Welcome to Hundred ...

The town of Hundred is located in Wetzel County<1>.

The location of Hundred has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hundred, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1887.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Hundred has a population of 263 people<3> (see below for details).

Hundred is 1,020 feet [311 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Hundred lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Hundred: (304) & (681)<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Hundred had an population of 263 people. This is a decrease of 12.04% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 23.55% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Hundred had a population of 299 people. This makes Hundred the county's 3rd most populous community.

The population of Hundred represents 0.02% of the population of West Virginia (which has 1,852,994 people), making it the state's 192nd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 299 people, the population of Hundred decreased 13.08% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 344 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Hundred.

Communities near Hundred ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Hundred.

• Mannington
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mannington
  • Mannington is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,010 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mannington <6>
• Barrackville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barrackville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrackville
  • Barrackville is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,270 people
• Cameron
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
  • Cameron is located in Marshall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 828 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cameron <6>
• Grant Town
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grant Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Town
  • Grant Town is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 590 people
• Pine Grove
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
  • Pine Grove is located in Wetzel County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pine Grove <6>
• Fairview
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
  • Fairview is located in Marion County
  • Estimated population in 2021: 373 people
• Farmington
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
  • Farmington is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 363 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farmington <6>
• Blacksville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blacksville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacksville
  • Blacksville is located in Monongalia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
• Worthington
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Worthington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthington
  • Worthington is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 148 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Worthington <6>
• Smithfield
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smithfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithfield
  • Smithfield is located in Wetzel County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smithfield <6>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Hundred. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hundred.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Hundred. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hundred.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Hundred. See our Newspapers Page for Hundred.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hundred ...

Looking for more information about Hundred? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Hundred, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Hundred.

Adding Hundred to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hundred in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Hundred was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Hundred post office opened in 1887.

We also found Hundred in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hundred.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hundred. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/