Falls View, West Virginia

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]

Falls View, West Virginia
Falls View
Falls View
Coordinates: 38°07′34″N 81°14′46″W
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyFayette
Area
  Total0.405 sq mi (1.05 km2)
  Land0.330 sq mi (0.85 km2)
  Water0.075 sq mi (0.19 km2)
Elevation
663 ft (202 m)
Population
 (2010)[2]
  Total238
  Density590/sq mi (230/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s)304 & 681
GNIS feature ID1554440[3]

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. "2010 Demographic Profile Data". American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. 2010. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved March 24, 2017.
  3. "Falls View". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. June 27, 1980. Retrieved March 24, 2017.
  4. 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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