Kistler, West Virginia Explained

Official Name:Kistler, West Virginia
Settlement Type:Census-designated place
Pushpin Map:West Virginia#USA
Pushpin Label:Kistler
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:West Virginia
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Logan
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Sq Mi:1.494
Area Land Sq Mi:1.486
Area Water Sq Mi:0.008
Population As Of:2010
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:528
Population Density Sq Mi:355.3
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Ft:774
Coordinates:37.7561°N -81.86°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP Code
Postal Code:25628
Area Code:304 & 681
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:1541251
Blank1 Name:FIPS code
Blank1 Info:54-44188

Kistler is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Logan County, West Virginia, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 528.[2]

Geography

Kistler is in southern Logan County, 1.5miles northeast of Man, along Buffalo Creek.[3] It is bordered to the northeast (upstream) by Accoville.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Kistler CDP has a total area of, of which are land and 0.008sqmi, or 0.54%, are water.[1] The community was affected by the Buffalo Creek flood in 1972.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files – West Virginia. United States Census Bureau . March 15, 2021.
  2. Web site: Total Population: 2010 Census DEC Summary File 1 (P1), Kistler CDP, West Virginia. U.S. Census Bureau. data.census.gov. March 15, 2021.
  3. Book: West Virginia Atlas & Gazetteer . 1997 . . Yarmouth, Me. . 0-89933-246-3 . 57.