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Wythe County

Population in 2010: 939. Population change since 2000: +3.1%
Males: 465  (49.5%)
Females: 474  (50.5%)

Median resident age:  41.4 years
Virginia median age:  43.4 years

Zip codes: 24360.

Estimated median household income in 2009: $31,662 (it was $37,273 in 2000)
Fort Chiswell:

$31,662
Virginia:

$59,330
Estimated per capita income in 2009: $18,004

Fort Chiswell CDP income, earnings, and wages data

Estimated median house or condo value in 2009: $100,079 (it was $89,300 in 2000)
Fort Chiswell:

$100,079
Virginia:

$252,600
Mean prices in 2009: All housing units: $113,114; Detached houses: $148,339; Townhouses or other attached units: $121,183; Mobile homes: $49,963

Median gross rent in 2009: $427.

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Fort Chiswell races chart
  • White alone - 899 (95.7%)
  • Hispanic - 13 (1.4%)
  • Asian alone - 12 (1.3%)
  • Black alone - 8 (0.9%)
  • Two or more races - 6 (0.6%)
  • American Indian alone - 1 (0.1%)

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Mar. 2012 cost of living index in Fort Chiswell: 86.8 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Ancestries: United States (26.0%), Irish (9.5%), German (8.5%), English (4.8%), Scotch-Irish (1.6%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 1960 feet

Land area: 12.1 square miles.

Population density: 78 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).

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For population 25 years and over in Fort Chiswell:

  • High school or higher: 83.4%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.5%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 1.1%
  • Unemployed: 5.1%
  • Mean travel time to work (commute): 23.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Fort Chiswell CDP:

  • Never married: 18.8%
  • Now married: 56.3%
  • Separated: 7.2%
  • Widowed: 4.7%
  • Divorced: 13.0%

14 residents are foreign born

This place:  1.5%
Virginia:  8.1%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $485 (0.5%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $447 (0.5%)
Fort Chiswell satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Roanoke, VA (59.0 miles , pop. 94,911).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Greensboro, NC (86.3 miles , pop. 223,891).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (378.2 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Max Meadows, VA (1.4 miles ), Wytheville, VA (2.8 miles ), Pulaski, VA (3.4 miles ), Fries, VA (4.0 miles ), Woodlawn, VA (4.1 miles ), Hillsville, VA (4.1 miles ), Dublin, VA (4.2 miles ), Rural Retreat, VA (4.3 miles ).

Latitude: 36.94 N, Longitude: 80.94 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 276

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Unemployment in August 2012:
Here:

6.6%
Virginia:

5.8%

Unemployment by year (%)

Most common industries in 2005-2009 (%)
Males Females
  • Construction (39%)
  • Accommodation and food services (24%)
  • Real estate and rental and leasing (16%)
  • Other services, except public administration (14%)
  • Educational services (8%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (0%)
  • Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (0%)
  • Accommodation and food services (56%)
  • Educational services (11%)
  • Health care and social assistance (10%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (8%)
  • Other services, except public administration (7%)
  • Finance and insurance (5%)
  • Manufacturing (3%)
Most common occupations (%)
Males Females
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (9%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (7%)
  • Cashiers (6%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (6%)
  • Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (5%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (10%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (7%)
  • Other healthcare support occupations (6%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (5%)
  • Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)

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Tornado activity:

Fort Chiswell-area historical tornado activity is below Virginia state average. It is 54% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/4/1974, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 46.1 miles away from the Fort Chiswell place center killed one person and injured 4 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 8/21/1977, a category F2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 27.1 miles away from the place center caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

Earthquake activity:

Fort Chiswell-area historical earthquake activity is above Virginia state average. It is 80% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 11/2/2006 at 17:53:02, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 MB, Depth: 0.6 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 56.9 miles away from the city center
On 11/23/2006 at 10:42:57, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 MB, 4.3 LG) earthquake occurred 59.0 miles away from Fort Chiswell center
On 6/29/1996 at 19:30:42, a magnitude 4.1 (4.1 MB, 3.9 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 58.2 miles away from the city center
On 6/26/1995 at 00:36:17, a magnitude 3.5 (3.1 MB, 3.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 31.4 miles away from the city center
On 2/12/1994 at 02:40:24, a magnitude 3.4 (2.9 ML, 3.4 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 59.5 miles away from Fort Chiswell center
On 4/22/1991 at 01:01:20, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, Depth: 9.1 mi) earthquake occurred 79.9 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML)

Natural disasters:

The number of natural disasters in Wythe County (10) is near the US average (12).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 7
Emergencies Declared: 3

Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 4, Winter Storms: 3, Storms: 2, Heavy Rain: 1, Mudslide: 1, Snowfall: 1, Storm: 1, Blizzard: 1, Drought: 1, Flood: 1, Hurricane: 1, Ice Storm: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
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Hospitals/medical centers near Fort Chiswell:

  • WYTHE COUNTY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, about 12 miles away; WYTHEVILLE, VA)
  • PULASKI COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (Acute Care Hospitals, Proprietary, about 13 miles away; PULASKI, VA)
  • TWIN COUNTY REGIONAL HOSPITAL (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, about 20 miles away; GALAX, VA)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Fort Chiswell:

  • New River Community College (about 18 miles; Dublin, VA; Full-time enrollment: 2,107)
  • Radford University (about 26 miles; Radford, VA; FT enrollment: 7,927)
  • Concord University (about 34 miles; Athens, WV; FT enrollment: 2,364)
  • Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (about 35 miles; Blacksburg, VA; FT enrollment: 27,887)
  • National College-Salem (about 57 miles; Salem, VA; FT enrollment: 4,851)
  • Virginia Western Community College (about 58 miles; Roanoke, VA; FT enrollment: 2,563)
  • Mountain State University (about 60 miles; Beckley, WV; FT enrollment: 4,410)

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Shopping Center: Factory Merchants Mall Shopping Center (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Church in Fort Chiswell: Mount Vale Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map

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

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

 
Wythe County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Highest Potential
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Air Quality Index (AQI)

Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 19.1. This is significantly better than average.
City:

19.1
U.S.:

32.0
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 12.8. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 17.1 miles away from the city center.
City:

12.8
U.S.:

22.1


Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 19.6%
(21.9% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 0.0% for Black residents)

Average household size:
This place:  2.4 people
Virginia:  2.4 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  70.2%
Whole state:  67.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  5.3%
Whole state:  4.7%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.3% of all households

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Fort Chiswell, VA


6 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)

Fort Chiswell compared to Virginia state average:

  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • House age 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 (%)


Fort Chiswell travel time to work - commute


Fort Chiswell mode of transportation to work chart

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

  • Electricity (75%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (14%)
  • Wood (4%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (4%)
  • Utility gas (3%)


2004 Presidential Election results in Wythe County Virginia:




2008 Presidential Election results in Wythe County Virginia:


Detailed 2008 election results.


Religion statistics for Fort Chiswell (based on Wythe County data)

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 46.44%
Here46.4%
USA50.2%

Adherents


Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations

NameUnited Methodist ChurchInternational Pentecostal Holiness ChurchChurch of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)Southern Baptist ConventionEvangelical Lutheran Church in America
Adherents37.1%16.5%9.3%9.2%9.2%
Congregations36.6%16.8%8.9%5.0%8.9%
NameChristian Church (Disciples of Christ)Presbyterian Church (USA)Catholic ChurchChurch of God of ProphecyOther
Adherents3.7%3.3%3.1%2.3%6.4%
Congregations3.0%4.0%1.0%5.9%9.9%
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: 6
Wythe County:

2.10 / 10,000 pop.
Virginia:

2.03 / 10,000 pop.
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1
This county:

0.35 / 10,000 pop.
State:

0.17 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 5
Wythe County:

1.75 / 10,000 pop.
Virginia:

1.43 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 34
Wythe County:

11.92 / 10,000 pop.
State:

4.03 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 25
Here:

8.76 / 10,000 pop.
State:

7.65 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
This county:

9.8%
Virginia:

9.3%
Adult obesity rate:
Wythe County:

27.1%
Virginia:

26.7%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
This county:

19.0%
State:

18.6%

5.77% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($38,403 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

5.77%
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 Smyth County, VA  0.63% ($26,284 average AGI)
from Pulaski County, VA  0.46% ($33,755)
from Carroll County, VA  0.37% ($21,825)


5.28% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,902 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

5.28%
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 Smyth County, VA  0.58% ($28,500 average AGI)
to Pulaski County, VA  0.49% ($32,308)
to Carroll County, VA  0.30% ($30,281)

Strongest AM radio stations in Fort Chiswell:

  • WYVE (1280 AM; 3 kW; WYTHEVILLE, VA; Owner: THREE RIVERS MEDIA CORPORATION)
  • WKNV (890 AM; daytime; 10 kW; FAIRLAWN, VA; Owner: POSITIVE RADIO GROUP, INC.)
  • WTRU (830 AM; 50 kW; KERNERSVILLE, NC; Owner: TRUTH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WPAQ (740 AM; 10 kW; MOUNT AIRY, NC; Owner: RALPH D. EPPERSON)
  • WFNR (710 AM; daytime; 10 kW; BLACKSBURG, VA; Owner: PERCEPTION MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
  • WPIN (810 AM; daytime; 4 kW; DUBLIN, VA; Owner: DUBLIN RADIO)
  • WWWJ (1360 AM; 5 kW; GALAX, VA; Owner: TWIN COUNTY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WBDY (1190 AM; daytime; 10 kW; BLUEFIELD, VA; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
  • WSYD (1300 AM; 10 kW; MOUNT AIRY, NC; Owner: GRANITE CITY BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WRAD (1460 AM; 5 kW; RADFORD, VA; Owner: NEW RIVER VALLEY RADIO PARTNERS, LLC)
  • WNRV (990 AM; 5 kW; NARROWS-PEARISBURG, VA; Owner: PERCEPTION MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
  • WHKY (1290 AM; 50 kW; HICKORY, NC; Owner: LONG COMMUNICATIONS, LLC.)
  • WBLB (1340 AM; 1 kW; PULASKI, VA; Owner: WBLB, INC)

Strongest FM radio stations in Fort Chiswell:

  • WPIN-FM (91.5 FM; DUBLIN, VA; Owner: POSITIVE ALTERNATIVE RADIO, INC.)
  • WPSK-FM (107.1 FM; PULASKI, VA; Owner: NEW RIVER VALLEY RADIO PARTNERS, LLC)
  • WBRF (98.1 FM; GALAX, VA; Owner: BLUE RIDGE RADIO, INC.)
  • WVTR (91.9 FM; MARION, VA; Owner: VIRGINIA TECH FOUNDATION INC)
  • WHAJ (104.5 FM; BLUEFIELD, WV; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
  • WHKX (106.3 FM; BLUEFIELD, VA; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
  • KHPR (88.1 FM; HONOLULU, HI; Owner: HAWAII PUBLIC RADIO)
  • WKOY-FM (100.9 FM; PRINCETON, WV; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
  • WPIB (91.1 FM; BLUEFIELD, WV; Owner: POSITIVE ALTERNATIVE RADIO, INC.)
  • WSTG (95.9 FM; PRINCETON, WV; Owner: PRINCETON BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WMEV-FM (93.9 FM; MARION, VA; Owner: HOLSTON VALLEY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WXLK (92.3 FM; ROANOKE, VA; Owner: MEL WHEELER, INC.)
  • WSLQ (99.1 FM; ROANOKE, VA; Owner: MEL WHEELER, INC.)
  • WSLC-FM (94.9 FM; ROANOKE, VA; Owner: MEL WHEELER, INC.)
  • WVTF (89.1 FM; ROANOKE, VA; Owner: VIRGINIA TECH FOUNDATION INC)
  • WOLD-FM (102.5 FM; MARION, VA; Owner: EMERALD SOUND, INC.)
  • WROV-FM (96.3 FM; MARTINSVILLE, VA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • W267AN (101.3 FM; WILKESBORO, NC; Owner: TRIAD FAMILY NETWORK, INC.)
  • WFNR-FM (100.7 FM; CHRISTIANSBURG, VA; Owner: NEW RIVER VALLEY RADIO PARTNERS, LLC)
  • WTQR (104.1 FM; WINSTON-SALEM, NC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Fort Chiswell:

  • WKPZ-LP (Channel 3; WYTHEVILLE, ETC., VA; Owner: HOLSTON VALLEY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)

FCC Registered Antenna Towers:

9 (See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers in Fort Chiswell)

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers:

1
  • Water Tank West Of Picpac Market In (Lat: 36.923889 Lon: -80.948611), Type: Tower, Structure height: 18.3 m, Overall height: 24.4 m, Call Sign: WQFY592
    Assigned Frequencies: 155.160 MHz
    Grant Date: 11/07/2006, Expiration Date: 05/06/2007, Cancellation Date: 03/30/2007, Certifier: Todd Branscome
    Registrant: Two Way Radio, Incorporated, Wytheville, VA 24382, Phone: (276) 620-4389, Fax: (413) 653-2013, Email:


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