| Beards Fork, West Virginia | |
| Settlement Type: | Census-designated place (CDP) |
| Pushpin Map: | West Virginia#USA |
| Pushpin Label: | Beards Fork |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Beards Fork in West Virginia |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | West Virginia |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Fayette |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 1.684 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 1.682 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.002 |
| Population As Of: | 2010 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 199 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation Footnotes: | [3] |
| Elevation Ft: | 1253 |
| Coordinates: | 38.0636°N -81.2272°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 25014 |
| Area Code: | 304 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 54-54109 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 1553820 |
| Footnotes: | [4] |
Beards Fork is a census-designated place (CDP) and coal town in Fayette County, West Virginia, United States that was founded as a coal town. As of the 2010 census, its population was 199.
Beards Fork is located at 38.0637°N -81.2273°W (38.063720, -81.227329). Its elevation is 1,253 feet (382 m).
Beards Fork is situated between two mountain ridges in central Fayette County, and is closest to the unincorporated town of Robson. The Post Office in Robson handles the mail for Beards Fork.
The community takes its name from nearby Beards Fork creek.[5]
Beards Fork is served by WV 61 via Beards Fork Road, a paved one-lane road maintained by the state; a creek runs parallel to the road throughout most of the inhabited portion of the valley (known locally as the 'hollow' or 'holler').
The only entity of any kind to have offices in Beards Fork is the Southern Appalachian Labor School's Community Center, a non-profit organization that primarily provides housing services and children's programs to area residents.[6] [7]
| White alone (NH) | 116 | 78 | 58.29% | 61.42% | |
| Black or African American alone (NH) | 80 | 41 | 40.20% | 32.28% | |
| Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 0.00% | |
| Asian alone (NH) | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 0.00% | |
| Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 0.00% | |
| Some Other Race alone (NH) | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 0.00% | |
| Mixed Race/Multi-Racial (NH) | 2 | 6 | 1.01% | 4.72% | |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 1 | 2 | 0.50% | 1.57% | |
| Total | 199 | 127 | 100.00% | 100.00% |