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Century, West Virginia

Coordinates: 39°05′59″N 80°11′19″W / 39.09972°N 80.18861°W / 39.09972; -80.18861
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Century
Century is located in West Virginia
Century
Century
Coordinates: 39°05′59″N 80°11′19″W / 39.09972°N 80.18861°W / 39.09972; -80.18861
Country United States
State West Virginia
County Barbour
Area
 • Total
0.34 km2 (0.131 sq mi)
 • Land0.34 km2 (0.131 sq mi)
 • Water0 km2 (0 sq mi)
Elevation467 m (1,532 ft)
Population
 • Total
115
 • Density340/km2 (880/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-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]

References

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  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.