Ellenboro, West Virginia | |
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Coordinates: 39°16′4″N 81°3′5″W / 39.26778°N 81.05139°W | |
Country | United States |
State | West Virginia |
County | Ritchie |
Area | |
• Total | 1.13 sq mi (2.91 km2) |
• Land | 1.13 sq mi (2.91 km2) |
• Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
Elevation | 810 ft (247 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 222 |
• Estimate (2021)[2] | 233 |
• Density | 322.67/sq mi (124.60/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
ZIP code | 26346 |
Area code | 304 |
FIPS code | 54-24844[3] |
GNIS feature ID | 1538665[4] |
Website | local |
Ellenboro is a town in Ritchie County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 222 at the 2020 census.[2] The town is located at the junction of U.S. Route 50 and West Virginia Route 16; the North Bend Rail Trail also passes through the town.[5] The town was named for Ellen Mariah Williamson, the eldest daughter of the family that granted a right of way for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad to build their line through the town; an earlier name for the community was Shumley.[6] Ellenboro was incorporated in 1903.[7]