Chesapeake is a town in Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States.

[6] At the 2020 Census there were 1,336 people, 617 occupied households, and 117 vacant properties in the town.

[8] At the 2010 census there were 1,554 people, 691 households, and 425 families living in the town.

There were 809 housing units at an average density of 1,685.4 per square mile (650.7/km2).

At the 2000 census there were 1,643 people, 750 households, and 480 families living in the town.

There were 851 housing units at an average density of 1,806.3 per square mile (699.1/km2).

The current mayor of Chesapeake is Melissa J. Hill, effective July 1, 2023.