St. Albans is a city in Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States, at the confluence of the Kanawha and Coal Rivers. The population was 11,044 at the 2010 census.
St. Albans was laid out in 1816. Originally, it was known as Philippi, after Philip Thompson, an early settler, the name afterwards being changed to Coalsmouth due to its location at the mouth of the Coal River. The city was then incorporated as Kanawha City in 1868. The town was renamed 1872 by H.C. Parsons of the C & O Railroad in honor of his birthplace in St. Albans, Vermont. St. Alban is believed to have been the first British Christian martyr.
It is the former location of the headquarters of the 111th Engineer Brigade.
Geography
St. Albans is located at 
38°22′49″N 81°49′11″W (38.380365, -81.819712).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.7 square miles (9.6 km²), of which, 3.6 square miles (9.4 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.2 km²) of it (2.16%) is water.
Education
- St. Albans High School (9-12)
- Hayes Middle School (6-8)
- McKinley Middle School (6-8)
- Alban Elementary (K-5)
- Central Elementary (K-5)
- Anne Bailey Elementary (K-5)
- George C. Weimer Elementary (K-5)
- Lakewood Elementary (K-5)
Transportation
Highways
Rail
See also: Charleston, West Virginia (Amtrak station)
Amtrak, the national passenger rail service, provides tri-weekly service to nearby Charleston via the Cardinal routes. The Amtrak station is on the south side of the Kanawha River, at 350 MacCorkle Avenue near downtown Charleston.
Bus
The Kanawha Valley is served by Kanawha Valley Regional Transportation Authority (KRT).
Air
Yeager Airport is Charleston‘s commercial airport.
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