Berwind, West Virginia
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  Berwind Location within the state of West Virginia | |
| Coordinates: 37°16′7″N 81°40′0″W / 37.26861°N 81.66667°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | West Virginia |
| County | McDowell |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.301 sq mi (0.78 km2) |
| • Land | 0.289 sq mi (0.75 km2) |
| • Water | 0.012 sq mi (0.03 km2) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 278 |
| • Density | 920/sq mi (360/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
Berwind is a census-designated place on the Dry Fork in McDowell County, West Virginia, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population is 278.[2] The town of Berwind is named for Edward Julius Berwind owner of the Berwind Company and it was later incorporated in 1905.[citation needed] Berwind is the hometown of Vern Bickford, a starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played with the Braves in Boston (1948-1952) and Milwaukee (1953), and for the Baltimore Orioles (1954).
Berwind is on the Norfolk Southern Railway(former Norfolk and Western) network and the Tug Fork river.
References
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
- ^ a b "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2011-05-14.
External links
- The Road to Berwind: A Collection of Pictures and Articles
- Berwind Elementary School
- Coalfields of the Appalachian Mountains - Berwind, WV
- Berwind House of Praise
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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