Thorpe, West Virginia
Thorpe is former coal town located in McDowell County, West Virginia, United States. Thorpe was an independent community and was incorporated into Gary, West Virginia in 1971. Thorpe has its own post office.
Demographics
{{US Census population |1950= 1362 |1960= 1102 |footnote=U.S. Decennial Census
References
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ Garay, Ronald (2011). U.S. Steel and Gary, West Virginia: Corporate Paternalism in Appalachia. Knoxville, TN: University of Tennessee Press. p. 103. ISBN 978-1572337978.
- ^ "Postmaster Finder - Who We Are - USPS".
- ^ "Number of Inhabitants West Virgina (1950)" (PDF). www2.census.gov/. October 13, 2024. Retrieved October 13, 2024.
- ^ "Number of Inhabitants West Virgina (1960)" (PDF). usa.ipums.org/. Retrieved October 13, 2024.
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