Henderson, West Virginia
| Henderson, West Virginia | |
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| Town | |
Henderson (left) at the confluence of the Kanawha and Ohio Rivers
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 Location of Henderson, West Virginia |
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| Coordinates: 38°49′59″N 82°8′14″W / 38.83306°N 82.13722°WCoordinates: 38°49′59″N 82°8′14″W / 38.83306°N 82.13722°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | West Virginia |
| County | Mason |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.47 sq mi (1.22 km2) |
| • Land | 0.42 sq mi (1.09 km2) |
| • Water | 0.05 sq mi (0.13 km2) |
| Elevation | 564 ft (172 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 271 |
| • Estimate (2012) | 269 |
| • Density | 645.2/sq mi (249.1/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 25106 |
| Area code(s) | 304 |
| FIPS code | 54-36436 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1554681 |
Henderson is a town in Mason County, West Virginia, United States, at the confluence of the Ohio and Kanawha Rivers. The population was 271 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Point Pleasant, WV–OH Micropolitan Statistical Area. The town was incorporated in 1893 and named for Samuel Bruce Henderson, who owned the townsite at the time.
It is located near Henderson is the General John McCausland Memorial Farm, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003.
Henderson is located at 38°49′59″N 82°8′14″W / 38.83306°N 82.13722°W (38.833035, -82.137216).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.47 square miles (1.22 km2), of which, 0.42 square miles (1.09 km2) is land and 0.05 square miles (0.13 km2) is water.
As of the census of 2010, there were 271 people, 114 households, and 72 families residing in the town. The population density was 645.2 inhabitants per square mile (249.1/km2). There were 132 housing units at an average density of 314.3 per square mile (121.4/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 94.8% White, 1.5% African American, 1.1% Native American, 1.8% Asian, and 0.7% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.4% of the population.
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