Cross Lanes
West of Charleston along I-64, Cross Lanes is unincorporated Kanawha County doing what unincorporated suburbs do: subdivisions, a high school that anchors the Friday-night calendar, and a commercial strip calibrated to the commute. There is no downtown to argue about, which is either the appeal or the complaint depending on who you ask. Nitro sits next door, Yeager Airport is a manageable drive, and the housing stock skews newer than the East End by several decades. The honest read: Cross Lanes trades character for square footage and a shorter line at Kroger. For a particular kind of household, that math works.
Cross Lanes by the numbers
Cross Lanes is roughly balanced, about 50% men to 50% women.
Median individual income in Cross Lanes is about $41,100.
West Virginia registers voters by party, and Kanawha County is about 37% Republican to 34% Democratic (a legacy bloc that votes Republican), with 26% Unaffiliated.
The median renter in Cross Lanes pays about $1,000 a month.
About 1,400 Cross Lanes residents ages 22 to 50 are single.
Local date spots
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Mardi Gras Casino & Resort
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Sakura Hibachi
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Rice Bowl | Chinese
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THE ZONE Bar and Grill
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Los Amigos Mexican Restaurant
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T & M Meats / WV Brick Oven Bistro
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Husson's Pizza - Cross Lanes
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King's Smoke Shop & More
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Nikki's Bar and Grill
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Cups and Cats Cafe
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The French Quarter
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