Eleanor, West Virginia facts for kids
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Eleanor, West Virginia
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Location of Eleanor in Putnam County, West Virginia.
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| Country | United States | |
| State | West Virginia | |
| County | Putnam | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 2.13 sq mi (5.51 km2) | |
| • Land | 2.12 sq mi (5.50 km2) | |
| • Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.01 km2) | |
| Elevation | 604 ft (184 m) | |
| Population
(2020)
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| • Total | 1,548 | |
| • Estimate
(2021)
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1,539 | |
| • Density | 747.88/sq mi (288.78/km2) | |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) | |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) | |
| ZIP code |
25070
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| Area code(s) | 304 | |
| FIPS code | 54-24292 | |
| GNIS feature ID | 1538590 | |
Eleanor is a small town in Putnam County, West Virginia. It is located along the Kanawha River. In 2020, about 1,548 people lived there. Eleanor is part of the larger Huntington–Ashland metropolitan area.
The town was named after Eleanor Roosevelt, who was the First Lady of the United States. It was created in the 1930s as a special project during the New Deal. The New Deal was a series of programs and projects in the United States. These projects aimed to help the country recover from the Great Depression. Other towns like Eleanor were also built during this time, such as Greenbelt and Norris.
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History of Eleanor
Eleanor was started in 1934. This was when President Franklin D. Roosevelt and First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt visited the area. They decided to make it a test site for families. The idea was to build new communities where people could live and work.
Eleanor was one of three similar communities in West Virginia. The other two were Arthurdale and Tygart Valley. When the town was first built, all the houses looked very similar. People still call these original homes "old Eleanor houses."
Today, Eleanor has three schools. These are George Washington Elementary School, George Washington Middle School, and the Putnam County Career and Technical Center.
Geography of Eleanor
Eleanor is located in West Virginia. Its exact coordinates are 38.539037 degrees North and -81.931046 degrees West.
The United States Census Bureau says the town covers about 2.13 square miles (5.51 square kilometers). Most of this area, about 2.12 square miles (5.50 square kilometers), is land. A very small part, about 0.01 square miles (0.01 square kilometers), is water.
Climate in Eleanor
The weather in Eleanor usually has warm temperatures. Rain is spread out fairly evenly throughout the year. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Eleanor has a Humid subtropical climate. This type of climate is often shown as "Cfa" on climate maps. It means the area has hot, humid summers and mild winters.
| Climate data for Eleanor, West Virginia (Winfield Locks) (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1939–present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 80 (27) |
81 (27) |
87 (31) |
93 (34) |
96 (36) |
102 (39) |
101 (38) |
103 (39) |
102 (39) |
96 (36) |
87 (31) |
80 (27) |
103 (39) |
| Mean maximum °F (°C) | 67.2 (19.6) |
70.4 (21.3) |
77.6 (25.3) |
86.2 (30.1) |
89.2 (31.8) |
92.7 (33.7) |
94.5 (34.7) |
94.1 (34.5) |
92.4 (33.6) |
84.7 (29.3) |
77.1 (25.1) |
68.7 (20.4) |
96.0 (35.6) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 43.6 (6.4) |
47.5 (8.6) |
56.3 (13.5) |
69.0 (20.6) |
76.3 (24.6) |
84.0 (28.9) |
87.0 (30.6) |
86.4 (30.2) |
80.7 (27.1) |
69.5 (20.8) |
57.7 (14.3) |
47.3 (8.5) |
67.1 (19.5) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 33.8 (1.0) |
36.8 (2.7) |
44.3 (6.8) |
55.3 (12.9) |
63.9 (17.7) |
72.1 (22.3) |
75.8 (24.3) |
74.9 (23.8) |
68.7 (20.4) |
57.1 (13.9) |
46.0 (7.8) |
38.0 (3.3) |
55.6 (13.1) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 24.0 (−4.4) |
26.1 (−3.3) |
32.3 (0.2) |
41.6 (5.3) |
51.4 (10.8) |
60.2 (15.7) |
64.6 (18.1) |
63.4 (17.4) |
56.7 (13.7) |
44.6 (7.0) |
34.3 (1.3) |
28.6 (−1.9) |
44.0 (6.7) |
| Mean minimum °F (°C) | 6.3 (−14.3) |
10.6 (−11.9) |
17.7 (−7.9) |
27.8 (−2.3) |
36.9 (2.7) |
49.4 (9.7) |
56.2 (13.4) |
55.1 (12.8) |
44.4 (6.9) |
32.1 (0.1) |
21.4 (−5.9) |
14.3 (−9.8) |
3.5 (−15.8) |
| Record low °F (°C) | −18 (−28) |
−9 (−23) |
0 (−18) |
18 (−8) |
27 (−3) |
37 (3) |
48 (9) |
43 (6) |
34 (1) |
21 (−6) |
7 (−14) |
−10 (−23) |
−18 (−28) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 2.71 (69) |
2.93 (74) |
3.70 (94) |
3.18 (81) |
4.07 (103) |
3.55 (90) |
4.32 (110) |
3.68 (93) |
2.93 (74) |
2.70 (69) |
2.58 (66) |
3.13 (80) |
39.48 (1,003) |
| Average snowfall inches (cm) | 4.1 (10) |
2.7 (6.9) |
2.6 (6.6) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
1.3 (3.3) |
10.7 (27) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) | 11.5 | 11.1 | 12.4 | 12.1 | 12.9 | 11.9 | 10.7 | 9.2 | 8.1 | 9.3 | 9.9 | 13.1 | 132.2 |
| Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in) | 2.6 | 2.0 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 6.4 |
| Source: NOAA | |||||||||||||
People in Eleanor (Demographics)
| Historical population | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1970 | 1,035 | — | |
| 1980 | 1,282 | 23.9% | |
| 1990 | 1,256 | −2.0% | |
| 2000 | 1,345 | 7.1% | |
| 2010 | 1,518 | 12.9% | |
| 2020 | 1,548 | 2.0% | |
| 2021 (est.) | 1,539 | 1.4% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census | |||
Eleanor's Population in 2010
In 2010, the census counted 1,518 people living in Eleanor. There were 624 households and 445 families. The town had about 716 people per square mile (276 people per square kilometer). There were 659 homes, with about 311 homes per square mile (120 homes per square kilometer).
Most of the people in Eleanor were White (98.0%). A small number were African American (0.1%), Native American (0.3%), or Asian (0.3%). About 0.4% were from other races, and 1.0% were from two or more races. People of Hispanic or Latino background made up 0.9% of the population.
Out of the 624 households, 28.0% had children under 18 living with them. Most households (58.7%) were married couples living together. About 9.1% had a female head of household with no husband. Only 3.5% had a male head of household with no wife. About 28.7% of households were not families.
Almost a quarter of all households (24.4%) were made up of just one person. About 12.5% of households had someone aged 65 or older living alone. On average, there were 2.43 people in each household and 2.90 people in each family.
The average age of people in Eleanor was 41.9 years. About 21.5% of residents were under 18 years old. About 6.6% were between 18 and 24. People aged 25 to 44 made up 26.2% of the population. Those aged 45 to 64 were 26.5%. Finally, 19.3% of residents were 65 years or older. The town had slightly more females (51.1%) than males (48.9%).
See also
In Spanish: Eleanor (Virginia Occidental) para niños
