Poca, West Virginia

Poca is a town in Putnam County, West Virginia, United States.

The racial makeup of the town was 98.7% White, 0.5% African American, 0.2% Asian, and 0.6% from two or more races.

24.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

21.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

Poca High School recently was selected by ESPN as having the number one sports nickname in the country.

Director Joseph Kincaid, renowned for his title as "Best Dressed Director" in WVMEA competitive show choir, is a National Board certified teacher.

Poca is also memorialized in a series of art stamps and related stories created by West Virginian artist Ben Mahmoud.

The series of stamps feature humorous fictional stories sensationalized around bits and pieces of actual history.

Putnam County map