Mallory, West Virginia Explained

Official Name:Mallory, West Virginia
Settlement Type:Census-designated place
Mapsize:250px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:West Virginia
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Logan
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:11.43
Area Land Km2:11.30
Area Water Km2:0.13
Population As Of:2010
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:1654
Population Density Km2:146.3
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation M:240
Elevation Ft:787
Coordinates:37.7303°N -81.8358°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:25634
Area Code:304 & 681
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:54-50860[3]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:1555032[4]

Mallory is a census-designated place (CDP) in Logan County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 1,654 at the 2010 census. The CDP contains the unincorporated communities, from west to east, of Huff Junction, Mallory, Davin, Mineral City, Claypool, Combs Addition, and Gillman Bottom.

The community was named after the local Mallory Coal Company.[5]

Geography

Mallory is located in southern Logan County at 37.7303°N -81.8358°W (37.730315, -81.835857), along Huff Creek and West Virginia Route 10.[6] It is 3miles southeast of the town of Man and southeast of Logan, the county seat. Via Route 10, Mallory is northwest of Oceana.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 11.4sqkm, of which 0.1sqkm, or 1.11%, are water.[1] Via Huff Creek, Mallory is part of the Guyandotte River watershed, which flows north to the Ohio River near Huntington.

Demographics

At the 2000 census there were 1,143 people, 437 households, and 343 families in the CDP. The population density was 99.2 people per square mile (38.3/km). There were 491 housing units at an average density of 42.6/sq mi (16.4/km). The racial makeup of the CDP was 96.94% White, 2.27% African American, 0.09% Asian, and 0.70% from two or more races.Of the 437 households 30.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.1% were married couples living together, 14.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.5% were non-families. 19.0% of households were one person and 8.9% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.62 and the average family size was 2.97.

The age distribution was 22.6% under the age of 18, 8.6% from 18 to 24, 27.2% from 25 to 44, 27.6% from 45 to 64, and 14.0% 65 or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.2 males.

The median household income was $24,458 and the median family income was $27,813. Males had a median income of $27,625 versus $14,750 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $11,654. About 21.8% of families and 25.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 45.7% of those under age 18 and 4.8% of those age 65 or over.

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), Mallory CDP, West Virginia. U.S. Census Bureau. data.census.gov. March 15, 2021.
  3. Web site: U.S. Census website. United States Census Bureau. 2008-01-31.
  4. Web site: US Board on Geographic Names. 2008-01-31. United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25.
  5. Book: Kenny, Hamill. West Virginia Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning, Including the Nomenclature of the Streams and Mountains. 1945. The Place Name Press. Piedmont, WV. 399–400.
  6. Book: West Virginia Atlas & Gazetteer . 1997 . . Yarmouth, Me. . 0-89933-246-3 . 57.