About 37% of the total land area (37.3766%) of Virginia became West Virginia.
40600 sq. miles in Virginia
24232 sq. miles in West Virginia
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Total sq. miles = 64832 thus the above percentage
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West Virginia became a state on June 20, 1863.
West Virginia ceceded from Virginia and became a state in 1863
No, West Virginia officially became a state in 1863
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West Virginia became a state on June 20, 1863.
Before West Virgina was a state it was originally part of Virginia
34. West Virginia became the 35th state on June 20, 1863.
West Virginia became the 35th U.S. state on June 20, 1863.
Virginia now became west Virginia and Virginia
West Virginia was the 35th state, as it became a state on June 20, 1863.
West Virginia is a state; it became a state June 20, 1863 and was 35th state admitted to the Union it split away from Virginia.