North Shore, Virginia

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Population in July 2007: 2,276.

Males: 1,135	(49.9%)
Females: 1,141	(50.1%)

Median resident age:	53.6 years
Virginia median age:	35.7 years

Zip codes: 24121.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $72,200 (it was $55,288 in 2000)

North Shore:	$72,200
Virginia:	$59,562

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $45,362

North Shore:	$45,362
Virginia:	$31,177

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $492,029 (it was $239,700 in 2000)

North Shore:	$492,029
Virginia:	$262,100

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $550,815; Detached houses: $620,997; Townhouses or other attached units: $544,421; In 2-unit structures: $485,948; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $239,658; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $255,420; Mobile homes: $51,838

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Races in North Shore:

White Non-Hispanic (97.3%)
Black (1.3%)
Hispanic (0.8%)

2008 cost of living index in North Shore: 92.2 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (21.2%), English (15.7%), German (15.0%), Irish (13.3%), Italian (6.6%), Scotch-Irish (4.8%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Land area: 13.7 square miles.

Population density: 167 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in North Shore

High school or higher: 88.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 33.4%
Graduate or professional degree: 10.5%
Unemployed: 2.1%
Mean travel time to work: 33.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in North Shore CDP

Never married: 13.0%
Now married: 75.0%
Separated: 0.4%
Widowed: 4.6%
Divorced: 7.1%

72 residents are foreign born (1.3% Europe, 1.0% Asia, 0.6% Latin America, 0.4% North America).

This place:	3.4%
Virginia:	8.1%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this place in early 2007.

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

North Shore:	0.5% ($1,117)
Virginia:	1.0% ($1,143)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Roanoke, VA (21.1 miles , pop. 94,911).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Greensboro, NC (70.6 miles , pop. 223,891).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (315.9 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Westlake Corner, VA (1.8 miles ), Union Hall, VA (2.2 miles ), Penhook, VA (2.5 miles ), Rocky Mount, VA (3.8 miles ), Boones Mill, VA (4.1 miles ), Bedford, VA (4.3 miles ), Gretna, VA (4.3 miles ), Vinton, VA (4.3 miles ).

Latitude: 37.09 N, Longitude: 79.65 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 540

North Shore household income distribution

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Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (14%)
Educational services (7%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
Machinery (5%)
Transportation equipment (5%)
Radio, TV, and computer and software, and other electronic stores (5%)
Health care (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Finance and insurance (12%)
Accommodation and food services (12%)
Arts, entertainment, and recreation (10%)
Educational services (9%)
Health care (9%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (8%)
Computer and electronic products (7%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Other sales and related workers including supervisors (12%)
Top executives (7%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
Carpenters (4%)
Assemblers and fabricators (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Secretaries and administrative assistants (9%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (8%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
Art and design workers (5%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)

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Average climate in North Shore, Virginia

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North Shore, Virginia average temperatures

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North Shore-area historical tornado activity is slightly below Virginia state average. It is 44% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/9/1996, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 7.7 miles away from the North Shore place center .

On 3/20/1998, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 39.5 miles away from the place center killed 2 people and injured 27 people and caused $34 million in damages.

North Shore-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Virginia state average. It is 95% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 10/21/1998 at 05:56:47, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 LG, 3.3 LG, Depth: 8.3 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 73.5 miles away from North Shore center
On 5/5/2003 at 16:32:32, a magnitude 3.9 (3.9 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 98.1 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) earthquake occurred 66.2 miles away from the city center
On 9/22/2001 at 16:01:20, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 LG, 2.5 LG, Depth: 1.2 mi) earthquake occurred 94.4 miles away from North Shore center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)

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Hospitals/medical centers near North Shore:

CARILION FRANKLIN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 13 miles; ROCKY MOUNT, VA)
CARILION BEDFORD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; BEDFORD, VA)
CARILION MEDICAL CENTER (about 19 miles; ROANOKE, VA)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to North Shore:

VIRGINIA WESTERN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 22 miles; ROANOKE, VA; Full-time enrollment: 3,535)
NATIONAL BUSINESS COLLEGE (about 27 miles; SALEM, VA; FT enrollment: 2,382)
LIBERTY UNIVERSITY (about 31 miles; LYNCHBURG, VA; FT enrollment: 5,348)
VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIV (about 40 miles; BLACKSBURG, VA; FT enrollment: 25,754)
WASHINGTON AND LEE UNIVERSITY (about 49 miles; LEXINGTON, VA; FT enrollment: 2,063)
RADFORD UNIVERSITY (about 50 miles; RADFORD, VA; FT enrollment: 8,034)
NEW RIVER COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 57 miles; DUBLIN, VA; FT enrollment: 2,262)

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Notable location: Bernards Landing (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Churches in North Shore include: Indian Ridge Church (A), Mount Ivy Churches (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Jones Cemetery (1), Blankenship Cemetery (2), Turner-Hutchenson Cemetery (3), Pasley Cemetery (4), Parker Cemetery (5), Dillon Cemetery (6), Dudley Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Rivers and creeks: Blackwater River (A), Bettys Creek (B), Beckys Creek (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Average household size:

This place:	2.1 people
Virginia:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This place:	75.3%
Whole state:	68.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This place:	3.1%
Whole state:	4.7%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
Gay men: 0.1% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This place:	1.6%
Whole state:	9.6%

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

This place:	1.4%
Whole state:	4.3%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in North Shore, VA

North Shore compared to Virginia state average:

Median house value above state average.
Unemployed percentage below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
Median age significantly above state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Renting percentage significantly below state average.
House age significantly below state average.
Number of college students significantly below state average.

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Educational Attainment

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North Shore mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Franklin County Virginia:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Electricity (74%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (17%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (8%) Wood (1%)

5.98% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($56,174 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.98%
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 Roanoke city, VA	0.87% ($37,151 average AGI)
from Roanoke County, VA	0.66% ($55,579)
from Bedford County, VA	0.35% ($37,015)

5.11% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($42,660 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.11%
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 Roanoke city, VA	0.89% ($26,000 average AGI)
to Roanoke County, VA	0.65% ($40,293)
to Bedford County, VA	0.38% ($54,694)

Strongest AM radio stations in North Shore:

WCQV (880 AM; daytime; 1 kW; MONETA, VA; Owner: PERCEPTION MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
WKBA (1550 AM; daytime; 10 kW; VINTON, VA; Owner: TINKER CREEK BROADCASTERS, INC.)
WFIR (960 AM; 5 kW; ROANOKE, VA; Owner: MEL WHEELER, INC.)
WTRU (830 AM; 50 kW; KERNERSVILLE, NC; Owner: TRUTH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WVBE (610 AM; 5 kW; ROANOKE, VA; Owner: MEL WHEELER, INC.)
WLLL (930 AM; 10 kW; LYNCHBURG, VA; Owner: HUBBARD'S ADVERTISING AGENCY, INC.)
WFNR (710 AM; daytime; 10 kW; BLACKSBURG, VA; Owner: PERCEPTION MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
WFTK (1030 AM; daytime; 50 kW; WAKE FOREST, NC; Owner: POSITIVE RADIO GROUP, INC.)
WLVA (590 AM; 5 kW; LYNCHBURG, VA)
WRIS (1410 AM; 5 kW; ROANOKE, VA; Owner: WRIS INC.)
WYTI (1570 AM; 3 kW; ROCKY MOUNT, VA; Owner: WYTI, INC.)
WPTF (680 AM; 50 kW; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: FIRST STATE COMMUNICATIONS)
WTOY (1480 AM; 5 kW; SALEM, VA; Owner: WARD BROADCASTING CORPORATION)

Strongest FM radio stations in North Shore:

WROV-FM (96.3 FM; MARTINSVILLE, VA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WBWR (106.9 FM; BEDFORD, VA; Owner: BEDFORD RADIO PARTNERS, LLC)
WRXT (90.3 FM; ROANOKE, VA; Owner: POSITIVE ALTERNATIVE RADIO, INC.)
WXLK (92.3 FM; ROANOKE, VA; Owner: MEL WHEELER, INC.)
WRVL (88.3 FM; LYNCHBURG, VA; Owner: LIBERTY UNIVERSITY, INC.)
WSLC-FM (94.9 FM; ROANOKE, VA; Owner: MEL WHEELER, INC.)
WSLQ (99.1 FM; ROANOKE, VA; Owner: MEL WHEELER, INC.)
WVTF (89.1 FM; ROANOKE, VA; Owner: VIRGINIA TECH FOUNDATION INC)
WYYD (107.9 FM; AMHERST, VA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WZZU (97.9 FM; LYNCHBURG, VA; Owner: TRAVIS MEDIA L.L.C.)
WZZI (101.5 FM; VINTON, VA; Owner: TRAVIS MEDIA, L.L.C.)
WMGR-FM (104.9 FM; ROANOKE, VA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KHPR (88.1 FM; HONOLULU, HI; Owner: HAWAII PUBLIC RADIO)
WJJS-FM (106.1 FM; VINTON, VA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WNRS-FM (89.9 FM; SWEET BRIAR, VA; Owner: SWEET BRIAR COLLEGE)
WZBB (99.9 FM; STANLEYTOWN, VA; Owner: WNLB RADIO, INC.)
WYYD-FM1 (107.9 FM; ROANOKE, VA; Owner: WYYD LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WPAR (91.3 FM; SALEM, VA; Owner: POSITIVE ALTERNATIVE RADIO, INC.)
WXCF-FM (103.9 FM; CLIFTON FORGE, VA; Owner: IMPACT BROADCASTING, INC.)
W279AC (103.7 FM; ROANOKE, VA; Owner: POSITIVE ALTERNATIVE RADIO, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around North Shore:

WSET-TV (Channel 13; LYNCHBURG, VA; Owner: WSET INCORPORATED)
WJPR (Channel 21; LYNCHBURG, VA; Owner: GRANT BROADCASTING SYSTEMS II, INC.)
W34CU (Channel 34; ROANOKE, VA; Owner: VENTANA TELEVISION, INC.)

	A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA Home Purchase Loans		B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans		C) Refinancings		D) Home Improvement Loans		F) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)		G) Loans On Manufactured Home Dwelling (A B C & D)
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007 (Based on 1 partial tract)
	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value
LOANS ORIGINATED	1	$209,290	51	$325,991	59	$304,310	9	$139,136	44	$381,289	6	$93,108
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED	1	$48,940	5	$327,996	10	$305,606	1	$116,000	4	$466,575	1	$34,610
APPLICATIONS DENIED	1	$71,930	8	$336,513	28	$266,344	4	$189,145	8	$406,310	4	$102,550
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN	0	$0	3	$379,190	14	$198,725	1	$75,710	3	$378,110	0	$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS	0	$0	2	$337,460	3	$229,300	1	$959,920	2	$669,105	0	$0

Choose year: 2007 2006 2005 2004

Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0201.00

	A) Conventional Home Purchase Loans		B) Refinancings		C) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A & B)
Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007 (Based on 1 partial tract)
	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value
LOANS ORIGINATED	2	$253,095	3	$214,067	1	$209,560
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED	1	$137,630	0	$0	1	$137,630
APPLICATIONS DENIED	0	$0	0	$0	0	$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN	0	$0	0	$0	0	$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS	0	$0	0	$0	0	$0

Choose year: 2007 2006 2005 2004

Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 0201.00

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