Population: 5,222, according to 2000 Census.
Known for: Waves of Fun wave pool, Museum in the Community, specialty shops and murals.
Origin: In April 1774, a party of surveyors commissioned by George Washington traveling down the Kanawha River noted in their journals that at the mouth of a creek, all the trees were bent in the same direction. They decided the location was the site of a hurricane. The creek became known as Hurricane Creek because of this phenomenon.
Don't miss: Civil War Weekend, the last weekend in March; July 4 Celebration; a citywide garage sale in August; Harvest Festival, the last Saturday in March; Shop Til you Drop, the first weekend in November; Christmas Celebration, first weekend in December.
Mayor: Scott Edwards, (304) 562-5988.
City Hall: 3255 Teays Valley Road, (304) 562-5896. Hours are 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Police: Hurricane Police Department, Chief Joe Sisk, (304) 562-9911 (non-emergency number).
Fire department: Hurricane Fire Department, Chief Frank Stover, (304) 562-5663 (non-emergency number).
Trash collection: Cummings Collection Service, pickup once a week. (304) 562-9291.
Boundaries: Peach Ridge to the north, South Brook to the east, U.S. 60 to the south and west.
Area: 3.2 square miles.
Recycling: Solid Waste Authority, (304) 586-0495.
School district: Putnam County Schools, (304) 586-0500.
City Council members: Linda Gibson, recorder; and council members Reggie Billups, Brian Ellis, Patty Hager, Donald E. Chaney, Lana Call.
City budget: $1.74 million.
Median age: 36.5.
Percentage of population age 17 and younger: 25.1.
Percent age 65 and older: 12.6.
Racial and ethnic breakdown by percent: 98.1 white, 0.7 African American, 0.1 Native American, 0.4 Asian, 0.5 Hispanic or Latino.
Average commute: 23.2 minutes.
Per capita income: $20,119.
Median household income: $39,591.
Median home value: $89,000.
Percent housing owner-occupied: 75.2.
Percent people in poverty: 10.3.
Putnam County highlights
Origin: Formed in 1848 from Kanawha, Cabell and Mason counties. Named for Israel Putnam, an American patriot who served as a general in the Revolutionary War.
Population: 53,836, according to 2004 Census estimate.
Area in square miles: 346.
Boundaries: Putnam County is located between the two largest cities in West Virginia; Huntington (Cabell County) lies 25 miles west and Charleston (state capitol in Kanawha County) is 20 miles East.
Cities and towns: Bancroft, Buffalo, Eleanor, Fraziers Bottom, Hometown, Hurricane, Lanham, Liberty, Nitro, Pliny, Poca, Red House, Scott Depot, Teays Valley and Winfield.
Police: Putnam County Sheriff's Department, (304) 586-0214; State Police, Winfield Detachment, (304) 586-2000.
Courthouse: 3389 Winfield Road, Winfield; (304) 586-0202.
Emergency services number: 911.
Library: Putnam County Library, Teays Valley, (304) 757-7308.
Sheriff: Mark Smith.
Prosecuting attorney: Mark A. Sorsaia.
Magistrates: Kim Blair, Linda Hunt, Kylene Dunlap Brown.
Assessor: D.W. Arthur.
County Clerk: Brian Wood.
Circuit Clerk: Donald A. Wright.
Circuit court judges: O.C. Spaulding, Edward Eagloski.
Family court judge: William Watkins.
County Commission members: Gary Tillis, Stephen Andes, Joseph Haynes.
County Commission meetings: Every Tuesday at 9 a.m. at the Putnam County Courthouse, 3389 Winfield Road, Winfield, second floor. Phone: (304) 586-0201.
Median age: 37.7.
Average commute: 27.1 minutes.
Per capita income: $20,471.
Median household income: $41,891.
Median home value: $102,900.
Population 17 and younger: 25 percent.
65 and older: 11.5 percent.
Racia and ethnic breakdown by percentage: White, 98.0; African-American, 0.6; Native American, 0.2; Asian, 0.6; Hispanic or Latino, 0.5.
Housing owner-occupied: 84 percent.
People in poverty: 9.3 percent.
Teays Valley
Area: Teays Valley includes Scott Depot and nearby incorporated areas of Putnam County.
Population: 12,704,according to 2000 Census.
ZIP code: 25560.
Police: Putnam County Sheriff's Department, (304) 586-0214.
Ambulance service: Putnam County Ambulance Service, (304) 586-0246.
Emergency services' number: 911.
Fire department: Winfield Volunteer Fire Department; nonemergency (304) 586-3555.
Trash collection: Cummings Collection Service, (304) 562-9291.
School district: Putnam County Schools, (304) 586-0500.
Median age: 37.7.
Percent 17 years and younger: 27.2.
Percent 65 and older: 12.4.
Median household income: $35,284.
Per capita income: $24,236
Percent people in poverty: 8.1.
Racial breakdown by percentage: 96.4 white; 0.9 black, 0.1 Native American, 1.61 Asian, 0.8 Hispanic or Latino.
Average commute: 26.1 minutes.
Households: 81.7 percent owner occupied.
Median home value: $142,300.
Winfield
Origin: Incorporated in 1868. Named after Gen. Winfield Scott, who served as a general in the War of 1812, the Mexican War and the Civil War.
Population: 1,858.
Area in square miles: 2.67.
Boundaries: Cane Creek Crossing to the west, Leslie's property to the east, Route 35.
ZIP code: 25213.
Police: Town police department, (304) 586-9200.
Ambulance service: Putnam County Ambulance Service, nonemergency (304) 586-0246.
Emergency services' number: 911.
Fire departments: Winfield Volunteer Fire Department Company #1; nonemergency (304) 586-3555. Company #2: Fraziers Bottom, W.Va., (304) 937-2128.
Trash collection: Cummings Collection Service, (304) 562-9291.
Recycling: None.
School district: Putnam County Schools, (304) 586-0500.
Annual community events: Putnam County Homecoming in September.
Town Hall: 1 Main St., (304) 586-2122.
Town Council meetings: Every second Tuesday of every month.
Town general fund: $758,372.
Median age: 38.
Racial and ethnic breakdown by percentage: 99.2 white, 0.2 African-American, 0.3 Native American, 0.2 Asian, 0.4 Hispanic or Latino.
Households: 736.
Per capita income: $23,564.
Median household income: $51,023.
Median home value: $121,000.
Average commute: 27.8 minutes.
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