Gassaway, West Virginia

Gassaway, West Virginia
Gassaway, West Virginia
Town
	Elk Street (West Virginia Route 4) in downtown Gassaway in 2007
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	Location of Gassaway in Braxton County, West Virginia.
	Coordinates: 38°40′15″N 80°46′13″W / 38.67083°N 80.77028°W
Country	United States
State	West Virginia
County	Braxton
Mayor	Richard Roach
Government
• Chief of Police	Molly Carder
Area
• Total	1.22 sq mi (3.15 km2)
• Land	1.16 sq mi (2.99 km2)
• Water	0.06 sq mi (0.16 km2)
Elevation	860 ft (262 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	769
• Estimate (2021)	755
• Density	732.47/sq mi (282.77/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	26624
Area code	304
FIPS code	54-30220
GNIS feature ID	1539355
Website	https://local.wv.gov/Gassaway/Pages/about.aspx

Gassaway is a town in Braxton County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 769 at the 2020 census.^[2] Gassaway was incorporated in 1905 and named for Henry Gassaway Davis, the Democratic Party's nominee for Vice President of the United States in 1904.^[5] The center of population of West Virginia is located approximately 7 miles (11 km) north of Gassaway.^[6]

^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c "City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2021". Census.gov. US Census Bureau. Retrieved July 3, 2022.
^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ West Virginia Blue Book. Published annually by the Clerk's Office of the West Virginia Senate.
^ "Population and Population Centers by State: 2000". United States Census. Archived from the original on July 5, 2013. Retrieved July 15, 2007.