Paw Paw

Paw Paw is a town in Morgan County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 524 at the 2000 census. The town is known for the nearby Paw Paw Tunnel. Paw Paw was incorporated by the Circuit Court of Morgan County on April 8, 1891 and named for the pawpaw, a wild fruit which formerly grew in abundance throughout this region. Paw Paw is the westernmost incorporated community in the Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area. Paw Paw is located at 39°31′52″N 78°27′25″W / 39.53111°N 78.45694°W / 39.53111; -78.45694 (39.531140, -78.456920). According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.3 km (0.50 sq mi), all land. As of the census of 2000, there were 524 people, 224 households, and...