Its odd shape, most boundaries following rivers and ridges, has caused one Mountaineer to remark, "It is a pretty good state for the shape it's in."
The population usually hovers aroundis 1, or just below the 2 million mark818,470.[http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/54000.html]
The State Flower is the Rhododendron; the tree is the Sugar Maple; State Bird is the Cardinal, and the State Animal is the Black Bear.