Glasgow, West Virginia | |
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 Looking west on 3rd Street in Glasgow | |
 Location of Glasgow in Kanawha County, West Virginia. | |
| Coordinates: 38°12′46″N 81°25′27″W / 38.21278°N 81.42417°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | West Virginia |
| County | Kanawha |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.47 sq mi (1.22 km2) |
| • Land | 0.47 sq mi (1.21 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.01 km2) |
| Elevation | 646 ft (197 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 708 |
• Estimate (2021)[2] | 699 |
| • Density | 1,787.55/sq mi (690.68/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 25086 |
| Area code | 304 |
| FIPS code | 54-31324[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1554562[4] |
| Website | https://townofglasgow.org/ |
Glasgow is a town in Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States, situated along the Kanawha River. The population was 708 at the 2020 census.[2] Glasgow was incorporated on June 20, 1920. Folk etymology derives its name from a combination of the word "glass" with the word "company" for a glass factory that was built there many years ago, but the presence of many Scottish immigrants to this part of Appalachia, particularly from the Strathclyde region, indicates that the town was most likely named after the Scottish city of Glasgow in Strathclyde.[5] Other Virginia and West Virginia locations named for places in Strathclyde include Dumbarton, Argyle, Loudoun County, Hamilton in Loudoun County, Lanark and Renfrew.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Kenny, Hamill (1945). West Virginia Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning, Including the Nomenclature of the Streams and Mountains. Piedmont, WV: The Place Name Press. p. 271.