Carolina, West Virginia
Carolina, West Virginia | |
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Census-designated place (CDP) | |
 Location in Marion County and the state of West Virginia. | |
| Coordinates: 39°28′49″N 80°16′24″W / 39.48028°N 80.27333°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | West Virginia |
| County | Marion |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.831 sq mi (2.15 km2) |
| • Land | 0.830 sq mi (2.15 km2) |
| • Water | 0.001 sq mi (0.003 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,184 ft (361 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 411 |
| • Density | 490/sq mi (190/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 26563 |
| Area code(s) | 304 & 681 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1554077[3] |
Carolina is a census-designated place (CDP) in Marion County, West Virginia, United States. Carolina is 2 miles (3.2 km) north-northwest of Worthington. Carolina has a post office with ZIP code 26563.[4] As of the 2010 census, its population was 411.[2]
The community was named after Caroline Watson, a daughter of mining executive James Watson.[5]
Notable person
[edit]Carolina is the hometown of Alabama Crimson Tide football head coach Nick Saban.
References
[edit]- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
- ^ a b "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 14, 2011.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Carolina, West Virginia
- ^ ZIP Code Lookup Archived June 15, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ 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. 156.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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