Institute
Institute is an unincorporated community on the Kanawha River in Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States. Interstate 64 and West Virginia Route 25 pass by the community, which has grown to intermingle with nearby Dunbar.- Type: Hamlet with 569 residents
- Description: unincorporated community in Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA
- Also known as: “Institute, West Virginia” and “Institute, WV”
- Postal code: 25112
Places of Interest
Highlights include East Hall.
East Hall
University building
Photo: Harper1040, CC BY-SA 4.0.
East Hall is a historic home located on the campus of West Virginia State University at Institute, Kanawha County, West Virginia. It was built in 1893, and is a modest, two-story frame building with a hipped roof.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Jefferson and Green Valley.
Jefferson
Village
Jefferson is a census-designated place in Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States, along the Kanawha River. The population was 527 at the 2020 census.
Green Valley
Hamlet
Green Valley is an unincorporated community in Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States. Green Valley is 2.5 miles southeast of St. Albans. Green Valley is situated 2 miles southwest of Institute.
Dunbar
Town
Photo: Antony-22, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dunbar is a city in Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States, situated along the Kanawha River. The population was 7,479 at the 2020 census. Dunbar is situated 2 miles southeast of Institute.
Institute
Latitude
38.38361° or 38° 23′ 1″ northLongitude
-81.76547° or 81° 45′ 56″ westPopulation
569Elevation
620 feet (189 metres)United Nations Location Code
US INAOpen location code
86CW96MM+CROpenStreetMap ID
node 154357196OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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In Other Languages
From French to Welsh—“Institute” goes by many names.
- French: “Institute”
- Gilaki: “اینستیتوت (خۊرخۊسي ويرجينيا)”
- Gilaki: “اینستیتوت”
- Irish: “Institute”
- Ladin: “Institute”
- Persian: “اینستیتیوت، ویرجینیای غربی”
- Persian: “اینستیتیوت”
- Volapük: “Institute (West Virginia)”
- Volapük: “Institute (WV)”
- Volapük: “Institute, West Virginia”
- Volapük: “Institute, WV”
- Volapük: “Institute”
- Welsh: “Institute, Gorllewin Virginia”
- Welsh: “Institute”
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Highlights include Drain-Jordan Library and Student Plaza.
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