Lesage, West Virginia

Lesage, West Virginia
Location in Cabell County and the state of West Virginia.
Coordinates: 38°30′23″N 82°17′55″W / 38.50639°N 82.29861°W / 38.50639; -82.29861
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyCabell
Area
  Total
7.234 sq mi (18.74 km2)
  Land6.095 sq mi (15.79 km2)
  Water1.139 sq mi (2.95 km2)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
1,290
  Density180/sq mi (69/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)

Lesage is a census-designated place (CDP) on Ohio River Road in Cabell County, West Virginia, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,290 (down from 1,358 at the 2010 census). It is the nearest community to the Clover site, a National Historic Landmark.

Lesage is a part of the Huntington-Ashland Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA). As of the 2010 census, the MSA had a population of 287,702. New definitions from February 28, 2013, placed the population at 363,000.

The community was named after Jules F. M. LeSage, an early settler.