Richlands, Virginia

Back to Richlands, VA housing info, Tazewell County, Virginia, VA smaller cities, VA small cities, All Cities.   Submit your own pictures of this town and show them to the World General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map Please wait while loading the map... Current weather forecast for Richlands, VA Tazewell County Population in July 2008: 3,997. Population change since 2000: -3.5%   Males: 1,799   (45.0%) Females: 2,198   (55.0%) Median resident age:   41.4 years Virginia median age:   35.7 years Zip codes: 24641. Estimated median household income in 2007: $29,573 (it was $23,712 in 2000) Richlands:   $29,573 Virginia:   $59,562 Estimated per capita income in 2007: $20,119 Richlands:   $20,119 Virginia:   $31,177 Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $113,702 (it was $48,400 in 2000) Richlands:   $113,702 Virginia:   $262,100 Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $124,277; Detached houses: $149,641; In 2-unit structures: $48,880; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $137,443; Mobile homes: $20,887 Recent home sales, real estate maps, and home value estimator for zip code 24641 Richlands, VA residents, houses, and apartments details Add your B&M business listing here for free. Over a million visitors/week. Get a huge advantage over your competition Races in Richlands: White Non-Hispanic (98.5%) 2008 cost of living index in Richlands: 80.9 (low, U.S. average is 100) Recent posts about Richlands, Virginia on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users. Richlands is mentioned 25 times on our forum: Earthquake Richlands, VA  (10 replies) Grundy, VA--advice on where to live/work  (5 replies) I want the good bad and ugly on these towns.  (15 replies) Franklin, Patrick, or Henry Counties?  (1 reply) Relocating to Grundy, Virginia???  (17 replies) Why not SWVA??  (39 replies) Latest news from Richlands, VA collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations Ancestries: United States (36.5%), English (7.6%), German (6.4%), Irish (6.0%), Scotch-Irish (1.4%). Current Local Time: EST time zone Elevation: 1967 feet Land area: 2.65 square miles. Population density: 1510 people per square mile   (low).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	4.25
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in Richlands, Virginia

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

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Richlands-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 15.0 miles away from the Richlands town center killed one person and injured 4 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 1/25/1975, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 21.2 miles away from the town center injured 2 people and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

Richlands-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Virginia state average. It is 70% 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 9.6 miles away from Richlands center
On 11/23/2006 at 10:42:57, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 MB, 4.3 LG) earthquake occurred 10.3 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 10.2 miles away from the city center
On 10/26/1995 at 00:37:28, a magnitude 4.0 (3.9 MB, 4.0 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 72.6 miles away from Richlands center
On 8/17/1990 at 21:01:17, a magnitude 4.0 (3.5 LG, 4.0 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 87.3 miles away from the city center
On 4/19/1996 at 08:50:14, a magnitude 3.9 (3.9 MB, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 67.4 miles away from Richlands center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB)

Birthplace of: Heath Miller - 2005 NFL player (Pittsburgh Steelers, born: Oct 22, 1982), Mike Compton - 2005 NFL player (Jacksonville Jaguars, born: Sep 18, 1970).

Political contributions by individuals in Richlands, VA

• Tazewell County Airport (Runways: 1, Itinerant Ops: 1,399, Local Ops: 3,499, Military Ops: 175)
• Clinch Valley Medical Center Heliport

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Notable location: Richlands Town Hall (A). Display/hide its location on the map Shopping Center: Richlands Mall Shopping Center (1). Display/hide its location on the map Churches in Richlands include: Apostolic Church of Jesus Christ (A), Richlands Church of Christ (B), Richlands Presbyterian Church (C), Laymen Chapel Methodist Protestant Church (D), First Assembly of God Church (E), First Baptist Church (F), First United Methodist Church (G), New Light Holiness Church (H), Pentecostal Holiness Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Hankins Cemetery (1), Clinch Valley Memorial Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map Creeks: Town Hill Creek (A), Big Creek (B). Display/hide their locations on the map Post office: Richlands Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map Tourist attraction: Buskell H Paul & Associates (Amusement & Theme Parks; 3130 Cedar Valley Drive). Hotel: Hilltop Motel (6100 Governor Gc Perry).

Average household size:

This town:	2.2 people
Virginia:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	65.0%
Whole state:	68.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	3.2%
Whole state:	4.7%

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

• Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
• Gay men: 0.2% of all households

This town:	17.8%
Whole state:	9.6%

This town:	6.7%
Whole state:	4.3%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Richlands, VA

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5.21% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($35,777 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.21%
Virginia average:	11.06%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

from Mercer County, WV	1.01% ($44,762 average AGI)
from Buchanan County, VA	0.47% ($32,194)
from Russell County, VA	0.42% ($24,797)

5.34% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($33,552 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.34%
Virginia average:	10.78%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

to Mercer County, WV	0.78% ($27,945 average AGI)
to Russell County, VA	0.40% ($33,035)
to Buchanan County, VA	0.28% ($27,821)

• Aircraft: CESSNA 182T (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: LYCOMING IO-540 SER (300 HP) (Reciprocating)
  N-Number: 20945 , Serial Number: 18281295, Year manufactured: 2003, Airworthiness Date: 12/22/2003
  Registrant (Corporation): Allen LLC, Po Box 615, Richlands, VA 24641
• Aircraft: PIPER PA-28-181 (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 105 mph), Engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER (180 HP) (Reciprocating)
  N-Number: 38531 , Serial Number: 28-7790560, Year manufactured: 1977
  Registrant (Individual): Henry M Mcglothlin, Box 80 Shannon Heights, Richlands, VA 24641

• Fire: 16
• Hazardous Condition: 43
• Service Call: 1