Henderson, West Virginia | |
|---|---|
Unincorporated Town | |
 Henderson (left) at the confluence of the Kanawha and Ohio Rivers | |
 Location of Henderson in Mason County, West Virginia. | |
| Coordinates: 38°49′59″N 82°8′14″W / 38.83306°N 82.13722°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | West Virginia |
| County | Mason |
| Incorporated (town) | 1893 |
| Dissolved | 2022 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.46 sq mi (1.21 km2) |
| • Land | 0.42 sq mi (1.08 km2) |
| • Water | 0.05 sq mi (0.12 km2) |
| Elevation | 564 ft (172 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 231 |
| • Estimate (2021)[2] | 228 |
| • Density | 619.62/sq mi (239.00/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 25106 |
| Area code | 304 |
| FIPS code | 54-36436[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1554681[4] |
Henderson is an unincorporated community and former town in Mason County, West Virginia, United States, at the confluence of the Ohio and Kanawha Rivers. The population was 231 at the 2020 census.[2] It is part of the Point Pleasant, WV–OH Micropolitan Statistical Area. The town was incorporated in 1893 and named for Samuel Bruce Henderson, who owned the townsite at the time.[5] The town was unincorporated following a public hearing on August 11, 2022.[6]
- ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
- ^ 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) - ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ 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. 305.
- ^ Barren, Amanda (August 19, 2022). "Dissolved Henderson, West Virginia community's finances under investigation".