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Summary for Lower Ferry

So far, we found very little information about Lower Ferry. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Lower Ferry to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Lower Ferry, please Contact Us.

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Our information shows that the community of Lower Ferry is historic. The information below applies to the area where Lower Ferry would have been located.

Time Zone: The area where Lower Ferry was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT)

Telephone Area Codes: 304 & 681<2>

GPS Coordinates (Latitude/Longitude)<3>

For the purpose of mapping and calculating distances, we have chosen the following reference point for Lower Ferry:

Lat: 40.339600° (or 40°20'22" N)

Lon: -80.607200° (or -80°36'25" W)

About Brooke County

The community of Wellsburg is the County Seat for Brooke County.

From the 2010 US Census (For more detail, see our Census Page for Brooke)

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:<4>	21,939 (8.5% decrease since 2010)
2010	23,978 (5.77% decrease since 2000)
2000:	25,447

Total Area:<5> 92.6 sq. miles [239.8 km²] - of which 3.64% is water (3.37 sq. miles [8.7 km²])

Housing Units: <6> 10,967

Official Website: https://www.brookecountywv.gov/

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Brooke

GNIS ID: 1558262

FIPS State / County Code: 54 / 009

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Lower Ferry)

About West Virginia

From the US Census

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:	1,795,263 (3.12% decrease since 2010)
2010:	1,852,994 (2.47% increase since 2000)
2000:	1,808,344

Websites for State of West Virginia

Official Website: https://www.wv.gov/

Tourism: https://wvtourism.com/

Parks: https://wvstateparks.com/

Fishing: https://wvdnr.gov/fishing/

Hunting: https://wvdnr.gov/hunting/

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for State of West Virginia

GNIS ID: 1779805

FIPS State: 54

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Lower Ferry)

Footnotes ...

<1>	We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Lower Ferry, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>	When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 304 code has been Overlayed with the 681 area code. New phone numbers in the Lower Ferry area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Lower Ferry area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<3>	Longitude & latitude values may not be the geographic center of Lower Ferry, rather it may be a prominent intersection or the center of population, etc. It will vary depending on the source.
<4>	Every year, the US Census Bureau creates a population estimate for the preceeding year. Keep in mind that this value is an estimate and not an actual count. The most recent Census estimate is for the year 2019.
<5>	The area value has been supplied by the US Census Bureau and it can be different than the geographic boundaries of Lower Ferry. The value given by the Census Bureau reflects their statistical (or sampling) requirements. For example, if there is a cluster of people living just outside of the community's official boundary, the Census-defined area might be expanded to include that group.
<6>	A Housing Unit is a broad term for those places where people live (whether occupied or temporarily vacant), such as a house, an apartment, a mobile home, or an area that is considered as a separate living quarter. Separate living quarters (consisting of one or more rooms) are considered to be those places where people live, sleep and eat separately from others and that have access to the outside (either directly or by a shared hallway).