Kenova, West Virginia | |
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| Nickname: Western Gate of the Mountain State | |
| Motto(s): Vox popoli vox Dei (English: The voice of the people is the voice of God) | |
 Location of Kenova in Wayne County, West Virginia. | |
| Coordinates: 38°23′59″N 82°34′43″W / 38.39972°N 82.57861°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | West Virginia |
| County | Wayne |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor–council |
| • Mayor | Timothy Bias[1] |
| • Council president | Kent Keyser |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.66 sq mi (4.30 km2) |
| • Land | 1.32 sq mi (3.42 km2) |
| • Water | 0.34 sq mi (0.88 km2) |
| Elevation | 558 ft (170 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 3,030 |
• Estimate (2021)[3] | 2,978 |
| • Density | 2,244.88/sq mi (866.71/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 25530 |
| Area code | 304 |
| FIPS code | 54-43180[4] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1541155[5] |
| Website | https://kenovawv.com/ |
Kenova is a city in Wayne County, West Virginia, United States, situated at the confluence of the Ohio and Big Sandy rivers. The city's name is a portmanteau of Kentucky, Ohio, and Virginia (Va), owing to its location where the three states met before the creation of West Virginia.[6] The population was 3,030 at the 2020 census.[3] It is part of the Huntington–Ashland metropolitan area.[7]
- ^ https://kenovawv.com/ [bare URL]
- ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
- ^ a b c "City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2021". Census.gov. US Census Bureau. Retrieved July 3, 2022.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Remington, Frank L. (September 8, 1969). "Take a Good Look at the US Map. Towns Have the Craziest Names". The Milwaukee Journal. p. 2. Retrieved May 18, 2015.
- ^ "Population statistics" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 19, 2013.