Chattaroy, West Virginia

Chattaroy, West Virginia
Census-designated place (CDP)
Chattaroy Church of God, 1974
Location of Chattaroy, West Virginia
Coordinates: 37°42′8″N 82°17′1″W / 37.70222°N 82.28361°W / 37.70222; -82.28361Coordinates: 37°42′8″N 82°17′1″W / 37.70222°N 82.28361°W / 37.70222; -82.28361
Country	United States
State	West Virginia
County	Mingo
Area
• Total	2.0 sq mi (5.3 km2)
• Land	2.0 sq mi (5.3 km2)
• Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation	659 ft (201 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	756
• Density	380/sq mi (140/km2)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code	25667
Area code(s)	304
FIPS code	54-14692
GNIS feature ID	1554114

Chattaroy is a census-designated place (CDP) in Mingo County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 756 at the 2010 census.

The community's name is an accurate preservation of the Native American name of the nearby Big Sandy River, Chattaroy.

Chattaroy is located at 37°42′8″N 82°17′1″W / 37.70222°N 82.28361°W / 37.70222; -82.28361 (37.702309, -82.283613).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 7.1 square miles (18.5 km²), all of it land.

As of the census of 2000, there were 1,136 people, 475 households, and 342 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 159.3 people per square mile (61.5/km²). There were 524 housing units at an average density of 73.5/sq mi (28.4/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 97.80% White, 1.41% African American, 0.09% Native American, and 0.70% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.53% of the population.

There were 475 households out of which 29.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.0% were married couples living together, 13.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.8% were non-families. 26.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 2.88.