Berwind, West Virginia
Census-designated place in West Virginia, United States
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Berwind is a census-designated place in McDowell County, West Virginia, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population is 188 (down from 278 at the 2010 census).[2][3] The community is named for Edward Julius Berwind, owner of the Berwind Company, and was originally a company town. It was later incorporated in 1905.[citation needed] 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).
CountryUnited States
Berwind | |
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  Berwind Location within the state of West Virginia | |
| Coordinates: 37°16′7″N 81°40′0″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | West Virginia |
| County | McDowell |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.301 sq mi (0.78 km2) |
| • Land | 0.289 sq mi (0.75 km2) |
| • Water | 0.012 sq mi (0.031 km2) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 188 |
| • Density | 651/sq mi (251/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-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.
