KanaugaOH
A town of 270, settled in 1896.
Is Kanauga a good place to live?
22% of residents live below the poverty line in Kanauga, where Ohio’s towns sit at 9.1% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. Only 6 of the 994 Ohio towns we compare have a lower share of households owning their home than Kanauga. Kanauga has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
270 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Kanauga: who provides what
Kanauga is unincorporated, so Gallia County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Kanauga.
Four seasons and pleasant summers in Kanauga
Kanauga has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 86°, January nights drop to 24° and about 14 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Inland flooding leads a low hazard risk in Kanauga
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 65% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Kanauga has 0.9 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Most working residents leave Kanauga for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Green Township (20%), Gallipolis (10%) and Springfield Township (5%). Half commute less than 8 miles.
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Compared with most of Ohio and the rest of the country, more of Kanauga’s adults smoke cigarettes
25% of Kanauga adults smoke cigarettes, above both Ohio’s towns (16%) and U.S. towns (14%). 36% of Kanauga adults get no exercise outside work. Kanauga beats the Ohio average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 12.
| Kanauga | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 16% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 36% | 28% | 25% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 18% | 17% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 15% | 14% |
| What stands out | Kanauga | OH |
|---|---|---|
| More smokers | 24.5% | 15.4% |
| More adults facing a utility shut-off | 11% | 8.3% |
| More adults with COPD | 10.6% | 8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Kanauga
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Kanauga
About 0 of every 100 Kanauga residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
About Kanauga
Census-designated place in Ohio, United States
Kanauga is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Gallia County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census it had a population of 185.
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- Area
- 0.3 sq mi
- Elevation
- 570 ft
Questions about Kanauga
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Kanauga, OH a good place to live?
Kanauga has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.