Man, West Virginia

Man, West Virginia
Main Street in Man
Main Street in Man
Location of Man in Logan County, West Virginia.
Location of Man in Logan County, West Virginia.
Coordinates: 37°44′34″N 81°52′31″W / 37.74278°N 81.87528°W / 37.74278; -81.87528
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyLogan
Government
 • MayorJohn Fekete
 • Town ClerkMisty Morgan
Area
 • Total1.15 sq mi (2.98 km2)
 • Land1.10 sq mi (2.84 km2)
 • Water0.06 sq mi (0.14 km2)
Elevation
738 ft (225 m)
Population
 • Total772
 • Estimate 
(2021)[2]
759
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
25635
Area code(s)304 & 681
FIPS code54-50932[4]
GNIS feature ID1542706[5]

Man is a town in Logan County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 772 at the 2020 census.[6] The town is located along the Guyandotte River at the mouth of Buffalo Creek,[7] which was the site of the 1972 Buffalo Creek Flood following a dam collapse. The name of the town reportedly derives from the last syllable of the surname of Ulysses Hinchman, who was a member of the House of Delegates from Logan County between 1866 and 1869.[8]

  1. ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
  2. ^ a b "City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2021". Census.gov. US Census Bureau. Retrieved July 3, 2022.
  3. ^ US Census Bureau, 2020 Results, Matewan town, West Virginia https://www.census.gov/search-results.html?searchType=web&cssp=SERP&q=Man%20town,%20West%20Virginia
  4. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  5. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  6. ^ US Census Bureau, 2020 Results, Man town, West Virginia https://www.census.gov/search-results.html?searchType=web&cssp=SERP&q=Man%20town,%20West%20Virginia
  7. ^ West Virginia Atlas & Gazetteer. Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. 1997. p. 57. ISBN 0-89933-246-3.
  8. ^ 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. 400.