Page, West Virginia | |
|---|---|
Census-designated place (CDP) | |
  Page Location within the state of West Virginia  Page Page (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 38°3′10″N 81°16′11″W / 38.05278°N 81.26972°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | West Virginia |
| County | Fayette |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.444 sq mi (1.15 km2) |
| • Land | 0.438 sq mi (1.13 km2) |
| • Water | 0.006 sq mi (0.02 km2) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 224 |
| • Density | 500/sq mi (190/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
Page is a census-designated place (CDP) and coal town in Fayette County, West Virginia, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 224.[2] It was named for William Nelson Page[3] (1854-1932), a civil engineer and industrialist who lived in nearby Ansted, where he managed Gauley Mountain Coal Company and many iron, coal, and railroad enterprises.
Page owned a coal and coking company at Page and was the first president of The Virginian Railway Company (now a part of Norfolk Southern).
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
- ^ a b "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 14, 2011.
- ^ 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. 468.