Gallipolis Ferry, West Virginia
Gallipolis Ferry, West Virginia | |
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![]() ![]() Gallipolis Ferry, West Virginia | |
Coordinates: 38°46′14″N 82°11′56″W / 38.77056°N 82.19889°W | |
Country | United States |
State | West Virginia |
County | Mason |
Area | |
• Total | 2.771 sq mi (7.18 km2) |
• Land | 2.275 sq mi (5.89 km2) |
• Water | 0.496 sq mi (1.28 km2) |
Elevation | 594 ft (181 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 817 |
• Density | 290/sq mi (110/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
ZIP code | 25515 |
Area code(s) | 304 & 681 |
GNIS feature ID | 1554524[3] |
Gallipolis Ferry is a census-designated place (CDP) in Mason County, West Virginia, United States. It is situated on the Ohio River along West Virginia Route 2. As of the 2010 census, its population was 817.[2] It is the site of the Robert C. Byrd Locks & Dam on the Ohio. The community was named for the fact a ferry once provided service between the town site and nearby Gallipolis, Ohio.[4]
The community is part of the Point Pleasant, WV–OH Micropolitan Statistical Area.
References[]
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
- ^ a b "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2011-05-14.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Gallipolis Ferry, West Virginia
- ^ Kenny, Hamill (1945). West Virginia Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning, Including the Nomenclature of the Streams and Mountains. Piedmont, WV: The Place Name Press. p. 258.
Coordinates: 38°46′14″N 82°11′56″W / 38.77056°N 82.19889°W
Categories:
- Census-designated places in Mason County, West Virginia
- Census-designated places in West Virginia
- Point Pleasant micropolitan area
- West Virginia populated places on the Ohio River
- Metro Valley geography stubs