Lavalette, West Virginia

Lavalette
Census-designated place (CDP)
Lavalette Location within the state of West Virginia
Coordinates: 38°19′22″N82°26′49″W / 38.32278°N 82.44694°W / 38.32278; -82.44694
Country	United States
State	West Virginia
County	Wayne
Area [1]
• Total	2.607 sq mi (6.75 km2)
• Land	2.607 sq mi (6.75 km2)
• Water	0 sq mi (0 km2)
Population  (2020)
• Total	932
• Density	360/sq mi (140/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)

Road sign indicating the northern boundary of Lavalette along West Virginia Route 152.

Lavalette is a census-designated place (CDP) in Wayne County, West Virginia, in the United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 932 (down from 1,073 at the 2010 census). ^{[2] [3]} Lavalette is located at the intersection of West Virginia Route 152 and West Virginia Route 75, eight miles south of Huntington. The town is near Beech Fork Lake, a popular location for boating and fishing, and Twelvepole Creek. Lavalette was named after Lavalette Miller, the daughter of a Norfolk & Western Railway official.^{[ citation needed ]}

Lavalette is a part of the Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH, Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2010 census, the MSA had a population of 287,702.

Lavalette has two 18-hole public golf courses - Sugarwood Golf Club and Creekside Golf Course. Lavalette also has a paid EMS ambulance service with two emergency response squads and one transport unit. The 35 member volunteer fire department has four engine companies, a rescue boat, and a mobile disaster response trailer.

References

1. "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
2. "Census Bureau profile: Lavalette 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.