Eleanor, West Virginia
| Eleanor, West Virginia | |
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| Town | |
 Location of Eleanor, West Virginia |
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| Coordinates: 38°32′21″N 81°55′52″W / 38.53917°N 81.93111°WCoordinates: 38°32′21″N 81°55′52″W / 38.53917°N 81.93111°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | West Virginia |
| County | Putnam |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.13 sq mi (5.52 km2) |
| • Land | 2.12 sq mi (5.49 km2) |
| • Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2) |
| Elevation | 604 ft (184 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 1,518 |
| • Estimate (2012) | 1,550 |
| • Density | 716.0/sq mi (276.4/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 25070 |
| Area code(s) | 304 |
| FIPS code | 54-24292 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1538590 |
Eleanor is a town in Putnam County, West Virginia, United States, along the Kanawha River. Its population was 1,518 at the 2010 census. The town was established as a New Deal project in the 1930s and named for Eleanor Roosevelt. Like other Franklin D. Roosevelt towns around the nation (such as Greenbelt, Greenhills, Greendale, Hanford, or Norris).
Eleanor is a part of the Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH, Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA). As of the 2010 census, the MSA had a population of 287,702. New definitions from February 28, 2013 placed the population at 363,000.
Eleanor was established in 1934, when President Franklin D. Roosevelt and first lady Eleanor Roosevelt visited the county and developed it as a test site for families. It was one of three resettlement communities in West Virginia, the others being Arthurdale and 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 two schools in Eleanor, George Washington Elementary School and George Washington Middle School.
Eleanor is located at 38°32′21″N 81°55′52″W / 38.53917°N 81.93111°W (38.539037, -81.931046).
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