Keystone, West Virginia
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Keystone is a city in McDowell County, West Virginia, United States. Per the 2020 census, the population was 176.[5] Keystone is one of the few municipalities in West Virginia with an African-American majority, with 65 percent of the residents being black.
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Keystone, West Virginia | |
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Coordinates: 37°24′54″N 81°26′46″W | |
Country | United States |
State | West Virginia |
County | McDowell |
Government | |
• Mayor | Dennis Robertson |
Area | |
• Total | 0.32 sq mi (0.84 km2) |
• Land | 0.32 sq mi (0.84 km2) |
• Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
Elevation | 1,631 ft (497 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 282 |
• Estimate (2019)[3] | 223 |
• Density | 688.27/sq mi (265.98/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
ZIP code | 24852 |
Area code | 304 |
FIPS code | 54-43516 |
GNIS feature ID | 1554871[4] |
Website | https://local.wv.gov/keystone/Pages/default.aspx |
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The term "Free State of McDowell" was coined by Matthew Thomas Whittico, a local newspaper editor and community leader from Keystone in the early 20th century.[6] Keystone possessed a unique combination of political, social, and economic characteristics that made it an attractive place for African-Americans to migrate to in the late 1800s and early 1900s.[6]