Century,_West_Virginia

Century, West Virginia

Century, West Virginia

Census-designated place in West Virginia

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]

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

References

  1. [1]
    "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
  2. [2]
    U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Century, West Virginia
  3. [3]
    "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 14, 2011.
  4. [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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