Bayard, West Virginia
Town of Bayard, West Virginia | |
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Front Street in Bayard | |
Location of Bayard in Grant County, West Virginia. | |
| Coordinates: 39°16′16″N 79°21′58″W / 39.27111°N 79.36611°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | West Virginia |
| County | Grant |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.31 sq mi (0.80 km2) |
| • Land | 0.31 sq mi (0.80 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 2,356 ft (718 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 200 |
• Estimate (2021) | 199 |
| • Density | 839.23/sq mi (324.24/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 26707 |
| Area code | 304 |
| FIPS code | 54-04924 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2390716 |
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Bayard is a town in Grant County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 200 at the 2020 census. Bayard was incorporated in 1893 and named in honor of Thomas F. Bayard, Jr., who later became a United States senator from Delaware (1923–1929). Bayard was founded on the West Virginia Central and Pittsburg Railway as a coal mining community. Coal mining has remained the town's chief industry.