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%)
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).
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 personand injured 4 peopleand causedbetween $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 causedbetween $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).
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)
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)
Religion statistics for Fort Chiswell (based on Wythe County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 46.44%
Here
46.4%
USA
50.2%
Adherents
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
Name
United Methodist Church
International Pentecostal Holiness Church
Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)
Southern Baptist Convention
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Adherents
37.1%
16.5%
9.3%
9.2%
9.2%
Congregations
36.6%
16.8%
8.9%
5.0%
8.9%
Name
Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)
Presbyterian Church (USA)
Catholic Church
Church of God of Prophecy
Other
Adherents
3.7%
3.3%
3.1%
2.3%
6.4%
Congregations
3.0%
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:
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:
