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Population (year 2000): 2,111. Estimated population in July 2006: 2,180 (+3.3% change)
 

Males: 970  (45.9%)
Females: 1,141  (54.1%)

Giles County

Median resident age:  39.4 years
Virginia median age:  35.7 years

Zip codes: 24124.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $33,100 (it was $31,875 in 2000)
Narrows  $33,100
Virginia:  $54,240

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $71,900 (it was $60,300 in 2000)
Narrows  $71,900
Virginia:  $212,300

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Races in Narrows:

  • White Non-Hispanic (98.7%)
  • Two or more races (0.5%)

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Ancestries: United States (22.5%), English (11.0%), Irish (10.8%), German (10.1%), Scottish (3.1%), Italian (2.2%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated in 1904

Land area: 1.28 square miles.

Population density: 1686 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Narrows

  • High school or higher: 77.7%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.6%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.6%
  • Unemployed: 8.8%
  • Mean travel time to work: 26.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Narrows town

  • Never married: 15.0%
  • Now married: 58.0%
  • Separated: 2.5%
  • Widowed: 14.0%
  • Divorced: 10.5%

6 residents are foreign born

This town:  0.3%
Virginia:  8.1%



According to our research there were 5 registered sex offenders living in Narrows, Virginia in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Narrows to the number of sex offenders is 431 to 1.

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

Narrows:  1.0% ($578)
Virginia:  0.9% ($1,143)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Roanoke, VA (58.7 miles , pop. 94,911).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Greensboro, NC (110.1 miles , pop. 223,891).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (430.6 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Rich Creek, VA (3.7 miles ), Glen Lyn, VA (4.6 miles) , Peterstown, WV (4.7 miles ), Pearisburg, VA (5.2 miles ), Oakvale, WV (11.0 miles) , Pembroke, VA (11.8 miles ), Athens, WV (15.4 miles ), Dublin, VA (18.0 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 1 building, cost: $85,000
  • 1997: 3 buildings, average cost: $65,000
  • 1998: 6 buildings, average cost: $58,400
  • 1999: 5 buildings, average cost: $35,500
  • 2000: 5 buildings, average cost: $35,500
  • 2001: 5 buildings, average cost: $35,500
  • 2002: 2 buildings, average cost: $103,500
  • 2003: 0 buildings

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Latitude: 37.33 N, Longitude: 80.81 W


23 people in other noninstitutional group quarters

Area code: 540

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Population change in the 1990s: +35 (+1.7%).



Most common industries for males:
  • Construction (11%)
  • Chemicals (11%)
  • Transportation equipment (9%)
  • Metal and metal products (9%)
  • Public administration (6%)
  • Textile mills and textile products (6%)
  • Furniture and related products (4%)


Most common industries for females:
  • Health care (18%)
  • Educational services (14%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (8%)
  • Chemicals (7%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Public administration (6%)
  • Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (4%)


Most common occupations for males
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (14%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (9%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (8%)
  • Law enforcement workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
  • Carpenters (4%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)


Most common occupations for females
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Cashiers (5%)
  • Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (4%)


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Crime in Narrows by Year
Type 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Murders 00000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.0
Rapes 01100
    per 100,000 0.045.246.00.00.0
Robberies 00001
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.046.1
Assaults 10210
    per 100,000 46.00.092.146.00.0
Burglaries 13473
    per 100,000 46.0135.6184.2321.7138.2
Thefts 1322241914
    per 100,000 597.7994.61105.0873.2644.9
Auto thefts 45020
    per 100,000 183.9226.00.091.90.0
Arson 10100
    per 100,000 46.00.046.00.00.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 198.5) 51.0103.5112.374.049.3

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 4 (4 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  1.85
US city average:  3.00

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Narrows-area historical tornado activity is significantly below Virginia state average. It is 74% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/4/1974, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 32.4 miles away from the Narrows town center injured 12 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 4/4/1974, a category 3 tornado 35.5 miles away from the town center killed one person and injured 11 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Narrows:
  • CARILION GILES MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 6 miles; PEARISBURG, VA)
  • HEALTHSOUTH SOUTHERN HILLS REHAB HOS (about 19 miles; PRINCETON, WV)
  • PRINCETON COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; PRINCETON, WV)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Narrows:
  • RALEIGH COUNTY MEMORIAL (about 38 miles; BECKLEY, WV; ID: BKW)
  • GREENBRIER VALLEY (about 47 miles; LEWISBURG, WV; ID: LWB)
  • ROANOKE REGIONAL/WOODRUM FIELD (about 59 miles; ROANOKE, VA; ID: ROA)
Other public-use airports nearest to Narrows:
  • NEW RIVER VALLEY (about 17 miles; DUBLIN, VA; ID: PSK)
  • MERCER COUNTY (about 28 miles; BLUEFIELD, WV; ID: BLF)
  • VIRGINIA TECH (about 30 miles; BLACKSBURG, VA; ID: BCB)

Local government website: www.narrows.org

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Narrows:
  • CONCORD COLLEGE (about 16 miles; ATHENS, WV; Full-time enrollment: 2,723)
  • NEW RIVER COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 19 miles; DUBLIN, VA; FT enrollment: 2,262)
  • RADFORD UNIVERSITY (about 23 miles; RADFORD, VA; FT enrollment: 8,034)
  • BLUEFIELD STATE COLLEGE (about 29 miles; BLUEFIELD, WV; FT enrollment: 2,096)
  • VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIV (about 34 miles; BLACKSBURG, VA; FT enrollment: 25,754)
  • NATIONAL BUSINESS COLLEGE (about 52 miles; SALEM, VA; FT enrollment: 2,382)
  • VIRGINIA WESTERN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 58 miles; ROANOKE, VA; FT enrollment: 3,535)
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Churches in Narrows include: First Christian Church (A), First Presbyterian Church (B), Narrows Baptist Church (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Hale Cemetery (1), Fairview Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Creeks: Mill Creek (A), Wolf Creek (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

Average household size:
This town:  2.4 people
Virginia:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  67.5%
Whole state:  68.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  2.8%
Whole state:  4.7%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  8.7%
Whole state:  9.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  2.3%
Whole state:  4.3%

Narrows compared to Virginia state average:

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  • 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.
  • Median age above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
  • House age significantly 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 Narrows (2007 data):
  • Branch Banking and Trust Company: Narrows Branch at 300 Main Street, branch established on 1905-01-01. 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



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2004 Presidential Election results in Giles County Virginia:


Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)
Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Local Libraries 0$0 1$1,253
Other and Unallocable 1$2,197$26,36415$2,454
Police Protection - Officers 4$9,385$28,1550$0
Judicial and Legal 1$2,564$30,7680$0
Other Government Administration 0$0 8$3,636
Financial Administration 2$3,322$19,9322$1,519
Sewerage 1$2,746$32,9523$2,480
Parks and Recreation 0$0 7$1,515
Water Supply 0$0 2$1,209
Streets and Highways 0$0 8$8,566
Totals for Government 9$20,214$26,95246$22,632



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 Narrows:
  • 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.)
  • WPIN (810 AM; daytime; 4 kW; DUBLIN, VA; Owner: DUBLIN RADIO)
  • WFNR (710 AM; daytime; 10 kW; BLACKSBURG, VA; Owner: PERCEPTION MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
  • WRAD (1460 AM; 5 kW; RADFORD, VA; Owner: NEW RIVER VALLEY RADIO PARTNERS, LLC)
  • WTRU (830 AM; 50 kW; KERNERSVILLE, NC; Owner: TRUTH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WBDY (1190 AM; daytime; 10 kW; BLUEFIELD, VA; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
  • WIWS (1070 AM; daytime; 10 kW; BECKLEY, WV; Owner: SOUTHERN COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
  • WJLS (560 AM; 5 kW; BECKLEY, WV; Owner: FIRST MEDIA RADIO, LLC)
  • WOAY (860 AM; 10 kW; OAK HILL, WV; Owner: COMMISSIONED COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WWNR (620 AM; 5 kW; BECKLEY, WV; Owner: DYNASTAR COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WPAQ (740 AM; 10 kW; MOUNT AIRY, NC; Owner: RALPH D. EPPERSON)
  • WWVT (1260 AM; daytime; 3 kW; CHRISTIANSBURG, VA; Owner: VIRGINIA TECH FOUNDATION, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Narrows:
  • KHPR (88.1 FM; HONOLULU, HI; Owner: HAWAII PUBLIC RADIO)
  • 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)
  • WHAJ (104.5 FM; BLUEFIELD, WV; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
  • 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.)
  • WMTD-FM (102.3 FM; HINTON, WV; Owner: SOUTHERN COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
  • WSTG (95.9 FM; PRINCETON, WV; Owner: PRINCETON BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WJLS-FM (99.5 FM; BECKLEY, WV; Owner: FIRST MEDIA RADIO, 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)
  • 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)
  • WBRF (98.1 FM; GALAX, VA; Owner: BLUE RIDGE RADIO, INC.)
  • W244AV (96.7 FM; BLACKSBURG, ETC., VA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WVTR (91.9 FM; MARION, VA; Owner: VIRGINIA TECH FOUNDATION INC)
  • W244BB (96.7 FM; PRINCETON, WV; Owner: BIBLE BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)

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