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Town of Capon Bridge, West Virginia
Location of Capon Bridge in West Virginia
Coordinates: 39°17′54″N 78°26′12″W / 39.29833, -78.43667
Country	United States
State	West Virginia
County	Hampshire
Government
- Mayor	Donald Largent
Area
- Total	0.6 sq mi (1.5 km²)
- Land	0.6 sq mi (1.5 km²)
- Water	0.0 sq mi (0 km²)
Elevation	791 ft (791 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	200
- Density	357.2/sq mi (137.9/km²)
Time zone	EST (UTC-5)
- Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code	26711
Area code(s)	304
FIPS code	54-13108GR2
GNIS feature ID	1537027GR3

Capon Bridge is a town located in eastern Hampshire County, West Virginia along the Northwestern Turnpike (U.S. Route 50), approximately twenty miles west of Winchester, Virginia. As of the 2000 census, the town population was 2,178 [1], 200 of which live within the town limits. 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 is located at 39°17′54″N, 78°26′12″W (39.298405, -78.436797)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.5 km² (0.6 mi²), all land.

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 200 people, 91 households, and 56 families residing in the town. The population density was 137.9/km² (354.1/mi²). There were 110 housing units at an average density of 75.8/km² (194.8/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 98.50% White, 1.00% African American, and 0.50% from two or more races.

There were 91 households out of which 25.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.0% were married couples living together, 13.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.4% were non-families. 33.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.20 and the average family size was 2.65.

In the town the population was spread out with 22.0% under the age of 18, 10.0% from 18 to 24, 26.0% from 25 to 44, 22.5% from 45 to 64, and 19.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 94.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 79.3 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $30,750, and the median income for a family was $40,000. Males had a median income of $30,000 versus $22,188 for females. The per capita income for the town was $19,457. About 12.1% of families and 17.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 30.2% of those under the age of eighteen and 19.0% of those sixty five or over.

• Amos Pugh Home, Northwestern Turnpike (US Route 50 East)
• Capon Chapel Baptist Church & Cemetery, Christian Church Road (CR 13)
• Fort Edwards Site, Cold Stream Road (CR 15)
• Frye's Inn (c. 1800), Northwestern Turnpike (US Route 50 East)
• Hook's Tavern (1790), Northwestern Turnpike (US Route 50 East)
• Monroe Cemetery (18th Century), Christian Church Road (CR 13)
• Moss Rock Inn, Cacapon River Road (CR 14)
• Parks Home
• Burgundy Center for Wildlife Studies

• Capon Bridge Elementary
• Capon Bridge Middle School
• The Capon Bridge Museum
• Capon Bridge Public Library & Doctor Gardner Museum

• Capon Bridge, West Virginia is at coordinates 39°17′54″N 78°26′13″W / 39.298405, -78.436797Coordinates: 39°17′54″N 78°26′13″W / 39.298405, -78.436797

v • d • e Municipalities and communities of Hampshire County, West Virginia
County seat: Romney
City	Romney
Town	Capon Bridge
Unincorporated communities	Augusta | Barnes Mill | Bloomery | Blues Beach | Bubbling Spring | Capon Lake | Capon Springs | Capon Springs Station | Cold Stream | Creekvale | Davis Ford | Delray | Dillons Run | Donaldson | Forks of Cacapon | Frenchburg | Glebe | Good | Grace | Green Spring | Hainesville | Hanging Rock | Higginsville | High View | Hooks Mills | Hoy | Intermont | Jericho | Junction | Largent | Lehew | Levels | Little Cacapon | Loom | Mechanicsburg | Millbrook | Millen | Millesons Mill | Neals Run | Nero | North River Mills | Okonoko | Pancake | Pin Oak | Pleasant Dale | Points | Purgitsville | Rada | Raven Rocks | Ridgedale | Rio | Ruckman | Sector | Sedan | Shanks | Shiloh | Slanesville | South Branch Depot | Springfield | Three Churches | Vance | Vanderlip | Wappocomo | Wickham | Yellow Spring

	v • d • e The Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia
Counties	Berkeley | Grant | Hampshire | Hardy | Jefferson | Mineral | Morgan | Pendleton
Communities	Bayard | Berkeley Springs | Bolivar | Capon Bridge | Carpendale | Charles Town | Elk Garden | Franklin | Harpers Ferry | Hedgesville | Keyser | Martinsburg | Moorefield | Paw Paw | Petersburg | Piedmont | Ridgeley | Romney | Shepherdstown | Wardensville
Attractions	Appalachian National Scenic Trail | Berkeley Springs State Park | Cacapon Resort State Park | Cacapon River | Capon Springs Historic District | Charles Town Races & Slots | Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park | Fort Ashby | Fort Mill Ridge Civil War Trenches | George Washington National Forest | Germany Valley | Harpers Ferry National Historical Park | Indian Mound Cemetery | Jennings Randolph Lake | Lost River | Lost River State Park | Monongahela National Forest | Mount Storm Lake | Northwestern Turnpike | Potomac Eagle Scenic Railroad | Potomac River | Potomac State College | Seneca Rocks | Shenandoah River | Shepherdstown Historic District | Shepherd University | Sleepy Creek Lake | Smoke Hole Caverns | South Branch Potomac River | Spruce Knob | Summit Point Motorsports Park | The Trough | Trout Pond | Tuscarora Trail | Washington Heritage Trail