Wilsondale is an

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located in southern Wayne County,

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, United States. Wilsondale has a

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with ZIP code 25699; as of the 2000 Census, the population of this

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was 74. It is a part of the Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH, Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA). As of the 2000 census, the MSA had a population of 288,649.

History

Geography

Wilsondale is located at . Wilsondale is in the

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(UTC -5 hours) and observes

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Demographics

Wilsondale's ZCTA had a population of 74, with 41 males and 33 females, at the 2000 census. 98.6% of the population was white, while the remaining 1.4% was American Indian or Alaska Native. There were 32 households with an average household size of 2.64. The average house value was listed at $45,000, with an average household income of $21,375. The median age of the general population was 46.30 years, with the male median age at 41.80 and the female median age at 50.30.

Notable person

Blaze Starr Blaze Starr (born Fannie Belle Fleming; April 10, 1932 – June 15, 2015) was an American stripper and burlesque star. Her vivacious presence and inventive use of stage props earned her the nickname "The Hottest Blaze in Burlesque". She ...

, raised in the Newground Hollow area of Wilsondale.Newground Hollow is an area of Wilsondale per

References

External links

Wilsondale, WV information at zipareacode.netWilsondale info at hometownlocator.com
Unincorporated communities in Wayne County, West Virginia Unincorporated communities in West Virginia {{WayneCountyWV-geo-stub