Eleanor, West Virginia

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Eleanor, West Virginia
settlement_type = Town
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map_caption = Location of Eleanor, West Virginia


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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 = West Virginia
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Putnam

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area_total_km2 = 2.2
area_land_km2 = 2.2
area_water_km2 = 0.0
area_total_sq_mi = 0.8
area_land_sq_mi = 0.8
area_water_sq_mi = 0.0

population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 1345
population_density_km2 = 616.7
population_density_sq_mi = 1597.1

timezone = Eastern (EST)
utc_offset = -5
timezone_DST = EDT
utc_offset_DST = -4
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elevation_m = 184
elevation_ft = 604
latd = 38 |latm = 32 |lats = 21 |latNS = N
longd = 81 |longm = 55 |longs = 52 |longEW = W

postal_code_type = ZIP code
postal_code = 25070
area_code = 304
blank_name = FIPS code
blank_info = 54-24292GR|2
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blank1_info = 1538590GR|3
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Eleanor is a town in Putnam County, West Virginia, U.S., along the Kanawha River. [cite book| title= West Virginia Atlas & Gazetteer |year=1997 |publisher= DeLorme |location=Yarmouth, Me. |isbn= 0-89933-246-3 |pages= p.42] Its population was 1,345 at the 2000 census. The town was established as a New Deal project in the 1930s and named for Eleanor Roosevelt. [cite book| author=Kenny, Hamill |title= West Virginia Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning, Including the Nomenclature of the Streams and Mountains |year=1945 |publisher=The Place Name Press |location=Piedmont, West Virginia |pages= p.224]

History

Eleanor was established in 1934, when President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, and first lady Eleanor Roosevelt visited the county and developed it as a test site for families. When the town was built the houses were built to look very similar to one another and are now referred to as old Eleanor houses. There are two schools in Eleanor, George Washington Elementary School and George Washington Middle School. G.W. Middle was burned down in 2000 by three students who attended the school at the time.Fact|date=February 2008

Geography

Eleanor is located at coor dms|38|32|21|N|81|55|52|W|city (38.539037, -81.931046)GR|1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 2.2 km² (0.8 mi²), all land.

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 1,345 people, 574 households, and 416 families residing in the town. The population density was 618.2/km² (1,597.1/mi²). There were 608 housing units at an average density of 279.5/km² (722.0/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 99.55% White, 0.07% African American, 0.07% Native American, 0.15% Asian, and 0.15% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.52% of the population.

There were 574 households out of which 29.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.2% were married couples living together, 9.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.4% were non-families. 25.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.34 and the average family size was 2.79.

In the town the population was spread out with 21.3% under the age of 18, 7.0% from 18 to 24, 28.6% from 25 to 44, 26.2% from 45 to 64, and 17.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 93.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.1 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $35,284, and the median income for a family was $43,274. Males had a median income of $35,000 versus $21,198 for females. The per capita income for the town was $19,104. About 5.6% of families and 6.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.2% of those under age 18 and 3.9% of those age 65 or over.

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