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Kistler, West Virginia

Coordinates: 37°45′22″N 81°51′36″W / 37.75611°N 81.86000°W / 37.75611; -81.86000
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Kistler, West Virginia
Kistler post office
Kistler post office
Kistler is located in West Virginia
Kistler
Kistler
Kistler is located in the United States
Kistler
Kistler
Coordinates: 37°45′22″N 81°51′36″W / 37.75611°N 81.86000°W / 37.75611; -81.86000
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyLogan
Area
 • Total1.494 sq mi (3.87 km2)
 • Land1.486 sq mi (3.85 km2)
 • Water0.008 sq mi (0.02 km2)
Elevation
774 ft (236 m)
Population
 • Total528
 • Density355.3/sq mi (137.2/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP Code
25628
Area code(s)304 & 681
GNIS feature ID1541251[3]
FIPS code54-44188

Kistler is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Logan County, West Virginia, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 528.[2]

Geography

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Kistler is in southern Logan County, 1.5 miles (2.4 km) northeast of Man, along Buffalo Creek.[4] It is bordered to the northeast (upstream) by Accoville.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Kistler CDP has a total area of 1.494 square miles (3.87 km2), of which 1.486 square miles (3.85 km2) are land and 0.008 square miles (0.021 km2), or 0.54%, are water.[1] The community was affected by the Buffalo Creek flood in 1972.

References

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  1. ^ a b "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files – West Virginia". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 15, 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Total Population: 2010 Census DEC Summary File 1 (P1), Kistler CDP, West Virginia". data.census.gov. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved March 15, 2021.
  3. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Kistler, West Virginia
  4. ^ West Virginia Atlas & Gazetteer. Yarmouth, Me.: DeLorme. 1997. p. 57. ISBN 0-89933-246-3.