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href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matewan_(Virg%C3%ADnia_de_l%27Oest)" title="Matewan (Virgínia de l'Oest) – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Matewan (Virgínia de l'Oest)" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ceb mw-list-item"><a href="https://ceb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matewan" title="Matewan – Cebuano" lang="ceb" hreflang="ceb" data-title="Matewan" data-language-autonym="Cebuano" data-language-local-name="Cebuano" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cebuano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matewan_(Virginia_Occidental)" title="Matewan (Virginia Occidental) – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Matewan (Virginia Occidental)" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matewan_(Mendebaldeko_Virginia)" title="Matewan (Mendebaldeko Virginia) – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Matewan (Mendebaldeko Virginia)" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%AA%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%8C_%D9%88%DB%8C%D8%B1%D8%AC%DB%8C%D9%86%DB%8C%D8%A7%DB%8C_%D8%BA%D8%B1%D8%A8%DB%8C" title="ماتوان، ویرجینیای غربی – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="ماتوان، ویرجینیای غربی" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matewan_(Virginie-Occidentale)" title="Matewan (Virginie-Occidentale) – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Matewan (Virginie-Occidentale)" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matewan_(Virginia_Occidentale)" title="Matewan (Virginia Occidentale) – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Matewan (Virginia Occidentale)" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lld mw-list-item"><a href="https://lld.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matewan_(West_Virginia)" title="Matewan (West Virginia) – Ladin" lang="lld" hreflang="lld" data-title="Matewan (West Virginia)" data-language-autonym="Ladin" data-language-local-name="Ladin" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ladin</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-arz mw-list-item"><a href="https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%AA%D9%8A%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%86" title="ماتيوان – Egyptian Arabic" lang="arz" hreflang="arz" data-title="ماتيوان" data-language-autonym="مصرى" data-language-local-name="Egyptian Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>مصرى</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matewan_(West_Virginia)" title="Matewan (West Virginia) – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Matewan (West Virginia)" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ce mw-list-item"><a href="https://ce.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9C%D0%B5%D0%B9%D1%82%D0%B2%D0%B0%D0%BD_(%D0%9C%D0%B0%D0%BB%D1%85%D0%B1%D1%83%D0%B7%D0%B5%D0%BD_%D0%92%D0%B8%D1%80%D0%B3%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B8)" title="Мейтван (Малхбузен Виргини) – Chechen" lang="ce" hreflang="ce" data-title="Мейтван (Малхбузен Виргини)" 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title="Матеван (Западна Вирџинија) – Serbian" lang="sr" hreflang="sr" data-title="Матеван (Западна Вирџинија)" data-language-autonym="Српски / srpski" data-language-local-name="Serbian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Српски / srpski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sh mw-list-item"><a href="https://sh.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matewan,_West_Virginia" title="Matewan, West Virginia – Serbo-Croatian" lang="sh" hreflang="sh" data-title="Matewan, West Virginia" data-language-autonym="Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски" data-language-local-name="Serbo-Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tt mw-list-item"><a href="https://tt.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9C%D0%B5%D0%B9%D1%82%D0%B2%D0%B0%D0%BD_(%D0%9A%D3%A9%D0%BD%D0%B1%D0%B0%D1%82%D1%8B%D1%88_%D0%92%D0%B8%D1%80%D0%B3%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B8%D1%8F)" title="Мейтван (Көнбатыш Виргиния) – Tatar" lang="tt" hreflang="tt" data-title="Мейтван 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class="infobox-full-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:View_of_Downtown_Historic_District_Matewan_West_Virginia_(2018).jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Matewan, West Virginia."><img alt="Matewan, West Virginia." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/View_of_Downtown_Historic_District_Matewan_West_Virginia_%282018%29.jpg/250px-View_of_Downtown_Historic_District_Matewan_West_Virginia_%282018%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="250" height="154" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/View_of_Downtown_Historic_District_Matewan_West_Virginia_%282018%29.jpg/375px-View_of_Downtown_Historic_District_Matewan_West_Virginia_%282018%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/View_of_Downtown_Historic_District_Matewan_West_Virginia_%282018%29.jpg/500px-View_of_Downtown_Historic_District_Matewan_West_Virginia_%282018%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4820" data-file-height="2977" /></a></span><div class="ib-settlement-caption">Matewan, West Virginia.</div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Mingo_County_West_Virginia_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Matewan_Highlighted.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Location of Matewan in Mingo County, West Virginia."><img alt="Location of Matewan in Mingo County, West Virginia." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/Mingo_County_West_Virginia_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Matewan_Highlighted.svg/250px-Mingo_County_West_Virginia_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Matewan_Highlighted.svg.png" decoding="async" width="250" height="141" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/Mingo_County_West_Virginia_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Matewan_Highlighted.svg/375px-Mingo_County_West_Virginia_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Matewan_Highlighted.svg.png 1.5x, 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href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Matewan,_West_Virginia&params=37_37_23_N_82_9_59_W_region:US_type:city"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">37°37′23″N</span> <span class="longitude">82°9′59″W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">37.62306°N 82.16639°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">37.62306; -82.16639</span></span></span></a></span></span></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/List_of_sovereign_states" title="List of sovereign states">Country</a></th><td class="infobox-data">United States</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/U.S._state" title="U.S. state">State</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/West_Virginia" title="West Virginia">West Virginia</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/List_of_counties_in_West_Virginia" title="List of counties in West Virginia">County</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Mingo_County,_West_Virginia" title="Mingo County, West Virginia">Mingo</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Government<div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Area<div class="ib-settlement-fn"><sup id="cite_ref-CenPopGazetteer2019_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CenPopGazetteer2019-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • Total</div></th><td class="infobox-data">0.55 sq mi (1.43 km<sup>2</sup>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Land</th><td class="infobox-data">0.55 sq mi (1.43 km<sup>2</sup>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Water</th><td class="infobox-data">0.00 sq mi (0.00 km<sup>2</sup>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Elevation<div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th><td class="infobox-data">705 ft (215 m)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Population<div class="ib-settlement-fn"><span class="nowrap"> </span>(<a href="/wiki/2020_United_States_Census" class="mw-redirect" title="2020 United States Census">2020</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-wwwcensusgov_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wwwcensusgov-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • Total</div></th><td class="infobox-data">412</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Time_zone" title="Time zone">Time zone</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/UTC-5" class="mw-redirect" title="UTC-5">UTC-5</a> (<a href="/wiki/North_American_Eastern_Time_Zone" class="mw-redirect" title="North American Eastern Time Zone">Eastern (EST)</a>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap"> • Summer (<a href="/wiki/Daylight_saving_time" title="Daylight saving time">DST</a>)</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/UTC-4" class="mw-redirect" title="UTC-4">UTC-4</a> (EDT)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/ZIP_code" class="mw-redirect" title="ZIP code">ZIP code</a></th><td class="infobox-data adr"><div class="postal-code">25678</div></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Telephone_numbering_plan" title="Telephone numbering plan">Area code</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Area_code_304" class="mw-redirect" title="Area code 304">304</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Federal_Information_Processing_Standard" class="mw-redirect" title="Federal Information Processing Standard">FIPS code</a></th><td class="infobox-data">54-52324<sup id="cite_ref-GR2_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GR2-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Geographic_Names_Information_System" title="Geographic Names Information System">GNIS</a> feature ID</th><td class="infobox-data">1542862<sup id="cite_ref-GR3_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GR3-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Matewan</b> (<span class="rt-commentedText nowrap"><span class="IPA nopopups noexcerpt" lang="en-fonipa"><a href="/wiki/Help:IPA/English" title="Help:IPA/English">/<span style="border-bottom:1px dotted"><span title="/ˈ/: primary stress follows">ˈ</span><span title="'m' in 'my'">m</span><span title="/eɪ/: 'a' in 'face'">eɪ</span><span title="'t' in 'tie'">t</span><span title="'w' in 'wind'">w</span><span title="/ɒ/: 'o' in 'body'">ɒ</span><span title="'n' in 'nigh'">n</span></span>/</a></span></span>) is a town in <a href="/wiki/Mingo_County,_West_Virginia" title="Mingo County, West Virginia">Mingo County</a>, <a href="/wiki/West_Virginia" title="West Virginia">West Virginia</a>, United States at the <a href="/wiki/Confluence" title="Confluence">confluence</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Tug_Fork_River" class="mw-redirect" title="Tug Fork River">Tug Fork River</a> and <a href="/wiki/Mate_Creek" title="Mate Creek">Mate Creek</a>. The population was 412 at the <a href="/wiki/2020_United_States_Census" class="mw-redirect" title="2020 United States Census">2020 census</a>, down from 499 in 2010.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/Norfolk_Southern_Railway" title="Norfolk Southern Railway">Norfolk Southern Railway</a>'s Pocahontas District passes through the town. It was a key site of the <a href="/wiki/Coal_Wars" title="Coal Wars">Coal Wars</a> and the location of the <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Matewan" title="Battle of Matewan">Battle of Matewan</a> in 1920. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Geography">Geography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Matewan,_West_Virginia&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Geography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>According to the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Census_Bureau" title="United States Census Bureau">United States Census Bureau</a>, the town has a total area of 0.56 square miles (1.45 km<sup>2</sup>), all land.<sup id="cite_ref-Gazetteer_files_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Gazetteer_files-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Demographics">Demographics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Matewan,_West_Virginia&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Demographics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1224496135">.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop{border-spacing:1px;border:1px solid #a2a9b1;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0.3em;font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop caption{background-color:lavender;color:black;padding-right:0.2em;padding-left:0.2em;font-size:110%;font-weight:bold;border:1px solid #a2a9b1;border-bottom:none}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop th[scope=col]{border-bottom:1px solid black}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop td:nth-child(2){text-align:right;padding-left:0.5em;padding-right:0}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop 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0px);height:1px;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;position:absolute;width:1px;white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="sr-only">Note</span></th><th scope="col"><abbr title="Percent change">%±</abbr></th></tr> <tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1910_United_States_census" title="1910 United States census">1910</a></th><td>588</td><td></td><td>—</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1920_United_States_census" title="1920 United States census">1920</a></th><td>851</td><td></td><td>44.7%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1930_United_States_census" title="1930 United States census">1930</a></th><td>932</td><td></td><td>9.5%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1940_United_States_census" title="1940 United States census">1940</a></th><td>905</td><td></td><td>−2.9%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1950_United_States_census" title="1950 United States census">1950</a></th><td>989</td><td></td><td>9.3%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1960_United_States_census" title="1960 United States census">1960</a></th><td>896</td><td></td><td>−9.4%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1970_United_States_census" title="1970 United States census">1970</a></th><td>651</td><td></td><td>−27.3%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1980_United_States_census" title="1980 United States census">1980</a></th><td>822</td><td></td><td>26.3%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1990_United_States_census" title="1990 United States census">1990</a></th><td>619</td><td></td><td>−24.7%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/2000_United_States_census" title="2000 United States census">2000</a></th><td>498</td><td></td><td>−19.5%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/2010_United_States_census" title="2010 United States census">2010</a></th><td>499</td><td></td><td>0.2%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/2020_United_States_census" title="2020 United States census">2020</a></th><td>412</td><td></td><td>−17.4%</td></tr><tr><td colspan="4" class="us-census-pop-footnote">U.S. Decennial Census<sup id="cite_ref-DecennialCensus_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DecennialCensus-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr> </tbody></table> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Matewan_West_Virginia_aerial_view.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Matewan_West_Virginia_aerial_view.jpg/170px-Matewan_West_Virginia_aerial_view.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="213" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Matewan_West_Virginia_aerial_view.jpg/255px-Matewan_West_Virginia_aerial_view.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Matewan_West_Virginia_aerial_view.jpg/340px-Matewan_West_Virginia_aerial_view.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1199" data-file-height="1500" /></a><figcaption>Aerial view of Matewan</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2010_census">2010 census</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Matewan,_West_Virginia&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: 2010 census"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>At the <a href="/wiki/2010_United_States_Census" class="mw-redirect" title="2010 United States Census">2010 census</a> there were 499 people, 261 households, and 117 families living in the town. The population density was 891.1 inhabitants per square mile (344.1/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 301 housing units at an average density of 537.5 per square mile (207.5/km<sup>2</sup>). The <a href="/wiki/Race_and_ethnicity_in_the_United_States_Census#2010_census" class="mw-redirect" title="Race and ethnicity in the United States Census">racial makeup</a> of the town was 91.6% White, 6.4% African American, 0.2% Native American, and 1.8% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.6%.<sup id="cite_ref-wwwcensusgov_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wwwcensusgov-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Of the 261 households 19.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 31.4% were married couples living together, 10.3% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.1% had a male householder with no wife present, and 55.2% were non-families. 52.5% of households were one person and 15.7% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 1.91 and the average family size was 2.85. </p><p>The median age in the town was 45.4 years. 17.2% of residents were under the age of 18; 5.2% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 27.2% were from 25 to 44; 32.8% were from 45 to 64; and 17.4% were 65 or older. The gender makeup of the town was 42.5% male and 57.5% female. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2000_census">2000 census</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Matewan,_West_Virginia&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: 2000 census"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>At the <a href="/wiki/2000_United_States_Census" class="mw-redirect" title="2000 United States Census">2000 census</a> there were 498 people, 253 households, and 124 families living in the town. The population density was 989.2 inhabitants per square mile (384.6/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 277 housing units at an average density of 550.2 per square mile (213.9/km<sup>2</sup>). The <a href="/wiki/Race_and_ethnicity_in_the_United_States_Census#2000_census" class="mw-redirect" title="Race and ethnicity in the United States Census">racial makeup</a> of the town was 94.78% White, 3.61% African American, 1.00% Native American, 0.20% Asian, and 0.40% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.00%.<sup id="cite_ref-GR2_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GR2-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Of the 253 households 18.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 36.4% were married couples living together, 8.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 50.6% were non-families. 48.6% of households were one person and 13.4% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 1.97 and the average family size was 2.87. </p><p>The age distribution was 17.7% under the age of 18, 6.8% from 18 to 24, 26.1% from 25 to 44, 28.9% from 45 to 64, and 20.5% 65 or older. The median age was 45 years. For every 100 females, there were 87.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.0 males. </p><p>The median household income was $13,529 and the median family income was $27,188. Males had a median income of $25,500 versus $21,875 for females. The per capita income for the town was $12,586. About 16.8% of families and 31.9% of the population were below the <a href="/wiki/Poverty_line" class="mw-redirect" title="Poverty line">poverty line</a>, including 35.0% of those under age 18 and 20.2% of those age 65 or over. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Matewan,_West_Virginia&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>"Mate Creek Post Office" was established on February 18, 1875. Early postmasters included Joseph Murphy (February 18, 1875) and Elias Hatfield (January 13, 1882).<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The latter was a brother to <a href="/wiki/Devil_Anse_Hatfield" title="Devil Anse Hatfield">William Anderson "Devil Anse" Hatfield</a>, father to future West Virginia governor <a href="/wiki/Henry_Drury_Hatfield" class="mw-redirect" title="Henry Drury Hatfield">Henry Drury Hatfield</a>, and participant in the <a href="/wiki/Hatfield-McCoy_Feud" class="mw-redirect" title="Hatfield-McCoy Feud">Hatfield-McCoy Feud</a>. </p><p>By 1885, Mate Creek PO was discontinued and replaced by "Sidney Post Office". Elliot Rutherford, a Logan County sheriff, was postmaster beginning on September 3, 1885.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Matewan_West_Virginia_floodwall.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7e/Matewan_West_Virginia_floodwall.jpg/220px-Matewan_West_Virginia_floodwall.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7e/Matewan_West_Virginia_floodwall.jpg/330px-Matewan_West_Virginia_floodwall.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7e/Matewan_West_Virginia_floodwall.jpg/440px-Matewan_West_Virginia_floodwall.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1500" data-file-height="1002" /></a><figcaption>The floodwall along the Tug Fork River in Matewan depicts the <a href="/wiki/Hatfield-McCoy_feud" class="mw-redirect" title="Hatfield-McCoy feud">Hatfield-McCoy feud</a></figcaption></figure> <p>In 1890, Erskine Hazard, a civil engineer from the <a href="/wiki/Norfolk_and_Western_Railway" title="Norfolk and Western Railway">Norfolk and Western Railway</a>, laid out the town and drafted the first map of the community. The town was named after Matteawan (now called <a href="/wiki/Beacon,_New_York" title="Beacon, New York">Beacon</a>), a town in <a href="/wiki/Dutchess_County" class="mw-redirect" title="Dutchess County">Dutchess County</a>, <a href="/wiki/Upstate_New_York" title="Upstate New York">Upstate New York</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Local residents, however, changed the spelling and pronunciation.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Early postmasters for Matewan included Elliot Rutherford (January 13, 1893), George R. Buskirk (May 1, 1894), George Bonzo (May 17, 1897), Mary White (December 23, 1904), A.L. Hatfield (January 26, 1915), Emma Chafin (August 2, 1921), Mary White (November 17, 1921), and Neville L. Chancey (June 20, 1930).<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Attempts to unionize by <a href="/wiki/Coal_mining" title="Coal mining">coal miners</a> in 1920 led to the <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Matewan" title="Battle of Matewan">Battle of Matewan</a> between miners and <a href="/wiki/Baldwin-Felts" class="mw-redirect" title="Baldwin-Felts">Baldwin-Felts</a> detectives, which was the inspiration for the 1987 <a href="/wiki/Film" title="Film">movie</a> <i><a href="/wiki/Matewan" title="Matewan">Matewan</a></i>. The town's history is on display at the Matewan Depot, which includes a small museum. The West Virginia Mine Wars Museum, housed in a building owned by the <a href="/wiki/United_Mine_Workers_of_America" title="United Mine Workers of America">United Mine Workers of America</a>, provides history for the mine wars.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notable_people">Notable people</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Matewan,_West_Virginia&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Notable people"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Sam_Church" title="Sam Church">Sam Church</a>, labor union leader</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Hendricks" title="John Hendricks">John Hendricks</a>, founder and former chairman of <a href="/wiki/Discovery_Communications" class="mw-redirect" title="Discovery Communications">Discovery Communications</a>; founder of <a href="/wiki/CuriosityStream" class="mw-redirect" title="CuriosityStream">CuriosityStream</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sid_Hatfield" title="Sid Hatfield">Sid Hatfield</a>, police chief, famous for supporting miners in the Matewan Massacre</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Attractions">Attractions</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Matewan,_West_Virginia&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Attractions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Because of its rich history (<a href="/wiki/Hatfield-McCoy_feud" class="mw-redirect" title="Hatfield-McCoy feud">Hatfield-McCoy feud</a> and <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Matewan" title="Battle of Matewan">Matewan Massacre</a>), the center of the town was designated the <a href="/wiki/Matewan_Historic_District" title="Matewan Historic District">Matewan Historic District</a>, a National Historic Landmark. Interesting sights and tours can be had while visiting the town. </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Hatfield-McCoy_Trails" class="mw-redirect" title="Hatfield-McCoy Trails">Hatfield-McCoy Trails</a> opened a trail head in Matewan. Trail Riders can now easily access the trail system while staying in town. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Matewan,_West_Virginia&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-CenPopGazetteer2019-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-CenPopGazetteer2019_1-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2019_Gazetteer/2019_gaz_place_54.txt">"2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files"</a>. 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National Archives and Records Administration<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">March 6,</span> 2022</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Appointments+of+U.S.+Postmasters%2C+1832-1971&rft.atitle=Appointments+of+U.S.+Postmasters%2C+1832-1971&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ancestry.com%2Fdiscoveryui-content%2Fview%2F990706%3A1932&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AMatewan%2C+West+Virginia" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-11"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-11">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/990828:1932">"Appointments of U.S. Postmasters, 1832-1971"</a>. <i>Appointments of U.S. Postmasters, 1832-1971</i>. 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Virginia">Belo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bias,_West_Virginia" title="Bias, West Virginia">Bias</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Blackberry_City,_West_Virginia" title="Blackberry City, West Virginia">Blackberry City</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Blocton,_West_Virginia" title="Blocton, West Virginia">Blocton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Borderland,_West_Virginia" title="Borderland, West Virginia">Borderland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Breeden,_West_Virginia" title="Breeden, West Virginia">Breeden</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Burch,_West_Virginia" title="Burch, West Virginia">Burch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Calico,_West_Virginia" title="Calico, West Virginia">Calico</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Canterbury,_West_Virginia" title="Canterbury, West Virginia">Canterbury</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cedar,_Mingo_County,_West_Virginia" title="Cedar, Mingo County, West Virginia">Cedar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cinderella,_West_Virginia" title="Cinderella, West Virginia">Cinderella</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Delorme,_West_Virginia" title="Delorme, West Virginia">Delorme</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Devon,_West_Virginia" title="Devon, West Virginia">Devon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dingess,_West_Virginia" title="Dingess, West Virginia">Dingess</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fairview,_Mingo_County,_West_Virginia" title="Fairview, Mingo County, West Virginia">Fairview</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Glen_Alum,_West_Virginia" title="Glen Alum, West Virginia">Glen Alum</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Goodman,_West_Virginia" title="Goodman, West Virginia">Goodman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Greyeagle,_West_Virginia" title="Greyeagle, West Virginia">Greyeagle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hampden,_West_Virginia" title="Hampden, West Virginia">Hampden</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hinch,_West_Virginia" title="Hinch, West Virginia">Hinch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Horsepen,_Mingo_County,_West_Virginia" title="Horsepen, Mingo County, West Virginia">Horsepen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Isaban,_West_Virginia" title="Isaban, West Virginia">Isaban</a>‡</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kirk,_West_Virginia" title="Kirk, West Virginia">Kirk</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lando_Mines,_West_Virginia" title="Lando Mines, West Virginia">Lando Mines</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lenore,_West_Virginia" title="Lenore, West Virginia">Lenore</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lobata,_West_Virginia" title="Lobata, West Virginia">Lobata</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lowney,_West_Virginia" title="Lowney, West Virginia">Lowney</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lynn,_West_Virginia" title="Lynn, West Virginia">Lynn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maher,_West_Virginia" title="Maher, West Virginia">Maher</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Meador,_West_Virginia" title="Meador, West Virginia">Meador</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Merrimac,_West_Virginia" title="Merrimac, West Virginia">Merrimac</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Musick,_West_Virginia" title="Musick, West Virginia">Musick</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Myrtle,_West_Virginia" title="Myrtle, West Virginia">Myrtle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Naugatuck,_West_Virginia" title="Naugatuck, West Virginia">Naugatuck</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Thacker,_West_Virginia" title="New Thacker, West Virginia">New Thacker</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Newtown,_Mingo_County,_West_Virginia" title="Newtown, Mingo County, West Virginia">Newtown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nolan,_West_Virginia" title="Nolan, West Virginia">Nolan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Matewan,_West_Virginia" title="North Matewan, West Virginia">North Matewan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Parsley,_West_Virginia" title="Parsley, West Virginia">Parsley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pie,_West_Virginia" title="Pie, West Virginia">Pie</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Puritan_Mines,_West_Virginia" title="Puritan Mines, West Virginia">Puritan Mines</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ragland,_West_Virginia" title="Ragland, West Virginia">Ragland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rapp,_West_Virginia" title="Rapp, West Virginia">Rapp</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rawl,_West_Virginia" title="Rawl, West Virginia">Rawl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Selwyn,_West_Virginia" title="Selwyn, West Virginia">Selwyn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Slabtown,_West_Virginia" title="Slabtown, West Virginia">Slabtown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sprattsville,_West_Virginia" title="Sprattsville, West Virginia">Sprattsville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sprigg,_West_Virginia" title="Sprigg, West Virginia">Sprigg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Surosa,_West_Virginia" title="Surosa, West Virginia">Surosa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tamcliff,_West_Virginia" title="Tamcliff, West Virginia">Tamcliff</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Taylorville,_West_Virginia" title="Taylorville, West Virginia">Taylorville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thacker,_West_Virginia" title="Thacker, West Virginia">Thacker</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thacker_Mines,_West_Virginia" title="Thacker Mines, West Virginia">Thacker Mines</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Trace,_West_Virginia" title="Trace, West Virginia">Trace</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Varney,_West_Virginia" title="Varney, West Virginia">Varney</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Verner,_West_Virginia" title="Verner, West Virginia">Verner</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vulcan,_West_Virginia" title="Vulcan, West Virginia">Vulcan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/War_Eagle,_West_Virginia" title="War Eagle, West Virginia">War Eagle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wharncliffe,_West_Virginia" title="Wharncliffe, West Virginia">Wharncliffe</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:#F3D161;color:inherit;">Footnotes</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties</div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow hlist" colspan="3" 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href="/wiki/List_of_cities_in_West_Virginia" class="mw-redirect" title="List of cities in West Virginia">Cities</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Beckley,_West_Virginia" title="Beckley, West Virginia">Beckley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Benwood,_West_Virginia" title="Benwood, West Virginia">Benwood</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bluefield,_West_Virginia" title="Bluefield, West Virginia">Bluefield</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bridgeport,_West_Virginia" title="Bridgeport, West Virginia">Bridgeport</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Buckhannon,_West_Virginia" title="Buckhannon, West Virginia">Buckhannon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cameron,_West_Virginia" title="Cameron, West Virginia">Cameron</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ceredo,_West_Virginia" title="Ceredo, West Virginia">Ceredo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charles_Town,_West_Virginia" title="Charles Town, West Virginia">Charles Town</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charleston,_West_Virginia" title="Charleston, West Virginia">Charleston</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chester,_West_Virginia" title="Chester, West Virginia">Chester</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clarksburg,_West_Virginia" title="Clarksburg, West Virginia">Clarksburg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dunbar,_West_Virginia" title="Dunbar, West Virginia">Dunbar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elkins,_West_Virginia" title="Elkins, West Virginia">Elkins</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fairmont,_West_Virginia" title="Fairmont, West Virginia">Fairmont</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Follansbee,_West_Virginia" title="Follansbee, West Virginia">Follansbee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gary,_West_Virginia" title="Gary, West Virginia">Gary</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Glen_Dale,_West_Virginia" title="Glen Dale, West Virginia">Glen Dale</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grafton,_West_Virginia" title="Grafton, West Virginia">Grafton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hinton,_West_Virginia" title="Hinton, West Virginia">Hinton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Huntington,_West_Virginia" title="Huntington, West Virginia">Huntington</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hurricane,_West_Virginia" title="Hurricane, West Virginia">Hurricane</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kenova,_West_Virginia" title="Kenova, West Virginia">Kenova</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Keyser,_West_Virginia" title="Keyser, West Virginia">Keyser</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kingwood,_West_Virginia" title="Kingwood, West Virginia">Kingwood</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lewisburg,_West_Virginia" title="Lewisburg, West Virginia">Lewisburg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Logan,_West_Virginia" title="Logan, West Virginia">Logan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Madison,_West_Virginia" title="Madison, West Virginia">Madison</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mannington,_West_Virginia" title="Mannington, West Virginia">Mannington</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marmet,_West_Virginia" title="Marmet, West Virginia">Marmet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Martinsburg,_West_Virginia" title="Martinsburg, West Virginia">Martinsburg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/McMechen,_West_Virginia" title="McMechen, West Virginia">McMechen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Montgomery,_West_Virginia" title="Montgomery, West Virginia">Montgomery</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Morgantown,_West_Virginia" title="Morgantown, West Virginia">Morgantown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Moundsville,_West_Virginia" title="Moundsville, West Virginia">Moundsville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mount_Hope,_West_Virginia" title="Mount Hope, West Virginia">Mount Hope</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mullens,_West_Virginia" title="Mullens, West Virginia">Mullens</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Cumberland,_West_Virginia" title="New Cumberland, West Virginia">New Cumberland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Martinsville,_West_Virginia" title="New Martinsville, West Virginia">New Martinsville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nitro,_West_Virginia" title="Nitro, West Virginia">Nitro</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oak_Hill,_West_Virginia" title="Oak Hill, West Virginia">Oak Hill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paden_City,_West_Virginia" title="Paden City, West Virginia">Paden City</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Parkersburg,_West_Virginia" title="Parkersburg, West Virginia">Parkersburg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Parsons,_West_Virginia" title="Parsons, West Virginia">Parsons</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pennsboro,_West_Virginia" title="Pennsboro, West Virginia">Pennsboro</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Petersburg,_West_Virginia" title="Petersburg, West Virginia">Petersburg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Philippi,_West_Virginia" title="Philippi, West Virginia">Philippi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pleasant_Valley,_Marion_County,_West_Virginia" title="Pleasant Valley, Marion County, West Virginia">Pleasant Valley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Point_Pleasant,_West_Virginia" title="Point Pleasant, West Virginia">Point Pleasant</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Princeton,_West_Virginia" title="Princeton, West Virginia">Princeton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ranson,_West_Virginia" title="Ranson, West Virginia">Ranson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ravenswood,_West_Virginia" title="Ravenswood, West Virginia">Ravenswood</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Richwood,_West_Virginia" title="Richwood, West Virginia">Richwood</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ripley,_West_Virginia" title="Ripley, West Virginia">Ripley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Romney,_West_Virginia" title="Romney, West Virginia">Romney</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ronceverte,_West_Virginia" title="Ronceverte, West Virginia">Ronceverte</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Salem,_West_Virginia" title="Salem, West Virginia">Salem</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shinnston,_West_Virginia" title="Shinnston, West Virginia">Shinnston</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sistersville,_West_Virginia" title="Sistersville, West Virginia">Sistersville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Smithers,_West_Virginia" title="Smithers, West Virginia">Smithers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_Charleston,_West_Virginia" title="South Charleston, West Virginia">South Charleston</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Spencer,_West_Virginia" title="Spencer, West Virginia">Spencer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St._Albans,_West_Virginia" title="St. Albans, West Virginia">St. Albans</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St._Marys,_West_Virginia" title="St. Marys, West Virginia">St. Marys</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stonewood,_West_Virginia" title="Stonewood, West Virginia">Stonewood</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thomas,_West_Virginia" title="Thomas, West Virginia">Thomas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vienna,_West_Virginia" title="Vienna, West Virginia">Vienna</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/War,_West_Virginia" title="War, West Virginia">War</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Weirton,_West_Virginia" title="Weirton, West Virginia">Weirton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Welch,_West_Virginia" title="Welch, West Virginia">Welch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wellsburg,_West_Virginia" title="Wellsburg, West Virginia">Wellsburg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Weston,_West_Virginia" title="Weston, West Virginia">Weston</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Westover,_West_Virginia" title="Westover, West Virginia">Westover</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wheeling,_West_Virginia" title="Wheeling, West Virginia">Wheeling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/White_Sulphur_Springs,_West_Virginia" title="White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia">White Sulphur Springs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Williamson,_West_Virginia" title="Williamson, West Virginia">Williamson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Williamstown,_West_Virginia" title="Williamstown, West Virginia">Williamstown</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#F3D161;;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_towns_in_West_Virginia" class="mw-redirect" title="List of towns in West Virginia">Towns</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Webster_Springs,_West_Virginia" title="Webster Springs, West Virginia">Addison (Webster Springs)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Albright,_West_Virginia" title="Albright, West Virginia">Albright</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alderson,_West_Virginia" title="Alderson, West Virginia">Alderson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anawalt,_West_Virginia" title="Anawalt, West Virginia">Anawalt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anmoore,_West_Virginia" title="Anmoore, West Virginia">Anmoore</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ansted,_West_Virginia" title="Ansted, West Virginia">Ansted</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Athens,_West_Virginia" title="Athens, West Virginia">Athens</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Auburn,_West_Virginia" title="Auburn, West Virginia">Auburn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bancroft,_West_Virginia" title="Bancroft, West Virginia">Bancroft</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Barrackville,_West_Virginia" title="Barrackville, West Virginia">Barrackville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Belmont,_West_Virginia" title="Belmont, West Virginia">Belmont</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Berkeley_Springs,_West_Virginia" title="Berkeley Springs, West Virginia">Bath (Berkeley Springs)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bayard,_West_Virginia" title="Bayard, West Virginia">Bayard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Belington,_West_Virginia" title="Belington, West Virginia">Belington</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Belle,_West_Virginia" title="Belle, West Virginia">Belle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bethany,_West_Virginia" title="Bethany, West Virginia">Bethany</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Beverly,_West_Virginia" title="Beverly, West Virginia">Beverly</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Blacksville,_West_Virginia" title="Blacksville, West Virginia">Blacksville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bolivar,_West_Virginia" title="Bolivar, West Virginia">Bolivar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bradshaw,_McDowell_County,_West_Virginia" class="mw-redirect" title="Bradshaw, McDowell County, West Virginia">Bradshaw</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bramwell,_West_Virginia" title="Bramwell, West Virginia">Bramwell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brandonville,_West_Virginia" title="Brandonville, West Virginia">Brandonville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bruceton_Mills,_West_Virginia" title="Bruceton Mills, West Virginia">Bruceton Mills</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Buffalo,_West_Virginia" title="Buffalo, West Virginia">Buffalo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Burnsville,_West_Virginia" title="Burnsville, West Virginia">Burnsville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cairo,_West_Virginia" title="Cairo, West Virginia">Cairo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Camden-on-Gauley,_West_Virginia" title="Camden-on-Gauley, West Virginia">Camden-on-Gauley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Capon_Bridge,_West_Virginia" title="Capon Bridge, West Virginia">Capon Bridge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carpendale,_West_Virginia" title="Carpendale, West Virginia">Carpendale</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cedar_Grove,_Kanawha_County,_West_Virginia" class="mw-redirect" title="Cedar Grove, Kanawha County, West Virginia">Cedar Grove</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chapmanville,_West_Virginia" title="Chapmanville, West Virginia">Chapmanville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chesapeake,_West_Virginia" title="Chesapeake, West Virginia">Chesapeake</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clay,_West_Virginia" title="Clay, West Virginia">Clay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clendenin,_West_Virginia" title="Clendenin, West Virginia">Clendenin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cowen,_West_Virginia" title="Cowen, West Virginia">Cowen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Danville,_West_Virginia" title="Danville, West Virginia">Danville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Davis,_West_Virginia" title="Davis, West Virginia">Davis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Davy,_West_Virginia" title="Davy, West Virginia">Davy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Delbarton,_West_Virginia" title="Delbarton, West Virginia">Delbarton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Durbin,_West_Virginia" title="Durbin, West Virginia">Durbin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/East_Bank,_West_Virginia" title="East Bank, West Virginia">East Bank</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eleanor,_West_Virginia" title="Eleanor, West Virginia">Eleanor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elizabeth,_West_Virginia" title="Elizabeth, West Virginia">Elizabeth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elk_Garden,_West_Virginia" title="Elk Garden, West Virginia">Elk Garden</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ellenboro,_West_Virginia" title="Ellenboro, West Virginia">Ellenboro</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fairview,_West_Virginia" title="Fairview, West Virginia">Fairview</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Falling_Spring,_West_Virginia" title="Falling Spring, West Virginia">Falling Spring</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Farmington,_West_Virginia" title="Farmington, West Virginia">Farmington</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fayetteville,_West_Virginia" title="Fayetteville, West Virginia">Fayetteville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Flatwoods,_West_Virginia" title="Flatwoods, West Virginia">Flatwoods</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Flemington,_West_Virginia" title="Flemington, West Virginia">Flemington</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fort_Gay,_West_Virginia" title="Fort Gay, West Virginia">Fort Gay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Franklin,_West_Virginia" title="Franklin, West Virginia">Franklin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Friendly,_West_Virginia" title="Friendly, West Virginia">Friendly</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gassaway,_West_Virginia" title="Gassaway, West Virginia">Gassaway</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gauley_Bridge,_West_Virginia" title="Gauley Bridge, West Virginia">Gauley Bridge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gilbert,_West_Virginia" title="Gilbert, West Virginia">Gilbert</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Glasgow,_West_Virginia" title="Glasgow, West Virginia">Glasgow</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Glenville,_West_Virginia" title="Glenville, West Virginia">Glenville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grant_Town,_West_Virginia" title="Grant Town, West Virginia">Grant Town</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grantsville,_West_Virginia" title="Grantsville, West Virginia">Grantsville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Granville,_West_Virginia" title="Granville, West Virginia">Granville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hambleton,_West_Virginia" title="Hambleton, West Virginia">Hambleton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hamlin,_West_Virginia" title="Hamlin, West Virginia">Hamlin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Handley,_West_Virginia" title="Handley, West Virginia">Handley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harman,_West_Virginia" title="Harman, West Virginia">Harman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harpers_Ferry,_West_Virginia" title="Harpers Ferry, West Virginia">Harpers Ferry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harrisville,_West_Virginia" title="Harrisville, West Virginia">Harrisville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hartford_City,_West_Virginia" title="Hartford City, West Virginia">Hartford City</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hedgesville,_West_Virginia" title="Hedgesville, West Virginia">Hedgesville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Henderson,_West_Virginia" title="Henderson, West Virginia">Henderson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hendricks,_West_Virginia" title="Hendricks, West Virginia">Hendricks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hillsboro,_West_Virginia" title="Hillsboro, West Virginia">Hillsboro</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hundred,_West_Virginia" title="Hundred, West Virginia">Hundred</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Huttonsville,_West_Virginia" title="Huttonsville, West Virginia">Huttonsville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Iaeger,_West_Virginia" title="Iaeger, West Virginia">Iaeger</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jane_Lew,_West_Virginia" title="Jane Lew, West Virginia">Jane Lew</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Junior,_West_Virginia" title="Junior, West Virginia">Junior</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kermit,_West_Virginia" title="Kermit, West Virginia">Kermit</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kimball,_West_Virginia" title="Kimball, West Virginia">Kimball</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leon,_West_Virginia" title="Leon, West 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Bridge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Middlebourne,_West_Virginia" title="Middlebourne, West Virginia">Middlebourne</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mill_Creek,_West_Virginia" title="Mill Creek, West Virginia">Mill Creek</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Milton,_West_Virginia" title="Milton, West Virginia">Milton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mitchell_Heights,_West_Virginia" title="Mitchell Heights, West Virginia">Mitchell Heights</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Monongah,_West_Virginia" title="Monongah, West Virginia">Monongah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Montrose,_West_Virginia" title="Montrose, West Virginia">Montrose</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Moorefield,_West_Virginia" title="Moorefield, West Virginia">Moorefield</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Haven,_West_Virginia" title="New Haven, West Virginia">New Haven</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Newburg,_West_Virginia" title="Newburg, West Virginia">Newburg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Hills,_West_Virginia" title="North Hills, West Virginia">North 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Virginia">Pineville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Poca,_West_Virginia" title="Poca, West Virginia">Poca</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pratt,_West_Virginia" title="Pratt, West Virginia">Pratt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pullman,_West_Virginia" title="Pullman, West Virginia">Pullman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Quinwood,_West_Virginia" title="Quinwood, West Virginia">Quinwood</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rainelle,_West_Virginia" title="Rainelle, West Virginia">Rainelle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Reedsville,_West_Virginia" title="Reedsville, West Virginia">Reedsville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Reedy,_West_Virginia" title="Reedy, West Virginia">Reedy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ridgeley,_West_Virginia" title="Ridgeley, West Virginia">Ridgeley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rivesville,_West_Virginia" title="Rivesville, West Virginia">Rivesville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rowlesburg,_West_Virginia" title="Rowlesburg, West Virginia">Rowlesburg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rupert,_West_Virginia" title="Rupert, West Virginia">Rupert</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sand_Fork,_West_Virginia" title="Sand Fork, West Virginia">Sand Fork</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shepherdstown,_West_Virginia" title="Shepherdstown, West Virginia">Shepherdstown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Smithfield,_West_Virginia" title="Smithfield, West Virginia">Smithfield</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sophia,_West_Virginia" title="Sophia, West Virginia">Sophia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Star_City,_West_Virginia" title="Star City, West Virginia">Star City</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Summersville,_West_Virginia" title="Summersville, West Virginia">Summersville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sutton,_West_Virginia" title="Sutton, West Virginia">Sutton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sylvester,_West_Virginia" title="Sylvester, West Virginia">Sylvester</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Terra_Alta,_West_Virginia" title="Terra Alta, West Virginia">Terra Alta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thurmond,_West_Virginia" title="Thurmond, West Virginia">Thurmond</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Triadelphia,_West_Virginia" title="Triadelphia, West Virginia">Triadelphia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tunnelton,_West_Virginia" title="Tunnelton, West Virginia">Tunnelton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Union,_Monroe_County,_West_Virginia" class="mw-redirect" title="Union, Monroe County, West Virginia">Union</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wardensville,_West_Virginia" title="Wardensville, West Virginia">Wardensville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wayne,_West_Virginia" title="Wayne, West Virginia">Wayne</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/West_Hamlin,_West_Virginia" title="West Hamlin, West Virginia">West Hamlin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/West_Liberty,_West_Virginia" title="West Liberty, West Virginia">West Liberty</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/West_Logan,_West_Virginia" title="West Logan, West Virginia">West Logan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/West_Milford,_West_Virginia" title="West Milford, West Virginia">West Milford</a></li> <li><a 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