Man, West Virginia

Man, West Virginia
Town
Main Street in Man
Main Street in Man
Location of Man in Logan County, West Virginia.
Location of Man in Logan County, West Virginia.
Coordinates: 37°44′34″N 81°52′31″W / 37.74278°N 81.87528°W / 37.74278; -81.87528
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyLogan
Government
 • MayorJohn Fekete
 • Town ClerkMisty Morgan
Area
[1]
 • Total
1.15 sq mi (2.98 km2)
 • Land1.10 sq mi (2.84 km2)
 • Water0.06 sq mi (0.14 km2)
Elevation
738 ft (225 m)
Population
 (2020)[2][3]
 • Total
772
 • Estimate 
(2021)[2]
759
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
25635
Area code(s)304 & 681
FIPS code54-50932[4]
GNIS feature ID1542706[5]

Man is a town in Logan County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 772 at the 2020 census.[6] The town is located along the Guyandotte River at the mouth of Buffalo Creek,[7] which was the site of the 1972 Buffalo Creek Flood following a dam collapse. The name of the town reportedly derives from the last syllable of the surname of Ulysses Hinchman, who was a member of the House of Delegates from Logan County between 1866 and 1869.[8]

  1. ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
  2. ^ a b "City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2021". Census.gov. US Census Bureau. Retrieved July 3, 2022.
  3. ^ US Census Bureau, 2020 Results, Matewan town, West Virginia https://www.census.gov/search-results.html?searchType=web&cssp=SERP&q=Man%20town,%20West%20Virginia
  4. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  5. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  6. ^ US Census Bureau, 2020 Results, Man town, West Virginia https://www.census.gov/search-results.html?searchType=web&cssp=SERP&q=Man%20town,%20West%20Virginia
  7. ^ West Virginia Atlas & Gazetteer. Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. 1997. p. 57. ISBN 0-89933-246-3.
  8. ^ 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. 400.