Reader, West Virginia
Reader | |
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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 (0.044 km2) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 278 |
| • Density | 299/sq mi (116/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 2020 census, its population was 278 (down from 397 at the 2010 census).[2][3]
Reader got its start circa 1901 when the railroad was extended to that point.[4] The community took its name from nearby Reader Run creek.[4]
References
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
- ^ "Census Bureau profile: Reader CDP, West Virginia". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved June 23, 2025.
- ^ "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.
Municipalities and communities of Wetzel County, West Virginia, United States | ||
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |