Rand, West Virginia
Rand | |
|---|---|
 Street scene in Rand in the 1970s | |
 Location in Kanawha County and state of West Virginia. | |
| Coordinates: 38°16′57″N 81°33′44″W / 38.28250°N 81.56222°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | West Virginia |
| County | Kanawha |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.461 sq mi (1.19 km2) |
| • Land | 0.461 sq mi (1.19 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 1,631 |
| • Density | 3,500/sq mi (1,400/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
Rand is a census-designated place (CDP) on the Kanawha River in Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,631.[2] It is surrounded by the communities of Malden and DuPont City.
History
The unincorporated community was named after Plus Rand Levi, an early settler. The community was known as Levi prior to 1940.[3][4]
Pro Football Hall of Fame wide receiver and ESPN analyst Randy Moss was born and raised in Rand, as well as Samuel Singleton Jr, a former minor league baseball player.[5][6]
References
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
- ^ a b "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2011-05-14.
- ^ 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. 493.
- ^ Year: 1940; Census Place: Malden, Kanawha, West Virginia; Roll: T627_4416; Page: 32B; Enumeration District: 20-111
- ^ Bieler, Des (November 12, 2014). "What we learned from ESPN's '30 for 30′ on Randy Moss". The Washington Post. Retrieved March 27, 2016.
- ^ McGarry, Tim (September 17, 2012). "Randy Moss remembers his roots with Rand University". USA Today. Retrieved March 27, 2016.
External links
- https://web.archive.org/web/20071109011641/http://www.picturehistory.com/product/id/12999
- https://web.archive.org/web/20080709025325/http://www.picturehistory.com/product/id/13000
- https://web.archive.org/web/20110209112717/http://www.wvculture.org/history/placnamr.html
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