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Mullens is a city in Wyoming County, West Virginia, located at the confluence of the Guyandotte River and Slab Fork in the mountains of southern West Virginia.

Mullens was incorporated as a town on September 17, 1912, and received its charter as a city from the West Virginia Legislature on February 22, 1929.

The city was named for A. J. Mullins, who owned the land on which it was built; the original name was spelled with an 'i', and a recording error produced the 'Mullens' spelling, which was never corrected.

Mullens grew with the lumber and coal industries, and the Virginian Railway, completed in 1909, established engine terminal and yard facilities near the town that employed hundreds of workers in the first half of the 20th century.

A caboose museum in Mullens celebrates the history of the Virginian Railway in the region; the railroad later became part of Norfolk Southern.

The Mullens Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993.

Mullens was nearly destroyed by flash flooding in July 2001, and although it has redeveloped with state and federal recovery money, many businesses and residents left permanently.

The population of Mullens was 1,480 at the 2020 census, down from a peak of 3,544 in 1960.

The 2020 census counted 594 households and 787 housing units in Mullens.

Each spring Mullens hosts the Dogwood Festival, a community celebration held at the end of April with a parade through downtown, food and craft vendors, car shows and live music.