Dryden, Virginia

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Lee County

Population in July 2007: 1,245.

Males: 591	(47.5%)
Females: 654	(52.5%)

Median resident age:	39.1 years
Virginia median age:	35.7 years

Zip codes: 24243.

Estimated median household income in 2008: $28,462 (it was $21,023 in 2000)

Dryden:	$28,462
Virginia:	$61,233

Estimated per capita income in 2008: $17,893

Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $119,786 (it was $54,600 in 2000)

Dryden:	$119,786
Virginia:	$269,600

Mean prices in 2008: All housing units: $145,421; Detached houses: $173,184; Mobile homes: $37,075

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Races in Dryden:

White Non-Hispanic (98.6%)
Black (0.7%)

Dec. 2009 cost of living index in Dryden: 81.4 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (39.3%), German (10.1%), Irish (9.7%), English (4.5%), Scottish (1.4%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 1440 feet

Land area: 7.12 square miles.

Population density: 175 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Dryden

High school or higher: 60.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 5.5%
Graduate or professional degree: 0.7%
Unemployed: 10.4%
Mean travel time to work: 24.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Dryden CDP

Never married: 19.4%
Now married: 52.7%
Separated: 2.5%
Widowed: 13.5%
Divorced: 11.9%

0 residents are foreign born

This place:	0.0%
Virginia:	8.1%

According to our research there were 4 registered sex offenders living in Dryden, Virginia in May 2009.
The ratio of number of residents in Dryden to the number of sex offenders is 311 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Dryden:	0.8% ($421)
Virginia:	1.0% ($1,143)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Johnson City, TN (44.0 miles , pop. 55,469).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Lexington-Fayette, KY (121.6 miles , pop. 260,512).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (432.2 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Pennington Gap, VA (2.2 miles ), Keokee, VA (2.4 miles ), St. Charles, VA (2.6 miles) , Duffield, VA (3.0 miles) , Upper Clover, KY (3.2 miles ), Jonesville, VA (3.4 miles ), Big Stone Gap, VA (3.4 miles ), Appalachia, VA (3.5 miles ).

Latitude: 36.78 N, Longitude: 82.94 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 276

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Most common industries for males (%):

Repair and maintenance (13%)
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (12%)
Construction (11%)
Health care (9%)
Textile mills and textile products (7%)
Educational services (7%)
Machinery (7%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (25%)
Educational services (20%)
U. S. Postal service (7%)
Personal and laundry services (7%)
Construction (5%)
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (4%)
Recyclable material merchant wholesalers (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Metal workers and plastic workers (9%)
Extraction workers (7%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (7%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (7%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (7%)
Health technologists and technicians (5%)
Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Registered nurses (13%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (12%)
Postsecondary teachers (6%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
Accountants and auditors (4%)
Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (4%)

Average climate in Dryden, Virginia

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Dryden-area historical tornado activity is below Virginia state average. It is 58% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/9/1988, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 41.0 miles away from the Dryden place center killed one person and injured 15 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 3/5/1955, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 20.7 miles away from the place center injured 6 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Dryden-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Virginia state average. It is 59% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 11/30/1973 at 07:48:41, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 MB, 4.6 ML, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 88.2 miles away from Dryden center
On 11/23/2006 at 10:42:57, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 MB, 4.3 LG) earthquake occurred 59.7 miles away from the city center
On 11/2/2006 at 17:53:02, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 MB, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 63.7 miles away from the city center
On 10/26/1995 at 00:37:28, a magnitude 4.0 (3.9 MB, 4.0 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 21.5 miles away from Dryden center
On 8/17/1990 at 21:01:17, a magnitude 4.0 (3.5 LG, 4.0 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 22.0 miles away from the city center
On 4/19/1996 at 08:50:14, a magnitude 3.9 (3.9 MB, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 14.8 miles away from Dryden center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Dryden:

LEE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 6 miles; PENNINGTON GAP, VA)
WELMONT LONESOME PINE HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; BIG STONE GAP, VA)
NORTON COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 21 miles; NORTON, VA)

Political contributions by individuals in Dryden, VA

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Dryden:

NORTHEAST STATE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 37 miles; BLOUNTVILLE, TN; Full-time enrollment: 2,729)
WALTERS STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 45 miles; MORRISTOWN, TN; FT enrollment: 3,893)
EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 48 miles; JOHNSON CITY, TN; FT enrollment: 9,498)
CARSON-NEWMAN COLLEGE (about 55 miles; JEFFERSON CITY, TN; FT enrollment: 2,073)
SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 67 miles; RICHLANDS, VA; FT enrollment: 2,412)
APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 79 miles; BOONE, NC; FT enrollment: 12,245)
THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE (about 79 miles; KNOXVILLE, TN; FT enrollment: 23,333)

Public elementary/middle school in Dryden:

Dryden Primary School (Students: 385; Location: HWY 58A & ST RT 726; Grades: PK - 5)

Private elementary/middle school in Dryden:

POWELL VALLEY CHRIST SCH (Students: 6; Location: RR1 BOX 1015; Grades: KG - 7)

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Church in Dryden: Valley View Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Cemetery: Ely Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Clear Spring Branch (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Drinking water stations with addresses in Dryden and their reported violations in the past:

DRYDEN WATER AUTHORITY (Population served: 1852, Purch_surface_water):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In SEP-2000, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (OCT-03-2000), St Public Notif requested (OCT-03-2000), St Public Notif received (NOV-01-2000)

Past monitoring violations:

One minor monitoring violation

Average household size:

This place:	2.5 people
Virginia:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This place:	72.8%
Whole state:	68.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This place:	3.1%
Whole state:	4.7%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2008:

This place:	22.3%
Whole state:	9.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2008:

This place:	11.8%
Whole state:	4.3%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Dryden, VA

76 people in homes for the mentally retarded
49 people in nursing homes

Dryden compared to Virginia state average:

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Median household income significantly below state average.
Median house value significantly below state average.
Unemployed percentage above state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
Median age above state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Length of stay since moving in above state average.
House age below state average.
Institutionalized population percentage above 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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Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Dryden mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Lee County Virginia:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Electricity (79%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (13%) Coal or coke (5%) Wood (2%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Religion statistics for Dryden

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 66.95%

Here		67.0%
USA		50.2%

Adherents

Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations.

Name	Southern Baptist Convention	United Methodist Church	East District Association of Primitive Baptist	Christian Churches and Churches of Christ	Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)
Adherents	65.4%	14.4%	5.8%	3.9%	3.6%
Congregations	40.6%	22.6%	9.4%	5.7%	4.7%

Name	National Association of Free Will Baptists	LDS (Mormon) Church	Catholic Church	Church of God of Prophecy	Other
Adherents	2.6%	1.5%	1.0%	0.9%	0.9%
Congregations	3.8%	0.9%	1.9%	2.8%	7.5%

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.

4.77% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($26,791 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.77%
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:

from Wise County, VA	0.65% ($26,750 average AGI)
from Claiborne County, TN	0.27% ($25,889)
from Sullivan County, TN	0.25% ($24,353)

4.15% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($27,881 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.15%
Virginia average:	10.78%

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:

to Wise County, VA	0.49% ($25,545 average AGI)
to Claiborne County, TN	0.42% ($33,607)
to Scott County, VA	0.34% ($22,261)

Strongest AM radio stations in Dryden:

WSWV (1570 AM; 2 kW; PENNINGTON GAP, VA; Owner: IBS COMMUNICATIONS, L.L.C.)
WGOC (640 AM; 10 kW; BLOUNTVILLE, TN; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WFSR (970 AM; 5 kW; HARLAN, KY; Owner: EASTERN BROADCASTING COMPAY)
WKVL (850 AM; daytime; 50 kW; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: HORNE RADIO, LLC)
WDUF (1120 AM; daytime; 1 kW; DUFFIELD, VA; Owner: DUFFIELD BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WPWT (870 AM; daytime; 10 kW; COLONIAL HEIGHTS, TN; Owner: INFORMATION COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
WHGG (1090 AM; daytime; 10 kW; KINGSPORT, TN; Owner: APPALACHIAN EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIO)
WZAP (690 AM; 10 kW; BRISTOL, VA; Owner: RAM COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WNVA (1350 AM; 5 kW; NORTON, VA; Owner: RADIO-WISE, INC.)
WFGW (1010 AM; 50 kW; BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: BLUE RIDGE BROADCASTING CORP.)
WTCW (920 AM; 4 kW; WHITESBURG, KY; Owner: T.C.W. BROADCASTING , INC.)
WHLN (1410 AM; 5 kW; HARLAN, KY)
WLSD (1220 AM; 1 kW; BIG STONE GAP, VA; Owner: VALLEY BROADCASTING, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Dryden:

WAXM (93.5 FM; BIG STONE GAP, VA; Owner: VALLEY BROADCASTING, INC.)
WSEH (102.7 FM; CUMBERLAND, KY; Owner: CUMBERLAND CITY BROADCASTING, INC.)
W223AA (92.5 FM; BIG STONE GAP, VA; Owner: VALLEY BROADCASTING, INC.)
WTFM (98.5 FM; KINGSPORT, TN; Owner: HOLSTON VALLEY BROADCASTING CORP.)
WSWV-FM (105.5 FM; PENNINGTON GAP, VA; Owner: IBS COMMUNICATIONS, L.L.C.)
WIFX-FM (94.3 FM; JENKINS, KY; Owner: LETCHER COUNTY BROADCASTING, INC)
WXKQ-FM (103.9 FM; WHITESBURG, KY; Owner: T.C.W. BROADCASTING , INC.)
WMMT (88.7 FM; WHITESBURG, KY; Owner: APPALSHOP, INCORPORATED)
WJDT (106.5 FM; ROGERSVILLE, TN; Owner: C & S BROADCASTING)
WTUK (105.1 FM; HARLAN, KY; Owner: EASTERN BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WRZK (95.9 FM; COLONIAL HEIGHTS, TN; Owner: MURRAY COMMUNICATIONS)
WSGS (101.1 FM; HAZARD, KY; Owner: MOUNTAIN BROADCASTING SERVICE, INC.)
WDXC (102.3 FM; POUND, VA; Owner: WDXC RADIO, INC.)
WBGQ (100.7 FM; BULLS GAP, TN; Owner: CHEROKEE BROADCASTING)
WJNV (99.1 FM; JONESVILLE, VA; Owner: REGINA KAY MOORE)
WHCB (91.5 FM; BRISTOL, TN; Owner: APPALACHIAN EDUC. COMMUNICATION CORP)
WPJO (99.3 FM; ELIZABETHTON, TN; Owner: BRISTOL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
WETS-FM (89.5 FM; JOHNSON CITY, TN; Owner: EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY)
WXBQ-FM (96.9 FM; BRISTOL, TN; Owner: BRISTOL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
WCSK (90.3 FM; KINGSPORT, TN; Owner: KINGSPORT CITY SCHOOLS BD. OF EDUC .)

TV broadcast stations around Dryden:

WYMT-TV (Channel 57; HAZARD, KY; Owner: WYMT LICENSEE CORP.)
W24BT (Channel 24; TALBERT, KY; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
WAGV (Channel 44; HARLAN, KY; Owner: LIVING FAITH MINISTRIES, INC.)
W31BU (Channel 31; TALBERT, KY; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
W53BQ (Channel 53; TALBERT, KY; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
W69ED (Channel 69; TALBERT, KY; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
WAPM-CA (Channel 9; LYNCH/BENHAM, KY; Owner: HOLSTON VALLEY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WKHA (Channel 35; HAZARD, KY; Owner: KENTUCKY AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TV)
WMEV-LP (Channel 4; PENNINGTON GAP, VA; Owner: HOLSTON VALLEY BROADCASTING CORP.)
WSBN-TV (Channel 47; NORTON, VA; Owner: BLUE RIDGE PUBLIC TELEVISION, INC.)

FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 1

Dryden: Route 1, Box 1756, Structure height: 37.2 m, Call Sign: KNKN546
869.040 MHz, 890.010 MHz, 834.390 MHz, 879.390 MHz, 824.040 MHz, 845.010 MHz, 869.040 MHz, 890.010 MHz, 834.390 MHz, 879.390 MHz, 824.040 MHz, 845.010 MHz
Grant Date: 01/04/2002, Expiration Date: 10/01/2011
Registrant: Verizon Wireless, 1120 Sanctuary Pkwy, #150 Gasa5reg, Alpharetta, GA 30004, Phone: (770) 797-1070, Fax: (770) 797-1036, Email:

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 2

Stickleyville 3.4 Mi Se, Call Sign: WNAU999, Licensee ID: L00108003
Assigned Frequencies : 169.500 MHz
Grant Date: 11/08/1995, Expiration Date: 11/05/2000, Cancelation Date: 01/07/2001
Registrant: County Of Lee, Jonesville, VA 24263, Phone: (804) 674-2492
Rt 629 .1 Mi Nw Of Rt 58, Call Sign: WFH420
Assigned Frequencies : 456.400 MHz
Grant Date: 09/25/2003, Expiration Date: 12/14/2013, Cancelation Date: 09/23/2008
Registrant: Verizon Virginia Inc., Irving, TX 75015-2092, Phone: (972) 718-4599, Fax: (972) 719-7242, Email:

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 10 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Dryden)

FAA Registered Aircrafts: 3

Aircraft: OSBORNE PAT HUMMER-B (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: Reciprocating
N-Number: 1176P , Serial Number: 0055B
Registrant (Individual): Pat Osborn, Rr 1 Box 39b, Dryden, VA 24243
Aircraft: PIPER PA-22-135 (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 94 mph), Engine: LYCOMING 0-290 SERIES (140 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 3509A , Serial Number: 22-1781, Year manufactured: 1953, Airworthiness Date: 11/02/1955
Registrant (Individual): Charlie J Poe, Rr 1 Box 1540, Dryden, VA 24243
Aircraft: BEECH H35 (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 131 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES (230 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 4685D , Serial Number: D-4895, Year manufactured: 1956, Airworthiness Date: 12/26/1956
Registrant (Individual): Clarence M Napier, Rr 1 Box 275, Dryden, VA 24243

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 16

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Dryden on our top lists:

#30 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating to other counties in 2006"

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