Montrose, West Virginia | |
|---|---|
 Location of Montrose in Randolph County, West Virginia. | |
| Coordinates: 39°3′54″N 79°48′53″W / 39.06500°N 79.81472°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | West Virginia |
| County | Randolph |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.63 sq mi (1.62 km2) |
| • Land | 0.63 sq mi (1.62 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,985 ft (605 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 141 |
• Estimate (2021)[3] | 141 |
| • Density | 244.02/sq mi (94.21/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 26283 |
| Area code | 304 |
| FIPS code | 54-55540[4] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1555157[2] |
Montrose is a town in Randolph County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 141 at the 2020 census.[3]
The town was so named on account of wild rose bushes near the original town site.[5]
- ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Montrose, West Virginia
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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. 427.