Despard, West Virginia
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Despard is a census-designated place (CDP) in Harrison County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 1,004 at the 2010 census.[1]
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Despard, West Virginia | |
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Coordinates: 39°16′57″N 80°18′48″W | |
Country | United States |
State | West Virginia |
County | Harrison |
Area | |
• Total | 1.5 sq mi (3.8 km2) |
• Land | 1.5 sq mi (3.8 km2) |
• Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
Elevation | 1,043 ft (318 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 1,004 |
• Density | 670/sq mi (260/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
Area code | 304 |
FIPS code | 54-21316[2] |
GNIS feature ID | 1554296[3] |
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Despard was home to the largest manufacturing enterprise in north central West Virginia in the early 1900s, the Jackson Sheet and Tin Plate Company, after 1905 known as the Phillips Sheet and Tin Plate Company, or simply the "Tin Plate Mill."