Kimball, West Virginia

Coordinates: 37°25′39″N 81°30′24″W / 37.42750°N 81.50667°W / 37.42750; -81.50667
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Kimball, West Virginia
Town
Kimball in 2014
Kimball in 2014
FIPS code
54-43780[2]
GNIS feature ID1541195[3]
Websitehttps://kimball.wv.gov/Pages/default.aspx

Kimball is a town in

2020 census, the population was 145.[4]

Kimball was

African-American veterans of World War I.[6]

History

The Kimball mining disaster took place on July 18, 1919, at the Carswell coal mine in Kimball, killing six miners.[7] Initial reports said that 221 men had been killed, but they were trapped by the explosion. A rescue party was able to dig through the wreckage, allowing 215 to return alive to the surface.[8]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.25 square miles (0.65 km2), all land.[9]

The town is on the

Norfolk and Western
) network.

Economics

From 2005 when it opened until its closure in 2016, a

Welch
. The store closed in 2003 following a bankruptcy & mass-closures.

Kimball is home to the Five Loaves and Two Fishes

hydropanel water production system which can produce 950 gallons of clean drinking water monthly.[11][12][13]

Media

The town is served by the thrice-weekly The Welch News out of the nearby county seat, Welch.[10]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
19101,630—
19201,428−12.4%
19301,4672.7%
19401,5807.7%
19501,359−14.0%
19601,175−13.5%
1970962−18.1%
1980871−9.5%
1990550−36.9%
2000411−25.3%
2010194−52.8%
U.S. Decennial Census[14]
2010[15] 2020[16]

2020 census

Kimball town, West Virginia – Racial and Ethnic Composition
(NH = Non-Hispanic)
Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.
Race / Ethnicity Pop 2010[15] Pop 2020[16] % 2010 % 2020
White
alone (NH) 		73 50 37.63% 34.48%
Black or African American
alone (NH) 		111 78 57.22% 53.79%
Alaska Native
alone (NH) 		0 1 0.00% 0.69%
Asian alone (NH) 0 0 0.00% 0.00%
Pacific Islander alone (NH) 0 0 0.00% 0.00%
Some Other Race alone (NH) 0 2 0.00% 1.38%
Mixed Race/Multi-Racial (NH) 10 11 5.15% 7.59%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 0 3 0.00% 2.07%
Total 194 145 100.00% 100.00%

2010 census

As of the

African American
, and 5.2% from two or more races.

There were 78 households, of which 33.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 32.1% were married couples living together, 26.9% had a female householder with no husband present, 7.7% had a male householder with no wife present, and 33.3% were non-families. 29.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 3.08.

The median age in the town was 43 years. 23.7% of residents were under the age of 18; 10.3% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 18.6% were from 25 to 44; 28.9% were from 45 to 64; and 18.6% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the town was 45.4% male and 54.6% female.

2000 census

At the 2000 census,

Pacific Islander
, and 2.43% from two or more races.

There were 166 households, of which 22.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 33.1% were married couples living together, 27.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.5% were non-families. 33.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 20.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 3.12.

24.1% of the population were under the age of 18, 10.7% from 18 to 24, 18.2% from 25 to 44, 23.4% from 45 to 64, and 23.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 72.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 62.5 males.

The

poverty line
, including 48.1% of those under age 18 and 14.4% of those age 65 or over.

Notable people

References

  1. ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
  2. ^ a b "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ^ "Kimball town, West Virginia". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 15, 2022.
  5. ^ Kenny, Hamill (1945). West Virginia Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning, Including the Nomenclature of the Streams and Mountains. Piedmont, WV: The Place Name Press. pp. 350–351.
  6. ^ West Virginia Blue Book. Published annually by the Clerk's Office of the West Virginia Senate.
  7. ISBN 9780763737825
    .
  8. OCLC 13764083
    . Retrieved July 18, 2019.
  9. ^ "US Gazetteer files 2010". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on July 2, 2012. Retrieved January 24, 2013.
  10. ^
    TheGuardian.com
    . July 9, 2017.
  11. ^ Boothe, Charles (November 16, 2019). "Clean water for McDowell: Kimball food bank installs new SOURCE production system". Bluefield Daily Telegraph. Retrieved January 19, 2020.
  12. ^ "Manchin Secures Forklift for Five Loaves & Two Fishes Food Bank in Kimball". U.S. Senator Joe Manchin of West Virginia. December 29, 2017. Retrieved January 19, 2020.
  13. ^ Coyne, Caity (April 7, 2018). "In McDowell County 'food desert,' concerns about the future". Charleston Gazette-Mail. Retrieved January 19, 2020.
  14. US Census Bureau
    .
  15. ^ a b "P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Kimball town, West Virginia". United States Census Bureau.
  16. ^ a b "P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Kimball town, West Virginia". United States Census Bureau.
  17. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 24, 2013.

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