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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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Frank, West Virginia

Frank is a census-designated place (CDP) in Pocahontas County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 90 at the 2010 census. It was named to honor Frank Hoffman in 1926. Hoffman was the proprietor of a local tannery.

The unemployment rate in Frank is 6.2% (U.S. avg. is 3.9%). Compared to the rest of the country, Frank's cost of living is 28.8% lower than the U.S. average.

References

  1. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
  2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 14, 2011.
  3. ^ 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. 250.