59″W |
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West Virginia | |
Ohio County | |
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Population | 3,142 (2000) |
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Wheeling Island lies at the mouths of Wheeling Creek of Ohio and Wheeling Creek of West Virginia. The island is home to the Wheeling Island Hotel-Casino-Racetrack at Wheeling Downs and Wheeling Island Stadium, home of the West Virginia State Football Championships.
Wheeling Island has a number of historic homes featuring Victorian Architecture. An elementary school (Madison Elementary, by Prominent WV Architect F.F. Faris, also Wheeling Island is the location of his personal residence), churches, a public pool (Bridge Park Pool), and several restaurants are located on the island.
A section of Wheeling Island is protected as part of the Ohio River Islands National Wildlife Refuge.[3]