Lavalette, West Virginia
Census-designated place in West Virginia, United States
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Lavalette is a census-designated place (CDP) in Wayne County, West Virginia, in the United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 932 (down from 1,073 at the 2010 census).[2][3] Lavalette is located at the intersection of West Virginia Route 152 and West Virginia Route 75, eight miles south of Huntington. The town is near Beech Fork Lake, a popular location for boating and fishing, and Twelvepole Creek. Lavalette was named after Lavalette Miller, the daughter of a Norfolk & Western Railway official.[citation needed]
Lavalette | |
|---|---|
Census-designated place (CDP) | |
 Lavalette Location within the state of West Virginia | |
| Coordinates: 38°19′22″N 82°26′49″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | West Virginia |
| County | Wayne |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.607 sq mi (6.75 km2) |
| • Land | 2.607 sq mi (6.75 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 932 |
| • Density | 357/sq mi (138/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
Lavalette is a part of the Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH, Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2010 census, the MSA had a population of 287,702.
Lavalette has two 18-hole public golf courses - Sugarwood Golf Club and Creekside Golf Course. Lavalette also has a paid EMS ambulance service with two emergency response squads and one transport unit. The 35 member volunteer fire department has four engine companies, a rescue boat, and a mobile disaster response trailer.
