Gary, West Virginia

Gary, West Virginia
Gary, West Virginia
City
	Our Lady of Victory Catholic Church
	Location of Gary in McDowell County, West Virginia (left) and of McDowell County in West Virginia (right)
	Coordinates: 37°21′41″N 81°32′11″W / 37.36139°N 81.53639°W
Country	United States
State	West Virginia
County	McDowell
Founded	1902
Incorporated	July 1, 1971
Named for	Elbert H. Gary
Government
• Type	Mayor–council
• Mayor	Larry Hairston
Area
• Total	0.87 sq mi (2.26 km2)
• Land	0.84 sq mi (2.18 km2)
• Water	0.03 sq mi (0.08 km2)
Elevation	1,411 ft (430 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	762
• Estimate (2021)	730
• Density	936.98/sq mi (361.88/km2)
Time zone	UTC−05:00 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-04:00 (EDT)
ZIP Code	24836
Area codes	304, 681
FIPS code	54-30196
GNIS feature ID	1554536

Gary is a city located along the Tug Fork River in McDowell County, West Virginia, United States. According to the 2020 census,^[4] the city had a population of 762. It was named for Elbert Henry Gary, one of the founders of U.S. Steel. The former coal towns of Elbert, Filbert, Thorpe, and Wilcoe became part of Gary at the time of its incorporation in 1971.^[6]

^ "Council of the Southern Mountains - Newsletter". councilofthesouthernmountains.com. Archived from the original on January 19, 2020. Retrieved November 18, 2020.
^ "McDowell County Mayors" (PDF). Region I Planning & Development Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 14, 2014. Retrieved June 18, 2013.
^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c "City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2021". Census.gov. US Census Bureau. Retrieved July 3, 2022.
^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ Garay, Ronald (2011). U.S. Steel and Gary, West Virginia: Corporate Paternalism in Appalachia. Knoxville, TN: University of Tennessee Press. p. 103. ISBN 1572337974.