Henlawson, West Virginia

Census-designated place in West Virginia, United States

37°54′08″N 81°59′17″W / 37.90222°N 81.98806°W / 37.90222; -81.98806CountryUnited StatesStateWest VirginiaCounty LoganArea

^[1]

• Total0.830 sq mi (2.15 km²) • Land0.802 sq mi (2.08 km²) • Water0.028 sq mi (0.07 km²)Elevation

667 ft (203 m)Population

(2010)^[2]

• Total442 • Density551.1/sq mi (212.8/km²)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)ZIP code

25624

Area code(s)304 & 681GNIS feature ID1540150^[3]FIPS code54-36484

Henlawson is a census-designated place (CDP) in Logan County, West Virginia, United States. Henlawson has a post office with ZIP code 25624.^[4] As of the 2010 census, its population was 442.^[2] Henlawson is believed to have been named after a resident, Henry Lawson.^[5] Merrill Coal Mines opened Merrill Mines here in 1921 and built homes to house the miners.^[6]

Geography

Henlawson is located in north-central Logan County, on the east bank of the Guyandotte River across from Mitchell Heights to the north and Justice Addition to the southwest. It is 5 miles (8 km) north of Logan, the county seat.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Henlawson CDP has a total area of 0.83 square miles (2.15 km²), of which 0.80 square miles (2.08 km²) are land and 0.027 square miles (0.07 km²), or 3.35%, are water.^[1] The Guyandotte is a north-flowing tributary of the Ohio River.

References

^ ^a ^b "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files – West Virginia". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 11, 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Total Population: 2010 Census DEC Summary File 1 (P1), Henlawson CDP, West Virginia". data.census.gov. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved March 11, 2021.
^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Henlawson, West Virginia
^ ZIP Code Lookup
^ "Henlawson, WV - Logan WV". Logan WV. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
^ "Merrill Park, WV". Coal Camp USA. Retrieved January 27, 2021.