For population 15 years and over in Claremont town:
Never married: 28.1%
Now married: 54.6%
Separated: 0.7%
Widowed: 8.9%
Divorced: 7.6%
6 residents are foreign born
This town:
1.7%
Virginia:
8.1%
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $1,160 (0.8%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $750 (0.6%)
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Newport News, VA (28.6 miles , pop. 180,150).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Norfolk, VA (45.6 miles , pop. 234,403).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (215.4 miles , pop. 1,517,550).
Claremont-area historical tornado activity is above Virginia state average. It is 31% greater than the overall U.S. average.
On 8/6/1993, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 17.9 miles away from the Claremont town center killed 4 peopleand injured 246 peopleand causedbetween $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.
On 10/14/1986, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 5.1 miles away from the town center causedbetween $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Claremont-area historical earthquake activity is below Virginia state average. It is 92% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 12/9/2003 at 20:59:14, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 MB, 4.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 57.2 miles away from the city center On 5/5/2003 at 16:32:32, a magnitude 3.9 (3.9 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 70.9 miles away from Claremont center On 3/15/1991 at 06:54:08, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 LG, Depth: 10.9 mi) earthquake occurred 63.3 miles away from the city center On 10/21/1998 at 05:56:47, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 LG, 3.3 LG, Depth: 8.3 mi) earthquake occurred 77.8 miles away from the city center On 9/22/2001 at 16:01:20, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 LG, 2.5 LG, Depth: 1.2 mi) earthquake occurred 95.9 miles away from Claremont center Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Surry County (12) is near the US average (12). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 10 Emergencies Declared: 2
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 4, Hurricanes: 4, Storms: 3, Tropical Depressions: 2, Winter Storms: 2, Storm: 1, Blizzard: 1, Ice Storm: 1, Tropical Storm: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals/medical centers near Claremont:
EASTERN STATE HOSPITAL (Acute Care Hospitals, Government - State, about 14 miles away; WILLIAMSBURG, VA)
SENTARA WILLIAMSBURG REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, about 14 miles away; WILLIAMSBURG, VA)
JOHN RANDOLPH MEDICAL CENTER (Acute Care Hospitals, Proprietary, provides emergency services, about 19 miles away; HOPEWELL, VA)
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 28.7. This is about average.
City:
28.7
U.S.:
32.0
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2002 was 4.62. This is about average.There were 13 monitors within city limits.
City:
4.62
U.S.:
3.90
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 15.1. This is significantly better than average.There were 13 monitors within city limits.
City:
15.1
U.S.:
22.1
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 8.66. This is about average.There were 10 monitors within city limits.
City:
8.66
U.S.:
9.59
Lead (Pb) [µ/m3] level in 2009 was 0.00346. This is significantly better than average.Closest monitor was 18.5 miles away from the city center.
City:
0.00346
U.S.:
0.02218
Drinking water stations with addresses in Claremont and their reported violations in the past:
CLAREMONT, TOWN OF (Population served: 343, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In NOV-2004, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (JAN-13-2005), St Public Notif requested (JAN-13-2005), St Public Notif received (FEB-04-2005)
MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In SEP-2000, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (OCT-31-2000), St Formal NOV issued (OCT-31-2000), St Public Notif requested (OCT-31-2000), St Public Notif received (DEC-14-2000)
MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In AUG-2000, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (OCT-31-2000), St Formal NOV issued (OCT-31-2000), St Public Notif received (DEC-14-2000)
Past monitoring violations:
Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between JAN-01-1995 and JAN-23-2003, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JAN-15-1996), St Formal NOV issued (JAN-15-1996), St Compliance achieved (JAN-23-2003)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 2.4%
(3.3% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 1.2% for Black residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
This town:
2.4 people
Virginia:
2.4 people
Percentage of family households:
This town:
68.3%
Whole state:
67.5%
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:
3.4%
Whole state:
4.7%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
Religion statistics for Claremont (based on Surry County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 21.77%
Here
21.8%
USA
50.2%
Adherents
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
Name
Southern Baptist Convention
United Methodist Church
Episcopal Church
Additional (Not in any CCC Body) Congregational Christian Churches
Other
Adherents
54.9%
34.8%
4.8%
3.2%
2.2%
Congregations
33.3%
33.3%
11.1%
11.1%
11.1%
Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center. Tables represent county-level data.
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 1
Surry County:
1.41 / 10,000 pop.
Virginia:
2.03 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 2
Surry County:
2.82 / 10,000 pop.
Virginia:
1.43 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 2
Here:
2.82 / 10,000 pop.
Virginia:
4.03 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 2
Here:
2.82 / 10,000 pop.
Virginia:
7.65 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Surry County:
12.4%
State:
9.3%
Adult obesity rate:
Surry County:
31.6%
State:
26.7%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:
9.2%
Virginia:
18.6%
Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
Function
Full-time employees
Monthly full-time payroll
Average yearly full-time wage
Part-time employees
Monthly part-time payroll
Other Government Administration
0
$0
1
$414
Water Supply
0
$0
1
$664
Totals for Government
0
$0
2
$1,078
8.22% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($39,399 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
8.22%
Virginia average:
11.06%
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:
