Wilsondale, West Virginia
Wilsondale is an unincorporated community located in southern Wayne County, West Virginia, United States. Wilsondale has a post office with ZIP code 25699; as of the 2000 Census, the population of this ZIP Code Tabulation Area was 74.[2] It is a part of the Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH, Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA). As of the 2000 census, the MSA had a population of 288,649.
Wilsondale, West Virginia | |
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Wilsondale, West Virginia Location within the state of West Virginia Wilsondale, West Virginia Wilsondale, West Virginia (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 37°57′13.36″N 82°19′39.5″W / 37.9537111°N 82.327639°WCoordinates: 37°57′13.36″N 82°19′39.5″W / 37.9537111°N 82.327639°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | West Virginia |
| County | Wayne |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 74 |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 25699 |
| Area code | 304 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1549993[1] |
History
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Geography
Wilsondale is located at 37°57′13″N 82°19′40″W / 37.95361°N 82.32778°W. Wilsondale is in the Eastern Time Zone (UTC -5 hours) and observes Daylight Saving Time.
Demographics
Wilsondale's ZCTA had a population of 74, with 41 males and 33 females, at the 2000 census. 98.6% of the population was white, while the remaining 1.4% was American Indian or Alaska Native. There were 32 households with an average household size of 2.64. The average house value was listed at $45,000, with an average household income of $21,375. The median age of the general population was 46.30 years, with the male median age at 41.80 and the female median age at 50.30.[2]
Notable person
- Blaze Starr, raised in the Newground Hollow area of Wilsondale.[3][4]
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Wilsondale, West Virginia
- ^ a b "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ Sellinger, Margie Bonnett (December 18, 1989). "Stripper Blaze Starr Recalls Her Affair with the Governor". People. Vol. 32, no. 25. from the original on May 5, 2012. Retrieved March 16, 2013.
- ^ Newground Hollow is an area of Wilsondale per "Obituary: Bennie Fleming". Williamson Daily News (Williamson, West Virginia) via Legacy.com. from the original on June 17, 2015. Retrieved June 16, 2015.
Born June 9, 1948, at NewGround [sic] Hollow in Wilsondale.... Survivors include ... sisters, Berta Gail Fleming (Freelin) and Blaze Starr, both of Wilsondale
External links
- Wilsondale, WV information at zipareacode.net
- Wilsondale info at hometownlocator.com