Shrewsbury, West Virginia Explained

Official Name:Shrewsbury, West Virginia
Settlement Type:Census-designated place (CDP)
Mapsize:300px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:West Virginia
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Kanawha
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Sq Mi:0.435
Area Land Sq Mi:0.350
Area Water Sq Mi:0.085
Population As Of:2010
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:652
Population Density Sq Mi:auto
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Ft:623
Coordinates:38.2061°N -81.4714°W
Postal Code:25015
Area Code:304 & 681
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:1546745

Shrewsbury is a census-designated place (CDP) and unincorporated community in Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States. Shrewsbury is located on the north bank of the Kanawha River along U.S. Route 60. As of the 2010 census, its population was 652.

Like the nearby community of Dickinson, Shrewsbury was given its name due to the early history of the Dickinson and Shrewsbury families within the area.[3]

Shrewsbury is home to a Liberty gas station and convenience store, the Mason-Dixon Bar, and three churches; The Shrewsbury Church of God, Shrewsbury Community Church and the Shrewsbury Baptist Church.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990. United States Census Bureau. 2011-04-23. 2011-02-12.
  2. Web site: U.S. Census website. United States Census Bureau. 2011-05-14.
  3. Stealey . John Edmund . Virginia's Mercantile-Manufacturing Frontier: Dickinson & Shrewsbury and the Great Kanawha Salt Industry . The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography . 1993 . 101 . 4 . 509–534 . 4249394 .