Cross Lanes is a census-designated place (CDP) and suburb of Charleston in Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 9,727 (down from 9,995 at the 2010 census).
An EF2 tornado struck and heavily damaged the north side of town on April 2, 2024.
Geography
Cross Lanes is a census-designated place in the suburbs of Charleston.
94.3% of residents lived in urban areas, while 5.7% lived in rural areas.
There were 4,228 households in Cross Lanes, of which 25.6% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 43.5% were married-couple households, 19.9% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 28.8% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 31.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.