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Shopping Center: Twin County Plaza Shopping Center (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Churches in Galax include: Church of the Good Shepherd (A), Gladeville Church (B), West Galax Methodist Church (C), Faith Temple (D), Mount Ararat Church (E), Calvary Church (F), Mount Pisgah Church (G), First Christian Church (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Painter Cemetery (1), Mount Pisgah Cemetery (2), Monta Vista Cemetery (3), Galax Cemetery (4), Felts Memorial Cemetery (5), Gladeville Cemetery (6). Display/hide their locations on the map
Park in Galax: Felts Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Tourist attraction: Rebel Towne USA (Amusement & Theme Parks; 217 South Main Street).
Hotels: Chestnut Creek Cabins (1000 Revere Road), Galax Motel (549 East Stuart Drive).
Court: Galax City - Juvenile & Domestic Relations- General District Court (353 North Main Street).
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Drinking water stations with addresses in Galax and their reported violations in the past:
GALAX, CITY OF (Population served: 6687, Surface_water):
Past monitoring violations:
- 21 regular monitoring violations
Drinking water stations with addresses in Galax that have no violations reported:
- PATTON RV PARK (Population served: 25, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
| This city: |  18.6% | | Whole state: |  9.6% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
| This city: | 4.1% | | Whole state: | 4.3% |
Galax compared to Virginia state average:
- Median household income below state average.
- Median house value below state average.
- Unemployed percentage below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage above state average.
- Median age above state average.
- Length of stay since moving in 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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Banks with branches in Galax (2007 data):
- Carter Bank & Trust: Mountain National Bank Branch at 543 East Stuart Drive, branch established on 1996-07-01; Downtown Galax Branch at 118 North Main Street, branch established on 1984-04-23. Info updated 2007-01-10: Bank assets: $2,664.7 mil, Deposits: $2,371.6 mil, headquarters in Martinsville, VA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 126 total offices
- Grayson National Bank: Carroll Branch at 8351 Carrollton Pike, branch established on 2003-08-28; Galax Branch at 209 West Grayson Street, branch established on 1996-05-14. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $332.2 mil, Deposits: $284.7 mil, headquarters in Independence, VA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 9 total offices, Holding Company: Grayson Bankshares, Inc.
- Wachovia Bank, National Association: Galax Main Branch at 200 North Main Street, branch established on 1934-01-01; Galax Branch at 300 N Main St, branch established on 1907-07-11. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $518,123.0 mil, Deposits: $353,234.0 mil, headquarters in Charlotte, NC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 3191 total offices, Holding Company: Wachovia Corporation
- The National Bank of Blacksburg: Galax Branch at 506 East Stuart Drive, branch established on 1987-06-30. Info updated 2006-06-01: Bank assets: $864.1 mil, Deposits: $764.8 mil, headquarters in Blacksburg, VA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 26 total offices, Holding Company: National Bankshares, Inc.
- Branch Banking and Trust Company: Galax Branch at 1100 East Stuart Drive, branch established on 1987-05-20. Info updated 2007-01-23: Bank assets: $117,134.1 mil, Deposits: $83,585.1 mil, headquarters in Winston Salem, NC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1480 total offices, Holding Company: Bb&T Corporation
- First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company: Galax Plaza Branch at 540 East Stuart Drive, branch established on 1967-05-17. Info updated 2006-07-11: Bank assets: $13,326.8 mil, Deposits: $11,030.1 mil, headquarters in Raleigh, NC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 339 total offices, Holding Company: First Citizens 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 |
| Elementary and Secondary - Other Total |
47 | $142,595 | $36,407 | 17 | $6,287 |
| Elementary and Secondary - Instruction |
129 | $307,966 | $28,648 | 30 | $13,148 |
Galax government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Sewerage: $884,000
Solid Waste Management: $436,000
Elementary & Secondary Education School Lunch: $202,000
Parks & Recreation: $127,000
All Other: $61,000
Elementary & Secondary Education School Tuition: $8,000
- Construction - Housing & Community Development: $222,000
Health - Other: $99,000
Elementary & Secondary Education: $83,000
Parks & Recreation: $46,000
General: $17,000
Libraries: $17,000
- Current Operations - Elementary & Secondary Education: $8,570,000
Regular Highways: $1,368,000
Police Protection: $1,365,000
Welfare - Other: $1,328,000
Water Utilities: $841,000
General - Other: $706,000
Parks & Recreation: $691,000
Sewerage: $688,000
Solid Waste Management: $578,000
Central Staff Services: $335,000
Financial Administration: $308,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $230,000
Fire Protection: $225,000
Libraries: $188,000
Housing & Community Development: $126,000
Health Services - Other: $101,000
Corrections - Other: $70,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $65,000
General Public Buildings: $51,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Education: $415,000
Housing & Community Development: $307,000
All Other: $35,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $144,000
- Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Libraries: $86,000
Higher Education: $7,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Education: $59,000
All Other: $53,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $2,104,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, Education, NEC: $2,732,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $1,437,000
- Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Water Utilities: $1,125,000
Other NEC: $31,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Elementary & Secondary Education: $2,477,000
Full Faith & Credit - Water Utilities: $1,925,000
Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $1,380,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $1,125,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Elementary and Secondary Education: $255,000
Water Utilities: $179,000
Other, NEC: $88,000
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $191,000
General Revenue, NEC: $163,000
Rents: $5,000
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $10,875,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $1,081,000
- State Intergovernmental - Education: $5,418,000
Highways: $1,184,000
Public Welfare: $974,000
All Other: $658,000
General Support: $307,000
Health & Hospitals: $39,000
- Tax - Property: $3,606,000
Total General Sales: $1,696,000
NEC: $790,000
Other Selective Sales: $653,000
Public Utilities: $355,000
Motor Vehicle License: $86,000
- Total Salaries & Wages: $5,102,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $153,000
Strongest AM radio stations in Galax:
- WWWJ (1360 AM; 5 kW; GALAX, VA; Owner: TWIN COUNTY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WPAQ (740 AM; 10 kW; MOUNT AIRY, NC; Owner: RALPH D. EPPERSON)
- WTRU (830 AM; 50 kW; KERNERSVILLE, NC; Owner: TRUTH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WSYD (1300 AM; 10 kW; MOUNT AIRY, NC; Owner: GRANITE CITY BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WHKY (1290 AM; 50 kW; HICKORY, NC; Owner: LONG COMMUNICATIONS, LLC.)
- WKNV (890 AM; daytime; 10 kW; FAIRLAWN, VA; Owner: POSITIVE RADIO GROUP, INC.)
- WFNR (710 AM; daytime; 10 kW; BLACKSBURG, VA; Owner: PERCEPTION MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
- WKSK (580 AM; 5 kW; W.JEFFERSON, NC; Owner: CADDELL BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WBT (1110 AM; 50 kW; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: JEFFERSON-PILOT COMMUNICATNS CO. OF NORTH CAROLINA)
- WSGH (1040 AM; 9 kW; LEWISVILLE, NC; Owner: WINSTON-SALEM, GREENSBORO, HIGH POINT AREA RADIO)
- WYVE (1280 AM; 3 kW; WYTHEVILLE, VA; Owner: THREE RIVERS MEDIA CORPORATION)
- WPIN (810 AM; daytime; 4 kW; DUBLIN, VA; Owner: DUBLIN RADIO)
- WBDY (1190 AM; daytime; 10 kW; BLUEFIELD, VA; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
Strongest FM radio stations in Galax:
- WBRF (98.1 FM; GALAX, VA; Owner: BLUE RIDGE RADIO, INC.)
- WVTR (91.9 FM; MARION, VA; Owner: VIRGINIA TECH FOUNDATION INC)
- WPIN-FM (91.5 FM; DUBLIN, VA; Owner: POSITIVE ALTERNATIVE RADIO, INC.)
- W267AN (101.3 FM; WILKESBORO, NC; Owner: TRIAD FAMILY NETWORK, INC.)
- WPSK-FM (107.1 FM; PULASKI, VA; Owner: NEW RIVER VALLEY RADIO PARTNERS, LLC)
- KHPR (88.1 FM; HONOLULU, HI; Owner: HAWAII PUBLIC RADIO)
- WHAJ (104.5 FM; BLUEFIELD, WV; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
- WTQR (104.1 FM; WINSTON-SALEM, NC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WKBC-FM (97.3 FM; NORTH WILKESBORO, NC; Owner: WILKES BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- WMEV-FM (93.9 FM; MARION, VA; Owner: HOLSTON VALLEY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WHKX (106.3 FM; BLUEFIELD, VA; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
- WKOY-FM (100.9 FM; PRINCETON, WV; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
- W285DJ (104.9 FM; MOUNT AIRY, NC; Owner: TRIAD FAMILY NETWORK, INC,)
- WPIB (91.1 FM; BLUEFIELD, WV; Owner: POSITIVE ALTERNATIVE RADIO, INC.)
- WOLD-FM (102.5 FM; MARION, VA; Owner: EMERALD SOUND, INC.)
- WSTG (95.9 FM; PRINCETON, WV; Owner: PRINCETON BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WIFM-FM (100.9 FM; ELKIN, NC; Owner: VON BROADCASTING, INC.)
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