Century, West Virginia

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Century
Coordinates: 39°05′59″N80°11′19″W / 39.09972°N 80.18861°W / 39.09972; -80.18861 Coordinates: 39°05′59″N80°11′19″W / 39.09972°N 80.18861°W / 39.09972; -80.18861
Country United States
State West Virginia
County Barbour
Area
[1]
  Total0.131 sq mi (0.34 km2)
  Land0.131 sq mi (0.34 km2)
  Water0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation
[2]
1,532 ft (467 m)
Population
 (2010) [3]
  Total115
  Density880/sq mi (340/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s) 304 & 681
GNIS 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]

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References

  1. "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
  2. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Century, West Virginia
  3. 1 2 "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved 2011-05-14.
  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.