Gypsy, West Virginia

Gypsy, West Virginia
Census-designated place
Gypsy
Coordinates: 39°22′7″N80°19′4″W / 39.36861°N 80.31778°W / 39.36861; -80.31778
Country	United States
State	West Virginia
County	Harrison
Area [1]
• Total	0.777 sq mi (2.01 km2)
• Land	0.777 sq mi (2.01 km2)
• Water	0 sq mi (0 km2)
Population  (2020)
• Total	197
• Density	250/sq mi (98/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes	26361

Gypsy is a census-designated place (CDP) in Harrison County, West Virginia, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 197 (down from 328 at the 2010 census). ^{[2] [3]}

History

A post office called Gypsy has been in operation since 1900. ^[4] The community was named for a band of Roma which once camped in the area, according to local history. ^{[5] [6]} Gypsy was located on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. ^[7]

References

1. "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
2. "Census Bureau profile: Gypsy CDP, West Virginia". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved May 25, 2025.
3. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved May 14, 2011.
4. "Harrison County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved March 2, 2015.
5. 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. 290.
6. Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. p. 59.
7. Gannett, Henry (1904). A Gazetteer of West Virginia. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 65.