Vivian, West Virginia

Census-designated place in West Virginia, United States

37°25′05″N 81°29′14″W / 37.41806°N 81.48722°W / 37.41806; -81.48722CountryUnited StatesStateWest VirginiaCounty McDowellArea

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• Total0.363 sq mi (0.94 km²) • Land0.363 sq mi (0.94 km²) • Water0 sq mi (0 km²)Elevation

1,621 ft (494 m)Population

(2010)^[2]

• Total82 • Density230/sq mi (87/km²)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)Area code(s)304 & 681GNIS feature ID1555898^[3]

Vivian is a census-designated place (CDP) in McDowell County, West Virginia, United States. Vivian is located along U.S. Route 52, 1 mile (1.6 km) southeast of Kimball. As of the 2010 census, its population was 82.^[2]

An old variant name was Clausen.^[4] The Peerless Coal Company Store was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.^[5]

References

^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
^ ^a ^b "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 14, 2011.
^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Vivian, West Virginia
^ 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. 651.
^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.