Lesage, West Virginia

Lesage, West Virginia
Census-designated place (CDP)
Location in Cabell County and the state of West Virginia.
Coordinates: 38°30′23″N82°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  (2020) [2]
• Total	1,290
• Density	180/sq mi (69/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)

Lesage is a census-designated place (CDP) on Ohio River Road in Cabell County, West Virginia, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,290 (down from 1,358 at the 2010 census). ^{[3] [2]} It is the nearest community to the 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. ^[4]

The community was named after Jules F. M. LeSage, an early settler. ^[5]

Points of Interest

• Hillbilly Hot Dogs, a roadside hot dog stand and tourist attraction ^[6]

References

1. "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
2. "Census Bureau profile: Lesage 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. "Population statistics" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 19, 2013.
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. pp. 368–369.
6. Whetstone, Rachel. "The Quirkiest Restaurant in West Virginia That's Impossible Not To Love". Only in West Virginia. Retrieved December 6, 2024.