Chapmanville, West Virginia

Chapmanville is a town in Logan County, West Virginia, in the United States. The population was 1,256 at the 2010 census. Chapmanville was founded in 1800 and named for an early settler named Ned Chapman, who owned a store and ran the post office. It was incorporated in 1947.GeographyChapmanville is located at, along the Guyandotte River.According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.67sqmi, of which, 0.65sqmi is land and 0.02sqmi is water.Demographics2010 censusAs of the census of 2010, there were 1,256 people, 604 households, and 338 families residing in the town. The population density was 1932.3PD/sqmi. There were 667 housing units at an average density of 1026.2/sqmi. The racial makeup of the town was 98.2% White, 0.2% African American, 0.6% Asian, 0.4% from other races, and 0.6% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.4% of the population.There were 604 households of which 26.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 38.7% were married couples living together, 12.4% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.8% had a male householder with no wife present, and 44.0% were non-families. 40.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 21.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.08 and the average family size was 2.77.