HIGHLIGHTS: Eleanor, W.Va.

Origin: Named after first lady Eleanor Roosevelt for her help in getting the government to finance the building of several houses in the area during the early 1930s. Eleanor is a New Deal-era town, established to put people back to work during the Depression.

Population (according to the 2000 Census): 1,345.

Area in square miles: .84.

Boundaries: The Kanawha River to just beyond the hills.

ZIP code: 25070.

Police: Eleanor Police Department, nonemergency (304) 586-1200.

Ambulance service: County Emergency Medical Services in Winfield, 911.

Emergency Services' number: 911.

Fire department: Eleanor Volunteer Fire Department; nonemergency (304) 586-9821.

Trash collection: E & L Refuse, (304) 586-2829.

Recycling: None.

School district: Putnam County Schools, (304) 586-0500.

Annual community events: Putnam County Fair, third week of July; Town Picnic in late summer; Candlelight Memorial Ceremony at Beech Grove Cemetery in May; Annual Craft Show, first weekend in November; Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony, first Saturday in December.

Mayor's office: (304) 586-2319.

City Hall: 401 Roosevelt Blvd. (historical "Red House"). (304) 586-2319.

City Hall hours: Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

City Council meetings: First and third Thursdays of each month at 7:30 p.m.

City budget: $461,000.

Median age: 41.4.

Average commute: 24.4 minutes.

Percent 17 years and younger: 21.3.

Percent 65 and older: 17.

Median household income: $35,284.

Per capita income: $19,104

Percent people in poverty: 6.8.

Racial breakdown by percentage: 99.6 white; 0.1 black, 0.1 Native American, 0.1 Asian, 0.5 Hispanic or Latino.

Households: 78 percent owner occupied.

Median home value: $87,800.