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Century
Census-designated place
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyBarbour
Area
[1]
 • Total0.131 sq mi (0.34 km2)
 • Land0.131 sq mi (0.34 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation
1,532 ft (467 m)
Population
 (2010)[2]
 • Total115
 • Density880/sq mi (340/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s)304 & 681
GNIS feature ID1554102[3]

Century is a census-designated place and coal town in Barbour County, West Virginia, USA. Its population was 115 as of the 2010 census.[2]

The community's coal deposits were believed to be abundant enough to last a century, hence the name.[4]

References

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


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