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|population_est = 1539
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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 1,548 at the 2020 census.<ref name="USCensusEst2020-2021"/> It is part of the [[Huntington–Ashland metropolitan area]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://m.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/omb/bulletins/2013/b13-01.pdf|title=Population statistics|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130319014422/http://m.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/omb/bulletins/2013/b13-01.pdf|archive-date=2013-03-March 19, 2013}}</ref> The town, named for [[Eleanor Roosevelt]], was established as a [[New Deal]] project in the 1930s like other [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]] towns around the nation (e.g. [[Greenbelt, Maryland|Greenbelt]], [[Greenhills, Ohio|Greenhills]], [[Greendale, Wisconsin|Greendale]], [[Hanford, Washington|Hanford]], or [[Norris, Tennessee|Norris]]).<ref name="hamill">{{cite book|last=Kenny|first=Hamill|title=West Virginia Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning, Including the Nomenclature of the Streams and Mountains|url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015009099824;view=1up;seq=252;size=125|year=1945|publisher=The Place Name Press|location=Piedmont, WV|page=224}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/25/us/25eleanor.html?scp=1&sq=Eleanor&st=cse|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>
 
==History==
Eleanor was established in 1934, when [[List of Presidents of the United States|President]] Franklin D. Roosevelt and First Lady [[Eleanor Roosevelt|Eleanor]] visited the county and developed it as a test site for families.<ref name="hamill" /> It was named for her and developed it as a test site for families.
 
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>
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==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=2011-04-April 23, 2011|date=2011-02-February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>
 
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|2.13|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|2.12|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|0.01|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is water.<ref name ="Gazetteer files">{{cite web|title=US Gazetteer files 2010|url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=January 24, 2013-01-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120112090031/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt|archive-date=January 12, 2012-01-12|url-status=dead}}</ref>
 
===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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| location = Eleanor, West Virginia (Winfield Locks) (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1939–present)
|Jan high F = 42
|Feb Jan record high F = 4580
|Mar Feb record high F = 5581
|Apr Mar record high F = 6787
|May Apr record high F = 7693
|Jun May record high F = 8396
|Jul Jun record high F = 86102
|Aug Jul record high F = 86101
|Sep Aug record high F = 80103
|Oct Sep record high F = 69102
|Nov Oct record high F = 5796
|Dec Nov record high F = 4687
|year Dec record high F = 6680
|Jan lowyear record high F = 23
 
|Feb low F = 25
|MarJan lowavg record high F = 3267.2
|AprFeb lowavg record high F = 4170.4
|MayMar lowavg record high F = 5077.6
|JunApr lowavg record high F = 6086.2
|JulMay lowavg record high F = 6489.2
|AugJun lowavg record high F = 6392.7
|SepJul lowavg record high F = 5694.5
|OctAug lowavg record high F = 4594.1
|NovSep lowavg record high F = 3592.4
|DecOct lowavg record high F = 2784.7
|yearNov lowavg record high F = 4377.1
|Dec avg record high F = 68.7
|Jan precipitation inch = 3
|year avg record high F = 96.0
|Feb precipitation inch = 2.8
 
|Mar precipitation inch = 3.8
|Apr precipitationJan inchhigh F = 343.46
|May precipitationFeb inchhigh F = 347.95
|Jun precipitationMar inchhigh F = 356.43
|Jul precipitationApr inchhigh F = 469.40
|Aug precipitationMay inchhigh F = 376.83
|Sep precipitationJun inchhigh F = 384.20
|Oct precipitationJul inchhigh F = 287.50
|Nov precipitationAug inchhigh F = 386.14
|Dec precipitationSep inchhigh F = 280.97
|year precipitationOct inchhigh F = 4069.25
| Nov high F = 57.7
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| Dec high F = 47.3
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| year high F = 67.1
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| Jan mean F = 33.8
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| Feb mean F = 36.8
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| Mar mean F = 44.3
|year=2013
| Apr mean F = 55.3
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| May mean F = 63.9
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| Jun mean F = 72.1
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| Jul mean F = 75.8
|date=September 2013
| 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 =
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| 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
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| Jan snow days = 2.6
| Feb snow days = 2.0
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| 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
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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=2013-01-January 24, 2013}}</ref> of 2010, there were 1,518 people, 624 households, and 445 families living in the town. The [[population density]] was {{convert|716.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 659 housing units at an average density of {{convert|310.8|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the town was 98.0% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.1% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.3% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.3% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.4% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 1.0% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.9% of the population.
 
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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