Birch River, West Virginia

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]

Birch River
Census-designated place (CDP)
The Birch River in the community of Birch River in 2007
Birch River Location within the state of West Virginia
Coordinates: 38°29′57″N 80°45′13″W
Country	United States
State	West Virginia
County	Nicholas
Area [1]
• Total	0.381 sq mi (0.99 km2)
• Land	0.368 sq mi (0.95 km2)
• Water	0.013 sq mi (0.03 km2)
Population  (2010)[2]
• Total	107
• Density	280/sq mi (110/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)

References

1. "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
2. "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.