McConnell is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Logan County, West Virginia, United States, on the Guyandotte River. As of the 2010 census, its population was 514.[2] It was established in 1933.

McConnell, West Virginia
Census-designated place
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Coordinates: 37°49′32″N 81°58′0″W
Country	United States
State	West Virginia
County	Logan
Area [1]
• Total	0.336 sq mi (0.87 km2)
• Land	0.314 sq mi (0.81 km2)
• Water	0.022 sq mi (0.06 km2)
Elevation	900 ft (300 m)
Population  (2010)[2]
• Total	514
• Density	1,636.9/sq mi (632.0/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	25646
FIPS code	54-49732
GNIS feature ID	1555079

The community was named after one Mr. McConnell, a railroad promoter.[3]

Geography

McConnell is in central Logan County, on the east side of the Guyandotte River, a north-flowing tributary of the Ohio River. The CDP is bordered to the north by Stollings. Hanging Rock Highway, former West Virginia Route 10, is the main road through the community, leading northwest (downriver) 3 miles (5 km) to Logan, the county seat, and southeast (upriver) 10 miles (16 km) to Man. WV-10, now a four-lane limited access highway, runs up the valley on the west side of the river with local access 2 miles (3 km) southeast and northwest of town.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the McConnell CDP has a total area of 0.35 square miles (0.9 km²), of which 0.02 square miles (0.06 km²), or 6.58%, are water.[1]

References

• "Place Names in West Virginia". Archived from the original on 2006-05-03.

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