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Century is a census-designated place and coal town in Barbour County, West Virginia, United States. Its population was 115 as of the 2010 census.[3]

Century
Census-designated place
Century
Coordinates: 39°05′59″N 80°11′19″W
Country	United States
State	West Virginia
County	Barbour
Area [1]
• Total	0.34 km² (0.131 sq mi)
• Land	0.34 km² (0.131 sq mi)
• Water	0 km² (0 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	467 m (1,532 ft)
Population (2010)[3]
• Total	115
• Density	340/km² (880/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s)	304 & 681
GNIS feature ID	1554102[2]

The community's coal deposits were believed to be abundant enough to last a century, hence the name.[4]

References

"US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Century, West Virginia
"U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2011-05-14.
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. 162.

v t e Municipalities and communities of Barbour County, West Virginia, United States
County seat: Philippi
City	Philippi	Map of West Virginia highlighting Barbour County
Magisterial districts	Barker Cove Elk Glade Philippi Pleasant Union Valley
Towns	Belington Junior
CDPs	Century Galloway
Unincorporated communities	Adaland Adma Arden Audra Bear Mountain Berryburg Boulder Brownton Calhoun Carrollton Century Junction Claude Clements Clemtown Corley Cove Run Dantown Dartmoor Dent Elk City Flora Fox Hall Gage Hall Hall Station Hopewell Huffman Independence Jones Kalamazoo Kasson Kirt Lantz Lehigh Laurel Lillian Longview Mansfield McLean Meadowville Meriden Middle Fork Moatsville Mount Liberty Murphy Nestorville O'Brien Overfield Peeltree Pepper Pleasure Valley Stringtown Tacy Talbott Union Valley Bend Valley Furnace Volga Wellington Heights Werner Wilmoth West Junior
Ghost towns	Tygart Junction
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