Falls View, West Virginia

Falls View, West Virginia
Census-designated place (CDP)
Falls View
Falls View
Coordinates: 38°07′34″N 81°14′46″W / 38.12611°N 81.24611°W / 38.12611; -81.24611Coordinates: 38°07′34″N 81°14′46″W / 38.12611°N 81.24611°W / 38.12611; -81.24611
Country United States
State West Virginia
County Fayette
Area[1]
 • Total 0.405 sq mi (1.05 km2)
 • Land 0.330 sq mi (0.85 km2)
 • Water 0.075 sq mi (0.19 km2)
Elevation 663 ft (202 m)
Population (2010)[2]
 • Total 238
 • Density 590/sq mi (230/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s) 304 & 681
GNIS feature ID 1554440[3]

Falls View is a census-designated place (CDP) in Fayette County, West Virginia, United States. Falls View is located 4 miles (6.4 km) southwest of Gauley Bridge, on the north bank of the Kanawha River. As of the 2010 census, its population was 238.[2] Falls View was established in the early 20th century as a residential village for managers from the Electro Metallurgical Co., part of the Union Carbide and Carbon Corporation.[4] Electro Metallurgical operated four ferroalloy plants in the area, powered by hydroelectricity generated at the dam on Kanawha Falls.[4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". census.gov. United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
  2. 1 2 "2010 Demographic Profile Data". American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. 2010. Retrieved March 24, 2017.
  3. ↑ "Falls View". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. June 27, 1980. Retrieved March 24, 2017.
  4. 1 2 Federal Writers' Project (1941). The WPA Guide to West Virginia: The Mountain State. San Antonio, TX: Trinity University Press. pp. 439–440.


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