Ellenboro, West Virginia

Ellenboro, West Virginia
Town
Buildings along Route 16 in Ellenboro in 2007
Buildings along Route 16 in Ellenboro in 2007
Location of Ellenboro in Ritchie County, West Virginia.
Location of Ellenboro in Ritchie County, West Virginia.
Coordinates: 39°16′4″N 81°3′5″W / 39.26778°N 81.05139°W / 39.26778; -81.05139
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyRitchie
Area
[1]
 • Total1.13 sq mi (2.91 km2)
 • Land1.13 sq mi (2.91 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
810 ft (247 m)
Population
 (2020)[2]
 • Total222
 • Estimate 
(2021)[2]
233
 • Density322.67/sq mi (124.60/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
26346
Area code304
FIPS code54-24844[3]
GNIS feature ID1538665[4]
Websitelocal.wv.gov/Ellenboro/Pages/default.aspx

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]

  1. ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2021". Census.gov. US Census Bureau. Retrieved July 3, 2022.
  3. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  5. ^ DeLorme (1997). West Virginia Atlas & Gazetteer. Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. ISBN 0-89933-246-3.
  6. ^ Kenny, Hamill (1945). West Virginia Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning, Including the Nomenclature of the Streams and Mountains. Piedmont, West Virginia: The Place Name Press. p. 228.
  7. ^ West Virginia Blue Book. Published annually by the Clerk's Office of the West Virginia Senate.