Editing Cross Lanes, West Virginia

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'''Cross Lanes''' is a [[census-designated place]] (CDP) and suburb of [[Charleston, WV|Charleston]] in [[Kanawha County, West Virginia|Kanawha County]], [[West Virginia]], United States. As of the [[United States Census, 2010|2010 census]], its population was 9,995.<ref name="GR8" />

An EF2 tornado struck and heavily damaged the north side of town on [[Tornado outbreak and derecho of April 1–3, 2024|April 2, 2024]].<ref name="RLXsum">{{cite web |title=Information on the Record Breaking April 2nd Tornadoes and Wind Damage |url=https://www.weather.gov/rlx/2024-April-2-Severe |website=www.weather.gov |publisher=National Weather Service Charleston WV |access-date=19 April 2024 |language=EN-US}}</ref>

==Geography==
Cross Lanes is a census-designated place in the suburbs of [[Charleston, West Virginia|Charleston]].<ref name="GR1" />

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the Cross Lanes CDP has a total area of {{convert|6.4|mi2|km2}}, of which {{convert|6.4|mi2|km2}} is land and {{convert|0.04|mi2|km2}} (0.65%) is water.

==Demographics==

=== 2010 Census ===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2010, there were 9,995 people, 4,053 households. The [[population density]] was {{convert|1,594.4|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people&nbsp;|people|}}. There were 4,481 housing units at an average density of {{convert|690.1|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. The racial makeup of the CDP was 93.63% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 3.84% [[African American (U.S. Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 0.21% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 1.24% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.02% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.10% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.96% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.57% of the population.

There were 4,231 households, out of which 33.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.5% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 11.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.3% were non-families. 25.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 2.92.

The age distribution of the [[Census-designated place|CDP]] is: 24.1% under the age of 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 31.4% from 25 to 44, 24.9% from 45 to 64, and 11.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.8 males.

The median income for a Cross Lanes household is $45,334, and the median income for a family was $54,649. Males had a median income of $40,758 versus $27,250 for females. The [[per capita income]] is $22,719. About 4.1% of families and 5.9% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 8.1% of those under age 18 and 6.5% of those age 65 or over.

=== 2000 Census ===
As of the [[census]][3] of 2000, there were 10,353 people, 4,231 households, and 2,991 families residing in Cross Lanes. The population density was {{convert|1,594.4|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people&nbsp;|people|}}. There were 4,481 housing units at an average density of {{convert|690.1|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. The racial makeup of the CDP was 93.63% [[White Americans|White]], 3.84% [[Black people|Black]] or [[African American]], 0.21% [[Indigenous peoples of the Americas|Native American]], 1.24% [[Asian people|Asian]], 0.02% [[Pacific Islander]], 0.10% from other races, and 0.96% from two or more races. [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] of any race were 0.57% of the population.

==Education==
Cross Lanes is served by the following schools:

* Cross Lanes Elementary (K-5)
* Point Harmony Elementary (K-5)
* Andrew Jackson Middle (6–8)
* Cross Lanes Christian School (K-12)
* [[Nitro High School]] (9–12) — There is no public high school in Cross Lanes.
* [[West Virginia Junior College]]

==Notable people==
* [[Pentecostalism|Pentecostal]] pastor and [[televangelism|televangelist]] [[T. D. Jakes]] headed a church, the Greater Emmanuel Temple of Faith, in Cross Lanes, before moving to [[Dallas]] in 1996.
* Country singer/songwriter [[Kathy Mattea]] grew up in Cross Lanes before moving to [[Nashville, Tennessee]] to begin her professional career.

==References==
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{{Kanawha County, West Virginia}}

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[[Category:Census-designated places in Kanawha County, West Virginia]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in West Virginia]]
[[Category:Charleston, West Virginia metropolitan area]]