Bluefield, WV

Bluefield, West Virginia

City

City of Bluefield

Top left: Downtown
Top right: Bluefield High School
Bottom left: Mitchell Stadium

Seal

Nickname(s): Nature's Air Conditioned City

Location in Mercer County and the state of West Virginia.

Location in the state of West Virginia

Coordinates: 37°15′44″N 81°13′7″W / 37.26222°N 81.21861°WCoordinates: 37°15′44″N 81°13′7″W / 37.26222°N 81.21861°W

Government

• Mayor

Tom Cole

Area

• City

8.86 sq mi (22.95 km²)

• Land

8.86 sq mi (22.95 km²)

• Water

0 sq mi (0 km²)

Elevation

2,611 ft (795.8 m)

Population (2010)

• City

10,447

• Estimate (2014)

10,448

• Density

1,179.1/sq mi (455.3/km²)

• Metro

107,578

Time zone

EST (UTC-5)

• Summer (DST)

EDT (UTC-4)

24701

54-08524

GNIS feature ID

1553939

Website

Official website

Bluefield is a city in Mercer County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 10,447 at the 2010 census. It is the core city of the Bluefield WV-VA micropolitan area, which has a population of 107,342.

Bluefield is located at 37°15′44″N 81°13′7″W / 37.26222°N 81.21861°W / 37.26222; -81.21861 (37.262219, -81.218674) in the Appalachian Mountains of West Virginia near Bluefield, Virginia.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 8.86 square miles (22.95 km²), all land.

As of the census of 2010, there were 10,447 people, 4,643 households, and 2,772 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,179.1 inhabitants per square mile (455.3/km²). There were 5,457 housing units at an average density of 615.9 per square mile (237.8/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 73.7% White, 23.0% African American, 0.3% Native American, 0.5% Asian, 0.2% from other races, and 2.3% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.9% of the population.

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