Chesapeake is a

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in Lawrence County,

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, United States. The population was 765 as of the 2020 census. It lies across the

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from

Huntington, West Virginia Huntington is a city in Cabell County, West Virginia, Cabell and Wayne County, West Virginia, Wayne counties in the U.S. state of West Virginia. The County seat, seat of Cabell County, the city is located at the confluence of the Ohio River, O ...

, at the mouth of Symmes Creek. The Robert C. Byrd Bridge across the Ohio River connects Chesapeake to Huntington's downtown area. At one time, this was the only bridge connection across the Ohio River linking Ohio to Huntington. In recent years, bridges across the Ohio River connecting Ohio to Huntington's East and West sides have been built. Chesapeake is a part of the Huntington- Ashland, WV- KY- OH, Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA).

History

Chesapeake is derived from the Algonquin name for "place where water is spread out".

Geography

According to the

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, the village has a total area of , of which is land and is water.

Demographics

2010 census

As of the

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of 2010, there were 745 people, 345 households, and 195 families living in the village. The

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was . There were 399 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 96.8%

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, 0.5%

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, 0.7% Native American, 0.4% Asian, 0.4% from other races, and 1.2% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 0.9% of the population. There were 345 households, of which 25.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 38.8% were

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living together, 12.2% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.5% had a male householder with no wife present, and 43.5% were non-families. 37.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.16 and the average family size was 2.86. The median age in the village was 44.4 years. 20.8% of residents were under the age of 18; 6.9% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 22.5% were from 25 to 44; 28.1% were from 45 to 64; and 21.5% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 47.4% male and 52.6% female.

2000 census

As of the

of 2000, there were 842 people, 395 households, and 231 families living in the village. The population density was . There were 441 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 97.74%

, 0.12%

, 0.59% Native American, 0.12% Asian, 0.48% from other races, and 0.95% from two or more races.

or Latino of any race were 1.54% of the population. Of the 395 households, 23.5% contained children under the age of 18. 42.3% had

living together. 11.4% had a female householder with no husband present. 41.3% were non-families. 37.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.13 and the average family size was 2.79. The ages of the population were spread out, with 20.0% under the age of 18, 9.6% from 18 to 24, 26.4% from 25 to 44, 23.3% from 45 to 64, and 20.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 87.5 males. The median income for a household in the village was $24,653, and the median income for a family was $31,528. Males had a median income of $32,917 versus $23,500 for females. The

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for the village was $19,698. About 14.2% of families and 15.5% of the population were below the

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, including 14.5% of those under age 18 and 13.3% of those age 65 or over.

Arts and culture

Chesapeake has a public library, a branch of Briggs Lawrence County Public Library.

Government

The city is run by an elected mayor-council government system.

Education

Chesapeake Union Exempted Village School District operates one elementary school, one middle school, and Chesapeake High School.

References

{{authority control Villages in Lawrence County, Ohio Ohio populated places on the Ohio River Villages in Ohio