Thorpe, West Virginia

Thorpe
Unincorporated community
Thorpe Location within the state of West Virginia
Coordinates: 37°22′07″N81°30′59″W / 37.36861°N 81.51639°W / 37.36861; -81.51639
Country	United States
State	West Virginia
County	McDowell
Elevation	1,437 ft (438 m)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	24888
Area codes	304 & 681
GNIS feature ID	1555807 [1]

Thorpe is former coal town located in McDowell County, West Virginia, United States. Thorpe was an independent community and was incorporated into Gary, West Virginia in 1971. ^[2] Thorpe has its own post office. ^[3]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1950	1,362		—
1960	1,102		−19.1%
U.S. Decennial Census

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References

1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
2. Garay, Ronald (2011). U.S. Steel and Gary, West Virginia: Corporate Paternalism in Appalachia. Knoxville, TN: University of Tennessee Press. p. 103. ISBN   978-1572337978.
3. "Postmaster Finder - Who We Are - USPS".
4. "Number of Inhabitants West Virginia (1950)" (PDF). www2.census.gov/. October 13, 2024. Retrieved October 13, 2024.
5. "Number of Inhabitants West Virginia (1960)" (PDF). usa.ipums.org/. Retrieved October 13, 2024.