Cross Lanes, West Virginia
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Cross Lanes is an unincorporated census-designated place suburb of Charleston, WV in Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States. As of the 2000 census, Cross Lanes population was 10,353.
Country singer/songwriter Kathy Mattea grew up in Cross Lanes before moving to Nashville, Tennessee to begin her professional career.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the Cross Lanes CDP has a total area of 16.9 km² (6.5 mi²). 16.8 km² (6.5 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.04 mi²) of it (0.46%) is water.
Demographics
As of the census[Geographic references#2GR2] of 2000, there were 10,353 people, 4,231 households, and 2,991 families residing in Cross Lanes. The population density was 615.9/km² (1,594.4/mi²). There were 4,481 housing units at an average density of 266.6/km² (690.1/mi²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 93.63% White, 3.84% Black or African American, 0.21% Native American, 1.24% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.10% from other races, and 0.96% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.57% of the population.There were 4,231 households out of which 33.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.5% were married couples living together, 11.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.3% were non-families. 25.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 2.92.
The age distribution of the CDP is: 24.1% under the age of 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 31.4% from 25 to 44, 24.9% from 45 to 64, and 11.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 93.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.8 males.
The median income for a Cross Lanes household is $45,334, and the median income for a family was $54,649. Males had a median income of $40,758 versus $27,250 for females. The per capita income is $22,719. About 4.1% of families and 5.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.1% of those under age 18 and 6.5% of those age 65 or over.
Education
There are 5 schools in Cross Lanes.- Andrew Jackson-public middle school
- Cross Lanes Elementary-public elementary school
- Point Harmony-public elementary school
- Cross Lanes Christian-private elementary, junior, and senior high school
- The National Institute of Technology
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