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History · Mitchell Heights

Mitchell Heights was first counted by the census in 1950

Most of Mitchell Heights was built recently: 3% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1972. Below: maps from 1913 on and the census since 1950.

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How Mitchell Heights began

When was Mitchell Heights founded?

1950

Mitchell Heights first appears in the census in 1950.

First census: 185 in 19502020 census: 31476 years
Founding year: the first census.

What stands out about Mitchell Heights’ past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Mitchell Heights are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Boom and bustPeaked at 524 in 1970; 314 people lived here in 2020.On the map since 19134 editions of the USGS map, 1913 to 1976. Watch Mitchell Heights change.
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Start Mitchell Heights’s collection

The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Mitchell Heights’s history is told.

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People over time

Mitchell Heights, census by census

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Peaked at 524 in 1970; 314 people lived here in 2020.

8 censuses, 1950–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Mitchell Heights’ Wikipedia page.

On the map

Mitchell Heights on the map, 1913 to 1976

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Mitchell Heights. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Mitchell Heights on the 1913 USGS mapMitchell Heights on the 1926 USGS mapMitchell Heights on the 1963 USGS mapMitchell Heights on the 1976 USGS map1913Logan sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Mitchell Heights.

The story so far

Mitchell Heights, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Mitchell Heights yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Mitchell Heights is a town in Logan County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 315 at the 2020 census. The town was named for an early farm on which it was established.

Its first post office opened in 1950. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 323 to 314 (-3%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

By decade

Mitchell Heights, decade by decade

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Famous people

Famous people close to Mitchell Heights

Nobody well known was born in Mitchell Heights itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Joanne DruAmerican film and television actress · b. 1922
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Lea Ann ParsleySkeleton racer · b. 1968
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Michael AmmarMagician · b. 1956
Devil Anse HatfieldPatriarch of the Hatfield clan · b. 1839
Ted BelcherUnited States Army Medal of Honor recipient · b. 1924
Jack HarrisAmerican broadcaster · b. 1941

Questions about Mitchell Heights’ history

What year was Mitchell Heights founded?

The Mitchell Heights post office opened in 1950, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From Wikimedia Commons (3), U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.