What is the population of Fairmont, West Virginia?
The population of Fairmont, West Virginia was 19,097 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Marion County, West VirginiaMarion County. Established in 1820 as ‘Middletown’, then in Monongalia County, West VirginiaMonongalia County, it was chartered by the Virginia General Assembly in 1843 as ‘Fairmont’, a contraction of “Fair Mountain”. Fairmont is nicknamed “The Friendly City” and is also touted as “The Home of the Original Pepperoni Roll”. Source: http://en.wikipedia.