Montrose, West Virginia

Montrose, West Virginia
Location of Montrose in Randolph County, West Virginia.
Location of Montrose in Randolph County, West Virginia.
Coordinates: 39°3′54″N 79°48′53″W / 39.06500°N 79.81472°W / 39.06500; -79.81472
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyRandolph
Area
 • Total0.63 sq mi (1.62 km2)
 • Land0.63 sq mi (1.62 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation1,985 ft (605 m)
Population
 • Total141
 • Estimate 
(2021)[3]
141
 • Density244.02/sq mi (94.21/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
26283
Area code304
FIPS code54-55540[4]
GNIS feature ID1555157[2]

Montrose is a town in Randolph County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 141 at the 2020 census.[3]

The town was so named on account of wild rose bushes near the original town site.[5]

  1. ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Montrose, West Virginia
  3. ^ a b c Bureau, US Census. "City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2021". Census.gov. US Census Bureau. Retrieved July 3, 2022. {{cite web}}: |last1= has generic name (help)
  4. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  5. ^ 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. 427.