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Census-designated place in West Virginia, United States
Falls View, West Virginia
Census-designated place (CDP)
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Coordinates: 38°07′34″N 81°14′46″W / 38.12611°N 81.24611°W / 38.12611; -81.24611
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyFayette
Area
 • Total0.405 sq mi (1.05 km)
 • Land0.330 sq mi (0.85 km)
 • Water0.075 sq mi (0.19 km)
Elevation663 ft (202 m)
Population
 • Total238
 • Density590/sq mi (230/km)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s)304 & 681
GNIS feature ID1554440

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. 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. Electro Metallurgical operated four ferroalloy plants in the area, powered by hydroelectricity generated at the dam on Kanawha Falls.

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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, United States Department of the Interior. 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.
Municipalities and communities of Fayette County, West Virginia, United States
County seat: Fayetteville
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