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Welcome to Gary ...The city of Gary is located in McDowell County<1>. The location of Gary has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2> While we don't have a date for the founding of Gary, you might consider that their post office opened in 1904. When the people of Gary refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Garyite<3> From the Census Estimates for 2019, Gary has a population of 788 people<4> (see below for details). Gary is 1,390 feet [424 m] above sea level.<5>. Time Zone: Gary lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time Telephone area codes for Gary: (304) and (681)<6> Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Gary had an population of 788 people. This is a decrease of 18.6% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 14.07% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Gary had a population of 968 people. This makes Gary the county's 2nd most populous community. The population of Gary represents 0.05% of the population of West Virginia (which has 1,852,994 people), making it the state's 113rd most populous community. With a 2010 count of 968 people, the population of Gary increased 5.56% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 917 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Gary. Communities Also Named Gary ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 14 communities that are also named Gary - they are located in Colorado, Florida, Georgia (2), Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Minnesota (2), New Mexico, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas and Virginia. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Gary. Communities near Gary ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Gary.
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy. We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Gary. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Gary. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Gary. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Gary. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Gary. See our Newspapers Page for Gary. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gary ...Looking for more information about Gary? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions. While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Gary, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Gary. Adding Gary to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Gary in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page. From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Gary was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8> We also found Gary on a map titled Rand McNally Map of West Virginia (1911). For more details, see References and Mentions for Gary. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Gary. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/ Footnotes ...
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