Montgomery, WV
| City of Montgomery | |
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Third Avenue in Montgomery. The Montgomery Amtrak station is on the left.
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 Location of Montgomery in Fayette County, West Virginia. |
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 City of Montgomery
City of Montgomery
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| Coordinates: 38°10′48″N 81°19′36″W / 38.18000°N 81.32667°WCoordinates: 38°10′48″N 81°19′36″W / 38.18000°N 81.32667°W | |
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 United States
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 West Virginia
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| Counties | Fayette, Kanawha |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Greg Ingram, elected June 14, 2016 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.59 sq mi (4.12 km2) |
| • Land | 1.57 sq mi (4.07 km2) |
| • Water | 0.02 sq mi (0.05 km2) |
| Elevation | 636 ft (194 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 1,638 |
| • Estimate (2016) | 1,577 |
| • Density | 1,043.3/sq mi (402.8/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 25136 |
| Area code(s) | 304 |
| FIPS code | 54-55468 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1555154 |
Montgomery is a city in West Virginia, along the Kanawha River. Most of the city is in Fayette County, with the remainder in Kanawha County. The population was 1,638 at the 2010 census.
From 1876 to 1890, the town was called Coal Valley Post Office. The name then changed to Montgomery's Landing and then Coal Valley. In 1890 it was again renamed, as Cannelton. It was incorporated April 1, 1891 and the named Montgomery was settled upon, for James C. Montgomery, one of the city's first settlers.
Late 19th c.growth was due to the construction of the Kanawha & Michigan Railroad across the river and the connection of the Virginian Railway at nearby Deepwater. In the early 1910s Montgomery was the shipping center for 26 different coal operations and the largest town in Fayette County at the time.
Montgomery was the home of West Virginia University Institute of Technology, popularly called WVU Tech. The city is currently home to BridgeValley Community and Technical College – Montgomery Campus.
The novel "Goodbye Miss 4th of July", written by Christopher Janus, is a biographical story of his Greek family's struggles while growing up in Montgomery. In 1988, a film version of "Goodbye Miss 4th of July" was produced by the Disney Channel.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.59 square miles (4.12 km2), of which 1.57 square miles (4.07 km2) is land and 0.02 square miles (0.05 km2) is water.
As of the census of 2010, there were 1,638 people, 645 households, and 302 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,043.3 inhabitants per square mile (402.8/km2). There were 838 housing units at an average density of 533.8 per square mile (206.1/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 78.3% White, 17.4% African American, 0.5% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 0.9% from other races, and 2.8% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.8% of the population.
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