Carpendale, West Virginia | |
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Town | |
Location of Carpendale in Mineral County, West Virginia. |
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Coordinates: 39°37′55″N 78°47′12″W / 39.63194°N 78.78667°WCoordinates: 39°37′55″N 78°47′12″W / 39.63194°N 78.78667°W | |
Country | United States |
State | West Virginia |
County | Mineral |
Area | |
• Total | 1.31 sq mi (3.39 km2) |
• Land | 1.31 sq mi (3.39 km2) |
• Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 977 |
• Estimate (2016) | 934 |
• Density | 745.8/sq mi (288.0/km2) |
Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
• Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
Area code(s) | 304 |
FIPS code | 54-13525 |
Carpendale is a town in Mineral County, West Virginia, United States, and part of the 'Cumberland, MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area'. The population was 977 at the 2010 census. Carpendale was incorporated on January 2, 1990 by the Circuit Court. The town is a combination of three subdivisions of which its name reflects: Carpenters Addition, Millerdale I, and Millerdale II. There are no stores in Carpendale and there is only one road in and out of the town.
Carpendale is located at 39°37′55″N 78°47′12″W / 39.63194°N 78.78667°W (39.631847, -78.786674).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.31 square miles (3.39 km2), all of it land.
As of the census of 2010, there were 977 people, 402 households, and 286 families residing in the town. The population density was 745.8 inhabitants per square mile (288.0/km2). There were 421 housing units at an average density of 321.4 per square mile (124.1/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 98.9% White, 0.5% African American, 0.1% Native American, 0.3% Asian, and 0.2% from two or more races.