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HendricksWV

A town of 375. Nearly 13% of it is conserved land.

Population
375
residents
Median home value
$133K
Census ACS
Household income
$58K
median
Median age
41.5
years
Land area
0 sq mi

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Small town

375 people, and everyone knows the way

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H 77° · L 54°

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Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Hendricks

Most working residents leave Hendricks for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Parsons (9%), Elkins (8%) and Davis (4%). Half commute less than 16 miles.

0%work in town

Where working residents work

In Hendricks0%
Parsons9%
Elkins8%
Davis4%
Staunton2%
16 mi
median commute distance
0
jobs based in Hendricks
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Natural hazards

High risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 73% of U.S. communities.

73risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
73High riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingCold waves
30
paid flood claims since 1985
1
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Climate

Snowy winters, pleasant summers

Hendricks has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers, with plenty of rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 81°, a January night drops to 20°, and about 55 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

55″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter22–41°
Spring37–61°
Summer56–79°
Fall40–63°
Oct 24
typical first frost
Apr 24
typical last frost
+1.4°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Outdoors

13% of Hendricks is conserved land

0.2 miles of trails across 2 parks and preserves.

13%conserved
13%
conserved · 27 of 204 acres
0.2 mi
of trails · 0.7 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Blackwater Wildlife Management Area0.1 mi27
2. Monongahela National Forest—27
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
Health

How healthy Hendricks is

Hendricks tracks West Virginia closely on all 32 CDC measures.

32 measures vs. West Virginia
0 better32 too close to call0 worse
Davis Medical Center
15.8 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
A commuter town

100% of working residents leave Hendricks for work

Where Hendricks’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

9% → Parsons Parsons 9% 8% → Elkins Elkins 8% 4% → Davis Davis 4% 2% → Staunton Staunton 2% 2% → Hambleton Hambleton 2% 2% → Harman Harman 2% Hendricks · 0% stay
0jobs based in Hendricks
0%of working residents work in town
16 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Hendricks

Town in West Virginia, United States

Hendricks is a town in Tucker County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 226 at the 2020 census. The Blackwater River and the Dry Fork join at Hendricks to form the Black Fork, a principal tributary of the Cheat River.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Population
228
Area
0.3 sq mi
Elevation
1,716 ft
ZIP code
26271
Area code
304

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