Barrett, West Virginia
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Barrett is a small unincorporated community
with a population of 781 in Boone County
in the U.S. state
of West Virginia
. Barrett lies along the Pond Fork River. Barrett was named for Charles Barrett of Madison who was an employee of the Cole & Crane Lumber Company which had a mill there.
Unincorporated area
In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality.To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city, town, or village with its own government. An unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...
with a population of 781 in Boone County
Boone County, West Virginia
As of the census of 2000, there were 25,535 people, 10,291 households, and 7,460 families residing in the county. The population density was 51 people per square mile . There were 11,575 housing units at an average density of 23 per square mile...
in the U.S. state
U.S. state
A U.S. state is any one of the 50 federated states of the United States of America that share sovereignty with the federal government. Because of this shared sovereignty, an American is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of domicile. Four states use the official title of...
of West Virginia
West Virginia
West Virginia is a state in the Appalachian and Southeastern regions of the United States, bordered by Virginia to the southeast, Kentucky to the southwest, Ohio to the northwest, Pennsylvania to the northeast and Maryland to the east...
. Barrett lies along the Pond Fork River. Barrett was named for Charles Barrett of Madison who was an employee of the Cole & Crane Lumber Company which had a mill there.