KanaugaOH
A town of 270, settled in 1896.
Is Kanauga a good place to live?
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.
Expect four seasons and pleasant summers in Kanauga
The town’s typical July afternoon high is 86°F, above the Ohio town median (84°F) and near the median of U.S. towns (85°F).
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Natural hazards: low risk in Kanauga, mostly inland flooding
83% of Kanauga’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by heat waves at 9%. Storm and flood damage is expected to run 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
The top destinations are Green Township (20%), Gallipolis (10%) and Springfield Township (5%). Kanauga: 22% of residents live below the poverty line, where Ohio’s towns sit at 9.1% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. For half of commuters, work is under 8 miles away.
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
Among adults in Kanauga, 39% sleep under 7 hours. 36% of adults in Kanauga get no exercise outside work; 21% report frequent mental distress.
| 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.