Capon Bridge, West Virginia
Capon Bridge, West Virginia | |
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Northwestern Pike (US 50) in Capon Bridge | |
Location of Capon Bridge in Hampshire County, West Virginia | |
| Coordinates: 39°18′00″N 78°26′03″W / 39.30000°N 78.43417°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | West Virginia |
| County | Hampshire |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Laura Turne |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.73 sq mi (1.90 km2) |
| • Land | 0.71 sq mi (1.83 km2) |
| • Water | 0.03 sq mi (0.07 km2) |
| Elevation | 804 ft (245 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 418 |
• Estimate (2021) | 425 |
| • Density | 517.68/sq mi (199.88/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 26711 |
| Area code | 304 |
| FIPS code | 54-13108 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2390769 |
| Website | townofcaponbridge |
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Capon Bridge is a town in eastern Hampshire County, West Virginia, United States, along the Northwestern Turnpike (U.S. Route 50), approximately 20 miles (32 km) west of Winchester, Virginia. The population was 418 at the 2020 census. Originally known as "Glencoe", Capon Bridge was incorporated in 1902 by the Hampshire County Circuit Court. It is named because of the construction of the bridge over the Cacapon River at that place, with the name of the river being derived from the Shawnee Cape-cape-de-hon, meaning "river of medicine water".