Berwind, West Virginia
Census-designated place in West Virginia, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Berwind is a town on the Dry Fork in McDowell County, West Virginia, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population is 278.[2] The town is named for Edward Julius Berwind, owner of the Berwind Company, and was originally a company town. It was later incorporated in 1905.[citation needed] 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 also encompassed by the Berwind census designated place.
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Coordinates: 37°16′7″N 81°40′0″W | |
Country | United States |
State | West Virginia |
County | McDowell |
Area | |
• 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 | |
• Total | 278 |
• Density | 920/sq mi (360/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
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Berwind is on the Norfolk Southern Railway(former Norfolk and Western) network and the Tug Fork river.