McConnell, West Virginia
McConnell is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Logan County, West Virginia, United States, on the Guyandotte River. As of the 2010 census, its population was 514.[2] It was established in 1933.
McConnell, West Virginia | |
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McConnell McConnell | |
| Coordinates: 37°49′32″N 81°58′0″W / 37.82556°N 81.96667°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | West Virginia |
| County | Logan |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.336 sq mi (0.87 km2) |
| • Land | 0.314 sq mi (0.81 km2) |
| • Water | 0.022 sq mi (0.06 km2) |
| Elevation | 900 ft (300 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 514 |
| • Density | 1,636.9/sq mi (632.0/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 25646 |
| FIPS code | 54-49732 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1555079 |
The community was named after one Mr. McConnell, a railroad promoter.[3]
Geography edit
McConnell is in central Logan County, on the east side of the Guyandotte River, a north-flowing tributary of the Ohio River. The CDP is bordered to the north by Stollings. Hanging Rock Highway, former West Virginia Route 10, is the main road through the community, leading northwest (downriver) 3 miles (5 km) to Logan, the county seat, and southeast (upriver) 10 miles (16 km) to Man. WV-10, now a four-lane limited access highway, runs up the valley on the west side of the river with local access 2 miles (3 km) southeast and northwest of town.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the McConnell CDP has a total area of 0.35 square miles (0.9 km2), of which 0.02 square miles (0.06 km2), or 6.58%, are water.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files – West Virginia". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 16, 2021.
- ^ a b "Total Population: 2010 Census DEC Summary File 1 (P1), McConnell CDP, West Virginia". data.census.gov. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved March 16, 2021.
- ^ Kenny, Hamill (1945). West Virginia Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning, Including the Nomenclature of the Streams and Mountains. Piedmont, WV: The Place Name Press. p. 392.
- . Archived from the original on May 3, 2006.