Marital Status in South Charleston, West Virginia (City)

Marital Status#1

Percentage of population aged 15 and older.
Scope: population of West Virginia and South Charleston
Female Male
West Virginia
South Charleston
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0%50%FMNever MarriedMarriedSeparated/DivorcedWidowed-28.072958%-23.723092%-28.072958%28%28.072958%1.259248%23.723092%7.463841%29.332206%29%1,7701,388-37.811261%-48.699872%-37.811261%38%37.811261%13.985020%48.699872%2.631982%51.796281%52%2,3842,451-16.568047%-6.746782%-14.019058%-1.679713%-23.314830%23%16.568047%14.019058%16.568047%17%1,470784-2.303466%-8.497486%-3.462155%-8.416110%-10.800952%11%2.303466%3.462155%2.303466%2%681109
F number of females of given marital status
M number of males of given marital status

Detailed Marital Status#2

Percentage of population aged 15 and older.
Scope: population of West Virginia and South Charleston
Female Male
West Virginia
South Charleston
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40%20%0%20%40%FMNever MarriedNow MarriedSeparatedAbsent SpouseWidowedDivorced-28.072958%-23.723092%-28.072958%28%28.072958%1.259248%23.723092%7.463841%29.332206%29%1,7701,388-36.796193%-46.779113%-36.796193%37%36.796193%12.992479%46.779113%2.518769%49.788673%50%2,3202,356-0.697380%-0.381130%-1.422329%-0.268727%-1.078509%1%0.697380%1.422329%0.697380%1%6833-1.015067%-1.920759%-1.015067%1%1.015067%0.992540%1.920759%0.113212%2.007608%2%6495-2.303466%-8.497486%-3.462155%-8.416110%-10.800952%11%2.303466%3.462155%2.303466%2%681109-15.870668%-6.365653%-12.596729%-1.410986%-22.236320%22%15.870668%12.596729%15.870668%16%1,402751
F number of females of given marital status
M number of males of given marital status

The Married by Sex and Age#4

Percentage of age and sex cohort.
Scope: population of West Virginia and South Charleston
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 1714.626%14.6%77.000%77.0%38.310%38.3%66.327%66.3%45.592%45.6%66.878%66.9%46.055%46.1%51.772%51.8%49.701%49.7%64.130%64.1%42.398%42.4%50.000%50.0%54.661%54.7%60.270%60.3%46.256%46.3%71.777%71.8%58.897%58.9%59.043%59.0%32.495%32.5%47.679%47.7%35.283%35.3%31.818%31.8%4.393%4.39%11.470%11.5%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%
F percentage of married females in age cohort
M percentage of married males in age cohort

The Divorced1 by Sex and Age#5

Percentage of age and sex cohort.
Scope: population of West Virginia and South Charleston
Female
Male
0%10%20%30%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 177.143%7.14%0.000%0%9.430%9.43%25.510%25.5%30.165%30.2%18.067%18.1%30.704%30.7%29.331%29.3%36.377%36.4%11.413%11.4%39.400%39.4%23.418%23.4%32.627%32.6%27.027%27.0%29.515%29.5%13.937%13.9%26.316%26.3%25.000%25.0%23.598%23.6%10.759%10.8%18.713%18.7%2.273%2.27%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%
F percentage of divorced females in age cohort
M percentage of divorced males in age cohort
1and Separated

The Never Married by Sex and Age#6

Percentage of age and sex cohort.
Scope: population of West Virginia and South Charleston
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%80%100%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 170.340%0.34%0.000%0%11.395%11.4%0.000%0%5.096%5.10%8.241%8.24%14.286%14.3%16.929%16.9%11.826%11.8%22.011%22.0%14.775%14.8%26.582%26.6%12.712%12.7%12.703%12.7%24.229%24.2%14.286%14.3%9.524%9.52%15.957%16.0%41.586%41.6%41.561%41.6%46.004%46.0%65.909%65.9%95.607%95.6%88.530%88.5%100.000%100%100.000%100%100.000%100%100.000%100%
F percentage of never married females in age cohort
M percentage of never married males in age cohort

The Widowed by Sex and Age#7

Percentage of age and sex cohort.
Scope: population of West Virginia and South Charleston
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 1777.891%77.9%23.000%23.0%40.864%40.9%8.163%8.16%19.146%19.1%6.815%6.81%8.955%8.96%1.969%1.97%2.096%2.10%2.446%2.45%3.426%3.43%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%5.263%5.26%0.000%0%2.321%2.32%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%
F percentage of widowed females in age cohort
M percentage of widowed males in age cohort

The Married by Age#8

Percentage of age cohort. Gray areas represent percentile bands from the places in West Virginia.
Scope: population of West Virginia and South Charleston
South Charleston
West Virginia
Percentile:
0th - 100th
10th - 90th
20th - 80th
30th - 70th
40th - 60th
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%Count85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 171203907534795684354814164573942934900
Count number of married in age cohort in South Charleston

Marital Status by Race#9

Percentage of each ethno-racial group.
Scope: population of West Virginia and South Charleston
South Charleston
West Virginia
Divorced
Widowed
Separated
Married
Never Married
50%0%50%CountWhite HispanicAsian2White1Mixed2Black2Other2-6.185567%-19.587629%-41.005789%-2.228654%-10.123010%-25.773196%26%74.226804%-0.000000%0.000000%43.314038%3.328509%74.226804%74%97-46.218487%-30.360881%-0.669848%-5.383907%-46.218487%46%42.016807%-0.000000%11.764706%-0.000000%60.311480%3.273884%53.781513%54%119-26.628664%-1.028094%-20.012215%-26.064297%-1.468881%-13.456072%-47.668974%48%44.645765%7.685261%51.052392%7.958357%52.331026%52%9,824-49.879518%-6.987952%-45.294665%-1.822368%-13.413021%-56.867470%57%38.072289%-0.000000%5.060241%34.095919%5.374026%43.132530%43%415-43.307087%-25.000000%-49.678149%-3.364114%-12.100080%-68.307087%68%31.692913%-0.000000%0.000000%29.081574%5.776083%31.692913%32%508-72.972973%-16.216216%-43.652393%-5.415617%-13.312343%-89.189189%89%10.810811%-0.000000%0.000000%33.803526%3.816121%10.810811%11%74
Count number of people of given race
1non-Hispanic 2including Hispanic

Map of Marital Status by Tract in South Charleston

Married Marital Status by Tract#10

Married as a percentage of the population (%):
24%29%35%40%45%51%

Separated/Divorced Marital Status by Tract#11

Separated/Divorced as a percentage of the population (%):
15.7%18.2%20.5%22.9%25.3%27.8%

Widowed Marital Status by Tract#12

Widowed as a percentage of the population (%):
5.6%6.7%7.8%8.9%10.0%11.1%

Never Married Marital Status by Tract#13

Never Married as a percentage of the population (%):
22.0%25.9%29.7%33.5%37.4%41.2%
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Map of Marital Status by Block Group in South Charleston

Married Marital Status by Block Group#14

Married as a percentage of the population (%):
14%27%39%51%63%76%

Separated/Divorced Marital Status by Block Group#15

Separated/Divorced as a percentage of the population (%):
4%10%16%22%28%35%

Widowed Marital Status by Block Group#16

Widowed as a percentage of the population (%):
2.5%6.7%10.8%14.9%19.1%23.3%

Never Married Marital Status by Block Group#17

Never Married as a percentage of the population (%):
9%16%23%29%36%43%
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Marital Status by Neighborhood in South Charleston

There is 1 neighborhood that are fully or partially contained within South Charleston (0 fully and 1 partially). This section compares all 1 of those to each other, South Charleston, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with South Charleston.

Married by Neighborhood#18

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of South Charleston, selected neighborhoods in South Charleston, and entities that contain South Charleston
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#South HillsWest VirginiaCharlestonUnited StatesSouthKanawhaKanawha CoSouth Atlantic2S Charleston56.696112%56.696112%57%6,328149.990960%49.990960%50%765,942766k48.628260%48.628260%49%89,60089.6k48.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.893501%47.893501%48%46,160,11846.2M47.859591%47.859591%48%75,39875.4k47.859591%47.859591%48%75,39875.4k47.295823%47.295823%47%24,135,51924.1M45.476845%45.476845%45%20,02320.0k43.807194%43.807194%44%4,835
Count number of this marital status
# rank of neighborhood out of 1 by percentage of this marital status

Marital Status by Place in the Charleston Area

There are 38 places in the Charleston Area. This section compares South Charleston to all of the places in the Charleston Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with South Charleston.

Married by Place#22

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of South Charleston, selected other places in the Charleston Area, and entities that contain South Charleston
0%20%40%60%Count#GreenviewVanComfortSylvesterPinchTornadoBig ChimneyPrattEast BankSissonvilleBelleGlasgowElkviewNitroCross LanesAlum CreekWest VirginiaMadisonCedar GroveShrewsburyRacineCharlestonUnited StatesSouthKanawhaKanawha CoSouth AtlanticSt. AlbansCoal ForkClendenin2SmithersS CharlestonMarmetChesapeakeDunbarWhitesvilleRandCharlestonHandleyJeffersonClayChelyanMontgomeryDanvilleTwilight78.604651%78.604651%79%169177.380952%77.380952%77%65276.373626%76.373626%76%139372.727273%72.727273%73%104468.854626%68.854626%69%1,563561.436673%61.436673%61%650661.253561%61.253561%61%215758.500000%58.500000%59%234857.207891%57.207891%57%377954.898236%54.898236%55%2,0231054.331450%54.331450%54%5771152.923077%52.923077%53%3441251.891447%51.891447%52%6311351.585701%51.585701%52%2,8141451.575351%51.575351%52%4,0761551.141869%51.141869%51%7391649.990960%49.990960%50%765,942766k49.630845%49.630845%50%1,2101749.545455%49.545455%50%3271849.478390%49.478390%49%3321948.858447%48.858447%49%1072048.628260%48.628260%49%89,60089.6k48.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.893501%47.893501%48%46,160,11846.2M47.859591%47.859591%48%75,39875.4k47.859591%47.859591%48%75,39875.4k47.295823%47.295823%47%24,135,51924.1M47.201160%47.201160%47%4,2332146.848739%46.848739%47%4462245.644599%45.644599%46%3932345.476845%45.476845%45%20,02320.0k45.054945%45.054945%45%3282443.807194%43.807194%44%4,8352543.610882%43.610882%44%5292641.431835%41.431835%41%5442741.320668%41.320668%41%2,6972841.217799%41.217799%41%1762940.372671%40.372671%40%4553039.423329%39.423329%39%16,54416.5k3139.080460%39.080460%39%683235.426731%35.426731%35%2203335.294118%35.294118%35%1683434.443022%34.443022%34%2693532.960526%32.960526%33%5013632.857143%32.857143%33%2303713.207547%13.207547%13%738
Count number of this marital status
# rank of place out of 38 by percentage of this marital status

Marital Status by Place in West Virginia

There are 404 places in West Virginia. This section compares South Charleston to the 50 most populous places in West Virginia and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with South Charleston. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 3,043.

Married by Place#26

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of South Charleston, selected other places in West Virginia, and entities that contain South Charleston
0%20%40%60%Count#Shady SpringTeays ValleyBridgeportLewisburgCharles TownSissonvilleCheat LakeViennaShannondaleNitroCross LanesBrookhavenCullodenPea RidgeWest VirginiaCharlestonSummersvillePleasant VlyUnited StatesSouthKanawhaKanawha CoWestonSouth AtlanticMoorefieldMoundsvilleSt. AlbansHurricaneRavenswoodOak HillRanson2WeirtonPt PleasantS CharlestonBluefieldWestoverNew MartinsvillePrincetonWheelingParkersburgFairmontDunbarBeckleyElkinsCharlestonRipleyClarksburgGraftonBuckhannonKenovaMartinsburgPhilippiHuntingtonKeyserWelchBarboursvilleMorgantown65.032555%65.032555%65%1,698160.345141%60.345141%60%6,644257.469118%57.469118%57%4,001356.899132%56.899132%57%1,901454.937977%54.937977%55%2,303554.898236%54.898236%55%2,023654.641296%54.641296%55%4,250754.376688%54.376688%54%4,833853.629799%53.629799%54%1,411951.585701%51.585701%52%2,8141051.575351%51.575351%52%4,0761151.038146%51.038146%51%2,1141250.834813%50.834813%51%1,4311350.612245%50.612245%51%2,6041449.990960%49.990960%50%765,942766k48.628260%48.628260%49%89,60089.6k48.618281%48.618281%49%1,6011548.090215%48.090215%48%1,3221648.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.893501%47.893501%48%46,160,11846.2M47.859591%47.859591%48%75,39875.4k47.859591%47.859591%48%75,39875.4k47.771084%47.771084%48%1,5861747.295823%47.295823%47%24,135,51924.1M47.293666%47.293666%47%1,2321847.230971%47.230971%47%3,5991947.201160%47.201160%47%4,2332046.479969%46.479969%46%2,3902146.420246%46.420246%46%1,3942245.998568%45.998568%46%3,2132345.895127%45.895127%46%1,7332445.476845%45.476845%45%20,02320.0k45.420673%45.420673%45%7,5582544.131185%44.131185%44%1,5342643.807194%43.807194%44%4,8352743.645309%43.645309%44%3,7262843.502825%43.502825%44%1,5402942.724808%42.724808%43%1,8913042.565424%42.565424%43%2,1473142.309494%42.309494%42%9,9333242.188053%42.188053%42%10,72810.7k3341.943097%41.943097%42%6,3983441.320668%41.320668%41%2,6973541.219328%41.219328%41%5,9973640.493827%40.493827%40%2,4603739.423329%39.423329%39%16,54416.5k3838.955540%38.955540%39%1,1043937.867231%37.867231%38%5,0144037.334550%37.334550%37%1,6364135.161424%35.161424%35%1,6994234.973303%34.973303%35%9174334.446930%34.446930%34%4,7744433.356643%33.356643%33%9544532.984357%32.984357%33%13,51613.5k4631.546949%31.546949%32%1,4014730.763766%30.763766%31%8664830.464669%30.464669%30%1,1084924.146037%24.146037%24%6,77950
Count number of this marital status
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage of this marital status

Marital Status by Place in the South

There are 9,693 places in the South. This section compares South Charleston to the 50 most populous places in the South and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with South Charleston. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 188,973.

Married by Place#30

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of South Charleston, selected other places in the South, and entities that contain South Charleston
0%20%40%Count#PlanoChesapeakeGarlandVirginia BchWest VirginiaIrvingCharlestonAmarilloUnited StatesSouthKanawhaKanawha CoSouth AtlanticLaredoEl PasoOklahoma CityCorpus ChristiFort WorthArlington2S CharlestonArlingtonHuntsvilleFayettevilleLexington-FayetteJacksonvilleTulsaCharlotteSan AntonioLouisvilleHoustonHialeahRaleighLubbockWinston-SalemDurhamLittle RockAustinNashville-DavidsonDallasColumbusGreensboroSt. PetersburgMontgomeryMobileTampaShreveportOrlandoAugusta-Richmond Co consolidated government (balance)Augusta-Richmon…NorfolkMiamiMemphisBaton RougeNew OrleansWashingtonBirminghamAtlantaBaltimoreRichmond57.578439%57.578439%58%129,506130k152.305110%52.305110%52%97,53797.5k250.138594%50.138594%50%90,08090.1k350.005906%50.005906%50%182,041182k449.990960%49.990960%50%765,942766k48.649288%48.649288%49%86,37086.4k548.628260%48.628260%49%89,60089.6k48.473062%48.473062%48%73,77673.8k648.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.893501%47.893501%48%46,160,11846.2M47.859591%47.859591%48%75,39875.4k47.859591%47.859591%48%75,39875.4k47.295823%47.295823%47%24,135,51924.1M46.981030%46.981030%47%84,47884.5k746.558929%46.558929%47%243,560244k846.457813%46.457813%46%224,637225k946.139372%46.139372%46%116,716117k1045.965381%45.965381%46%283,816284k1145.908243%45.908243%46%138,019138k1245.476845%45.476845%45%20,02320.0k43.807194%43.807194%44%4,83543.751105%43.751105%44%84,16484.2k1343.589744%43.589744%44%67,74567.7k1443.486083%43.486083%43%70,33770.3k1542.899227%42.899227%43%109,656110k1642.699143%42.699143%43%294,107294k1742.656314%42.656314%43%134,875135k1842.506557%42.506557%43%272,436272k1942.018657%42.018657%42%474,981475k2041.770669%41.770669%42%206,505207k2141.456165%41.456165%41%728,595729k2241.390009%41.390009%41%83,64383.6k2340.742721%40.742721%41%146,301146k2440.547232%40.547232%41%79,43079.4k2540.442215%40.442215%40%76,74876.7k2640.340439%40.340439%40%81,90481.9k2740.263690%40.263690%40%63,94863.9k2839.907888%39.907888%40%295,567296k2939.869326%39.869326%40%209,119209k3039.852215%39.852215%40%397,215397k3139.674300%39.674300%40%62,97763.0k3239.140568%39.140568%39%90,01990.0k3338.727687%38.727687%39%83,65883.7k3437.536285%37.536285%38%60,64760.6k3536.904453%36.904453%37%58,31958.3k3636.516643%36.516643%37%107,723108k3735.120519%35.120519%35%55,26655.3k3834.930146%34.930146%35%75,08275.1k3934.743792%34.743792%35%54,67754.7k4034.591555%34.591555%35%70,12470.1k4134.130003%34.130003%34%124,981125k4231.639052%31.639052%32%163,211163k4330.404410%30.404410%30%57,14657.1k4429.941547%29.941547%30%94,71294.7k4528.183356%28.183356%28%157,791158k4627.949199%27.949199%28%48,87748.9k4726.937102%26.937102%27%102,973103k4826.884245%26.884245%27%136,972137k4926.357565%26.357565%26%48,15048.2k50
Count number of this marital status
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage of this marital status

Marital Status by Place in the United States

There are 29,322 places in the United States. This section compares South Charleston to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with South Charleston. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 383,899.

Married by Place#34

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of South Charleston, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain South Charleston
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#San JoseColorado SpgsVirginia BchWest VirginiaCharlestonUnited StatesSouthKanawhaKanawha CoMesaSouth AtlanticWichitaEl PasoOklahoma CityFort WorthArlington2OmahaS CharlestonSan DiegoJacksonvilleTulsaLas VegasCharlotteAlbuquerqueSan AntonioLouisvilleHoustonPhoenixPortlandRaleighSeattleSacramentoFresnoAustinNashville-DavidsonDallasKansas CityNew YorkSan FranciscoDenverIndianapolisLos AngelesOaklandLong BeachColumbusTucsonChicagoMiamiMinneapolisMemphisMilwaukeePhiladelphiaBostonWashingtonAtlantaBaltimoreClevelandDetroit50.903201%50.903201%51%412,320412k150.736762%50.736762%51%182,422182k250.005906%50.005906%50%182,041182k349.990960%49.990960%50%765,942766k48.628260%48.628260%49%89,60089.6k48.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.893501%47.893501%48%46,160,11846.2M47.859591%47.859591%48%75,39875.4k47.859591%47.859591%48%75,39875.4k47.775129%47.775129%48%179,151179k447.295823%47.295823%47%24,135,51924.1M46.960737%46.960737%47%142,222142k546.558929%46.558929%47%243,560244k646.457813%46.457813%46%224,637225k745.965381%45.965381%46%283,816284k845.908243%45.908243%46%138,019138k945.476845%45.476845%45%20,02320.0k44.590793%44.590793%45%155,967156k1043.807194%43.807194%44%4,83543.516736%43.516736%44%494,945495k1142.699143%42.699143%43%294,107294k1242.656314%42.656314%43%134,875135k1342.608360%42.608360%43%208,922209k1442.506557%42.506557%43%272,436272k1542.199784%42.199784%42%189,112189k1642.018657%42.018657%42%474,981475k1741.770669%41.770669%42%206,505207k1841.456165%41.456165%41%728,595729k1941.434087%41.434087%41%499,057499k2040.860277%40.860277%41%213,754214k2140.742721%40.742721%41%146,301146k2240.588351%40.588351%41%235,410235k2340.158552%40.158552%40%155,820156k2439.918085%39.918085%40%154,477154k2539.907888%39.907888%40%295,567296k2639.869326%39.869326%40%209,119209k2739.852215%39.852215%40%397,215397k2839.694400%39.694400%40%150,023150k2939.360285%39.360285%39%2,736,5012.74M3039.306154%39.306154%39%295,734296k3139.068367%39.068367%39%212,453212k3238.533886%38.533886%39%257,789258k3338.528315%38.528315%39%1,238,0031.24M3438.272065%38.272065%38%130,316130k3538.043816%38.043816%38%143,386143k3636.461222%36.461222%36%245,648246k3735.666535%35.666535%36%153,920154k3834.991275%34.991275%35%774,654775k3934.130003%34.130003%34%124,981125k4034.058799%34.058799%34%114,098114k4131.639052%31.639052%32%163,211163k4230.116551%30.116551%30%140,104140k4329.523746%29.523746%30%374,491374k4429.130336%29.130336%29%165,206165k4528.183356%28.183356%28%157,791158k4626.937102%26.937102%27%102,973103k4726.884245%26.884245%27%136,972137k4825.309060%25.309060%25%79,70079.7k4922.633004%22.633004%23%122,402122k50
Count number of this marital status
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage of this marital status

Definitions

This page reports on the marital status of the residents of South Charleston aged 15 and older. The following definitions are used in this page:

  • Never Married: a person over the age of 15 that has never been married
  • Married: married and not separated at the time of the survey, including cases where one spouse is absent for reasons other than a separation
  • Separated: including legal and de-facto separations for reasons of marital discord
  • Divorced: and not remarried at the time of the survey
  • Widowed: and not remarried at the time of the survey

These definition were taken directly from the US Census Bureau, and reflect the marital status at the time of the survey.

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State:
West Virginia
County:
Kanawha
Metro Area:
Charleston Area
District:
2
ZIP Codes:
25064, 25177, 25303, 25309, 25312, 25314
Unified School District:
Kanawha County
Neighborhood:
South Hills
Congressional District:
WV-2
State Senate Districts:
WV-8, WV-17
State House Districts:
WV-35, WV-36
Neighboring Cities:
Charleston, Dunbar
Neighboring Unincorporated Places:
Jefferson
Nearby Cities:
Marmet, Nitro, St. Albans
Nearby Towns:
Poca
Nearby Unincorporated Places:
Alum Creek, Big Chimney, Coal Fork, Cross Lanes, Rand, Tornado