Hometown, West Virginia
Encyclopedia
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. 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.
Unincorporated area
In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality.To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city, town, or village with its own government. An unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...
census-designated place
Census-designated place
A census-designated place is a concentration of population identified by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes. CDPs are delineated for each decennial census as the statistical counterparts of incorporated places such as cities, towns and villages...
located along the Kanawha River
Kanawha River
The Kanawha River is a tributary of the Ohio River, approximately 97 mi long, in the U.S. state of West Virginia. The largest inland waterway in West Virginia, it has formed a significant industrial region of the state since the middle of the 19th century.It is formed at the town of Gauley...
on West Virginia Route 62 in Putnam County
Putnam County, West Virginia
As of the census of 2000, there were 51,589 people, 20,028 households, and 15,281 families residing in the county. The population density was 149 people per square mile . There were 21,621 housing units at an average density of 62 per square mile...
, West Virginia
West Virginia
West Virginia is a state in the Appalachian and Southeastern regions of the United States, bordered by Virginia to the southeast, Kentucky to the southwest, Ohio to the northwest, Pennsylvania to the northeast and Maryland to the east...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. As of the 2010 census
United States Census, 2010
The Twenty-third United States Census, known as Census 2010 or the 2010 Census, is the current national census of the United States. National Census Day was April 1, 2010 and is the reference date used in enumerating individuals...
, its population was 668. 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.