Gallipolis Ferry, West Virginia

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Gallipolis Ferry, West Virginia
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Gallipolis Ferry, West Virginia
Coordinates: 38°46′14″N82°11′56″W / 38.77056°N 82.19889°W / 38.77056; -82.19889
Country United States
State West Virginia
County Mason
Area
[1]
  Total2.771 sq mi (7.18 km2)
  Land2.275 sq mi (5.89 km2)
  Water0.496 sq mi (1.28 km2)
Elevation
594 ft (181 m)
Population
 (2010) [2]
  Total817
  Density290/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 ID1554524 [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, WVOH Micropolitan Statistical Area.

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References

  1. "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
  2. 1 2 "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved 2011-05-14.
  3. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Gallipolis Ferry, West Virginia
  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. 258.

Coordinates: 38°46′14″N82°11′56″W / 38.77056°N 82.19889°W / 38.77056; -82.19889