Rossmore, West Virginia

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Rossmore, West Virginia
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Rossmore
Coordinates: 37°48′33″N81°58′52″W / 37.80917°N 81.98111°W / 37.80917; -81.98111
Country United States
State West Virginia
County Logan
Area
[1]
  Total
0.629 sq mi (1.63 km2)
  Land0.623 sq mi (1.61 km2)
  Water0.006 sq mi (0.02 km2)
Elevation
728 ft (222 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
241
  Density380/sq mi (150/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP Code
25601
Area codes 304 & 681
GNIS feature ID1546096 [2]
FIPS code 54-70468

Rossmore is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Logan County, West Virginia, United States, along West Virginia Route 44 and Island Creek. [3] Its population was 241 at the 2020 census (down from 301 at the 2010 census). [4] [5]

Geography

Rossmore is in central Logan County and is bordered to the north by Monaville and to the south by Switzer. WV-44, following Island Creek, leads north (downstream) 5 miles (8 km) to Logan, the county seat, and south 13 miles (21 km) to U.S. Route 52 at the headwaters of the creek.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Rossmore CDP has a total area of 0.6 square miles (1.6 km2), of which 0.01 square miles (0.02 km2), or 0.96%, are water. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files – West Virginia". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 17, 2021.
  2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rossmore, West Virginia
  3. West Virginia Atlas & Gazetteer. Yarmouth, Me.: DeLorme. 1997. p. 57. ISBN   0-89933-246-3.
  4. "Census Bureau profile: Rossmore CDP, West Virginia". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved May 26, 2025.
  5. "Total Population: 2010 Census DEC Summary File 1 (P1), Rossmore CDP, West Virginia". data.census.gov. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved March 17, 2021.