Bud, West Virginia

Bud
Census-designated place (CDP)
Post office
Bud
Location within the state of West Virginia
Coordinates: 37°32′10″N 81°22′47″W / 37.53611°N 81.37972°W / 37.53611; -81.37972Coordinates: 37°32′10″N 81°22′47″W / 37.53611°N 81.37972°W / 37.53611; -81.37972
Country United States
State West Virginia
County Wyoming
Area[1]
 • Total 3.147 sq mi (8.15 km2)
 • Land 3.122 sq mi (8.09 km2)
 • Water 0.025 sq mi (0.06 km2)
Population (2010)[2]
 • Total 487
 • Density 150/sq mi (60/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes 24716

Bud is a census-designated place (CDP) in Wyoming County, West Virginia, United States, along Barkers Creek and West Virginia Route 10.[3] As of the 2010 census, its population was 487.[2]

The community has the name of Bud Adams, a businessperson in the local logging industry.[4]

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.
  3. ↑ West Virginia Atlas & Gazetteer. Yarmouth, Me.: DeLorme. 1997. p. 58. ISBN 0-89933-246-3.
  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. 137.


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