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324 people live in this town, settled in 1910.
76% of residents live below the poverty line in Henlawson, against 16% in West Virginia’s towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns. No town among the 62 in West Virginia we compare has a higher share of households owning their home than Henlawson. Chesapeake and Ohio 2755 Steam Locomotive is on the National Register of Historic Places. Henlawson has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
The archive holds 4 maps from 1913 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Henlawson is unincorporated, so Logan County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in Henlawson.
Households in Henlawson have drawn federal disaster aid in 5 declared disasters, most recently in 2025. Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 95% of U.S. communities. Of the losses FEMA expects in the town, 85% come from inland flooding and 5% from cold waves.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The top destinations are Charleston (13%), Logan (10%) and Chapmanville (4%). The median commute is under 14 miles.
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expect July afternoons of 87° and January nights of 26°, with about 15 inches of snow a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The bachelor’s-degree share among adults 25 and older is 23%, against 24% across West Virginia. Adults 35 to 64 are 30% of residents (38% statewide).
Somewhere between 0% and 82% women
The Census survey reached too few of Henlawson’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±42.3 points. Across West Virginia, 50.1% of residents are women.
| Henlawson | WV | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 5.6% | 10.3% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 16.4% | 9.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 17.9% | 8.8% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 6.5% | 12% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 0% | 12% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 16.4% | 12.6% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 13.6% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 2.2% | 12.6% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 21.6% | 8.4% | 7% |
| No diploma | 0% | 10.7% | 10.4% |
| High school | 62.6% | 39.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 0% | 17.5% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 14.9% | 8.4% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 22.6% | 14.4% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 0% | 9.7% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 300, single groups can be off by several points
The share of adults in Henlawson who report frequent physical distress: 19%. For adults locally, the share who have been diagnosed with depression is 32%.
| Henlawson | West Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 31% | 23% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 17% | 14% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 18% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 47% | 44% | 35% |
| What stands out | Henlawson | WV |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 30.8% | 19.5% |
| Fewer adults seeing a dentist | 47.7% | 55.5% |
| Fewer women getting mammograms | 67.6% | 76.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
1 within 15 miles of the center of Henlawson
About 0 of every 100 Henlawson residents are enrolled in college, against 5 across West Virginia.
Where Henlawson’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Census-designated place in West Virginia, United States
Henlawson is a census-designated place (CDP) in Logan County, West Virginia, United States. Henlawson has a post office with ZIP code 25624. As of the 2020 census, its population was 353 (down from 442 at the 2010 census). Henlawson is believed to have been named after a resident, Henry Lawson. Merrill Coal Mines opened Merrill Mines here in 1921 and built homes to house the miners.
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Henlawson has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.