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Hurricane is a city in Hurricane received its name after a whirlwind blew the top of a buggy Erastus Snow was riding in. Snow exclaimed, "Well, that was a Hurricane, we'll name this the Hurricane Hill." Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 8,250 people, 2,762
households, and 2,201 families residing in the city. The population density was
102.4/km² (265.2/mi²). There were 3,375 housing units at an average density of
41.9/km² (108.5/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 95.89% White, 0.16%
African American, 0.96% Native American, 0.25% Asian, 0.29% Pacific Islander,
1.16% from other races, and 1.28% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of
any race were 2.72% of the population. There were 2,762 households out of which 38.6% had children
under the age of 18 living with them, 70.0% were married couples living
together, 7.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.3% were
non-families. 18.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.3% had
someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household
size was 2.97 and the average family size was 3.38. In the city the population was spread out with 32.8% under
the age of 18, 9.5% from 18 to 24, 21.6% from 25 to 44, 19.2% from 45 to 64,
and 16.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For
every 100 females there were 98.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over,
there were 94.5 males. The median income for a household in the city was $32,865, and the median income for a family was $36,955. Males had a median income of $30,172 versus $19,588 for females. The per capita income for the city was $13,353. About 10.8% of families and 13.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 19.2% of those under age 18 and 5.9% of those age 65 or over. EducationHurricane is a part of the Hurricane has one high school, Links
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