Clendenin, West Virginia Clendenin, West Virginia Location in Kanawha County and state of West Virginia.
Location in Kanawha County and state of West Virginia.
State West Virginia Clendenin is a town in Kanawha County, West Virginia along the Elk River.
Clendenin was platted in 1877. The town was incorporated in 1904 and titled after the Clendenin family, an early pioneer family in the Kanawha River Valley.
Charleston, WV retains the namesake of George Clendenin's father, Charles Clendenin.
George Clendenin owned a large portion of present-day Charleston and settled at the confluence of the Elk and Kanawha rivers with a several other families.
In the 1960s, the hillside on the south side of town featured a sign reading, "Clendenin's Beauty is Everyone's Duty." Town elections (including the office of mayor and town/city council) occur every two years.
Recent accomplishments have been made by 25045-A New Clendenin (a non-profit corporation based in Clendenin) and the Business and Industrial Development Corporation (headquartered in Charleston) to movement economic and cultural evolution in the town.
According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town has a total region of 1.51 square miles (3.91 km2), of which, 1.44 square miles (3.73 km2) is territory and 0.07 square miles (0.18 km2) is water. According to the Koppen Climate Classification system, Clendenin has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps. In Clendenin, 236 days out of the year have fog, and 153 days have precipitation. Elk River (West Virginia) The median income for a homehold in the town was $32,000, and the median income for a family was $38,021.
About 9.7% of families and 14.6% of the populace were below the poverty line, including 13.7% of those under age 18 and 20.2% of those age 65 or over.
As of the census of 2010, there were 1,227 citizens , 524 homeholds, and 335 families living in the town.
The median age in the town was 43.5 years.
21.7% of inhabitants were under the age of 18; 6.8% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 23.8% were from 25 to 44; 29% were from 45 to 64; and 18.7% were 65 years of age or older.
Kindergarten through 12th undertaking pupils in Clendenin are required to attend Clendenin Elementary School (PK-5), Elkview Middle School (6-8), and Herbert Hoover High School (West Virginia) (9-12).
Only one of the schools Clendenin Elementary lies inside the boundaries of the city.
Elkview Middle School is positioned 7 miles from Clendenin in neighboring Elkview, WV and Herbert Hoover High School is positioned just outside the town/city boundaries and has a Clendenin mailing address.
As of the 2010-2011 academic year and in terms of WESTEST 2 math and RLA scores, Clendenin Elementary was ranked 152nd out of 407 major schools in the state (up 192 rates from the before year, and 10th most-improved in the state), receiving an average 48.5 in math and 49.8 in RLA.
Elkview Middle was ranked 62nd of 159 middle schools in the state (up 28 rates from the before year, and 24th most-improved in the state), receiving an average 42.2 in math and 52.8 in RLA.
Herbert Hoover High was ranked 41st of 118 high schools in the state (up 64 rates from the before year, and the most-improved high school in the state), receiving an average 40.8 in math and 49.3 in RLA.
Vocational schools in the region include Everest Institute, Charleston, WV Job Corps Center, Mountain State School of Massage, Charleston School of Beauty, Carver Beauty Academy, Carver Career and Technical Center, Garnet Career Center, Ben Franklin Career Center, Kanawha Valley Community and Technical College, West Virginia Junior College, and Mountaineer Beauty College.
Post-secondary four year and graduate education facilities near Clendenin are primarily positioned in and around the Charleston, WV urban area, which is positioned 21 miles away from the town.
These schools include West Virginia State University, the University of Charleston, and West Virginia University Institute of Technology (a subsidiary ground of West Virginia University).
Both Marshall University and West Virginia University have graduate college facilities positioned inside the Charleston, WV urban area.
Billy Joe Mantooth -1970 All American at Ferrum College, transferred to West Virginia University in 1971, Also played in the NFL for the Philadelphia Eagles and Houston Oilers.
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