Frank, West Virginia

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Frank, West Virginia
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Frank, West Virginia
Location within the state of West Virginia
Coordinates: 38°32′54″N79°48′20″W / 38.54833°N 79.80556°W / 38.54833; -79.80556
Country United States
State West Virginia
County Pocahontas
Area
[1]
  Total
0.383 sq mi (0.99 km2)
  Land0.383 sq mi (0.99 km2)
  Water0 sq mi (0 km2)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
79
  Density210/sq mi (80/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)

Frank is a census-designated place (CDP) in Pocahontas County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 79 at the 2020 census (down from 90 at the 2010 census). [2] [3] It was named to honor Frank Hoffman in 1926. Hoffman was the proprietor of a local tannery. [4]

The unemployment rate in Frank is 6.2% (U.S. avg. is 3.9%). Compared to the rest of the country, Frank's cost of living is 28.8% lower than the U.S. average.

References

  1. "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
  2. "Census Bureau profile: Frank CDP, West Virginia". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved June 23, 2025.
  3. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved May 14, 2011.
  4. 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. 250.