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Mingo County

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Mingo County, West Virginia
PO Box 1197
Williamson, WV 25661
Phone: (304) 235-0381
Fax: (304) 235-0365

On southwestern border of WV, southeast of Huntington; organized Jan 30, 1895 from Logan County. Name Origin: For the Indian tribe of Iroquoian linguistic stock. The name derives from Algonquian Mingwe, probably 'stealthy, treacherous.'

Area (sq mi): 423.64 (land 422.61; water 1.03). Pop per sq mi: 64.40.
Pop 2005: 27,210. State rank: 22. Pop change: 2000-20005 -3.70%; 1990-2000 -16.30%. Pop 2000: 28,253 (White 96.00%; Black or African American 2.30%; Hispanic or Latino 0.50%; Asian 0.20%; Other 1.00%). Foreign born: 0.30%. Median age: 37.20.
Income 2000: per capita $12,445; median household $21,347; Pop below poverty level: 29.70%. *Personal per capita income 2000-2003: $19,381-$20,344.
Unemployment 2004: 7.00%. Change from 2000: 0.10%. Median travel time to work: 29.60 minutes. Working outside county of residence: 37.10%.

Cities with population over 10,000: None.


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The town is in the heart of Mingo County in West Virginia.
WEST VIRGINIA, West Mingo County Kermit 09 1939EST Mingo County Williamson 09 1945EST Cabell County Barboursville 09 1950EST Mingo County Red Jacket 09 1955EST Mingo County Varney 09 2000EST Lincoln County 5 NNE Hamlin 09 2010EST Kanawha County South Charleston 09 2045EST Moisture convergence and an upper level disturbance helped trigger evening pulse thunderstorms.
Fisher sketches out that tumultuous history at the beginning of her collection, and then plunges us into a poetic narrative of the people of Mingo County.
 
 
 
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