Century, West Virginia

Census-designated place in West Virginia
39°05′59″N 80°11′19″W / 39.09972°N 80.18861°W / 39.09972; -80.18861Country United StatesState West VirginiaCounty BarbourArea • Total0.34 km2 (0.131 sq mi) • Land0.34 km2 (0.131 sq mi) • Water0 km2 (0 sq mi)Elevation467 m (1,532 ft)Population
 (2010)[3]
 • Total115 • Density340/km2 (880/sq mi)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)Area code(s)304 & 681GNIS feature ID1554102[2]

Century is a census-designated place and coal town in Barbour County, West Virginia, United States. Its population was 115 as of the 2010 census.[3]

The community's coal deposits were believed to be abundant enough to last a century, hence the name.[4]

References

  1. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Century, West Virginia
  3. ^ a b "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 14, 2011.
  4. ^ Kenny, Hamill (1945). West Virginia Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning, Including the Nomenclature of the Streams and Mountains. Piedmont, WV: The Place Name Press. p. 162.
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