Rand is a census-designated place (CDP) on the Kanawha River in Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,631. It is surrounded by the communities of Malden and DuPont City.
Street scene in Rand in the 1970s
The Kanawha River is a tributary of the Ohio River, approximately 97 mi (156 km) long, in the U.S. state of West Virginia. The largest inland waterway in West Virginia, its watershed has been a significant industrial region of the state since early in the 19th century.
The Kanawha River in St. Albans, West Virginia
Kanawha Falls on the Kanawha River at Glen Ferris, West Virginia.
The confluence of the Kanawha and Ohio Rivers at Point Pleasant, West Virginia