The population of Cairo represents 0.02% of the total population of West Virginia (which has 1,852,994 people), making it the state's 200th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 281 people, the population of Cairo increased 6.84% from the 2000 Census (that had a count of 263 people).

Taken from the 2016 Census Estimates, Cairo had an population of 267 people. This is a decrease of 4.98% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 1.52% since the 2000 Census).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Cairo.

Communities near Cairo ...

The following is a sample of nearby communities. Please note that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance and not the distance if you are going to drive it.^<4>.

Community	2016 Population	Direction	Distance
Auburn [Map]	92	SE	17 miles [27.4 km]
Belmont [Map]	890	NW	13 miles [20.9 km]
Cantwell [Map]	---	S	5 miles [8 km]
Elizabeth [Map]	831	SW	16 miles [25.7 km]
Ellenboro [Map]	346	NE	6 miles [9.7 km]
Freeport [Map]	---	SW	10 miles [16.1 km]

To learn more about neighboring communities and counties, please visit the Nearby Page for Cairo.

Communities Also Named Cairo ...

Using our Gazetteer, we have found that there are 29 communities that are also named Cairo - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida (2), Georgia (2), Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Mississippi (3), Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New York, North Carolina, Ohio (2), Oklahoma, Ontario (3), Oregon, Tennessee (2) and Texas.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Cairo.

See Our Genealogy Helper Page ...

We have a couple of sections that should be of interest to those chasing their genealogy.

We have a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Cairo. We make it easy to see an overhead view of the cemetery.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Cairo. Our list includes information such as whether the community had a post office or railroad service in 1895.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Cairo.

These sections can be found on our Genealogy Helper Page for Cairo:

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cairo ...

Looking for more information about Cairo? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you get an overview with links that will help you to find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Cairo, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information and a map of those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Tourism Map for Cairo.

Search for Local Businesses ...

Google's 'Search-by-Location' has proven to be a useful tool by people who planned visits to this area. We have prepared the following searches to help you find businesses, travel and vacation activities that are in (or close to) Cairo. It's likely that the search results won't include all of the businesses that are in this area, but the results should give you a good foundation for further searches.

Business Owners: To appear in the above search results, your business will need to be listed with the Google Places service. Please use the below link to learn about and register for the free service.

If you find an error or if your business wasn't included in the results, please contact Google to register your business or report an error. We simply link to 'Search-by-Location' and have no control over their results. Only a registered owner/operator can add their business or correct mistakes - we can not do it for you.

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Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Cairo. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of West Virginia: www.wv.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>	Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Cairo. - Return to Citation
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Cairo - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. - Return to Citation
<3>	Area code (681) is an overlay for area code (304). For more about area code overlays, please see our Glossary for Cairo. - Return to Citation
<4>	Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance starting in Cairo. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Cairo) to Point B. If you need the driving distance (or directions), we recommend that you use one of the Mapping Services listed on our Map Page for Cairo. Since we usually use Google Maps, we've provided the following link: Google Map and Driving Directions starting from Cairo Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cairo. The point that we are using is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2067, Longitude: -81.1543 [Map]. In this case, the coordinates for Cairo have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). - Return to Citation
<5>	All Quarter-dollar coin images from the United States Mint. - Return to Citation

For additional information, please visit our Glossary for Cairo.