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Notable location: Blacksburg Branch Library (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Churches in Blacksburg include: Blacksburg Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church (A), Pine Grove Baptist Church (B), Church of God (C), Divine True Holiness Church of God (D), Saint John Methodist Church (E), Union Church (F), First Baptist Church (G), Bethel Christian Methodist Episcopal Church (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Mountain View Cemetery (1), Pine Grove Cemetery (2), Divine True Holiness Cemetery (3), Blacksburg Cemetery (4). Display/hide their locations on the map
Post office: Blacksburg Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Tourist attraction: Jeds Place (Amusement & Theme Parks; 1924 East Cherokee Street).
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Drinking water stations with addresses in Blacksburg and their reported violations in the past:
BLACKSBURG TOWN OF (Address: 105 S SHELBY ST, Population served: 2980, Purch_surface_water):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In NOV-2003, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (DEC-03-2003)
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In MAY-2002, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUN-19-2002), St Public Notif received (JUL-09-2002), St Compliance achieved (NOV-01-2002)
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In APR-1997, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAY-19-1997), St Compliance achieved (NOV-10-1997)
Past monitoring violations:
- Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In JUN-2000, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-27-2000)
- Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In APR-1997, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAY-19-1997), St Compliance achieved (NOV-10-1997)
Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
| This town: |  17.4% | | Whole state: |  14.1% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
| This town: | 8.8% | | Whole state: | 6.5% |
Blacksburg compared to South Carolina state average:
- Median household income below state average.
- Median house value below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Number of college students below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.
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Banks with branches in Blacksburg (2007 data):
- The Palmetto Bank: Blacksburg Branch at 203 West Cherokee Street, branch established on 1969-12-31. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $1,153.9 mil, Deposits: $1,016.4 mil, headquarters in Laurens, SC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 36 total offices, Holding Company: Palmetto Bancshares, Inc.
- American Community Bank: Blacksburg Branch at 207 West Cherokee Street, branch established on 1996-10-21. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $493.3 mil, Deposits: $415.6 mil, headquarters in Monroe, NC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 13 total offices, Holding Company: American Community Bancshares, Inc.
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)
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| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Financial Administration |
2 | $5,386 | $32,316 | 0 | $0 |
| Other Government Administration |
0 | $0 | | 4 | $443 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
14 | $30,379 | $26,039 | 2 | $616 |
| Police - Other |
1 | $1,772 | $21,264 | 0 | $0 |
| Sewerage |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $1,772 |
| Gas Supply |
5 | $11,476 | $27,542 | 0 | $0 |
| Water Supply |
4 | $7,011 | $21,033 | 0 | $0 |
| Solid Waste Management |
6 | $9,691 | $19,382 | 1 | $390 |
| Totals for Government |
32 | $65,713 | $24,642 | 8 | $3,220 |
Blacksburg government finances in 2004:
- Charges - All Other: $68,000
- Construction - Gas Utilities: $58,000
Water Utilities: $58,000
Central Staff Services: $25,000
- Current Operations - Gas Utilities: $1,897,000
Water Utilities: $793,000
Police Protection: $657,000
Central Staff Services: $325,000
Regular Highways: $255,000
Fire Protection: $68,000
Parks & Recreation: $5,000
Health Services - Other: $3,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Housing & Community Development: $57,000
All Other: $44,000
- Gas Utilities - Interest on Debt: $0
- General - Interest on Debt: $143,000
- Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $58,000
General Support: $3,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Industrial Revenue: $57,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $2,309,000
- Long Term Debt Issue, Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $100,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $2,246,000
Industrial Revenue: $141,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $16,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $63,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $79,000
Interest Earnings: $6,000
Rents: $2,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Water Utilities: $1,234,000
Gas Utilities: $149,000
Regular Highways: $84,000
Police Protection: $28,000
Central Staff: $16,000
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $578,000
- Revenue - Gas Utilities: $2,007,000
Water Utilities: $1,054,000
- Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $179,000
- State Intergovernmental - All Other: $327,000
General Support: $164,000
Highways: $43,000
- Tax - Property: $612,000
NEC: $152,000
Public Utilities: $69,000
- Total Salaries & Wages: $944,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $0
4.76% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($27,615 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 4.76% | | South Carolina average: | 8.00% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
4.37% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($33,519 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 4.37% | | South Carolina average: | 6.88% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Blacksburg:
- WBCU (1460 AM; 50 kW; UNION, SC)
- WBT (1110 AM; 50 kW; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: JEFFERSON-PILOT COMMUNICATNS CO. OF NORTH CAROLINA)
- WFGN (1180 AM; daytime; 3 kW; GAFFNEY, SC; Owner: HOPE BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WHKY (1290 AM; 50 kW; HICKORY, NC; Owner: LONG COMMUNICATIONS, LLC.)
- WLTC (1370 AM; 20 kW; GASTONIA, NC)
- WLFJ (660 AM; daytime; 50 kW; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WAGL (1560 AM; daytime; 50 kW; LANCASTER, SC; Owner: PALMETTO BROADCASTING SYSTEM, INC.)
- WWOL (780 AM; daytime; 10 kW; FOREST CITY, NC; Owner: HOLLY SPRINGS BAPTIST BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
- WFGW (1010 AM; 50 kW; BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: BLUE RIDGE BROADCASTING CORP.)
- WCSZ (1070 AM; 50 kW; SANS SOUCI, SC; Owner: WHYZ RADIO, L.P.)
- WBAJ (890 AM; daytime; 50 kW; BLYTHEWOOD, SC; Owner: FAMILY FIRST)
- WCEO (840 AM; daytime; 50 kW; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: EASTERN BROADCASTING GROUP, INC.)
- WOHS (730 AM; 1 kW; SHELBY, NC; Owner: KTC BROADCASTING, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Blacksburg:
- WBAV-FM (101.9 FM; GASTONIA, NC; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
- WAGI-FM (105.3 FM; GAFFNEY, SC; Owner: GAFFNEY BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WLNK (107.9 FM; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: JEFFERSON-PILOT COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
- WPEG (97.9 FM; CONCORD, NC; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
- WNKS (95.1 FM; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
- WLYT (102.9 FM; HICKORY, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WSSL-FM (100.5 FM; GRAY COURT, SC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WYFG (91.1 FM; GAFFNEY, SC; Owner: BIBLE BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
- WWMG (96.1 FM; SHELBY, NC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WMIT (106.9 FM; BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: BLUE RIDGE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WSGE (91.7 FM; DALLAS, NC; Owner: GASTON COLLEGE)
- WNCW (88.7 FM; SPINDALE, NC; Owner: ISOTHERMAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
- WTPT (93.3 FM; FOREST CITY, NC; Owner: UPSTATE BROADCASTING, LLC)
- WKKT (96.9 FM; STATESVILLE, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WSPA-FM (98.9 FM; SPARTANBURG, SC; Owner: ENTERCOM GREENVILLE LICENSE, LLC)
- WFBC-FM (93.7 FM; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: ENTERCOM GREENVILLE LICENSE, LLC)
- WXRC (95.7 FM; HICKORY, NC; Owner: PACIFIC BROADCASTING GROUP, INC.)
- WGWG (88.3 FM; BOILING SPRINGS, NC; Owner: GARDNER-WEBB JUNIOR COLLEGE, INC.)
- W219CH (91.7 FM; LOWRYS, SC; Owner: RICHBURG EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTERS, INC.)
- WBT-FM (99.3 FM; CHESTER, SC; Owner: JEFFERSON-PILOT COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
TV broadcast stations around Blacksburg:
- WBTV (Channel 3; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: JEFFERSON-PILOT COMMUNICATIONS/WBTV, INC.)
- WCNC-TV (Channel 36; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: WCNC-TV, INC.)
- WJZY (Channel 46; BELMONT, NC; Owner: WJZY-TV, INC.)
- WWWB (Channel 55; ROCK HILL, SC; Owner: WWWB-TV, INC.)
- WRET-TV (Channel 49; SPARTANBURG, SC; Owner: SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATIONAL TV COMMISSION)
- WSQY-LP (Channel 66; SPARTANBURG, SC; Owner: ASHEVILLE MEDIA GROUP, LLC)
- W38CN (Channel 38; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: NATIONAL MINORITY T.V., INC.)
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