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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
Census-designated place (CDP)
Reader
Location within the state of West Virginia
Coordinates: 39°34′8″N 80°43′58″W
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyWetzel
Area
[1]
 • Total0.946 sq mi (2.45 km2)
 • Land0.929 sq mi (2.41 km2)
 • Water0.017 sq mi (0.04 km2)
Population
 (2010)[2]
 • Total397
 • Density420/sq mi (160/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)

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]


References


  1. "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
  2. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2011-05-14.
  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. 522.


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