Monongah, West Virginia | |
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 Location of Monongah in Marion County, West Virginia. | |
| Coordinates: 39°27′45″N 80°13′06″W / 39.46250°N 80.21833°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | West Virginia |
| County | Marion |
| Incorporated | 1891 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor–Council |
| • Mayor | John Edward Palmer Jr. "JohnBoy" |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.53 sq mi (1.38 km2) |
| • Land | 0.49 sq mi (1.26 km2) |
| • Water | 0.04 sq mi (0.12 km2) |
| Elevation | 961 ft (293 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 972 |
| • Estimate (2021)[2] | 993 |
| • Density | 2,354.51/sq mi (909.01/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP codes | 26554-26555 |
| Area code | 304 |
| FIPS code | 54-55276[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1555149[4] |
| Website | Official Website |
Monongah is a town in Marion County, West Virginia, United States, situated where Booths Creek flows into the West Fork River. The population was 972 at the 2020 census.[2] Monongah was chartered in 1891, based on Chapter 47 of West Virginia code. Its name is derived from the nearby Monongahela River.[5]
- ^ "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.
- ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 212.