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href="https://zh-min-nan.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ravenswood_(West_Virginia)" title="Ravenswood (West Virginia) – Minnan" lang="nan" hreflang="nan" data-title="Ravenswood (West Virginia)" data-language-autonym="閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú" data-language-local-name="Minnan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ravenswood_(Virg%C3%ADnia_de_l%27Oest)" title="Ravenswood (Virgínia de l'Oest) – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Ravenswood (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/Ravenswood_(lungsod_sa_Tinipong_Bansa,_West_Virginia)" title="Ravenswood (lungsod sa Tinipong Bansa, West Virginia) – Cebuano" lang="ceb" hreflang="ceb" data-title="Ravenswood (lungsod sa Tinipong Bansa, West Virginia)" data-language-autonym="Cebuano" data-language-local-name="Cebuano" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cebuano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cy mw-list-item"><a href="https://cy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ravenswood,_Gorllewin_Virginia" title="Ravenswood, Gorllewin Virginia – Welsh" lang="cy" hreflang="cy" data-title="Ravenswood, Gorllewin Virginia" data-language-autonym="Cymraeg" data-language-local-name="Welsh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cymraeg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ravenswood_(Virginia_Occidental)" title="Ravenswood (Virginia Occidental) – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Ravenswood (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/Ravenswood_(Mendebaldeko_Virginia)" title="Ravenswood (Mendebaldeko Virginia) – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Ravenswood (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/%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%88%D9%86%D8%B3%D9%88%D9%88%D8%AF%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="راونسوود، ویرجینیای غربی – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="راونسوود، 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/Ravenswood_(Virginie-Occidentale)" title="Ravenswood (Virginie-Occidentale) – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" 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href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ravenswood_(Nyugat-Virginia)" title="Ravenswood (Nyugat-Virginia) – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="Ravenswood (Nyugat-Virginia)" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mg mw-list-item"><a href="https://mg.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ravenswood,_West_Virginia" title="Ravenswood, West Virginia – Malagasy" lang="mg" hreflang="mg" data-title="Ravenswood, West Virginia" data-language-autonym="Malagasy" data-language-local-name="Malagasy" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Malagasy</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-arz mw-list-item"><a href="https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%81%D9%8A%D9%86%D8%B2%D9%88%D9%88%D8%AF" title="رافينزوود – Egyptian Arabic" lang="arz" hreflang="arz" data-title="رافينزوود" data-language-autonym="مصرى" data-language-local-name="Egyptian Arabic" 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href="/wiki/File:Seal_of_Ravenswood,_West_Virginia.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Official seal of Ravenswood, West Virginia"><img alt="Official seal of Ravenswood, West Virginia" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/af/Seal_of_Ravenswood%2C_West_Virginia.png/100px-Seal_of_Ravenswood%2C_West_Virginia.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="100" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/af/Seal_of_Ravenswood%2C_West_Virginia.png/150px-Seal_of_Ravenswood%2C_West_Virginia.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/af/Seal_of_Ravenswood%2C_West_Virginia.png/200px-Seal_of_Ravenswood%2C_West_Virginia.png 2x" data-file-width="316" data-file-height="316" /></a></span><div class="ib-settlement-caption-link">Seal</div></div></div></div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Jackson_County_West_Virginia_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Ravenswood_Highlighted.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Location of Ravenswood in Jackson County, West Virginia."><img alt="Location of Ravenswood in Jackson County, West Virginia." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/Jackson_County_West_Virginia_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Ravenswood_Highlighted.svg/250px-Jackson_County_West_Virginia_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Ravenswood_Highlighted.svg.png" decoding="async" width="250" height="215" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/Jackson_County_West_Virginia_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Ravenswood_Highlighted.svg/375px-Jackson_County_West_Virginia_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Ravenswood_Highlighted.svg.png 1.5x, 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href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Ravenswood,_West_Virginia&params=38_57_11_N_81_45_41_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">38°57′11″N</span> <span class="longitude">81°45′41″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">38.95306°N 81.76139°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">38.95306; -81.76139</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/Jackson_County,_West_Virginia" title="Jackson County, West Virginia">Jackson</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Government<div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Mayor</th><td class="infobox-data">Joshua Miller</td></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">1.89 sq mi (4.89 km<sup>2</sup>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Land</th><td class="infobox-data">1.82 sq mi (4.71 km<sup>2</sup>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Water</th><td class="infobox-data">0.07 sq mi (0.18 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">607 ft (185 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-USCensusEst2020-2021_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-USCensusEst2020-2021-2"><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">3,865</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • Estimate <div class="ib-settlement-fn">(2021)<sup id="cite_ref-USCensusEst2020-2021_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-USCensusEst2020-2021-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></div></th><td class="infobox-data">3,847</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Density</th><td class="infobox-data">2,004.95/sq mi (774.00/km<sup>2</sup>)</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">26164</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">54-67108<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">1555445<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><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://cityofravenswood.com">cityofravenswood<wbr />.com</a></span>, <span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.facebook.com/cityofravenswood">www<wbr />.facebook<wbr />.com<wbr />/cityofravenswood</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Ravenswood</b> is a city in <a href="/wiki/Jackson_County,_West_Virginia" title="Jackson County, West Virginia">Jackson County</a>, <a href="/wiki/West_Virginia" title="West Virginia">West Virginia</a>, United States, along the <a href="/wiki/Ohio_River" title="Ohio River">Ohio River</a>. The population was 3,865 at the <a href="/wiki/2020_United_States_Census" class="mw-redirect" title="2020 United States Census">2020 census</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-USCensusEst2020-2021_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-USCensusEst2020-2021-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Etymology">Etymology</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ravenswood,_West_Virginia&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Etymology"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Two differing stories tell of the naming of Ravenswood. One story tells that the town was originally named Ravensworth, after the English relatives of a founding family. But somewhere between the Ohio River wilderness and the mapmaker in Richmond, the name was changed to Ravenswood. The second story says that Henrietta Fitzhugh, wife of one of the town founders, Henry Fitzhugh, named the town after the hero in <a href="/wiki/Walter_Scott" title="Walter Scott">Walter Scott</a>'s novel <i><a href="/wiki/The_Bride_of_Lammermoor" title="The Bride of Lammermoor">The Bride of Lammermoor</a></i> (1819).<sup id="cite_ref-house_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-house-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </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=Ravenswood,_West_Virginia&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Ravenswood is sited on land once owned by <a href="/wiki/George_Washington" title="George Washington">George Washington</a>. Washington acquired the 2,448-acre (10 km<sup>2</sup>) parcel in 1770, and designated <a href="/wiki/William_Crawford_(soldier)" title="William Crawford (soldier)">Colonel William Crawford</a> to survey the lands in 1771. A permanent settlement was first established in 1810, and the town streets and lots were laid out in their current pattern by descendants of Washington in 1835.<sup id="cite_ref-town_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-town-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The first town election was held in the home of Bartholomew Fleming in 1840.<sup id="cite_ref-house_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-house-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Ravenswood was incorporated in 1852. </p><p>During the <a href="/wiki/American_Civil_War" title="American Civil War">American Civil War</a>, the 1863 <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Buffington_Island" title="Battle of Buffington Island">Battle of Buffington Island</a> took place one mile (1.6 km) north of Ravenswood.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1886, the Ohio River Rail Road reached Ravenswood.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Legend_of_the_Devil’s_Baby"><span id="Legend_of_the_Devil.E2.80.99s_Baby"></span>Legend of the Devil’s Baby</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ravenswood,_West_Virginia&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Legend of the Devil’s Baby"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In the local cemetery is a gravestone marking the grave of George Elwood Sharp, a two-year-old toddler who died 1917. The ceramic photo plate on the stone was said to be "of a demonical baby, complete with hollow eyes, fangs, and horns. What’s more, the claim is that at night the ceramic picture plate on this tombstone emits an eerie, iridescent glow. Not only that, but if you listen carefully, you may be able to hear the child’s disembodied cry drifting through the air across the cemetery lawn."<sup id="cite_ref-Reed_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Reed-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>According to researcher Daniel Reed, the three claims made by the legend can easily be explained: the demonical baby depicted in the image plate is simply the result of years of deterioration; the eerie glow is nothing more than a reflection of the setting sun (or reflection from a security light); and the disembodied cry is likely sounds coming from the nearby residential area (along with psychological priming and confirmation bias of ghost hunters)."<sup id="cite_ref-Reed_9-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Reed-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Industry">Industry</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ravenswood,_West_Virginia&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Industry"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 1931, the Ravenswood Glass Novelty Company ("The Marble Factory") opened.<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> When <a href="/wiki/Kaiser_Aluminum" title="Kaiser Aluminum">Kaiser Aluminum</a> planned a new facility with 12,000 workers, Bill Finley was hired to plan a "company town" of 25,000. He went on to become a planner with the <a href="/wiki/National_Capital_Planning_Commission" title="National Capital Planning Commission">National Capital Planning Commission</a>, and develop the community of <a href="/wiki/Columbia,_Maryland" title="Columbia, Maryland">Columbia, Maryland</a>, for the <a href="/wiki/Rouse_Company" class="mw-redirect" title="Rouse Company">Rouse Company</a>.<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> <a href="/wiki/Henry_J._Kaiser" title="Henry J. Kaiser">Henry J. Kaiser</a> opened what was then the world's largest aluminum refinery six miles south of Ravenswood in 1957.<sup id="cite_ref-town_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-town-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Kaiser facility is now owned by <a href="/wiki/Constellium" title="Constellium">Constellium</a> and <a href="/wiki/Century_Aluminum" title="Century Aluminum">Century Aluminum</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> <a href="/wiki/John_F._Kennedy" title="John F. Kennedy">John F. Kennedy</a> visited Ravenswood during the <a href="/wiki/1960_Democratic_Party_presidential_primaries" title="1960 Democratic Party presidential primaries">1960 Democratic Party presidential primaries</a>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (April 2023)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> The Ravenswood exit of <a href="/wiki/Interstate_77_in_West_Virginia" title="Interstate 77 in West Virginia">Interstate 77</a> opened in 1964. </p><p>In February 2010, <i><a href="/wiki/USA_Today" title="USA Today">USA Today</a></i> referred to Ravenswood as "teetering on a ghost town".<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> Mayor Lucy Harbert responded by bringing in sponsorships from several Silicon Valley–based companies like ScanCafe.com and StartUps.com.<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> On March 26, 2010, Mike Ruben, a reporter with the <i>State Journal</i> newspaper, announced that Ravenswood was "transforming" the town into "Aluminum City, U.S.A." to help attract local tourism revenue: "L.A. Promoter Plans to Market 'Aluminum City'." None of these developments came to fruition. </p> <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=Ravenswood,_West_Virginia&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Geography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Ravenswood_Bridge_aerial_2017.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Ravenswood_Bridge_aerial_2017.jpg/220px-Ravenswood_Bridge_aerial_2017.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Ravenswood_Bridge_aerial_2017.jpg/330px-Ravenswood_Bridge_aerial_2017.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Ravenswood_Bridge_aerial_2017.jpg/440px-Ravenswood_Bridge_aerial_2017.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4608" data-file-height="3456" /></a><figcaption>Aerial view of the city</figcaption></figure> <p>Ravenswood is located at <span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Ravenswood,_West_Virginia&params=38_57_11_N_81_45_41_W_type:city"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">38°57′11″N</span> <span class="longitude">81°45′41″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">38.95306°N 81.76139°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">38.95306; -81.76139</span></span></span></a></span></span> (38.952922, -81.761357),<sup id="cite_ref-GR1_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GR1-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> along the <a href="/wiki/Ohio_River" title="Ohio River">Ohio River</a> at the mouth of <a href="/wiki/Sandy_Creek_(Ohio_River_tributary)" title="Sandy Creek (Ohio River tributary)">Sandy Creek</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>According to the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Census_Bureau" title="United States Census Bureau">United States Census Bureau</a>, the city has a total area of 1.90 square miles (4.92 km<sup>2</sup>), of which 1.83 square miles (4.74 km<sup>2</sup>) is land and 0.07 square miles (0.18 km<sup>2</sup>) is water.<sup id="cite_ref-Gazetteer_files_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Gazetteer_files-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Climate">Climate</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ravenswood,_West_Virginia&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Climate"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The climate in this area is characterized by relatively high temperatures and evenly distributed precipitation throughout the year. According to the <a href="/wiki/K%C3%B6ppen_Climate_Classification" class="mw-redirect" title="Köppen Climate Classification">Köppen Climate Classification</a> system, Ravenswood has a <a href="/wiki/Humid_subtropical_climate" title="Humid subtropical climate">Humid subtropical climate</a>, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div> <table class="wikitable mw-collapsible" style="width:auto; text-align:center; line-height:1.2em;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="14">Climate data for Ravenswood, West Virginia </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Month </th> <th scope="col">Jan </th> <th scope="col">Feb </th> <th scope="col">Mar </th> <th scope="col">Apr </th> <th scope="col">May </th> <th scope="col">Jun </th> <th scope="col">Jul </th> <th scope="col">Aug </th> <th scope="col">Sep </th> <th scope="col">Oct </th> <th scope="col">Nov </th> <th scope="col">Dec </th> <th scope="col" style="border-left-width:medium">Year </th></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Mean daily maximum °C (°F) </th> <td style="background: #FFEDDC; color:#000000;" class="notheme">7<br />(44) </td> <td style="background: #FFE6CE; color:#000000;" class="notheme">8<br />(47) </td> <td style="background: #FFC489; color:#000000;" class="notheme">13<br />(56) </td> <td style="background: #FF9429; color:#000000;" class="notheme">20<br />(68) </td> <td style="background: #FF7100; color:#000000;" class="notheme">25<br />(77) </td> <td style="background: #FF5600; color:#000000;" class="notheme">29<br />(84) </td> <td style="background: #FF4800; color:#000000;" class="notheme">31<br />(87) </td> <td style="background: #FF4F00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">30<br />(86) </td> <td style="background: #FF6300; color:#000000;" class="notheme">27<br />(81) </td> <td style="background: #FF860D; color:#000000;" class="notheme">22<br />(71) </td> <td style="background: #FFBD7C; color:#000000;" class="notheme">14<br />(57) </td> <td style="background: #FFDFC0; color:#000000;" class="notheme">9<br />(48) </td> <td style="background: #FF9B37; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">19<br />(67) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Mean daily minimum °C (°F) </th> <td style="background: #D1D1FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">−4<br />(24) </td> <td style="background: #D1D1FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">−4<br />(25) </td> <td style="background: #E6E6FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0<br />(32) </td> <td style="background: #FFFBF8; color:#000000;" class="notheme">5<br />(41) </td> <td style="background: #FFD9B3; color:#000000;" class="notheme">10<br />(50) </td> <td style="background: #FFBD7C; color:#000000;" class="notheme">14<br />(58) </td> <td style="background: #FFA852; color:#000000;" class="notheme">17<br />(62) </td> <td style="background: #FFAF60; color:#000000;" class="notheme">16<br />(61) </td> <td style="background: #FFC489; color:#000000;" class="notheme">13<br />(55) </td> <td style="background: #FFF4EA; color:#000000;" class="notheme">6<br />(43) </td> <td style="background: #ECECFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">1<br />(34) </td> <td style="background: #D6D6FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">−3<br />(27) </td> <td style="background: #FFF4EA; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">6<br />(43) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Average <a href="/wiki/Precipitation" title="Precipitation">precipitation</a> mm (inches) </th> <td style="background: #8181FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">84<br />(3.3) </td> <td style="background: #8A8AFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">71<br />(2.8) </td> <td style="background: #7272FF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">94<br />(3.7) </td> <td style="background: #8282FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">81<br />(3.2) </td> <td style="background: #7777FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">91<br />(3.6) </td> <td style="background: #6E6EFF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">94<br />(3.7) </td> <td style="background: #5B5BFF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">110<br />(4.4) </td> <td style="background: #7777FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">91<br />(3.6) </td> <td style="background: #9494FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">69<br />(2.7) </td> <td style="background: #9F9FFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">64<br />(2.5) </td> <td style="background: #9494FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">69<br />(2.7) </td> <td style="background: #8D8DFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">76<br />(3) </td> <td style="background: #8080FF; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">1,000<br />(39.3) </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="14" style="text-align:center;font-size:95%;">Source: Weatherbase <sup id="cite_ref-Weatherbase_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Weatherbase-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table> </div> <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=Ravenswood,_West_Virginia&action=edit&section=7" 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 td.us-census-pop-estimate{padding-left:0}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop td:nth-child(3){padding-left:0}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop td:nth-child(4){padding-left:0.5em;text-align:right}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop-footnote{border-top:1px solid black;font-size:85%;text-align:center}@media(min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop-right{float:right;clear:right;margin:0 0 1em 1em}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop-left{float:left;clear:left;margin:0 1em 1em 0}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop-center{float:none;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop-none{float:none;margin:0 1em 1em 0}}</style> <table class="us-census-pop us-census-pop-right"> <caption>Historical population</caption> <tbody><tr><th scope="col">Census</th><th scope="col"><abbr title="Population">Pop.</abbr></th><th scope="col"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1152813436">.mw-parser-output .sr-only{border:0;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);clip-path:polygon(0px 0px,0px 0px,0px 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/1870_United_States_census" title="1870 United States census">1870</a></th><td>362</td><td></td><td>—</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1880_United_States_census" title="1880 United States census">1880</a></th><td>681</td><td></td><td>88.1%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1890_United_States_census" title="1890 United States census">1890</a></th><td>817</td><td></td><td>20.0%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1900_United_States_census" title="1900 United States census">1900</a></th><td>1,074</td><td></td><td>31.5%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1910_United_States_census" title="1910 United States census">1910</a></th><td>1,081</td><td></td><td>0.7%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1920_United_States_census" title="1920 United States census">1920</a></th><td>1,284</td><td></td><td>18.8%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1930_United_States_census" title="1930 United States census">1930</a></th><td>1,189</td><td></td><td>−7.4%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1940_United_States_census" title="1940 United States census">1940</a></th><td>1,061</td><td></td><td>−10.8%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1950_United_States_census" title="1950 United States census">1950</a></th><td>1,175</td><td></td><td>10.7%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1960_United_States_census" title="1960 United States census">1960</a></th><td>3,410</td><td></td><td>190.2%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1970_United_States_census" title="1970 United States census">1970</a></th><td>4,240</td><td></td><td>24.3%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1980_United_States_census" title="1980 United States census">1980</a></th><td>4,126</td><td></td><td>−2.7%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1990_United_States_census" title="1990 United States census">1990</a></th><td>4,189</td><td></td><td>1.5%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/2000_United_States_census" title="2000 United States census">2000</a></th><td>4,031</td><td></td><td>−3.8%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/2010_United_States_census" title="2010 United States census">2010</a></th><td>3,876</td><td></td><td>−3.8%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/2020_United_States_census" title="2020 United States census">2020</a></th><td>3,865</td><td></td><td>−0.3%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">2021 (est.)</th><td class="us-census-pop-estimate">3,847</td><td><sup id="cite_ref-USCensusEst2020-2021_2-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-USCensusEst2020-2021-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td><td>−0.5%</td></tr><tr><td colspan="4" class="us-census-pop-footnote">U.S. Decennial Census<sup id="cite_ref-DecennialCensus_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DecennialCensus-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr> </tbody></table> <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=Ravenswood,_West_Virginia&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: 2010 census"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>As of the <a href="/wiki/Census" title="Census">census</a><sup id="cite_ref-wwwcensusgov_21-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wwwcensusgov-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> of 2010, there were 3,876 people, 1,657 households, and 1,061 families living in the city. The <a href="/wiki/Population_density" title="Population density">population density</a> was 2,118.0 inhabitants per square mile (817.8/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 1,807 housing units at an average density of 987.4 units per square mile (381.2 units/km<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup of the city was 97.4% <a href="/wiki/White_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="White (U.S. Census)">White</a>, 0.2% <a href="/wiki/African_American_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="African American (U.S. Census)">African American</a>, 0.1% <a href="/wiki/Native_American_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Native American (U.S. Census)">Native American</a>, 0.7% <a href="/wiki/Asian_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Asian (U.S. Census)">Asian</a>, 0.2% from <a href="/wiki/Race_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Race (U.S. Census)">other races</a>, and 1.3% from two or more races. <a href="/wiki/Hispanic_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Hispanic (U.S. Census)">Hispanic</a> or <a href="/wiki/Latino_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Latino (U.S. Census)">Latino</a> of any race were 1.0% of the population. </p><p>There were 1,657 households, of which 29.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.7% were <a href="/wiki/Marriage" title="Marriage">married couples</a> living together, 14.3% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.0% had a male householder with no wife present, and 36.0% were non-families. 32.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.30 and the average family size was 2.90. </p><p>The median age in the city was 42.4 years. 23% of residents were under the age of 18; 8.4% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 21.4% were from 25 to 44; 23.9% were from 45 to 64; and 23.1% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 46.6% male and 53.4% 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=Ravenswood,_West_Virginia&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: 2000 census"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>As of the <a href="/wiki/Census" title="Census">census</a><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> of 2000, there were 4,031 people, 1,692 households, and 1,135 families living in the city. The <a href="/wiki/Population_density" title="Population density">population density</a> was 2,190.1 people per square mile (845.6 people/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 1,832 housing units at an average density of 995.4 units per square mile (384.3 units/km<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup of the city was 98.04% <a href="/wiki/White_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="White (U.S. Census)">White</a>, 0.25% <a href="/wiki/African_American_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="African American (U.S. Census)">African American</a>, 0.05% <a href="/wiki/Native_American_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Native American (U.S. Census)">Native American</a>, 0.74% <a href="/wiki/Asian_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Asian (U.S. Census)">Asian</a>, 0.15% from <a href="/wiki/Race_(United_States_Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Race (United States Census)">other races</a>, and 0.77% from two or more races. <a href="/wiki/Hispanic_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Hispanic (U.S. Census)">Hispanic</a> or <a href="/wiki/Latino_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Latino (U.S. Census)">Latino</a> of any race were 0.60% of the population. </p><p>There were 1,692 households, out of which 29.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.5% were <a href="/wiki/Marriage" title="Marriage">married couples</a> living together, 12.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.9% were non-families. 30.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.29 and the average family size was 2.83. </p><p>In the city, the population was spread out, with 23.6% under the age of 18, 6.6% from 18 to 24, 23.5% from 25 to 44, 22.7% from 45 to 64, and 23.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 84.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 77.1 males. </p><p>The median income for a household in the city was $30,308, and the median income for a family was $37,416. Males had a median income of $34,417 versus $21,134 for females. The <a href="/wiki/Per_capita_income" title="Per capita income">per capita income</a> for the city was $15,696. About 15.4% of families and 17.6% of the population were below the <a href="/wiki/Poverty_line" class="mw-redirect" title="Poverty line">poverty line</a>, including 26.4% of those under age 18 and 9.7% of those age 65 or over. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Education">Education</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ravenswood,_West_Virginia&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Education"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Primary and secondary public education is provided by Jackson County Schools. Ravenswood public schools include Henry J. Kaiser Elementary School (Grades K-2), Ravenswood Grade School (Grades 3–5), Ravenswood Middle School (Grades 6–8), and Ravenswood High School (9–12). Ravenswood Grade School is located about <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1154941027">.mw-parser-output .frac{white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .frac .num,.mw-parser-output .frac .den{font-size:80%;line-height:0;vertical-align:super}.mw-parser-output .frac .den{vertical-align:sub}.mw-parser-output .sr-only{border:0;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);clip-path:polygon(0px 0px,0px 0px,0px 0px);height:1px;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;position:absolute;width:1px}</style><span class="frac">1<span class="sr-only">+</span><span class="num">1</span>⁄<span class="den">2</span></span> miles outside of the town limits. The other schools are located within the town boundaries. The official mascot of Ravenswood High School is the Red Devil. 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title="Cottageville, West Virginia">Cottageville</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:#F3D161;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Unincorporated_area" title="Unincorporated area">Other<br />communities</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/Advent,_West_Virginia" title="Advent, West Virginia">Advent</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Angerona,_West_Virginia" title="Angerona, West Virginia">Angerona</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Belgrove,_West_Virginia" title="Belgrove, West Virginia">Belgrove</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Crow_Summit,_West_Virginia" title="Crow Summit, West Virginia">Crow Summit</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cuba,_West_Virginia" title="Cuba, West Virginia">Cuba</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Danstown,_West_Virginia" title="Danstown, West Virginia">Danstown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Drift_Run,_West_Virginia" title="Drift Run, West Virginia">Drift Run</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Duncan,_West_Virginia" title="Duncan, West Virginia">Duncan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Estar,_West_Virginia" title="Estar, West Virginia">Estar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evans,_West_Virginia" title="Evans, West Virginia">Evans</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evergreen_Hills,_West_Virginia" title="Evergreen Hills, West Virginia">Evergreen Hills</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fairplain,_West_Virginia" title="Fairplain, West Virginia">Fairplain</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Flatwoods,_Jackson_County,_West_Virginia" title="Flatwoods, Jackson County, West Virginia">Flatwoods</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fletcher,_West_Virginia" title="Fletcher, West Virginia">Fletcher</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Foster_Chapel,_West_Virginia" title="Foster Chapel, West Virginia">Foster Chapel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Frozencamp,_West_Virginia" title="Frozencamp, West Virginia">Frozencamp</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Garfield,_West_Virginia" title="Garfield, West Virginia">Garfield</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gay,_West_Virginia" title="Gay, West Virginia">Gay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Given,_West_Virginia" title="Given, West Virginia">Given</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Goldtown,_West_Virginia" title="Goldtown, West Virginia">Goldtown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hemlock,_Jackson_County,_West_Virginia" title="Hemlock, Jackson County, West Virginia">Hemlock</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hereford,_West_Virginia" title="Hereford, West Virginia">Hereford</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Independence,_Jackson_County,_West_Virginia" title="Independence, Jackson County, West Virginia">Independence</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jones_Crossing,_West_Virginia" title="Jones Crossing, West Virginia">Jones Crossing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kenna,_West_Virginia" title="Kenna, West Virginia">Kenna</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kentuck,_West_Virginia" title="Kentuck, West Virginia">Kentuck</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/LeRoy,_West_Virginia" title="LeRoy, West Virginia">LeRoy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Liverpool,_West_Virginia" title="Liverpool, West Virginia">Liverpool</a>‡</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lockhart,_West_Virginia" title="Lockhart, West Virginia">Lockhart</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lone_Cedar,_West_Virginia" title="Lone Cedar, West Virginia">Lone Cedar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Loop,_West_Virginia" title="Loop, West Virginia">Loop</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Louther,_West_Virginia" title="Louther, West Virginia">Louther</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marshall,_West_Virginia" title="Marshall, West Virginia">Marshall</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/McClain,_West_Virginia" title="McClain, West Virginia">McClain</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Meadowdale,_Jackson_County,_West_Virginia" title="Meadowdale, Jackson County, West Virginia">Meadowdale</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Medina,_West_Virginia" title="Medina, West Virginia">Medina</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Millwood,_West_Virginia" title="Millwood, West Virginia">Millwood</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Morgan,_West_Virginia" title="Morgan, West Virginia">Morgan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mount_Alto,_West_Virginia" title="Mount Alto, West Virginia">Mount Alto</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mount_Moriah,_West_Virginia" title="Mount Moriah, West Virginia">Mount Moriah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mount_Tell,_West_Virginia" title="Mount Tell, West Virginia">Mount Tell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Murray,_West_Virginia" title="Murray, West Virginia">Murray</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Murraysville,_West_Virginia" title="Murraysville, West Virginia">Murraysville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Muses_Bottom,_West_Virginia" title="Muses Bottom, West Virginia">Muses Bottom</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Neptune,_West_Virginia" title="Neptune, West Virginia">Neptune</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nesselroad,_West_Virginia" title="Nesselroad, West Virginia">Nesselroad</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Era,_West_Virginia" title="New Era, West Virginia">New Era</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Ravenswood,_West_Virginia" title="North Ravenswood, West Virginia">North Ravenswood</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nuzums,_West_Virginia" title="Nuzums, West Virginia">Nuzums</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oak_Hill,_Jackson_County,_West_Virginia" title="Oak Hill, Jackson County, West Virginia">Oak Hill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Odaville,_West_Virginia" title="Odaville, West Virginia">Odaville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Parchment_Valley,_West_Virginia" title="Parchment Valley, West Virginia">Parchment Valley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pleasant_Hill,_Jackson_County,_West_Virginia" title="Pleasant Hill, Jackson County, West Virginia">Pleasant Hill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pleasant_View,_Jackson_County,_West_Virginia" title="Pleasant View, Jackson County, West Virginia">Pleasant View</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Plum_Orchard,_West_Virginia" title="Plum Orchard, West Virginia">Plum Orchard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Polk,_West_Virginia" title="Polk, West Virginia">Polk</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Providence,_West_Virginia" title="Providence, West Virginia">Providence</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ripley_Landing,_West_Virginia" title="Ripley Landing, West Virginia">Ripley Landing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rock_Castle,_West_Virginia" title="Rock Castle, West Virginia">Rock Castle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Romance,_West_Virginia" title="Romance, West Virginia">Romance</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Salt_Hill,_West_Virginia" title="Salt Hill, West Virginia">Salt Hill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sandyville,_West_Virginia" title="Sandyville, West Virginia">Sandyville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shatto,_West_Virginia" title="Shatto, West Virginia">Shatto</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sherman,_West_Virginia" title="Sherman, West Virginia">Sherman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sidneyville,_West_Virginia" title="Sidneyville, West Virginia">Sidneyville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Silverton,_West_Virginia" title="Silverton, West Virginia">Silverton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Skidmore,_West_Virginia" title="Skidmore, West Virginia">Skidmore</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Skull_Run,_West_Virginia" title="Skull Run, West Virginia">Skull Run</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Statts_Mills,_West_Virginia" title="Statts Mills, West Virginia">Statts Mills</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Y,_West_Virginia" title="The Y, West Virginia">The Y</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Topins_Grove,_West_Virginia" title="Topins Grove, West Virginia">Topins Grove</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Utica,_West_Virginia" title="Utica, West Virginia">Utica</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Varner,_West_Virginia" title="Varner, West Virginia">Varner</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wilding,_West_Virginia" title="Wilding, West Virginia">Wilding</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Willowdale,_West_Virginia" title="Willowdale, West Virginia">Willowdale</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wiseburg,_West_Virginia" title="Wiseburg, West Virginia">Wiseburg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Young,_West_Virginia" title="Young, West Virginia">Young</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:#F3D161;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Ghost_town" title="Ghost town">Ghost 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/Aplin,_West_Virginia" class="mw-redirect" title="Aplin, West Virginia">Aplin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Beatysville,_West_Virginia" title="Beatysville, West Virginia">Beatysville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Browning,_Jackson_County,_West_Virginia" title="Browning, Jackson County, West Virginia">Browning</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Buffalo,_Jackson_County,_West_Virginia" title="Buffalo, Jackson County, West Virginia">Buffalo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edgar,_West_Virginia" title="Edgar, West Virginia">Edgar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Huntsville,_West_Virginia" title="Huntsville, West Virginia">Huntsville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/July,_West_Virginia" title="July, West Virginia">July</a>‡</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mentor,_West_Virginia" title="Mentor, West Virginia">Mentor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mozelle,_West_Virginia" title="Mozelle, West Virginia">Mozelle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Runkle,_West_Virginia" title="Runkle, West Virginia">Runkle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/School_House,_West_Virginia" title="School House, West Virginia">School House</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Willow_Grove,_West_Virginia" title="Willow Grove, West Virginia">Willow Grove</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 class="mw-selflink selflink">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 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