Big Chimney, West Virginia
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| Big Chimney | |
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| — Census-designated place — | |
 Big Chimney
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| Coordinates: 38°24′20″N 81°32′08″W / 38.40556°N 81.53556°WCoordinates: 38°24′20″N 81°32′08″W / 38.40556°N 81.53556°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | West Virginia |
| County | Kanawha |
| Area[1] | |
| • Total | 2.059 sq mi (5.33 km2) |
| • Land | 2.003 sq mi (5.19 km2) |
| • Water | 0.056 sq mi (0.15 km2) |
| Population (2010)[2] | |
| • Total | 627 |
| • Density | 300/sq mi (120/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
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Big Chimney is an unincorporated census-designated place located on U.S. Route 119 in Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 627.[2] It is accessible by West Virginia Route 114 or exit 5 from I-79. The center of town includes a fast-food restaurant, a drug store, hardware store and grocery store, along with a few smaller businesses. The town is named after the tall chimney of the local salt works, which was a prominent landmark.[3][4]
[edit] References
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
- ^ a b "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder2.census.gov. Retrieved 2011-05-14.
- ^ History of Charleston and Kanawha County West Virginia and Representative Citizens, W.S. Laidley, Richmond Arnold Publishing Co., Chicago, 1911
- ^ Coleman West Virginia Atlas and Gazetter
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