Town of Marmet | |
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Town | |
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 Location of Marmet in Kanawha County, West Virginia. | |
| Coordinates: 38°14′43″N 81°34′3″W / 38.24528°N 81.56750°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  West Virginia |
| County | Kanawha |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | David T. Fontalbert |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.41 sq mi (3.65 km2) |
| • Land | 1.27 sq mi (3.30 km2) |
| • Water | 0.14 sq mi (0.35 km2) |
| Elevation | 610 ft (186 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 1,501 |
• Estimate (2021)[2] | 1,473 |
| • Density | 1,072.21/sq mi (414.13/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP codes | 25315, 25365 |
| Area code | 304 & 681 |
| FIPS code | 54-51724[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1542771[4] |
| Website | townofmarmetwv |
Marmet (pronounced mar-MET) is a town in Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States, along the Kanawha River. The population was 1,501 at the 2020 census.
The community was re-named in 1900 after the local Marmet Coal Company, which had the name of its proprietors Edwin, Otto, and William Marmet.[5] The town name was changed from Brownsville. The town name prior to 1829 was Elizaville that was founded in 1780 by Leonard Morris.[6]
- ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ 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. 403.
- ^ Explorer Magazine, WV. "Marmet, West Virginia". wvexplorer.com. WV Explorer Magazine. Retrieved February 2, 2022.