Marmet, West Virginia
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| City of Marmet | |
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| — City — | |
 City of Marmet
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| Coordinates: 38°14′43″N 81°34′3″W / 38.24528°N 81.5675°WCoordinates: 38°14′43″N 81°34′3″W / 38.24528°N 81.5675°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  West Virginia |
| County | Kanawha |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Billy L. Pauley (D) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.6 sq mi (4.0 km2) |
| • Land | 1.4 sq mi (3.6 km2) |
| • Water | 0.1 sq mi (0.4 km2) |
| Elevation | 610 ft (186 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 1,693 |
| • Density | 1,202.7/sq mi (464.4/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP codes | 25315, 25365 |
| Area code(s) | 304 |
| FIPS code | 54-51724[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1542771[2] |
Marmet (pronounced mar-MET) is a city in Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA, along the Kanawha River.
[edit] Geography
Marmet is located at 38°14′43″N 81°34′3″W / 38.24528°N 81.5675°W (38.245148, -81.567510)[3].
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.5 square miles (4.0 km²), of which, 1.4 square miles (3.7 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.4 km²) of it (9.03%) is water.
[edit] References
- ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. http://geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "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.
