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About Ellenboro
Town in West Virginia, United StatesEllenboro is a town in Ritchie County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 222 at the 2020 census. The town is located at the junction of U.S. Route 50 and West Virginia Route 16; the North Bend Rail Trail also passes through the town. The town was named for Ellen Mariah Williamson, the eldest daughter of the family that granted a right of way for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad to build their line through the town; an earlier name for the community was Shumley. Ellenboro was incorporated in 1903.
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Housing in Ellenboro
The typical Ellenboro home is worth about $84,000, up 8.7% in a year, 53% below the West Virginia typical home.
Health in Ellenboro
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of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 22 are too close to call.
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Natural hazards in Ellenboro
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 85% of U.S. communities.
Schools in Ellenboro
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The public schools Ellenboro’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 61% of West Virginia’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
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