Grafton, West Virginia | |
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 Grafton CSX yard, with the city's downtown in the background | |
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 Location of Grafton in Taylor County, West Virginia. | |
| Coordinates: 39°20′30″N 80°1′11″W / 39.34167°N 80.01972°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | West Virginia |
| County | Taylor |
| Government | |
| • City Manager | Kevin Stead[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 3.80 sq mi (9.85 km2) |
| • Land | 3.67 sq mi (9.51 km2) |
| • Water | 0.13 sq mi (0.34 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,024 ft (312 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 4,729 |
• Estimate (2021)[4] | 4,651 |
| • Density | 1,356.75/sq mi (523.77/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 26354 |
| Area code | 304 |
| FIPS code | 54-32716[5] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1554590[3] |
| Website | www |
Grafton is a city in and the county seat of Taylor County, West Virginia, United States, along the Tygart Valley River.[6] The population was 4,729 at the 2020 census.[4] It originally developed as a junction point for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, serving numerous branches of a network that was vital to the regional coal industry.
Grafton is the home of both of West Virginia's national cemeteries, and was where the West Virginia Equal Suffrage Association formed in 1895.[7] Mother's Day was founded in Grafton on May 10, 1908, and the city is home to the International Mother's Day Shrine.[8] Grafton was also among the first cities in the United States to observe Memorial Day.[8]
- ^ "City Manager - City of Grafton, WV". graftonwv.org. Archived from the original on December 30, 2019. Retrieved December 30, 2019.
- ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Grafton, West Virginia
- ^ a b c "City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2021". Census.gov. US Census Bureau. Retrieved July 2, 2022.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ Anthony, Susan B.; Avery, Rachel Foster; Catt, Carrie Chapman (November 20, 1895). "Woman Suffrage, A State Convention Called for Grafton, on the 25th and 26th Inst". Wheeling [W.Va.] Register. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers, Lib. of Congress. Retrieved May 2, 2020.
- ^ a b nps.gov: "National Register of Historic Places – Andrews Methodist Episcopal Church" Archived March 14, 2007, at the Wayback Machine