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Alum Creek, West Virginia
Alum Creek, West Virginia | |
|---|---|
 Location of Alum Creek, West Virginia | |
| Coordinates: 38°16′45″N 81°49′32″W / 38.27917°N 81.82556°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | West Virginia |
| Counties | Kanawha, Lincoln |
| Area | |
• Total | 10.28 sq mi (26.62 km2) |
| • Land | 10.21 sq mi (26.44 km2) |
| • Water | 0.07 sq mi (0.18 km2) |
| Elevation | 620 ft (189 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 1,749 |
| • Density | 171/sq mi (66.2/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 25003 |
| Area code | 304 |
| FIPS code | 54-01396[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1549563[4] |
Alum Creek is a census-designated place (CDP) in Kanawha and Lincoln counties along the Coal River in the U.S. state of West Virginia. It includes the unincorporated communities of Alum Creek, Forks of Coal, and Priestley. The CDP had a population of 1,749 at the 2010 census,[2] down from 1,839 at the 2000 census.
The community was named after nearby Alum Creek, a tributary of the Coal River.[5]
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files – West Virginia". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 9, 2021.
- ^ a b "Total Population: 2010 Census DEC Summary File 1 (P1), Alum Creek CDP, West Virginia". data.census.gov. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved March 9, 2021.
- ^ "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. 78.
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