Kanauga, Ohio
Kanauga, Ohio | ||
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FIPS code 39-39564[3] | | |
| GNIS feature ID | 2628907[2] | |
Kanauga is an
2020 census
it had a population of 185.
History
A post office called Kanauga was established in 1896, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in the 1960s.[4] The origin of the name Kanauga is obscure.[5]
Geography
Kanauga is located in eastern Gallia County, primarily in the northeast corner of Gallipolis Township, but extending north into the southeast corner of Addison Township. It is bordered to the south by the city of Gallipolis and to the east by the Ohio River, which forms the Ohio–West Virginia border. Directly across the river is the city of Point Pleasant, West Virginia, and the mouth of the Kanawha River.
Ohio Route 7 passes through the center of Kanauga, leading northeast 52 miles (84 km) to Parkersburg, West Virginia, and southwest 4 miles (6 km) to the center of Gallipolis. Huntington, West Virginia
, is 43 miles (69 km) to the southwest via Route 7.
According to the
U.S. Census Bureau
, the Kanauga CDP has a total area of 0.32 square miles (0.83 km2), of which 0.29 square miles (0.75 km2) is land and 0.03 square miles (0.08 km2), or 9.76%, is water, consisting of the western side of the Ohio River.
Demographics
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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| 2020 | 185 | — | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[6] | |||
References
- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Kanauga, Ohio
- ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Kanauga CDP, Ohio". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved January 12, 2017.[dead link]
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Kanauga Post Office (historical)
- ^ Overman, William Daniel (1958). Ohio Town Names. Akron, OH: Atlantic Press. p. 67.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
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