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{{Infobox settlement
|official_name = Eleanor, West Virginia
|settlement_type = [[Town]]
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|leader_title = [[Mayor]]
|leader_name = Charles Cameron "Cam" Clendenin
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|population_density_km2 = 288.78
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|area_code = [[Area code 304|304]]
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'''Eleanor''' is a town in [[Putnam County, West Virginia|Putnam County]], [[West Virginia]], United States, along the [[Kanawha River]].<ref>{{cite book| title= West Virginia Atlas & Gazetteer |year=1997 |publisher= [[DeLorme]] |location=Yarmouth, Me. |isbn= 0-89933-246-3 |pages= 42}}</ref> Its population was 1,
==History==
Eleanor was established in 1934, when [[List of Presidents of the United States|President]] Franklin D. Roosevelt and
As a "[[sundown town]]", like other Franklin Roosevelt towns around the nation (such as [[Greenbelt, Maryland|Greenbelt]], [[Greenhills, Ohio|Greenhills]], [[Greendale, Wisconsin|Greendale]], [[Hanford, Washington|Hanford]], or [[Norris, Tennessee|Norris]]), it was for whites only.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/25/us/25eleanor.html|title=From New Deal to New Hard Times, Eleanor Endures|last=Barry|first=Dan|work=The New York Times|date=December 24, 2009|access-date=November 28, 2011}}</ref>
It was one of three resettlement communities in West Virginia, the others being [[Arthurdale, West Virginia|Arthurdale]] and [[Tygart Valley Homesteads Historic District|Tygart Valley]]. When the town was developed, the houses were built to look very similar to one another and are now referred to as old Eleanor houses. There are three schools in Eleanor: George Washington Elementary School, George Washington Middle School and the Putnam County Career and Technical Center.
==Geography==
Eleanor is located at {{coord|38|32|21|N|81|55|52|W|type:city}} (38.539037, -81.931046).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|2.13|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which
===Climate===
The climate in this area is characterized by relatively high temperatures and evenly distributed precipitation throughout the year. According to the [[Köppen Climate Classification]] system, Eleanor has a [[Humid subtropical climate]], abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.<ref>[http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=386964&cityname=Eleanor%2C+West+Virginia%2C+United+States+of+America&units= Climate Summary for Eleanor, West Virginia]</ref>
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|year avg record high F = 96.0
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| Nov high F = 57.7
| Dec high F = 47.3
| year high F = 67.1
| Jan mean F = 33.8
| Feb mean F = 36.8
| Mar mean F = 44.3
| Apr mean F = 55.3
| May mean F = 63.9
| Jun mean F = 72.1
| Jul mean F = 75.8
| Aug mean F = 74.9
| Sep mean F = 68.7
| Oct mean F = 57.1
| Nov mean F = 46.0
| Dec mean F = 38.0
| year mean F = 55.6
| Jan low F = 24.0
| Feb low F = 26.1
| Mar low F = 32.3
| Apr low F = 41.6
| May low F = 51.4
| Jun low F = 60.2
| Jul low F = 64.6
| Aug low F = 63.4
| Sep low F = 56.7
| Oct low F = 44.6
| Nov low F = 34.3
| Dec low F = 28.6
| year low F = 44.0
|Jan avg record low F = 6.3
|Feb avg record low F = 10.6
|Mar avg record low F = 17.7
|Apr avg record low F = 27.8
|May avg record low F = 36.9
|Jun avg record low F = 49.4
|Jul avg record low F = 56.2
|Aug avg record low F = 55.1
|Sep avg record low F = 44.4
|Oct avg record low F = 32.1
|Nov avg record low F = 21.4
|Dec avg record low F = 14.3
|year avg record low F = 3.5
| Jan record low F = -18
| Feb record low F = -9
| Mar record low F = 0
| Apr record low F = 18
| May record low F = 27
| Jun record low F = 37
| Jul record low F = 48
| Aug record low F = 43
| Sep record low F = 34
| Oct record low F = 21
| Nov record low F = 7
| Dec record low F = -10
| year record low F =
| precipitation colour = green
| Jan precipitation inch = 2.71
| Feb precipitation inch = 2.93
| Mar precipitation inch = 3.70
| Apr precipitation inch = 3.18
| May precipitation inch = 4.07
| Jun precipitation inch = 3.55
| Jul precipitation inch = 4.32
| Aug precipitation inch = 3.68
| Sep precipitation inch = 2.93
| Oct precipitation inch = 2.70
| Nov precipitation inch = 2.58
| Dec precipitation inch = 3.13
| year precipitation inch = 39.48
| unit precipitation days = 0.01 in
| Jan precipitation days = 11.5
| Feb precipitation days = 11.1
| Mar precipitation days = 12.4
| Apr precipitation days = 12.1
| May precipitation days = 12.9
| Jun precipitation days = 11.9
| Jul precipitation days = 10.7
| Aug precipitation days = 9.2
| Sep precipitation days = 8.1
| Oct precipitation days = 9.3
| Nov precipitation days = 9.9
| Dec precipitation days = 13.1
| year precipitation days = 132.2
| Jan snow inch = 4.1
| Feb snow inch = 2.7
| Mar snow inch = 2.6
| Apr snow inch = 0.0
| May snow inch = 0.0
| Jun snow inch = 0.0
| Jul snow inch = 0.0
| Aug snow inch = 0.0
| Sep snow inch = 0.0
| Oct snow inch = 0.0
| Nov snow inch = 0.0
| Dec snow inch = 1.3
| year snow inch = 10.7
| unit snow days = 0.1 in
| Jan snow days = 2.6
| Feb snow days = 2.0
| Mar snow days = 0.6
| Apr snow days = 0.0
| May snow days = 0.0
| Jun snow days = 0.0
| Jul snow days = 0.0
| Aug snow days = 0.0
| Sep snow days = 0.0
| Oct snow days = 0.0
| Nov snow days = 0.0
| Dec snow days = 1.2
| year snow days = 6.4
| source = [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration|NOAA]]<ref name="NOWData">{{cite web
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|title = NOWData – NOAA Online Weather Data
|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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|url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&stations=USC00469683&format=pdf&dataTypes=MLY-TMAX-NORMAL,MLY-TMIN-NORMAL,MLY-TAVG-NORMAL,MLY-PRCP-NORMAL,MLY-SNOW-NORMAL
|title = Summary of Monthly Normals 1991–2020
|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
|access-date = November 13, 2023}}</ref>
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|2000= 1345
|2010= 1518
|2020= 1548
|estyear=2021
|estimate=1539
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2020-2021"/>
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
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===2010 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name ="wwwcensusgov">{{cite web|title=U.S. Census website|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=
There were 624 households, of which 28.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.7% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 9.1% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.5% had a male householder with no wife present, and 28.7% were non-families. 24.4% 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 2.43 and the average family size was 2.90.
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[[Category:Towns in Putnam County, West Virginia]]
[[Category:Populated places on the Kanawha River]]
[[Category:New Deal subsistence homestead communities]]
[[Category:Towns in West Virginia]]
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