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Capon Bridge is a town in eastern Hampshire County, West Virginia, United States, along the Northwestern Turnpike (U.S. Route 50), approximately 20 miles (32 km) west of Winchester, Virginia. The population was 418 at the 2020 census. Originally known as “Glencoe”, Capon Bridge was incorporated in 1902 by the Hampshire County Circuit Court. It is named because of the construction of the bridge over the Cacapon River at that place, the name of the river being derived from the Shawnee Cape-cape-de-hon, meaning “river of medicine water”.

Capon Bridge town overview:
Name:	Capon Bridge town
LSAD Code:	43
LSAD Description:	town (suffix)
State:	West Virginia
County:	Hampshire County
Elevation:	791 ft (241 m)
Total Area:	0.73 sq mi (1.90 km²)
Land Area:	0.71 sq mi (1.83 km²)
Water Area:	0.03 sq mi (0.07 km²)
Total Population:	418
Population Density:	517.68/sq mi (199.88/km²)
ZIP code:	26711
Area code:	304
FIPS code:	5413108
GNISfeature ID:	1537027
Website:	townofcaponbridge.wv.gov/Pages/default.aspx

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Geography

Capon Bridge is located in eastern Hampshire County at 39°17′54″N 78°26′12″W / 39.29833°N 78.43667°W / 39.29833; -78.43667 (39.298405, -78.436797). U.S. Route 50 leads east 3 miles (5 km) to the Virginia and 19 miles (31 km) to the center of Winchester, Virginia. To the west, US 50 leads 22 miles (35 km) to Romney, the Hampshire county seat.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.70 square miles (1.81 km), of which 0.67 square miles (1.74 km) are land and 0.03 square miles (0.08 km) are water.