Reader, West Virginia

Census-designated place in West Virginia, United States
39°34′8″N 80°43′58″W / 39.56889°N 80.73278°W / 39.56889; -80.73278CountryUnited StatesStateWest VirginiaCountyWetzelArea • Total0.946 sq mi (2.45 km2) • Land0.929 sq mi (2.41 km2) • Water0.017 sq mi (0.04 km2)Population
 (2010)[2]
 • Total397 • Density420/sq mi (160/km2)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)

Reader is a census-designated place (CDP) in Wetzel County, West Virginia, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 397.[2]

Reader got its start circa 1901 when the railroad was extended to that point.[3] The community took its name from nearby Reader Run creek.[3]

References

  1. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
  2. ^ a b "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 14, 2011.
  3. ^ a b 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. 522.
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