Kimball, West Virginia

Kimball, West Virginia
Town
Kimball in 2014
Kimball in 2014
Official logo of Kimball, West Virginia
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Location of Kimball in McDowell County, West Virginia.
Location of Kimball in McDowell County, West Virginia.
Coordinates: 37°25′39″N 81°30′24″W / 37.42750°N 81.50667°W / 37.42750; -81.50667
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyMcDowell
Government
 • MayorAdam Gianato
Area
[1]
 • Total0.25 sq mi (0.66 km2)
 • Land0.25 sq mi (0.66 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
1,509 ft (460 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total145
 • Density580/sq mi (220/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
24853
Area code304
FIPS code54-43780[2]
GNIS feature ID1541195[3]
Websitehttps://kimball.wv.gov/Pages/default.aspx

Kimball is a town in McDowell County, West Virginia, United States. Per the 2020 census, the population was 145.[4]

As of 2024, the town still has a municipal government, where the mayor also acts as the towns only police officer.[5]

Kimball was incorporated in 1911 and named for Frederick J. Kimball, a railroad official.[6] Kimball is the site of the first war memorial building erected in memory of the African-American veterans of World War I.[7]

  1. ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
  2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ^ "Kimball town, West Virginia". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 15, 2022.
  5. ^ "Meet the Mayor". kimball.wv.gov. Retrieved October 31, 2024.
  6. ^ 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. pp. 350–351.
  7. ^ West Virginia Blue Book. Published annually by the Clerk's Office of the West Virginia Senate.