Wolf Summit, West Virginia

Wolf Summit, West Virginia
Census-designated place
Wolf Summit is located in West Virginia
Wolf Summit
Wolf Summit
Wolf Summit is located in the United States
Wolf Summit
Wolf Summit
Coordinates: 39°16′51″N 80°27′39″W / 39.28083°N 80.46083°W / 39.28083; -80.46083
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyHarrison
Area
[1]
 • Total
0.364 sq mi (0.94 km2)
 • Land0.364 sq mi (0.94 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation
1,119 ft (341 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
214
 • Density590/sq mi (230/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Area codes304 & 681
GNIS feature ID1556016[2]

Wolf Summit is a census-designated place and coal town in Harrison County, West Virginia, United States. Its population was 214 at the 2020 census (down from 272 at the 2010 census).[3][4]

The community was named after the surname Wolf and its being the highest point on the railroad between Grafton and Parkersburg.[5]

References

  1. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Wolf Summit, West Virginia
  3. ^ "Census Bureau profile: Wolf Summit CDP, West Virginia". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved May 25, 2025.
  4. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 14, 2011.
  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. p. 689.
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