Reader, West Virginia
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| Reader | |
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| — Census-designated place — | |
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| Coordinates: 39°34′8″N 80°43′58″W / 39.56889°N 80.73278°WCoordinates: 39°34′8″N 80°43′58″W / 39.56889°N 80.73278°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | West Virginia |
| County | Wetzel |
| Area[1] | |
| • Total | 0.946 sq mi (2.45 km2) |
| • Land | 0.929 sq mi (2.41 km2) |
| • Water | 0.017 sq mi (0.04 km2) |
| Population (2010)[2] | |
| • Total | 397 |
| • Density | 419.7/sq mi (162.03/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
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Reader is an unincorporated census-designated place in Wetzel County, West Virginia, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 397.[2] It was named either for Benjamin Reader who "traded a bay mare and a ten gallon copper kettle for the land", or for Jacob Reader.
[edit] References
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
- ^ a b "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder2.census.gov. Retrieved 2011-05-14.
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