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Fairmont is a city in and county seat of Marion County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 18,313 at the 2020 census , making it the eighth-most populous city in the state. [3] [5] It is the principal city of the Fairmont micropolitan area , which includes all of Marion County in North Central West Virginia and had a population of ...
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- Marion County, West Virginia
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- Fairmont Downtown Historic District
Fairmont, nicknamed the "Friendly City", is a city of 18,313 people (as of 2020) in West Virginia, and the county seat of Marion County (pop. 56,000). It was established in 1820 as Middletown, and changed in 1843 to Fairmont, short for "Fair Mountain".
Fairmont is a city in and county seat of Marion County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 18,313 at the 2020 census, making it the eighth-largest city in the state. It is the principal city of the Fairmont micropolitan area, which includes all of Marion County in North Central West Virginia and had a population of 56,205 in 2020.
Fairmont is located in north-central West Virginia, where the West Fork and Tygart Valley rivers join to form the Monongahela. Fairmont was established by the Virginia legislature on January 19, 1820, on the farm of Boaz Fleming. It became the county seat when Marion County was created in 1842.
Our Community. Fairmont's Founding History. The Founding of Present Day Fairmont. Boaz Fleming, a 29 year old Revolutionary Veteran from Delaware, was encouraged by David Morgan to relocate in this beautiful state (then part of Virginia).
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