Map of Crab Orchard CDP, West Virginia

Crab Orchard is a census-designated place (CDP) in Raleigh County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 2,678 at the 2010 census.

Crab Orchard CDP overview:
Name:	Crab Orchard CDP
LSAD Code:	57
LSAD Description:	CDP (suffix)
State:	West Virginia
County:	Raleigh County
Elevation:	2,287 ft (697 m)
Total Area:	2.2 sq mi (5.8 km²)
Land Area:	2.2 sq mi (5.8 km²)
Water Area:	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km²)
Total Population:	2,678
Population Density:	1,200/sq mi (460/km²)
ZIP code:	25827
Area code:	304
FIPS code:	5418508
GNISfeature ID:	1537765

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History

Crab Orchard is famous, historically, as the town in which Senator Robert Byrd organized a chapter for the Ku Klux Klan. After Byrd had collected the $10 joining fee and $3 charge for a robe and hood from every applicant, the Grand Dragon Joel L. Baskin for the mid-Atlantic states came down to Crab Orchard, to officially organize the chapter… “When it came time to choose the Exalted Cyclops, the top officer in the local Klan unit, Byrd won unanimously.”

Crab Orchard was named for the many crab apple trees near the original town site.