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Summary for Rand

Although we found mention of Rand during our research, we have little information about it.<1> Over time, we expect to discover additional information that will be added to our Gazetteer..

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Located in: Kanawha County (see below)

Time Zone: Rand lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT)

Telephone Area Codes: 304 & 681<2>

Elevation: 640 feet [195.07 m] above sea level<3>

GPS Coordinates (Latitude/Longitude)<4>

For the purpose of mapping and calculating distances, we have chosen the following reference point for Rand:

Lat: 38.506500° (or 38°30'23" N)

Lon: -81.245900° (or -81°14'45" W)

USGS Topo Map: Newton<5>

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Rand

GNIS ID: 1741962

FIPS State / Place Code: 54 / 66892

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Rand)

About Kanawha County

The community of Charleston is the County Seat for {Kanawha County}.

From the 2010 US Census (For more detail, see our Census Page for Kanawha)

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:<6>	178,124 (7.67% decrease since 2010)
2010	192,917 (3.58% decrease since 2000)
2000:	200,073

Total Area:<7> 910 sq. miles [2,359.3 km²] - of which 1.02% is water (9.33 sq. miles [24.2 km²])

Housing Units: <8> 92,618

Official Website: https://kanawha.us/

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Kanawha

GNIS ID: 1550026

FIPS State / County Code: 54 / 039

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Rand)

About West Virginia

From the US Census

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:	1,795,263 (3.12% decrease since 2010)
2010:	1,852,994 (2.47% increase since 2000)
2000:	1,808,344

Websites for State of West Virginia

Official Website: https://www.wv.gov/

Tourism: https://wvtourism.com/

Parks: https://wvstateparks.com/

Fishing: https://wvdnr.gov/fishing/

Hunting: https://wvdnr.gov/hunting/

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for State of West Virginia

GNIS ID: 1779805

FIPS State: 54

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Rand)

Footnotes ...

<1>	If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer. For example, we might find a sentence like "He went south past Rand and then turned east". While Rand could be some kind of landmark, we think that it's more likely to be a community. We've added Rand as a placeholder with the hope that we'll be able to add more information in the future. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Miller Creek to see Pete ... Miller Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Rand could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. Since confusion between counties is common, we searched and weren't able to find another West Virginia community named Rand.
<2>	When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 304 code has been Overlayed with the 681 area code. New phone numbers in the Rand area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Rand area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<3>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Rand - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>	Longitude & latitude values may not be the geographic center of Rand, rather it may be a prominent intersection or the center of population, etc. It will vary depending on the source.
<5>	Name of the USGS 7.5 Minute topographic map which includes Rand.
<6>	Every year, the US Census Bureau creates a population estimate for the preceeding year. Keep in mind that this value is an estimate and not an actual count. The most recent Census estimate is for the year 2019.
<7>	The area value has been supplied by the US Census Bureau and it can be different than the geographic boundaries of Rand. The value given by the Census Bureau reflects their statistical (or sampling) requirements. For example, if there is a cluster of people living just outside of the community's official boundary, the Census-defined area might be expanded to include that group.
<8>	A Housing Unit is a broad term for those places where people live (whether occupied or temporarily vacant), such as a house, an apartment, a mobile home, or an area that is considered as a separate living quarter. Separate living quarters (consisting of one or more rooms) are considered to be those places where people live, sleep and eat separately from others and that have access to the outside (either directly or by a shared hallway).