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Crab Orchard
West VirginiaCDP
Crab Orchard
Total population
1,139
Median home value
$168,200
Bachelor's+
Median income
$43,792
Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Facts from Wikidata (CC0).
Overview
Crab Orchard is a census-designated place (CDP) in Raleigh County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 2,416 at the 2020 census.
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History
Crab Orchard is famous, historically, as the town in which Senator Robert Byrd organized a chapter for the Ku Klux Klan. After Byrd had collected the $10 joining fee and $3 charge for a robe and hood from every applicant, the Grand Dragon Joel L. Baskin for the mid-Atlantic states came down to Crab Orchard, to officially organize the chapter... "When it came time to choose the Exalted Cyclops, the top officer in the local Klan unit, Byrd won unanimously." Crab Orchard was named for the many crab apple trees near the original town site.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 2.2 square miles (5.8 km2), all land.
Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).
Demographics & economy
Race & ethnicity
Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Current forecast
Forecast for Crab Orchard, WV from NOAA NWS API.
Air quality
Industrial & pollution facilities
Natural hazard risk
Health (adults)
Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Northern CardinalCardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves3,071
- American CrowCorvus brachyrhynchos C.L.Brehm, 1822 · Aves2,950
- Song SparrowMelospiza melodia (A.Wilson, 1810) · Aves2,848
- Blue JayCyanocitta cristata (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves2,687
- American RobinTurdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves2,674
- Mourning DoveZenaida macroura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves2,580
- Tufted TitmouseBaeolophus bicolor (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves2,479
- European StarlingSturnus vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves2,377
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Schools
Largest nearby schools
- WOODROW WILSON HIGH SCHOOLHigh · BECKLEY · 1,330 students · 17.3:1 ratio
- SHADY SPRING HIGHHigh · SHADY SPRING · 828 students · 15.9:1 ratio
- BECKLEY-STRATTON MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · BECKLEY · 674 students · 13.5:1 ratio
- SHADY SPRING MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · SHADY SPRING · 578 students · 13.4:1 ratio
- INDEPENDENCE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · COAL CITY · 572 students · 16.8:1 ratio
- DANIELS ELEMENTARYElementary · DANIELS · 562 students · 15.2:1 ratio
- LIBERTY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · GLEN DANIEL · 512 students · 15.5:1 ratio
- INDEPENDENCE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · COAL CITY · 477 students · 11.9:1 ratio
Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 2.55 — 2023-06-172 km N of Pembroke, Virginia
- M 2.76 — 2021-07-1510 km S of Narrows, Virginia
- M 2.58 — 2021-02-129 km NNW of Richlands, Virginia
- M 2.65 — 2020-11-0910 km NNW of Richlands, Virginia
- M 2.54 — 2019-12-1121 km W of New Castle, Virginia
- M 2.8 — 2019-08-213 km SE of Welch, West Virginia
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Geography & sun
Nearby airports
Public attention
Books about this place
Recent natural events nearby
- Hurricane IsaiasSevere Storms · 2026-10-11 · 152 mi
Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Nearest stream gauge
Events
Gallery
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • US Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates)
- • NOAA National Weather Service
- • Wikidata
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • NCES via Urban Institute Education Data Portal
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • CDC PLACES
- • NASA EONET