Berwind, West Virginia

Berwind
Census-designated place
Berwind
Location within the state of West Virginia
Coordinates: 37°16′7″N 81°40′0″W / 37.26861°N 81.66667°W / 37.26861; -81.66667Coordinates: 37°16′7″N 81°40′0″W / 37.26861°N 81.66667°W / 37.26861; -81.66667
Country United States
State West Virginia
County McDowell
Area[1]
 • 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 (2010)[2]
 • 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. 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

  1. ↑ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
  2. 1 2 "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 2013-09-11. Retrieved 2011-05-14.


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