Beards Fork is a

census-designated place A census-designated place (CDP) is a concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only. CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counterparts of incorporated places, such ...

(CDP) and

coal town A coal town, also known as a coal camp or patch, is a type of company town or mining community established by the employer, a mining company, which imports workers to the site to work the mineral find. The company develops it and provides residen ...

in Fayette County,

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, United States that was founded as a

. As of the 2010 census, its population was 199.

Geography

Beards Fork is located at (38.063720, -81.227329). Its elevation is 1,253 feet (382 m). Beards Fork is situated between two mountain ridges in central Fayette County, and is closest to the unincorporated town of Robson. The Post Office in Robson handles the mail for Beards Fork.

History

The community takes its name from nearby Beards Fork creek.

Transportation

Beards Fork is served by

WV 61 West Virginia Route 61 is a north–south state highway in central and southern West Virginia. The southern terminus of the route is at West Virginia Route 41 West Virginia Route 41 (WV 41) is a north–south state highway in ...

via Beards Fork Road, a paved one-lane road maintained by the state; a creek runs parallel to the road throughout most of the inhabited portion of the valley (known locally as the 'hollow' or 'holler').

Economy

The only entity of any kind to have offices in Beards Fork is the

Southern Appalachian Labor School {{Unreferenced, date=August 2008 The Southern Appalachian Labor School, or SALS (pronounced like the possessive form of Sal) as it is abbreviated, is a non-profit organization that serves Fayette County, West Virginia West Virginia is a sta ...

's Community Center, a non-profit organization that primarily provides housing services and children's programs to area residents.

Demographics

2020 census

References

* Southern Appalachian Labor School - http://www.sals.info {{authority control Company towns in West Virginia Census-designated places in Fayette County, West Virginia Census-designated places in West Virginia Coal towns in West Virginia