Birch River, West Virginia

Census-designated place in West Virginia, United States
38°29′57″N 80°45′13″W / 38.49917°N 80.75361°W / 38.49917; -80.75361CountryUnited StatesStateWest VirginiaCountyNicholasArea • Total0.381 sq mi (0.99 km2) • Land0.368 sq mi (0.95 km2) • Water0.013 sq mi (0.03 km2)Population
 (2010)[2]
 • Total107 • Density280/sq mi (110/km2)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)

Birch River is a census-designated place (CDP) in northern Nicholas County, West Virginia, United States. The community is situated in the valley of the Birch River[3] and is the location of the western terminus of West Virginia Route 82, at U.S. Route 19. As of the 2010 census, its population was 107.[2]

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. ^ 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. 116.
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