Tioga, West Virginia

Tioga
Tioga
Location within the state of West Virginia
Coordinates: 38°25′13″N 80°39′21″W / 38.42028°N 80.65583°W / 38.42028; -80.65583
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyNicholas
Area
 • Total
0.621 sq mi (1.61 km2)
 • Land0.621 sq mi (1.61 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0 km2)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
79
 • Density130/sq mi (49/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)

Tioga is a census-designated place (CDP) in northeastern Nicholas County, West Virginia, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 79 (down from 98 at the 2010 census).[2][3] The town is located along a road alternatively called Tioga Road (County Route 3) in Nicholas County and Strouds Creek Road (County Route 11) in Webster County. The road can be accessed from West Virginia Route 20 in Allingdale and West Virginia Route 55 near Craigsville. However, Google Maps didn't bother to try mapping Tioga.

The community was named after Tioga County, Pennsylvania, the native home of several local lumbermen.[4]

References

  1. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
  2. ^ "Census Bureau profile: Tioga CDP, West Virginia". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved June 23, 2025.
  3. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 14, 2011.
  4. ^ Kenny, Hamill (1945). West Virginia Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning, Including the Nomenclature of the Streams and Mountains. Piedmont, WV: The Place Name Press. p. 626.