Thomas, West Virginia Statistic: Population, Charts, Map, Steets and More

The population of Thomas City, West Virginia, is 623, as of the 2020 census. The city was platted in 1884 and named for Thomas Beall Davis, brother of Senator Henry Gassaway Davis. In 1883, the Davis brothers opened a coal mine near the city. By 1892, the company employed 1,600 people. By 1915, nine mines were producing coal within one mile of the company's office.