1. Geography

2. Demographics

3. History

4. References

Geography

Harts is located at {{coord|38|1|50|N|82|7|41|W|type:city}} (38.030643, -82.128147).^[1]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 9.3 square miles (24.1 km²), of which, 9.2 square miles (23.8 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.3 km²) of it (1.44%) is water.

The census area includes both Big Harts Creek and Little Harts Creek. The West Fork of Big Harts Creek is often misidentified as "East Fork" on maps and in deeds. However, West Fork was named for a man by the name of West, not the direction of the creek.^[6]

Demographics

As of the census^[3] of 2000, there were 2,361 people, 858 households, and 700 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 78.9 people per square mile (30.5/km²). There were 1,004 housing units at an average density of 33.5/sq mi (13.0/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 99.36% White, 0.04% Native American, 0.17% Asian, and 0.42% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.21% of the population.

There were 858 households out of which 36.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.2% were married couples living together, 10.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.3% were non-families. 17.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.75 and the average family size was 3.07.

In the CDP, the population was spread out with 24.6% under the age of 18, 10.3% from 18 to 24, 29.6% from 25 to 44, 25.2% from 45 to 64, and 10.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.1 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $21,703, and the median income for a family was $24,886. Males had a median income of $31,250 versus $20,357 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $10,697. About 22.9% of families and 26.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 31.7% of those under age 18 and 17.3% of those age 65 or over.

History

Harts, the town situated at the mouth of Big Harts Creek, was reportedly named for the stream that derived its name from Stephen Hart (Heart), an Indian fighter, ginseng digger and early settler who briefly lived, depending on the source, at the mouth of Smokehouse Fork or under a cave at the mouth of Harts Creek. Richard Elkins was the first permanent settler, arriving in 1807 or 1815. At the time of Elkins' settlement, the spot was a part of Cabell County. Prominent early families who settled in the present-day town of Hart include the Elkins, Adkins, and Toney families. After 1824, the area was included in Logan County. Prior to the Civil War, Isaac Adkins (who lived at the present-day site of the Harts Fire Department) operated a plantation in what is today called "Harts Bottom." Mr. Adkins was one of the wealthiest men in the region and the Isaac Adkins Shoals are named for him. James Toney, a native of present-day Boone County, acquired land from the Elkins settlers at the mouth of Harts Creek, just across the river from Adkins plantation. During the Civil War, nearly all local men served in the Confederate Army. In 1869, the spot became part of Lincoln County, In November or December of 1870, Henry S. Godby established Hart's Creek Post Office, which later became "Hart" and more recently "Harts." The town played a role in the Lincoln County Feud, garnering headlines in newspapers across the United States.

The Harts Creek community, not to be confused with the town of Harts, includes the Harts Creek District of Lincoln County and a portion of Chapmanville District in Logan County. It is generally considered to include the following towns/post offices, many of which are extinct in modern times: Atenville, Bulwark, Enzelo, Ferrellsburg, Fourteen, Fry, Gill, Green Shoal, Halcyon, Harts, Leet, Rector, Sand Creek, Shively, Spottswood, Toney, Warren, and Whirlwind. The larger community includes the following watersheds: Big Harts Creek (Lincoln and Logan counties), Big Ugly Creek, Fourteen Mile Creek, a portion of Kiahs Creek, Little Harts Creek, Little Ugly Creek, Sand Creek, Dry Branch, Browns Branch, Swift Shoals Branch, Walker Branch, Fowler Branch, Douglas Branch, Green Shoal Creek, and Abbotts Branch. These various locations were populated by numerous families prior to 1840: Brumfield, Elkins, Gore, Adkins, Fry, Brown, Lucas, Spurlock, Toney, Vance, Workman, Conley, Rowe, Adams, Browning, Collins, Dingess, Dolen, Heart, Johnson, Lambert, Lilly, Perry, Tomblin, Hensley, Butcher, White, Mullins, Dalton, Thompson, Dempsey, Abbott, Blankenship, Brooks, Butcher, Estep, Farley, Ferrell, Nester, Richards, Spears, Woodrum, Dial, Carter, and Farmer. Most early settlers were of English origin.

References

• Ewa Tarsia
• EWater
• Ewatiaga language
• Ewatt UAV
• Ewa Villages (Hawaii)
• Ewa Westling
• Ewa Wisnierska
• Ewa Witkowska
• Ewa Wiśnierska
• Ewa Wojkowska
• E-way
• E-Way
• E-WAY
• Eway
• Eway (disambiguation)
• Ewa Ziarek
• Ewa Zielinska
• Ewa Zielińska
• EWBAITE
• Ewbank (name)
• Ewbank rating system
• E W Barker
• EW Barker
• E.W. Beatty
• E. W. Beatty