Berwind, West Virginia

Berwind is a town on the Dry Fork in McDowell County, West Virginia, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population is 278.[2] The town is named for Edward Julius Berwind owner of the Berwind Company, and was originally a company town. It was later incorporated in 1905. Berwind is the hometown of Vern Bickford, a starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played with the Braves in Boston (1948-1952) and Milwaukee (1953), and for the Baltimore Orioles (1954). Berwind is also encompassed by the Berwind census designated place.

Berwind
Census-designated place
Berwind
Location within the state of West Virginia
Coordinates: 37°16′7″N 81°40′0″W
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyMcDowell
Area
 • Total0.301 sq mi (0.78 km2)
 • Land0.289 sq mi (0.75 km2)
 • Water0.012 sq mi (0.03 km2)
Population
 • Total278
 • Density920/sq mi (360/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)

Berwind is on the Norfolk Southern Railway(former Norfolk and Western) network and the Tug Fork river.

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.


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