Newell is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Hancock County, West Virginia, United States, along the Ohio River. The population was 1,203 at the 2020 census.
In 1891, an entrepreneurial group from Pittsburgh bought out the farms of John Newell and J. Bentley Newell, descendants of Hugh, as well as William McDonald, the Wells family, and the Moore family, with the intentions of surverying the primarily flat banks for the development of a large industrial complex. Throughout the rest of the decade, the town would grow quickly. A school was established in 1907. Other manufacturers, including potteries, tile producers, and refractories were established in the 1910s and 1920s.
Geography
Newell is located at (40.617544, -80.600856). The city of New Cumberland is located towards the south, the city of Chester is located eastward, and the city of East Liverpool, Ohio is north via the Wayne Six Toll Bridge.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 0.9 square miles (2.4 km<sup>2</sup>), of which 0.8 square mile (1.9 km<sup>2</sup>) is land and 0.2 square mile (0.5 km<sup>2</sup>) (21.28%) is water.
Demographics
As of the census The current schools serving Newell are:
- Allen T. Allison Elementary School – grades K–4
- Oak Glen Middle School – grades 5–8
- Oak Glen High School – grades 9–12
Transportation
The Wayne Six Toll Bridge, formerly Newell Bridge, was built in 1905 and connects West Virginia Route 2 in Newell to East Liverpool, Ohio. It is the only privately owned toll bridge on the Ohio River.
See also
- List of cities and towns along the Ohio River
- Homer Laughlin China Company