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Dunbar is a city in Kanawha County, West Virginia, along the Kanawha River. The population was 8,154 at the 2000 census. Dunbar was incorporated on April 19, 1921, by an Act of the West Virginia Legislature, and named for the late Dunbar Baines, a prominent Charleston banker and lawyer.

Dunbar is located at 382152N, 814422W (38.364319, -81.739539)GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 7.4 km (2.8 mi), all land.

As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 8,154 people, 3,744 households, and 2,167 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,108.5/km (2,874.5/mi). There were 4,128 housing units at an average density of 561.2/km (1,455.2/mi). The racial makeup of the city was 85.65% White, 10.72% African American, 0.09% Native American, 1.80% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.18% from other races, and 1.55% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.55% of the population.