McConnell, West Virginia

McConnell
Census-designated place (CDP)
McConnell
Location within the state of West Virginia
Coordinates: 37°49′32″N 81°58′0″W / 37.82556°N 81.96667°W / 37.82556; -81.96667Coordinates: 37°49′32″N 81°58′0″W / 37.82556°N 81.96667°W / 37.82556; -81.96667
Country United States
State West Virginia
County Logan
Area[1]
  Total 0.336 sq mi (0.87 km2)
  Land 0.314 sq mi (0.81 km2)
  Water 0.022 sq mi (0.06 km2)
Population (2010)[2]
  Total 514
  Density 1,500/sq mi (590/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)

McConnell is a census-designated place (CDP) in Logan County, West Virginia, United States, on the Guyandotte River. As of the 2010 census, its population was 514.[2] It was established in 1933.

The community was named after one Mr. McConnell, a railroad promoter.[3]

References

  1. "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
  2. 1 2 "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on September 11, 2013. Retrieved 2011-05-14.
  3. 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. 392.
  • "Place Names in West Virginia". Archived from the original on 2006-05-03.


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