Oak Hill, West Virginia
| Oak Hill, West Virginia | |
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Main Street (West Virginia Route 16) in downtown Oak Hill in 2007
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 Location of Oak Hill, West Virginia |
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| Coordinates: 37°58′58″N 81°8′43″W / 37.98278°N 81.14528°WCoordinates: 37°58′58″N 81°8′43″W / 37.98278°N 81.14528°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | West Virginia |
| County | Fayette |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4.89 sq mi (12.67 km2) |
| • Land | 4.88 sq mi (12.64 km2) |
| • Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2) |
| Elevation | 2,014 ft (614 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 7,730 |
| • Estimate (2012) | 7,713 |
| • Density | 1,584.0/sq mi (611.6/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 25901 |
| Area code(s) | 304 Exchanges: 465, 469 |
| FIPS code | 54-60028 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1544297 |
Oak Hill is a city in Fayette County, West Virginia, United States and is the primary city within the Oak Hill, WV Micropolitan Statistical Area. The micropolitan area is also included in the Beckley-Oak Hill, WV Combined Statistical Area. The population was 7,730 at the 2010 census. Country singer Hank Williams was discovered to be dead while the car in which he was a passenger was stopped in Oak Hill, and Oak Hill is generally accepted to be his place of death.
Oak Hill is located at 37°58′58″N 81°8′43″W / 37.98278°N 81.14528°W (37.982775, -81.145334).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 4.89 square miles (12.67 km2), of which, 4.88 square miles (12.64 km2) is land and 0.01 square miles (0.03 km2) is water.
Oak Hill was settled in 1820. The community was so named on account of an oak tree at the elevated town site. It was incorporated as a town in 1905.
As of the census of 2010, there were 7,730 people, 3,398 households, and 2,085 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,584.0 inhabitants per square mile (611.6/km2). There were 3,703 housing units at an average density of 758.8 per square mile (293.0/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 93.3% White, 4.3% African American, 0.3% Native American, 0.2% Asian, 0.2% from other races, and 1.6% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.2% of the population.
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