Holden is a census-designated place (CDP) in Logan County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 876 at the 2010 census, down from 1,105 in 2000. By 2020, the population further dropped to 783. The CDP contains the unincorporated communities of Holden, Beebe, Frogtown, Sycamore, Diamond, and Davis, all in the valley of Copperas Mine Fork.
Geography
Holden is located in western Logan County along Copperas Mine Fork, a tributary of Island Creek and part of the Guyandotte River watershed. It is southwest of Logan, the county seat. U.S. Route 119, a four-lane freeway, passes just east of Holden village, leading north to Charleston, the state capital, and southwest to Pikeville, Kentucky.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the Holden CDP has a total area of , of which , or less than 0.01%, are water. Located along Copperas Mine Fork, the settlement had a band mill and a brick-making plant to meet the building needs of the community, and all structures were made from local materials including stones from a nearby quarry. In 1907, a mining engineer wrote: