Lesage, West Virginia

Lesage, West Virginia
Census-designated place (CDP)

Location in Cabell County and the state of West Virginia.
Coordinates: 38°30′23″N 82°17′55″W / 38.50639°N 82.29861°W / 38.50639; -82.29861Coordinates: 38°30′23″N 82°17′55″W / 38.50639°N 82.29861°W / 38.50639; -82.29861
Country United States
State West Virginia
County Cabell
Area[1]
 • Total 7.234 sq mi (18.74 km2)
 • Land 6.095 sq mi (15.79 km2)
 • Water 1.139 sq mi (2.95 km2)
Population (2010)[2]
 • Total 1,358
 • Density 190/sq mi (72/km2)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)

Lesage is a census-designated place (CDP) on Ohio River Road in Cabell County, West Virginia, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,358.[2] It is the nearest community to Clover Site, a National Historic Landmark.

Lesage is a part of the Huntington-Ashland Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA). As of the 2010 census, the MSA had a population of 287,702. New definitions from February 28, 2013 placed the population at 363,000.[3]

The community was named after Jules F. M. LeSage, an early settler.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
  2. 1 2 "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on September 11, 2013. Retrieved 2011-05-14.
  3. ↑ "Population statistics" (PDF).
  4. ↑ 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. 368-369.


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