Big Chimney, West Virginia

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Big Chimney
Kanawha County West Virginia incorporated and unincorporated areas Big Chimney highlighted.svg
Location in Kanawha County and state of West Virginia.
Coordinates: 38°24′20″N81°32′08″W / 38.40556°N 81.53556°W / 38.40556; -81.53556
Country United States
State West Virginia
County Kanawha
Area
[1]
  Total2.059 sq mi (5.33 km2)
  Land2.003 sq mi (5.19 km2)
  Water0.056 sq mi (0.15 km2)
Population
 (2010) [2]
  Total627
  Density300/sq mi (120/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes
25302
Area code 304

Big Chimney is a census-designated place (CDP) located on U.S. Route 119 in Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 627. [2] It is accessible by West Virginia Route 114 or exit 5 from I-79. The center of town includes a Hardee's, a Walgreens, Hardware and grocery store, along with a few smaller businesses. The town is named after the tall chimney of the local salt works, which was a prominent landmark. [3]

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References

  1. "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
  2. 1 2 "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved May 14, 2011.
  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. 112.