West Hamlin, West Virginia | |
|---|---|
| Motto: Always Free | |
 Location of West Hamlin in Lincoln County, West Virginia. | |
| Coordinates: 38°17′8″N 82°11′31″W / 38.28556°N 82.19194°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | West Virginia |
| County | Lincoln |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Farris H. Burton, Jr. |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.55 sq mi (1.43 km2) |
| • Land | 0.53 sq mi (1.38 km2) |
| • Water | 0.02 sq mi (0.05 km2) |
| Elevation | 587 ft (179 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 519 |
| • Estimate (2021)[2] | 509 |
| • Density | 1,337.08/sq mi (516.34/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 25571 |
| Area code | 304 |
| FIPS code | 54-85804[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1548934[4] |
| Website | local |
West Hamlin is a town in Lincoln County, West Virginia, United States, along the Guyandotte River. The population was 519 at the 2020 census, and is now down to 509, according to the 2021 census.[2] West Hamlin is a part of the Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH, Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA). West Hamlin is west of the county seat at Hamlin, hence the name.[5][6]
- ^ "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.
- ^ Capace, Nancy (1999). Encyclopedia of West Virginia. North American Book Dist LLC. p. 196. ISBN 978-0-403-09843-9.
- ^ 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. 667.