Davy, West Virginia | |
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 Main Street in Davy | |
 Location of Davy in McDowell County, West Virginia. | |
| Coordinates: 37°28′47″N 81°39′0″W / 37.47972°N 81.65000°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | West Virginia |
| County | McDowell |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.29 sq mi (3.35 km2) |
| • Land | 1.27 sq mi (3.30 km2) |
| • Water | 0.02 sq mi (0.06 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,184 ft (361 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 420 |
| • Estimate (2019)[3] | 337 |
| • Density | 264.73/sq mi (102.21/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 24828 |
| Area code | 304 |
| FIPS code | 54-20500[4] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1538061[5] |
Davy is a town in McDowell County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 209 at the 2020 census,[6] down from 420 at the 2010 census. Founded in 1873, the town was originally called Hallsville but the name would change to Davy by 1901.[7][8] Davy was officially incorporated in 1948. It is a mostly residential community in a coal mining district along the main line of the Norfolk Southern Railway.
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- ^ P., Schust, Alex (2010). Billion dollar coalfield : West Virginia's McDowell County and the industrialization of America. Two Mule Pub. ISBN 978-0-9767517-2-4. OCLC 666823075.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Kenny, Hamill (1945). West Virginia Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning, Including the Nomenclature of the Streams and Mountains. Piedmont, WV: The Place Name Press. p. 202.