Hurricane, West Virginia

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Hurricane (pronounced [ˈhɚ.ɘ.kɪn]) is a city in Putnam County, West Virginia, USA. The population was 5,222 at the 2000 census. The 2005 census estimate has Hurricane with a population of 5,968.

[edit] Geography

Hurricane is located at 38°25′57″N, 82°1′11″W (38.432483, -82.019718)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 7.7 km² (3.0 mi²). 7.7 km² (3.0 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.04 mi²) of it (0.67%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 5,222 people, 2,098 households, and 1,518 families residing in the city. The population density was 681.2/km² (1,765.0/mi²). There were 2,258 housing units at an average density of 294.5/km² (763.2/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 98.12% White, 0.67% African American, 0.08% Native American, 0.38% Asian, 0.10% from other races, and 0.65% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.54% of the population.

There were 2,098 households out of which 34.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.2% were married couples living together, 10.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.6% were non-families. 24.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 2.98.

In the city the population was spread out with 25.1% under the age of 18, 8.4% from 18 to 24, 30.8% from 25 to 44, 23.1% from 45 to 64, and 12.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 92.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.0 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $39,591, and the median income for a family was $43,155. Males had a median income of $34,808 versus $22,972 for females. The per capita income for the city was $20,119. About 8.2% of families and 10.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.6% of those under age 18 and 8.3% of those age 65 or over.