Teays Valley ( ) is a

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, United States. The population was 14,350 at the 2020 census. Located about west of Charleston and east of Huntington, it is part of the

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. The community is divided by the two magisterial districts of Teays and Scott. It was named for Thomas Teays, a hunter and trapper who once spent a considerable amount of time in the vicinity.

Geography

Teays Valley is located at (38.447204, -81.937324). According to the

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, the CDP has a total area of 7.3 square miles (18.8 km²), of which 7.2 square miles (18.6 km²) is land and 0.1 square mile (0.3 km²) (1.34%) is water. The valley referred to by "Teays Valley" is a portion of the remains of the pre-glacial Teays River. Geologist William G. Tight (1865–1910) named the preglacial Teays River after Teays, which lies in the "riverless" Teays Valley that once was the bottom of the river. Today, the valley's water is shed through a number of creeks which empty into the Kanawha and

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rivers.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 12,704 people, 4,789 households, and 3,749 families residing in the CDP. The

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was 1,730.0 people per square mile (668.3/km²). There were 5,062 housing units at an average density of 689.3/sq mi (266.3/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 96.39%

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, 0.94% Black or African American, 0.11% Native American, 1.59% Asian, 0.02%

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, 0.25% from other races, and 0.70% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 0.77% of the population. There were 4,789 households, out of which 39.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.3% were

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living together, 9.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.7% were non-families. 19.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.62 and the average family size was 3.00. The age distribution was 27.2% under 18, 6.4% from 18 to 24, 29.8% from 25 to 44, 24.1% from 45 to 64, and 12.4% who were 65 or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.6 males. The median income for a household in Teays Valley was $53,053, and the median income for a family was $62,711. Males had a median income of $52,083 versus $27,036 for females. The

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for the CDP was $24,236. About 6.5% of families and 8.1% of the population were below the

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, including 9.6% of those under age 18 and 8.0% of those age 65 or over.

Education

The Putnam County Schools operates public schools in the area. Teays Valley's students are split between the

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attendance area ( Hurricane High School, Hurricane Middle School, and West Teays Elementary School) and the Winfield attendance area ( Winfield High School, Winfield Middle School, and Scott-Teays Elementary School). A private K-12 school, Teays Valley Christian School, is also located in the community. The West Virginia International School (ウエストバージニア国際学校 ''Uesuto Bājinia Kokusai Gakkō''), a Japanese weekend school, holds its classes at Scott Teays Elementary School in Scott Depot. The school office is in Building 6 of the

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facility in Charleston.国際学校の概要
" West Virginia International School. Retrieved on April 1, 2015. "所在地 Scott Teays Elementary（借用校） 4308 Teays Valley Road Scott Depot, WV 25560" and "事務所 WV Department of Education Building 6, Room 318 1900 Kanawha Blvd. East Charleston, WV 25305-0330 　"

Fire department

The Teays Valley area is primarily protected by th
Teays Valley Fire Department
The department was founded in 1964 by the Scott/Teays Lions Club as an all volunteer department. In March 2013 the TVFD became a combination fire department consisting of 24/7 coverage by a paid staff supplemented by a group of dedicated volunteers. File:Teays Valley Fire Department - Truck 7.jpg, Truck 7 Image:Engine 71 of the Teays Valley Fire Department (Scott Depot, WV - July 2007).jpg, Engine 71 (Retired)

Notable person

* Jack Whittaker, winner of the largest undivided lottery prize in history and the third-largest jackpot in U.S. history, lived in Teays Valley at the time of his win.

References

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