Wolf Summit, West Virginia

Wolf Summit, West Virginia
Census-designated place
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Coordinates: 39°16′51″N80°27′39″W / 39.28083°N 80.46083°W / 39.28083; -80.46083
Country	United States
State	West Virginia
County	Harrison
Area [1]
• Total	0.364 sq mi (0.94 km2)
• Land	0.364 sq mi (0.94 km2)
• Water	0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation	1,119 ft (341 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	214
• Density	590/sq mi (230/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s)	304 & 681
GNIS feature ID	1556016 [2]

Wolf Summit is a census-designated place and coal town in Harrison County, West Virginia, United States. Its population was 214 at the 2020 census (down from 272 at the 2010 census). ^{[3] [4]}

The community was named after the surname Wolf and its being the highest point on the railroad between Grafton and Parkersburg. ^[5]

References

1. "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Wolf Summit, West Virginia
3. "Census Bureau profile: Wolf Summit CDP, West Virginia". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved May 25, 2025.
4. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved May 14, 2011.
5. 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. 689.