Hometown, West Virginia
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| Hometown | |
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| — Census-designated place — | |
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| Coordinates: 38°31′58″N 81°51′40″W / 38.53278°N 81.86111°WCoordinates: 38°31′58″N 81°51′40″W / 38.53278°N 81.86111°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | West Virginia |
| County | Putnam |
| Area[1] | |
| • Total | 0.802 sq mi (2.1 km2) |
| • Land | 0.802 sq mi (2.1 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Population (2010)[2] | |
| • Total | 668 |
| • Density | 832.9/sq mi (321.6/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 25109 |
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Hometown is an unincorporated census-designated place located along the Kanawha River on West Virginia Route 62 in Putnam County, West Virginia, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 668.[2] Hometown has 7 streets that are intersected by 1 street. There is one gas station and an elementary school. The red house on the left in the photo was built by Thomas M. Brown and Ella Mae Criner Brown in the early 1920s, and was the first house built at Hometown.
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Hometown, WV
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Hometown's community park has been mostly abandoned in recent years.
[edit] References
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
- ^ a b "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder2.census.gov. Retrieved 2011-05-14.
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