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Population (year 2000): 5,222. Estimated population in July 2006: 6,071 (+16.3% change)

Males: 2,511	(48.1%)
Females: 2,711	(51.9%)

Putnam County

Median resident age:	36.5 years
West Virginia median age:	38.9 years

Zip codes: 25526.

Estimated median household income in 2005: $42,000 (it was $39,591 in 2000)

Hurricane	$42,000
West Virginia:	$33,452

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $99,100 (it was $89,000 in 2000)

Hurricane	$99,100
West Virginia:	$84,400

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Races in Hurricane:

White Non-Hispanic (97.7%)
Black (0.7%)
Two or more races (0.7%)
Hispanic (0.5%)

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Ancestries: United States (24.9%), German (14.2%), English (11.3%), Irish (11.2%), Scotch-Irish (4.0%), Dutch (2.6%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated in 1888

Elevation: 700 feet

Land area: 2.96 square miles.

Population density: 2015 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Hurricane

High school or higher: 83.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.3%
Graduate or professional degree: 7.3%
Unemployed: 5.5%
Mean travel time to work: 23.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Hurricane city

Never married: 17.8%
Now married: 63.2%
Separated: 0.7%
Widowed: 7.0%
Divorced: 11.3%

54 residents are foreign born

This city:	1.0%
West Virginia:	1.1%

According to our research there were 15 registered sex offenders living in Hurricane, West Virginia in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Hurricane to the number of sex offenders is 397 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Hurricane:	0.6% ($565)
West Virginia:	0.5% ($378)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Charleston, WV (27.2 miles , pop. 53,421).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Columbus, OH (126.7 miles , pop. 711,470).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (454.7 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Culloden, WV (3.5 miles ), Teays Valley, WV (5.8 miles ), Milton, WV (7.8 miles ), Eleanor, WV (9.6 miles ), Winfield, WV (11.2 miles ), Hamlin, WV (12.2 miles ), Nitro, WV (13.0 miles ), Buffalo, WV (13.1 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 30 buildings, average cost: $70,300
1997: 18 buildings, average cost: $75,500
1998: 35 buildings, average cost: $89,100
1999: 39 buildings, average cost: $84,100
2000: 48 buildings, average cost: $91,600
2001: 48 buildings, average cost: $112,800
2002: 52 buildings, average cost: $111,200
2003: 61 buildings, average cost: $119,600
2004: 75 buildings, average cost: $120,000
2005: 51 buildings, average cost: $124,500
2006: 46 buildings, average cost: $123,700

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Latitude: 38.43 N, Longitude: 82.02 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: +264 (+5.1%)
Workers who live and work in this city: 496 (20.1%)

5 people in other noninstitutional group quarters

Area code: 304

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Population change in the 1990s: +338 (+6.9%).

Historical population

Historical housing units

Most common industries for males:

Construction (11%)
Public administration (9%)
Accommodation and food services (7%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
Repair and maintenance (6%)
Chemicals (5%)
Utilities (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (20%)
Educational services (9%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (8%)
Finance and insurance (7%)
Public administration (6%)
Social assistance (6%)
Food and beverage stores (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (8%)
Engineers (6%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (5%)
Computer specialists (5%)

Most common occupations for females

Secretaries and administrative assistants (9%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
Child care workers (5%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
Registered nurses (4%)

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Crime in Hurricane by Year
Type	2001	2003	2004	2005	2006
Murders	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Rapes	0	0	1	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	17.7	0.0	0.0
Robberies	0	0	0	1	2
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	17.3	33.5
Assaults	3	3	9	7	2
per 100,000	57.7	54.5	159.6	120.8	33.5
Burglaries	4	15	4	8	18
per 100,000	76.9	272.5	70.9	138.1	301.4
Thefts	66	93	139	116	151
per 100,000	1268.5	1689.7	2465.0	2002.4	2528.0
Auto thefts	1	12	14	15	20
per 100,000	19.2	218.0	248.3	258.9	334.8
Arson	0	2	1	1	0
per 100,000	0.0	36.3	17.7	17.3	0.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 198.7)	69.2	115.0	169.5	139.8	165.7

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 14 (12 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	2.01
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in Hurricane, West Virginia

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

Hurricane, West Virginia average temperatures

Hurricane, West Virginia average precipitation

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Hurricane-area historical tornado activity is slightly below West Virginia state average. It is 67% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/23/1968, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 29.5 miles away from the Hurricane city center killed 7 people and injured 93 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 4/8/1965, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 35.1 miles away from the city center injured 3 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Birthplace of: Josh Sowards - College basketball player (West Virginia Mountaineers).

Hospital/medical center in Hurricane:

PUTNAM GENERAL HOSPITAL (1400 HOSPITAL DRIVE)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Hurricane:

THOMAS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 21 miles; SOUTH CHARLESTON, WV)
THREE GABLES SURGERY CENTER, LLC (about 25 miles; PROCTORVILLE, OH)
H/S REHAB HOSPITAL OF HUNTINGTON (about 25 miles; HUNTINGTON, WV)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Hurricane:

YEAGER (about 31 miles; CHARLESTON, WV; ID: CRW)
TRI-STATE/MILTON J. FERGUSON FIELD (about 37 miles; HUNTINGTON, WV; ID: HTS)
MID-OHIO VALLEY REGIONAL (about 74 miles; PARKERSBURG, WV; ID: PKB)

Other public-use airports nearest to Hurricane:

ONA AIRPARK (about 13 miles; MILTON, WV; ID: 12V)
LEON (about 20 miles; LEON, WV; ID: W07)
ROBERT NEWLON FIELD (about 20 miles; HUNTINGTON, WV; ID: I41)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Hurricane:

MARSHALL UNIVERSITY (about 29 miles; HUNTINGTON, WV; Full-time enrollment: 12,361)
WEST VIRGINIA STATE COLLEGE (about 34 miles; INSTITUTE, WV; FT enrollment: 3,688)
OHIO UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 62 miles; ATHENS, OH; FT enrollment: 18,721)
HOCKING TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 64 miles; NELSONVILLE, OH; FT enrollment: 4,050)
WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY AT PARKERSBURG (about 67 miles; PARKERSBURG, WV; FT enrollment: 2,306)
SHAWNEE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 68 miles; PORTSMOUTH, OH; FT enrollment: 2,849)
SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 93 miles; RICHLANDS, VA; FT enrollment: 2,412)

Public high school in Hurricane:

HURRICANE HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,012; Location: 3350 TEAYS VALLEY RD; Grades: 09 - 12)

Private high school in Hurricane:

CALVARY BAPTIST ACADEMY (Students: 124; Location: 3655 TEAYS VALLEY ROAD; Grades: KG - 12)

Public elementary/middle schools in Hurricane:

HURRICANE MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 852; Location: 518 MIDLAND TRL; Grades: 06 - 08)
WEST TEAYS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 749; Location: 3676 TEAYS VALLEY RD; Grades: KG - 05)
HURRICANE TOWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 317; Location: 300 HARBOUR LN; Grades: KG - 05)
LAKESIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 292; Location: 2550 US ROUTE 60; Grades: PK - 05)
CONNER STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 286; Location: 445 CONNER ST; Grades: KG - 05)

Library in Hurricane:

PUTNAM COUNTY (Operating income: $456,076; Location: 4219 STATE RT.34; 86,454 books; 1,318 audio materials; 1,992 video materials; 135 serial subscriptions)

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Notable location: Hurricane City Hall (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Shopping Center: Hurricane Plaza Shopping Center (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Churches in Hurricane include: Glad Tidings Assembly of God Church (A), Saint Timothy in the Valley Episcopal Church (B), Catholic Church of the Ascension (C), Our Savior Bible Center (D), Forrest Burdette United Methodist Church (E), Teays Valley Missionary Baptist Church (F), First Baptist Church of Hurricane (G), First Church of the Nazarene (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemetery: Valley View Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Park in Hurricane: Hurricane City Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Post office: Hurricane Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Tourist attractions: Museum in the Community (3 Valley Park Road), Par Four Family Entertainment Center (Amusement & Theme Parks; Mynes Road & Route 60), Yamaha Powersports (Tours & Charters; 892 Orchard Park Rd).

Drinking water stations with addresses in Hurricane and their reported violations in the past:

HURRICANE TOWN OF (Population served: 8200, Surface_water):

Past monitoring violations:

One routine major monitoring violation

One minor monitoring violation

Average household size:

This city:	2.5 people
West Virginia:	2.4 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	72.4%
Whole state:	68.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	3.1%
Whole state:	4.7%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This city:	10.3%
Whole state:	17.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This city:	4.2%
Whole state:	7.6%

Hurricane compared to West Virginia state average:

Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage below state average.
Length of stay since moving in below state average.
House age significantly below state average.

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Banks with branches in Hurricane (2007 data):

Putnam County Bank: Interstate Branch, Vally Branch, at 2761 Main Street. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $457.9 mil, Deposits: $394.5 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 3 total offices, Holding Company: Putnam Bancshares, Inc.
Branch Banking and Trust Company: Teays Valley Branch at 4141 State Route 34, branch established on 1988-09-24; Hurricane Branch at Route 19 And Route 34, branch established on 1985-09-23. Info updated 2007-01-23: Bank assets: $117,134.1 mil, Deposits: $83,585.1 mil, headquarters in Winston Salem, NC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1480 total offices, Holding Company: Bb&T Corporation
Fifth Third Bank: Teays Valley Banking Center Branch at 3049 Mount Vernon Rd, branch established on 2003-04-28. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $52,672.0 mil, Deposits: $31,725.7 mil, headquarters in Cincinnati, OH, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 413 total offices, Holding Company: Fifth Third Bancorp
The Huntington National Bank: Teays Valley Branch at 4149 State Highway 34, branch established on 1989-04-03. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $34,914.0 mil, Deposits: $25,554.3 mil, headquarters in Columbus, OH, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 593 total offices, Holding Company: Huntington Bancshares Incorporated
The First State Bank: Teays Valley Branch at 1101 Hospital Drive, Suite 106, branch established on 2002-09-16. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $151.2 mil, Deposits: $122.5 mil, headquarters in Barboursville, WV, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 4 total offices, Holding Company: First Bankshares, Inc.

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School Enrollment by Level of School

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2004 Presidential Election results in Putnam County West Virginia:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)
Function	Full-time employees	Monthly full-time payroll	Average yearly full-time wage	Part-time employees	Monthly part-time payroll
Water Supply	11	$24,686	$26,930	1	$443
Parks and Recreation	1	$1,966	$23,592	0	$0
Sewerage	11	$28,240	$30,807	0	$0
Health	0	$0		1	$1,027
Streets and Highways	5	$11,154	$26,770	0	$0
Police - Other	1	$2,218	$26,616	1	$886
Other Government Administration	19	$25,879	$16,345	0	$0
Police Protection - Officers	14	$24,294	$20,823	0	$0
Financial Administration	1	$1,107	$13,284	0	$0
Judicial and Legal	0	$0		1	$500
Totals for Government	63	$119,545	$22,770	4	$2,856

Hurricane government finances in 2002:

Charges - Sewerage: $1,228,000
All Other: $5,000
Current Operations - Sewerage: $1,228,000
Water Utilities: $1,132,000

Police Protection: $913,000

Regular Highways: $346,000

Central Staff Services: $187,000

Parks & Recreation: $79,000

Financial Administration: $75,000

General - Other: $73,000

General Public Buildings: $62,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $17,000

Libraries: $8,000

Fire Protection: $3,000

Parking Facilities: $1,000
General - Interest on Debt: $138,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $1,739,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $2,293,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $2,212,000
Water Utilities: $1,704,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $81,000
Water Utilities: $35,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $190,000
Interest Earnings: $3,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $300,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $1,132,000
State Intergovernmental - All Other: $262,000
Tax - Property: $696,000
Other Selective Sales: $418,000

Public Utilities: $82,000

NEC: $65,000

Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $35,000

Tobacco Sales: $0
Total Salaries & Wages: $750,000
Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $104,000

7.77% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($46,525 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.77%
West Virginia average:	5.78%

0.05% of residents moved from foreign countries ($114 average AGI)
Putnam County: 0.05%
West Virginia average: 0.06%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Kanawha County, WV	3.26% ($39,473 average AGI)
from Cabell County, WV	0.88% ($37,538)
from Mason County, WV	0.16% ($29,250)

7.14% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($46,952 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.14%
West Virginia average:	5.65%

0.05% of residents moved to foreign countries ($327 average AGI)
Putnam County: 0.05%
West Virginia average: 0.02%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Kanawha County, WV	2.65% ($31,545 average AGI)
to Cabell County, WV	0.85% ($30,759)
to Mason County, WV	0.20% ($30,868)

Strongest AM radio stations in Hurricane:

WOKU (1080 AM; daytime; 1 kW; HURRICANE, WV; Owner: BIG RIVER RADIO, INC.)
WZZW (1600 AM; 5 kW; MILTON, WV; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WCHS (580 AM; 5 kW; CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA RADIO CORPORATION OF CHARLESTON)
WBGS (1030 AM; daytime; 10 kW; POINT PLEASANT, WV; Owner: BIG RIVER RADIO, INC.)
WCAW (680 AM; 10 kW; CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA RADIO CORPORATION OF CHARLESTON)
WVTS (950 AM; 5 kW; CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: BRISTOL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
WTVN (610 AM; 50 kW; COLUMBUS, OH; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
WSCW (1410 AM; daytime; 5 kW; SOUTH CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: L.M. COMMUNICATIONS OF KENTUCKY, LLC)
WVHU (800 AM; 5 kW; HUNTINGTON, WV; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WJYP (1300 AM; 1 kW; ST. ALBANS, WV)
WRVC (930 AM; 5 kW; HUNTINGTON, WV; Owner: FIFTH AVENUE BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
WHRD (1470 AM; 5 kW; HUNTINGTON, WV; Owner: CONCORD MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
WVOW (1290 AM; 5 kW; LOGAN, WV; Owner: LOGAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)

Strongest FM radio stations in Hurricane:

WKLC-FM (105.1 FM; ST. ALBANS, WV; Owner: WKLC, INC.)
WVWV (89.9 FM; HUNTINGTON, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING AUTHORITY)
WAMX (106.3 FM; MILTON, WV; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WEMM (107.9 FM; HUNTINGTON, WV; Owner: MORTENSON BROADCASTING CO. OF WEST VIRGINIA, LLC)
WZJO (94.5 FM; DUNBAR, WV; Owner: BRISTOL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC)
WQBE-FM (97.5 FM; CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: BRISTOL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WZAC-FM (92.5 FM; DANVILLE, WV; Owner: PRICE BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WRVZ (98.7 FM; POCATALICO, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA RADIO CORPORATION OF CHARLESTON)
WTCR-FM (103.3 FM; HUNTINGTON, WV; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WVOW-FM (101.9 FM; LOGAN, WV; Owner: LOGAN BROADCASTING CORP.)
WKWS (96.1 FM; CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA RADIO CORPORATION OF CHARLESTON)
WKAZ (107.3 FM; MIAMI, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA RADIO CORPORATION OF CHARLESTON)
WKEE-FM (100.5 FM; HUNTINGTON, WV; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WVSR-FM (102.7 FM; CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: BRISTOL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
WRYV (101.5 FM; GALLIPOLIS, OH; Owner: LEGEND COMMUNICATIONS OF OHIO, LLC)
WJYP-FM (100.9 FM; SOUTH CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: L.M. COMMUNICATIONS OF KENTUCKY, LLC)

TV broadcast stations around Hurricane:

WVAH-TV (Channel 11; CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: WVAH LICENSEE, LLC)
WCHS-TV (Channel 8; CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: WCHS LICENSEE, LLC)
WPBY-TV (Channel 33; HUNTINGTON, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING AUTHORITY)
WSAZ-TV (Channel 3; HUNTINGTON, WV; Owner: EMMIS TELEVISION LICENSE CORPORATION)
WOWK-TV (Channel 13; HUNTINGTON, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA MEDIA HOLDINGS, LLC)
WLPX-TV (Channel 29; CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: PAXSON CHARLESTON LICENSE, INC.)
W36CR (Channel 36; HUNTINGTON, WV; Owner: NATIONAL MINORITY T.V., INC.)
W14CU (Channel 14; HUNTINGTON, WV; Owner: VENTANA TELEVISION, INC.)
WTSF (Channel 61; ASHLAND, KY; Owner: TRI STATE FAMILY BROADCASTING, INC.)

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