Matewan, West Virginia

Masseyville
(Raleigh County)

Matheny
(Wood County)

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Current Weather

The town of Matewan is located in Mingo County.

Matewan is 200 feet [60.96 m] above sea level.^<1>

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

We searched for American and Canadian communities that also have the name of Matewan, but it seems to be unique to this community.

At the time of the 2000 Census, Matewan had a population of 498 people ^<2> (or 1.78% of the total population of Mingo County).

From the Census Estimates for 2008, Matewan had a population of 479 people. This is a decrease of 3.82% since the 2000 Census.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated. More information can be found on the Census Page for Matewan.

Year	Population	Change Since 2000	Year-to-Year Change
2008	479	-3.82%	-1.64% since 2007
2007	487	-2.21%	-0.2% since 2006
2006	488	-2.01%	-1.01% since 2005
2005	493	-1%
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2000	498	The Last Census

The following is a sample of nearby communities:

Community	Direction	Distance ^<3>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
Phelps (KY)	S	7 mi [11.27 km]	---
Chattaroy	NW	8 mi [12.87 km]	---
Delbarton	N	5 mi [8.05 km]	432	8.86% decrease
Gilbert Creek	E	14 mi [22.53 km]	---
Gilbert	E	15 mi [24.14 km]	387	7.19% decrease
Logan	NE	18 mi [28.97 km]	1,501	7.91% decrease

To learn more about neighboring communities and counties, please visit the Neighborhood Page for Matewan.

The Commemorative
Quarter for
West Virginia ^<4>

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Footnotes

<1>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Matewan - it wil be higher in some places and lower in others. - Return to Citation
<2>	Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Matewan. - Return to Citation
<3>	Our distances are calculated as a straight-line (or point-to-point) distance between Matewan and the indicated community. The distance should be treated as an estimate and not as the driving distance. - Return to Citation
<4>	All Quarter-dollar coin images from the United States Mint. - Return to Citation


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