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Notable locations in Gate City: Scott County Courthouse (A), Gate City Town Hall (B), Scott County Library (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Gate City include: Gate City Baptist Church (A), Gate City United Methodist Church (B), Church of Christ (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Smith Cemetery (1), Estill Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Little Moccasin Creek (A), Red Hill Branch (B), Burnt Cabin Branch (C), Pike (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Park in Gate City: R P Kane Athletic Field (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Post office: Gate City Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map
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Drinking water stations with addresses in Gate City and their reported violations in the past:
GATE CITY, TOWN OF (Population served: 2175, Surface_water):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Average - Between APR-2006 and JUN-2006, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (JUN-13-2006), St Public Notif requested (JUN-13-2006)
- MCL, Average - Between JAN-2006 and MAR-2006, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (FEB-24-2006), St Public Notif requested (FEB-24-2006), St Public Notif received (MAR-28-2006)
- MCL, Average - Between OCT-2005 and DEC-2005, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (JAN-05-2006), St Public Notif requested (JAN-05-2006), St Public Notif received (FEB-24-2006)
Past monitoring violations:
- Treatment Technique Exceeds Turb 1 NTU - In JUN-2006, Contaminant: IESWTR
- M&R Filter Turbidity Reporting - In JAN-2006, Contaminant: IESWTR. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JAN-31-2006), St Public Notif requested (FEB-07-2006), St Formal NOV issued (FEB-07-2006)
- M&R Filter Turbidity Reporting - In DEC-2005, Contaminant: IESWTR. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JAN-05-2006), St Formal NOV issued (JAN-05-2006), St Compliance achieved (JAN-31-2006)
- M&R Filter Turbidity Reporting - In NOV-2005, Contaminant: IESWTR. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (DEC-05-2005), St Formal NOV issued (DEC-05-2005), St Compliance achieved (JAN-31-2006)
- M&R Filter Turbidity Reporting - In OCT-2005, Contaminant: IESWTR. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (DEC-05-2005), St Formal NOV issued (DEC-05-2005), St Compliance achieved (JAN-31-2006)
- 10 other older monitoring violations
SCOTT CO PARK (Population served: 150, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- 4 routine major monitoring violations
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2008:
| This town: | 13.5% | | Whole state: | 9.6% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2008:
| This town: | 4.6% | | Whole state: | 4.3% |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Gate City, VA
33 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
Gate City compared to Virginia state average:
- Median household income below state average.
- Median house value below 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 above state average.
- Number of college students below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.
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Banks with branches in Gate City (2009 data):
- Bank of America, National Association: Gate City Branch at 141 East Jackson Street, branch established on 1965-04-09; Gate City Drive In Branch at 141 East Jackson Street, branch established on 1999-08-01. Info updated 2008-11-07: Bank assets: $1,471,631.0 mil, Deposits: $954,677.6 mil, headquarters in Charlotte, NC, positive income, 6194 total offices, Holding Company: Bank Of America Corporation
- New Peoples Bank, Inc.: Gate City Office Branch at 663 East Jackson Street, branch established on 2002-01-03. Info updated 2007-08-21: Bank assets: $807.2 mil, Deposits: $706.6 mil, headquarters in Honaker, VA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 31 total offices, Holding Company: New Peoples Bankshares, Inc.
- Branch Banking and Trust Company: Gate City Main Branch at 110 Gateway Plaza, branch established on 1989-03-01. Info updated 2008-12-12: Bank assets: $147,483.6 mil, Deposits: $98,507.9 mil, headquarters in Winston Salem, NC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1514 total offices, Holding Company: Bb&T Corporation
- The Bank of Marion: Gate City Branch at 196 East Jackson Street, branch established on 1971-11-03. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $332.0 mil, Deposits: $293.0 mil, headquarters in Marion, VA, negative income in the last year, Commercial Lending Specialization, 13 total offices, Holding Company: Southwest Virginia Bankshares, Inc.
School Enrollment by Level of School
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2004 Presidential Election results in Scott County Virginia:
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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Electricity (69%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (25%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)
- Coal or coke (1%)
- Wood (1%)
- Other fuel (1%)
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Religion statistics for Gate City
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 38.77%
| Here |  | 38.8% |
| USA |  | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations.
| Name | Southern Baptist Convention | United Methodist Church | National Association of Free Will Baptists | East District Association of Primitive Baptist | Christian Churches and Churches of Christ |
| Adherents | 42.5% | 29.7% | 12.0% | 8.7% | 2.1% |
| Congregations | 22.2% | 37.5% | 15.3% | 13.9% | 1.4% |
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| Name | Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) | Presbyterian Church (USA) | Catholic Church | The Evangelical Covenant Church | Other |
| Adherents | 1.0% | 1.0% | 0.9% | 0.8% | 1.4% |
| Congregations | 1.4% | 1.4% | 2.8% | 1.4% | 2.8% |
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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.
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
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| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Financial Administration |
1 | $2,885 | $34,620 | 0 | $0 |
| Other Government Administration |
0 | $0 | | 8 | $5,345 |
| Judicial and Legal |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $985 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
6 | $23,677 | $47,354 | 0 | $0 |
| Streets and Highways |
3 | $7,384 | $29,536 | 2 | $2,190 |
| Solid Waste Management |
1 | $1,997 | $23,964 | 1 | $748 |
| Sewerage |
2 | $4,804 | $28,824 | 0 | $0 |
| Parks and Recreation |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $813 |
| Water Supply |
4 | $8,843 | $26,529 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
17 | $49,590 | $35,005 | 13 | $10,081 |
4.62% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($29,086 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 4.62% | | 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:
4.56% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,397 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 4.56% | | 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:
Strongest AM radio stations in Gate City:
- WGAT (1050 AM; 1 kW; GATE CITY, VA; Owner: TRI-CITIES BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WGOC (640 AM; 10 kW; BLOUNTVILLE, TN; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WKIN (1320 AM; 5 kW; KINGSPORT, TN; Owner: CITADEL 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.)
- WJCW (910 AM; 5 kW; JOHNSON CITY, TN; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WKPT (1400 AM; 1 kW; KINGSPORT, TN; Owner: HOLSTON VALLEY BROADCASTING CORP.)
- WKTP (1590 AM; 10 kW; JONESBOROUGH, TN; Owner: HOLSTON VALLEY BROADCASTING CORP.)
- WETB (790 AM; 5 kW; JOHNSON CITY, TN; Owner: MOUNTAIN SIGNALS, INC.)
- WFGW (1010 AM; 50 kW; BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: BLUE RIDGE BROADCASTING CORP.)
- WFHG (980 AM; 5 kW; BRISTOL, VA; Owner: BRISTOL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- WKVL (850 AM; daytime; 50 kW; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: HORNE RADIO, LLC)
Strongest FM radio stations in Gate City:
- WTFM (98.5 FM; KINGSPORT, TN; Owner: HOLSTON VALLEY BROADCASTING CORP.)
- WRZK (95.9 FM; COLONIAL HEIGHTS, TN; Owner: MURRAY COMMUNICATIONS)
- WCSK (90.3 FM; KINGSPORT, TN; Owner: KINGSPORT CITY SCHOOLS BD. OF EDUC .)
- W223AA (92.5 FM; BIG STONE GAP, VA; Owner: VALLEY BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WAXM (93.5 FM; BIG STONE GAP, VA; Owner: VALLEY BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WPJO (99.3 FM; ELIZABETHTON, TN; Owner: BRISTOL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- WHCB (91.5 FM; BRISTOL, TN; Owner: APPALACHIAN EDUC. COMMUNICATION CORP)
- 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.)
- WKOS (104.9 FM; KINGSPORT, TN; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WCQR-FM (88.3 FM; KINGSPORT, TN; Owner: POSITIVE ALTERNATIVE RADIO, INC.)
- W214AP (90.7 FM; JOHNSON CITY, TN; Owner: THE MOODY BIBLE INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO)
- WSEH (102.7 FM; CUMBERLAND, KY; Owner: CUMBERLAND CITY BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WQUT (101.5 FM; JOHNSON CITY, TN; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WIFX-FM (94.3 FM; JENKINS, KY; Owner: LETCHER COUNTY BROADCASTING, INC)
- WEYE (104.3 FM; SURGOINSVILLE, TN; Owner: TRI-CITY RADIO, LLC)
- 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)
- WMIT (106.9 FM; BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: BLUE RIDGE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
TV broadcast stations around Gate City:
- WKPT-LP (Channel 25; KINGSPORT, TN; Owner: HOLSTON VALLEY BROADCASTING CORP.)
- WCYB-TV (Channel 5; BRISTOL, VA; Owner: APPALACHIAN BROADCASTING CORP.)
- WKTP-LP (Channel 7; GATE CITY, ETC., VA; Owner: HOLSTON VALLEY BROADCASTING CORP.)
- WSBN-TV (Channel 47; NORTON, VA; Owner: BLUE RIDGE PUBLIC TELEVISION, INC.)
Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2008 (per 100,000 population)
Gate City, Virginia:
- Fatal accident count: 4
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 6
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 1
- Fatalities: 4
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 9
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
Virginia average:
- Fatal accident count: 179
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 266
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 63
- Fatalities: 195
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 416
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 27
Gate City fatal accident list:
May 8, 1986 05:40 AM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1
Jul 27, 1984 07:10 AM, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Aug 23, 1979 08:10 AM, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 4, Fatalities: 1
Jan 30, 1975 01:55 AM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 79 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Gate City)
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:- Fire: 49
- Hazardous Condition: 50
- Good Intent Call: 2
Incident types - Gate City
See Full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Statistics for Gate City, VA
Gate City on our top lists:
- #92 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating to other counties in 2006"
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