Glen Lyn, Virginia

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Population in July 2008: 163. Population change since 2000: +7.9%

Males: 78	(48.3%)
Females: 85	(51.7%)

Median resident age:	35.3 years
Virginia median age:	35.7 years

Zip code: 24093

Estimated median household income in 2007: $37,545 (it was $28,750 in 2000)

Glen Lyn:	$37,545
Virginia:	$59,562

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $16,938

Glen Lyn:	$16,938
Virginia:	$31,177

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $102,634 (it was $50,000 in 2000)

Glen Lyn:	$102,634
Virginia:	$262,100

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $129,386; Detached houses: $126,500

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Races in Glen Lyn:

White Non-Hispanic (99.3%)
Hispanic (0.7%)

2008 cost of living index in Glen Lyn: 75.8 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (17.9%), English (11.9%), Irish (9.3%), German (6.6%), Lithuanian (4.0%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 1537 feet

Land area: 0.65 square miles.

Population density: 252 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Glen Lyn

High school or higher: 71.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.0%
Graduate or professional degree: 2.4%
Unemployed: 10.5%
Mean travel time to work: 24.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Glen Lyn town

Never married: 19.0%
Now married: 60.0%
Separated: 3.8%
Widowed: 13.3%
Divorced: 3.8%

2 residents are foreign born

This town:	1.3%
Virginia:	8.1%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this town in May 2009.

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

Glen Lyn:	0.9% ($425)
Virginia:	1.0% ($1,143)

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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Roanoke, VA (50.2 miles , pop. 94,911).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Greensboro, NC (106.5 miles , pop. 223,891).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (358.0 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Rich Creek, VA (1.5 miles ), Peterstown, WV (2.0 miles ), Narrows, VA (2.0 miles ), Oakvale, WV (2.6 miles) , Pearisburg, VA (2.8 miles ), Athens, WV (3.0 miles ), Pembroke, VA (3.6 miles ), Princeton, WV (3.6 miles ).

Latitude: 37.37 N, Longitude: 80.86 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 304

Population change in the 1990s: +41 (+37.3%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Public administration (16%)
Construction (12%)
Machinery (12%)
Computer and electronic products (12%)
Furniture and related products (12%)
Transportation equipment (8%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (8%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (42%)
Transportation equipment (12%)
Food and beverage stores (8%)
Gasoline stations (8%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (8%)
Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (8%)
Utilities (8%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (20%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (16%)
Customer service representatives (12%)
Construction laborers (12%)
Top executives (8%)
Law enforcement workers including supervisors (8%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Life, physical, and social science technicians (15%)
Cashiers (15%)
Health technologists and technicians (12%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (12%)
Registered nurses (8%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (8%)
Waiters and waitresses (8%)

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Crime in Glen Lyn by Year
Type	2001	2002	2003	2004	2006	2007	2008
Murders	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Rapes	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Robberies	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Assaults	1	2	2	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	653.6	1282.1	1212.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Burglaries	1	0	0	4	1	1	2
per 100,000	653.6	0.0	0.0	2469.1	606.1	598.8	1219.5
Thefts	12	6	4	4	9	6	7
per 100,000	7843.1	3846.2	2424.2	2469.1	5454.5	3592.8	4268.3
Auto thefts	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1219.5
Arson	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	1282.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9)	490.2	410.3	339.4	271.6	260.6	185.6	353.7

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 1 (1 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	6.13
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in Glen Lyn, Virginia

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Glen Lyn, Virginia average precipitation

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Glen Lyn-area historical tornado activity is significantly below Virginia state average. It is 68% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/4/1974, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 26.1 miles away from the Glen Lyn town center injured 12 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 4/4/1974, a category 3 tornado 30.8 miles away from the town center killed one person and injured 11 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Glen Lyn-area historical earthquake activity is slightly above Virginia state average. It is 84% 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 59.5 miles away from Glen Lyn center
On 11/23/2006 at 10:42:57, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 MB, 4.3 LG) earthquake occurred 63.1 miles away from the city 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 61.3 miles away from the city center
On 4/22/1991 at 01:01:20, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, Depth: 9.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 53.2 miles away from Glen Lyn center
On 6/26/1995 at 00:36:17, a magnitude 3.5 (3.1 MB, 3.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 54.2 miles away from the city center
On 10/28/1997 at 10:36:46, a magnitude 3.4 (3.4 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 65.7 miles away from Glen Lyn center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB)

Glen Lyn topographic map

Hospitals/medical centers near Glen Lyn:

CARILION GILES MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 9 miles; PEARISBURG, VA)
HEALTHSOUTH SOUTHERN HILLS REHAB HOS (about 12 miles; PRINCETON, WV)
PRINCETON COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 12 miles; PRINCETON, WV)

Political contributions by individuals in Glen Lyn, VA

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Glen Lyn:

CONCORD COLLEGE (about 10 miles; ATHENS, WV; Full-time enrollment: 2,723)
BLUEFIELD STATE COLLEGE (about 21 miles; BLUEFIELD, WV; FT enrollment: 2,096)
NEW RIVER COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 22 miles; DUBLIN, VA; FT enrollment: 2,262)
RADFORD UNIVERSITY (about 24 miles; RADFORD, VA; FT enrollment: 8,034)
VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIV (about 32 miles; BLACKSBURG, VA; FT enrollment: 25,754)
NATIONAL BUSINESS COLLEGE (about 45 miles; SALEM, VA; FT enrollment: 2,382)
VIRGINIA WESTERN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 50 miles; ROANOKE, VA; FT enrollment: 3,535)

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Church in Glen Lyn: First Baptist Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Reservoirs: Glen Lyn Flyash Pond (A), Glen Lyn Bottom Ash Pond (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

River: East River (A). Display/hide its location on the map

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

GLEN LYN, TOWN OF (Population served: 193, Purch_groundwater_under_infl_of_surface_water):

Past monitoring violations:

CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2002 and FEB-04-2003, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (JUL-02-2002), St Compliance achieved (FEB-04-2003)

CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between OCT-19-1999 and DEC-27-1999, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (DEC-27-1999), St Violation/Reminder Notice (DEC-27-1999)

One minor monitoring violation

One regular monitoring violation

Average household size:

This town:	2.6 people
Virginia:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	68.4%
Whole state:	68.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	1.8%
Whole state:	4.7%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This town:	17.7%
Whole state:	9.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This town:	13.5%
Whole state:	4.3%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Glen Lyn, VA

Glen Lyn compared to Virginia state average:

Median household income 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.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
House age above 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

Glen Lyn mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Giles County Virginia:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Electricity (69%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (13%) Wood (11%) Utility gas (4%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (4%)

Religion statistics for Glen Lyn

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 56.69%

Here		56.7%
USA		50.2%

Adherents

Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations.

Name	United Methodist Church	Southern Baptist Convention	Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)	International Pentecostal Holiness Church	Christian Churches and Churches of Christ
Adherents	34.2%	18.1%	11.9%	9.9%	7.4%
Congregations	32.8%	10.4%	10.4%	7.5%	6.0%

Name	Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church, colloquially Mormon Church)	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	Presbyterian Church (USA)	Catholic Church	Other
Adherents	5.9%	2.7%	1.5%	1.5%	6.9%
Congregations	1.5%	3.0%	4.5%	1.5%	22.4%

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.

Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
Function	Full-time employees	Monthly full-time payroll	Average yearly full-time wage	Part-time employees	Monthly part-time payroll
Financial Administration	1	$1,873	$22,476	0	$0
Other Government Administration	0	$0		7	$475
Police Protection - Officers	1	$2,250	$27,000	0	$0
Streets and Highways	1	$2,259	$27,108	0	$0
Totals for Government	3	$6,382	$25,528	7	$475

Glen Lyn government finances in 2002:

Charges - Sewerage: $20,000
Current Operations - Financial Administration: $65,000
Police Protection: $47,000

Regular Highways: $27,000

Sewerage: $18,000

Solid Waste Management: $16,000

Parks & Recreation: $7,000
State Intergovernmental - General Support: $4,000
Tax - Property: $206,000
Total General Sales: $8,000

NEC: $7,000

Public Utilities: $4,000

Motor Vehicle License: $1,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $88,000

5.69% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($36,892 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.69%
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 Montgomery County, VA	1.68% ($34,757 average AGI)
from Monroe County, WV	0.39% ($28,120)
from Pulaski County, VA	0.36% ($31,478)

4.43% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,230 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.43%
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 Montgomery County, VA	1.24% ($31,474 average AGI)
to Pulaski County, VA	0.43% ($26,259)
to Monroe County, WV	0.33% ($26,333)

Strongest AM radio stations in Glen Lyn:

WNRV (990 AM; 5 kW; NARROWS-PEARISBURG, VA; Owner: PERCEPTION MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
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.)
WBDY (1190 AM; daytime; 10 kW; BLUEFIELD, VA; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
WPIN (810 AM; daytime; 4 kW; DUBLIN, VA; Owner: DUBLIN RADIO)
WIWS (1070 AM; daytime; 10 kW; BECKLEY, WV; Owner: SOUTHERN COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
WJLS (560 AM; 5 kW; BECKLEY, WV; Owner: FIRST MEDIA RADIO, LLC)
WTRU (830 AM; 50 kW; KERNERSVILLE, NC; Owner: TRUTH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WRAD (1460 AM; 5 kW; RADFORD, VA; Owner: NEW RIVER VALLEY RADIO PARTNERS, LLC)
WHIS (1440 AM; 5 kW; BLUEFIELD, WV; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
WWNR (620 AM; 5 kW; BECKLEY, WV; Owner: DYNASTAR COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WOAY (860 AM; 10 kW; OAK HILL, WV; Owner: COMMISSIONED COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WAMN (1050 AM; 1 kW; GREEN VALLEY, WV; Owner: WAMN, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Glen Lyn:

WHAJ (104.5 FM; BLUEFIELD, WV; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
KHPR (88.1 FM; HONOLULU, HI; Owner: HAWAII PUBLIC RADIO)
WHKX (106.3 FM; BLUEFIELD, VA; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
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.)
WJLS-FM (99.5 FM; BECKLEY, WV; Owner: FIRST MEDIA RADIO, LLC)
WMTD-FM (102.3 FM; HINTON, WV; Owner: SOUTHERN COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
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)
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)
W244BB (96.7 FM; PRINCETON, WV; Owner: BIBLE BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
WROV-FM (96.3 FM; MARTINSVILLE, VA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WFNR-FM (100.7 FM; CHRISTIANSBURG, VA; Owner: NEW RIVER VALLEY RADIO PARTNERS, LLC)
WCIR-FM (103.7 FM; BECKLEY, WV; Owner: SOUTHERN COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
WVTR (91.9 FM; MARION, VA; Owner: VIRGINIA TECH FOUNDATION INC)
WBRF (98.1 FM; GALAX, VA; Owner: BLUE RIDGE RADIO, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Glen Lyn:

WVVA (Channel 6; BLUEFIELD, WV; Owner: WVVA TELEVISON, INC.)

Glen Lyn fatal accident list:
Jun 9, 1991 06:50 AM, Rt460, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1
Sep 1, 1985 09:47 AM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1
Oct 22, 1984 10:50 AM, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1

FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 2

STATION, 1 Mi W Of Rt 460 & 219, Overall height: 7.6 m, Call Sign: KJB58
Assigned Frequencies : 6585.00 MHz
Grant Date: 03/29/2000, Expiration Date: 04/11/2010
Registrant: American Electric Power, 1 Riverside Plaza, Columbus, OH 43215-2373, Phone: (614) 223-3588, Fax: (614) 223-3535
STATION, On Dismal Peak 1 Mi S Of, Overall height: 49.7 m, Call Sign: KJB59
Assigned Frequencies : 6775.00 MHz, 6755.00 MHz, 6735.00 MHz, 6865.00 MHz
Grant Date: 03/29/2000, Expiration Date: 04/11/2010
Registrant: American Electric Power, 1 Riverside Plaza, Columbus, OH 43215-2373, Phone: (614) 223-3588, Fax: (614) 223-3535

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 2

Call Sign: KA4OCP, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00188854
Grant Date: 01/18/2006, Expiration Date: 03/25/2016, Certifier: Jerry W Surber
Registrant: Jerry W Surber, Glen Lyn, VA 24093
Call Sign: KG4FWH, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00188854
Grant Date: 12/29/1999, Expiration Date: 12/29/2009, Certifier: Jerry W Surber
Registrant: Jerry W Surber, Glen Lyn, VA 24093

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 7
Hazardous Condition: 2

Glen Lyn on our top lists:

#65 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating to other counties in 2006"
#66 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the smallest number of children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000"

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