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Mineralwells, West Virginia. Mineralwells, also known as Mineral Wells, is a census-designated place (CDP) in Wood County, West Virginia, United States. It is part of the Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, WV-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,950 at the 2010 census. The United States Census Bureau calls the community Mineralwells, although the United States Postal Service renamed the community's post office in the late 1990s to Mineral Wells
Mineral Wells-area historical tornado activity is above Texas state average. It is 97% greater than the overall U.S. average. On 4/25/1990, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 15.9 miles away from the Mineral Wells city center caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.