Elk Garden, West Virginia
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View entering Elk Garden from the south via West Virginia Route 42
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 Location of Elk Garden, West Virginia |
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| Coordinates: 39°23′6″N 79°9′14″W / 39.38500°N 79.15389°WCoordinates: 39°23′6″N 79°9′14″W / 39.38500°N 79.15389°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | West Virginia |
| County | Mineral |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.26 sq mi (0.67 km2) |
| • Land | 0.26 sq mi (0.67 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 2,293 ft (699 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 232 |
| • Estimate (2012) | 229 |
| • Density | 892.3/sq mi (344.5/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 26717 |
| Area code(s) | 304 |
| FIPS code | 54-24484 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1538626 |
Elk Garden is a town in Mineral County, West Virginia, United States. It is part of the 'Cumberland, MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area'. The population was 232 at the 2010 census. Elk Garden High School was consolidated into Keyser High School in 1997. However the Primary School is still in session, offering classes from Pre-Kindergarten through the fifth grade. The school mascot is the Elk Garden Stags. Elk Garden was incorporated in 1890 by the Mineral County Circuit Court. It is named for an elk lick near the original town site.
Elk Garden is located at 39°23′6″N 79°9′14″W / 39.38500°N 79.15389°W (39.385041, -79.153854).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.26 square miles (0.67 km2), all of it land.
As of the census of 2010, there were 232 people, 92 households, and 69 families residing in the town. The population density was 892.3 inhabitants per square mile (344.5/km2). There were 108 housing units at an average density of 415.4 per square mile (160.4/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 98.3% White and 1.7% from two or more races.
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