Lesage, West Virginia
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyCabell
Area total7.234 sq mi
Area land6.095 sq mi
Area water1.139 sq mi
Population as of2020
Population total1290
Time zoneEastern (EST) (UTC-5)
Time zone (DST)EDT (UTC-4)
Coordinates38°30′23″N 82°17′55″W

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).[1][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.[3]

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

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References

  1. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2011-05-14.
  2. ^ "Census Bureau profile: Lesage CDP, West Virginia". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved May 25, 2025.
  3. ^ "Population statistics". Archived from the original on 2013-03-19.
  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. pp. 368–369.
  5. ^ Whetstone, Rachel. "The Quirkiest Restaurant in West Virginia That’s Impossible Not To Love". Only in West Virginia. Retrieved December 6, 2024.