Cucumber, West Virginia

Cucumber
—  Census-designated place  —
Cucumber
Location within the state of West Virginia
Coordinates:
Country United States
State West Virginia
County McDowell
Area[1]
 • Total 0.452 sq mi (1.2 km2)
 • Land 0.452 sq mi (1.2 km2)
 • Water 0 sq mi (0 km2)
Population (2010)[2]
 • Total 94
 • Density 208/sq mi (80.3/km2)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
 • Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
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Cucumber is an unincorporated census-designated place in McDowell County, West Virginia, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 94.[2] It is centered around mining. Cucumber, West Virginia is the only community in the United States with this name.

Mine collapse

On January 13, 2007, a tunnel collapse at a Brooks Run Mining Company coal mine killed two miners in the town.[3][4]

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