Reader | |
|---|---|
Census-designated place (CDP) | |
  Reader Location within the state of West Virginia | |
| Coordinates: 39°34′8″N 80°43′58″W / 39.56889°N 80.73278°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | West Virginia |
| County | Wetzel |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.946 sq mi (2.45 km2) |
| • Land | 0.929 sq mi (2.41 km2) |
| • Water | 0.017 sq mi (0.04 km2) |
| Population | |
• Total | 397 |
| • Density | 420/sq mi (160/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
Reader is a census-designated place (CDP) in Wetzel County, West Virginia, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 397.[2]
Reader got its start circa 1901 when the railroad was extended to that point.[3] The community took its name from nearby Reader Run creek.[3]
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b 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. 522.