There are 23 cities in McDowell County, West Virginia.
Note: As defined by the US Census Bureau, a city's official boundaries often extend miles beyond the city itself and may even cross county lines. As such, several thousand US cities officially exist in two or more counties (and therefore appear on multiple counties' lists of cities.)
City | Rank | State | 2024 Population | 2020 Census | Annual Change | Density (mi²) | Area (mi²) |
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Welch | 1 | West Virginia | 3,330 | 3,562 | -1.71% | 552 | 6.04 |
Lashmeet | 2 | West Virginia | 914 | 473 | 12.98% | 1,219 | 0.75 |
Raysal | 3 | West Virginia | 883 | 405 | 15.73% | 718 | 1.23 |
Montcalm | 4 | West Virginia | 846 | 582 | 8.46% | 310 | 2.73 |
Gary | 5 | West Virginia | 673 | 763 | -3.16% | 800 | 0.84 |
Gilbert Creek | 6 | West Virginia | 591 | 1,019 | -15.33% | 51 | 11.57 |
Crumpler | 7 | West Virginia | 574 | 224 | 18.11% | 383 | 1.50 |
War | 8 | West Virginia | 535 | 615 | -3.6% | 600 | 0.89 |
Kimball | 9 | West Virginia | 242 | 280 | -3.59% | 400 | 0.60 |
Iaeger | 10 | West Virginia | 222 | 254 | -3.48% | 280 | 0.79 |
Northfork | 11 | West Virginia | 198 | 230 | -3.88% | 205 | 0.96 |
Davy | 12 | West Virginia | 181 | 207 | -3.21% | 142 | 1.27 |
Maybeury | 13 | West Virginia | 181 | 72 | 5.23% | 108 | 1.67 |
Berwind | 14 | West Virginia | 179 | 221 | -5.29% | 619 | 0.29 |
Bradshaw | 15 | West Virginia | 177 | 203 | -3.28% | 229 | 0.77 |
Keystone | 16 | West Virginia | 147 | 173 | -3.92% | 454 | 0.32 |
Anawalt | 17 | West Virginia | 145 | 165 | -3.33% | 252 | 0.57 |
Roderfield | 18 | West Virginia | 115 | 111 | -4.96% | 434 | 0.27 |
Cucumber | 19 | West Virginia | 77 | 23 | 22.22% | 170 | 0.45 |
Big Sandy | 20 | West Virginia | 6 | 26 | -45.45% | 11 | 0.53 |
Jewell Ridge | 21 | Virginia | 0 | 129 | 0% | 0 | 0.41 |
Bartley | 22 | West Virginia | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 1.14 |
Pageton | 23 | West Virginia | 0 | 120 | 0% | 0 | 1.20 |
Note: City markers shown outside the county boundary mean that a part of the city extends into this county, but is primarily located in an adjacent county.
Welch is the largest city in McDowell County.
Pageton is the smallest city in McDowell County.
There are 23 cities in McDowell County, West Virginia.