Kenova, West Virginia
| Kenova, West Virginia | |
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| City | |
 Location of Kenova, West Virginia |
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| Coordinates: 38°23′59″N 82°34′43″W / 38.39972°N 82.57861°WCoordinates: 38°23′59″N 82°34′43″W / 38.39972°N 82.57861°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | West Virginia |
| County | Wayne |
| Government | |
| • Type | Strong Mayor / Council |
| • Mayor | Lonnie T "Terry" Carpenter |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.60 sq mi (4.14 km2) |
| • Land | 1.26 sq mi (3.26 km2) |
| • Water | 0.34 sq mi (0.88 km2) |
| Elevation | 558 ft (170 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 3,216 |
| • Estimate (2012) | 3,142 |
| • Density | 2,552.4/sq mi (985.5/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 25530 |
| Area code(s) | 304 |
| FIPS code | 54-43180 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1541155 |
| Website | http://www.cityofkenova.com |
Kenova is a city in Wayne County, West Virginia, at the confluence of the Ohio and Big Sandy Rivers. Located near a tristate border, the city's name is a portmanteau of Kentucky, Ohio, and Virginia ( Va). Founded in 1859 but not incorporated until 1894, the town's early history and development was centered on the railroad industry. It is home to a major Norfolk Southern Ohio River Bridge. CSX Transportation's former Chesapeake and Ohio Kanawha Subdivision travels through the town as well.
The population was 3,216 at the 2010 census. Kenova is a part of the Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH, Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA). As of the 2010 census, the MSA had a population of 287,702. New definitions from February 28, 2013 placed the population at 363,000.
The city is also near the site of the Southern Airways Flight 932 aviation disaster. In 1970, a plane carrying the Marshall University football team crashed on a hillside on approach to the Tri-State Airport, killing all on board. A movie about the tragedy, We Are Marshall, was released in 2006.
Since the closing of Ceredo-Kenova and Buffalo-Wayne High Schools in 1998, Kenova Elementary is the lone public education facility within Kenova city limits. The school has been awarded multiple national blue ribbons in academic achievement. Buffalo Elementary and Buffalo Middle schools are also located near Kenova, but just outside city limits. The former Ceredo-Kenova High School, locally known as "C-K," boasted a great number of athletic state championships, including 12 in football, two in basketball, one in cheerleading and in 1995 won their only WV State Class A Region 4 Baseball championship. Buffalo can credit championships in boys' and girls' basketball and in football to their accomplishments. In 1998, Ceredo-Kenova and Buffalo-Wayne High Schools were closed and consolidated with Huntington-based Vinson High School to form Spring Valley High School. The former Vinson High School is now known as Vinson Middle School. In 2015 the former Ceredo-Kenova High School was demolished.
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