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Lee County

Population in July 2008: 153. Population change since 2000: -3.8%
 

Males: 72  (47.2%)
Females: 81  (52.8%)

Median resident age:  30.4 years
Virginia median age:  35.7 years

Zip code: 24282


Estimated median household income in 2008: $20,065 (it was $14,821 in 2000)
St. Charles:  $20,065
Virginia:  $61,233

Estimated per capita income in 2008: $14,137

Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $40,368 (it was $18,400 in 2000)
St. Charles:  $40,368
Virginia:  $269,600

Mean prices in 2008: All housing units: $39,130; Detached houses: $38,122

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Races in St. Charles:

  • White Non-Hispanic (99.4%)
  • Filipino (0.6%)

Dec. 2009 cost of living index in St. Charles: 72.9 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (42.1%), English (8.8%), Irish (2.5%), Norwegian (1.3%), Welsh (1.3%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated in 1914

Elevation: 1550 feet

Land area: 0.17 square miles.

Population density: 926 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in St. Charles

  • High school or higher: 49.0%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 1.9%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
  • Unemployed: 5.1%
  • Mean travel time to work: 19.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in St. Charles town

  • Never married: 12.9%
  • Now married: 55.2%
  • Separated: 3.4%
  • Widowed: 19.8%
  • Divorced: 8.6%

0 residents are foreign born

This town:  0.0%
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:

St. Charles:  1.1% ($199)
Virginia:  1.0% ($1,143)

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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Johnson City, TN (50.0 miles , pop. 55,469).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Lexington-Fayette, KY (115.9 miles , pop. 260,512).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (427.1 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Pennington Gap, VA (1.9 miles ), Upper Clover, KY (2.4 miles ), Dryden, VA (2.6 miles ), Evarts, KY (2.9 miles ), Jonesville, VA (2.9 miles ), Keokee, VA (3.0 miles ), Cawood, KY (3.0 miles ), Poor Fork, KY (3.2 miles ).

Latitude: 36.80 N, Longitude: 83.06 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 276

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Population change in the 1990s: -47 (-22.8%).


Most common industries for males (%):



  • Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers (15%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (10%)
  • Mining (10%)
  • Metal and metal products (10%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (10%)
  • Broadcasting and telecommunications (10%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (10%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Health care (47%)
  • Accommodation and food services (24%)
  • Pharmacies and drug stores (12%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (12%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (15%)
  • Religious workers (10%)
  • Law enforcement workers including supervisors (10%)
  • Other protective service workers including supervisors (10%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (10%)
  • Fishing and hunting, and forest and logging workers (10%)
  • Extraction workers (10%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (24%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (18%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (18%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (18%)
  • Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (12%)



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St. Charles-area historical tornado activity is below Virginia state average. It is 54% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/9/1988, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 35.8 miles away from the St. Charles town center killed one person and injured 15 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 7/6/1980, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 18.8 miles away from the town center caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.


St. Charles-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Virginia state average. It is 59% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 11/30/1973 at 07:48:41, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 MB, 4.6 ML, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 85.9 miles away from St. Charles center
On 11/23/2006 at 10:42:57, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 MB, 4.3 LG) earthquake occurred 64.6 miles away from the city center
On 11/2/2006 at 17:53:02, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 MB, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 68.5 miles away from the city 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 15.7 miles away from St. Charles 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 17.6 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 12.4 miles away from St. Charles center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML)

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Hospitals/medical centers near St. Charles:
  • LEE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 4 miles; PENNINGTON GAP, VA)
  • HARLAN ARH HOSPITAL (about 15 miles; HARLAN, KY)
  • WELMONT LONESOME PINE HOSPITAL (about 24 miles; BIG STONE GAP, VA)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to St. Charles:
  • NORTHEAST STATE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 43 miles; BLOUNTVILLE, TN; Full-time enrollment: 2,729)
  • WALTERS STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 45 miles; MORRISTOWN, TN; FT enrollment: 3,893)
  • EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 53 miles; JOHNSON CITY, TN; FT enrollment: 9,498)
  • CARSON-NEWMAN COLLEGE (about 54 miles; JEFFERSON CITY, TN; FT enrollment: 2,073)
  • SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 73 miles; RICHLANDS, VA; FT enrollment: 2,412)
  • THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE (about 76 miles; KNOXVILLE, TN; FT enrollment: 23,333)
  • PELLISSIPPI STATE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 76 miles; KNOXVILLE, TN; FT enrollment: 5,196)

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Average household size:
This town:  2.6 people
Virginia:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  72.1%
Whole state:  68.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  8.2%
Whole state:  4.7%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2008:
This town:  44.7%
Whole state:  9.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2008:
This town:  20.4%
Whole state:  4.3%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in St. Charles, VA



St. Charles compared to Virginia state average:
  • Median household income significantly below state average.
  • Median house value significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.
  • House age significantly above state average.
  • Number of college students significantly below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


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2004 Presidential Election results in Lee County Virginia:


Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (36%)
  • Coal or coke (36%)
  • Electricity (25%)
  • Wood (3%)


Religion statistics for St. Charles

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 66.95%
Here67.0%
USA50.2%

Adherents


Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations.
NameSouthern Baptist ConventionUnited Methodist Church East District Association of Primitive BaptistChristian Churches and Churches of ChristChurch of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)
Adherents65.4%14.4%5.8%3.9%3.6%
Congregations40.6%22.6%9.4%5.7%4.7%
NameNational Association of Free Will BaptistsLDS (Mormon) ChurchCatholic ChurchChurch of God of ProphecyOther
Adherents2.6%1.5%1.0%0.9%0.9%
Congregations3.8%0.9%1.9%2.8%7.5%
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 2002)
Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Streets and Highways 0$0 1$125
Other Government Administration 0$0 1$150
Totals for Government 0$0 2$275



4.77% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($26,791 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.77%
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 Wise County, VA  0.65% ($26,750 average AGI)
from Claiborne County, TN  0.27% ($25,889)
from Sullivan County, TN  0.25% ($24,353)


4.15% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($27,881 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.15%
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 Wise County, VA  0.49% ($25,545 average AGI)
to Claiborne County, TN  0.42% ($33,607)
to Scott County, VA  0.34% ($22,261)


Strongest AM radio stations in St. Charles:
  • WSWV (1570 AM; 2 kW; PENNINGTON GAP, VA; Owner: IBS COMMUNICATIONS, L.L.C.)
  • WFSR (970 AM; 5 kW; HARLAN, KY; Owner: EASTERN BROADCASTING COMPAY)
  • WKVL (850 AM; daytime; 50 kW; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: HORNE RADIO, LLC)
  • WHLN (1410 AM; 5 kW; HARLAN, KY)
  • WGOC (640 AM; 10 kW; BLOUNTVILLE, TN; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WPWT (870 AM; daytime; 10 kW; COLONIAL HEIGHTS, TN; Owner: INFORMATION COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
  • WFGW (1010 AM; 50 kW; BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: BLUE RIDGE BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WTCW (920 AM; 4 kW; WHITESBURG, KY; Owner: T.C.W. BROADCASTING , INC.)
  • WHGG (1090 AM; daytime; 10 kW; KINGSPORT, TN; Owner: APPALACHIAN EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIO)
  • WZAP (690 AM; 10 kW; BRISTOL, VA; Owner: RAM COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WCPM (1280 AM; 1 kW; CUMBERLAND, KY; Owner: CUMBERLAND CITY BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WNVA (1350 AM; 5 kW; NORTON, VA; Owner: RADIO-WISE, INC.)
  • WLFJ (660 AM; daytime; 50 kW; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in St. Charles:
  • WAXM (93.5 FM; BIG STONE GAP, VA; Owner: VALLEY BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WSEH (102.7 FM; CUMBERLAND, KY; Owner: CUMBERLAND CITY BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WSWV-FM (105.5 FM; PENNINGTON GAP, VA; Owner: IBS COMMUNICATIONS, L.L.C.)
  • W223AA (92.5 FM; BIG STONE GAP, VA; Owner: VALLEY BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WTUK (105.1 FM; HARLAN, KY; Owner: EASTERN BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WTFM (98.5 FM; KINGSPORT, TN; Owner: HOLSTON VALLEY BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WJNV (99.1 FM; JONESVILLE, VA; Owner: REGINA KAY MOORE)
  • WIFX-FM (94.3 FM; JENKINS, KY; Owner: LETCHER COUNTY BROADCASTING, INC)
  • WXKQ-FM (103.9 FM; WHITESBURG, KY; Owner: T.C.W. BROADCASTING , INC.)
  • WMMT (88.7 FM; WHITESBURG, KY; Owner: APPALSHOP, INCORPORATED)
  • WSGS (101.1 FM; HAZARD, KY; Owner: MOUNTAIN BROADCASTING SERVICE, INC.)
  • WJDT (106.5 FM; ROGERSVILLE, TN; Owner: C & S BROADCASTING)
  • WBGQ (100.7 FM; BULLS GAP, TN; Owner: CHEROKEE BROADCASTING)
  • WRZK (95.9 FM; COLONIAL HEIGHTS, TN; Owner: MURRAY COMMUNICATIONS)
  • WEKH (90.9 FM; HAZARD, KY; Owner: EASTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY)
  • WDXC (102.3 FM; POUND, VA; Owner: WDXC RADIO, INC.)
  • WZQQ (97.9 FM; HYDEN, KY; Owner: LESLIE COUNTY BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WJMD (104.7 FM; HAZARD, KY; Owner: HAZARD BROADCASTING SERVICES)
  • WHCB (91.5 FM; BRISTOL, TN; Owner: APPALACHIAN EDUC. COMMUNICATION CORP)
  • WETS-FM (89.5 FM; JOHNSON CITY, TN; Owner: EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY)

TV broadcast stations around St. Charles:
  • WYMT-TV (Channel 57; HAZARD, KY; Owner: WYMT LICENSEE CORP.)
  • W24BT (Channel 24; TALBERT, KY; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • WAGV (Channel 44; HARLAN, KY; Owner: LIVING FAITH MINISTRIES, INC.)
  • W31BU (Channel 31; TALBERT, KY; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • W53BQ (Channel 53; TALBERT, KY; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • W69ED (Channel 69; TALBERT, KY; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • WMEV-LP (Channel 4; PENNINGTON GAP, VA; Owner: HOLSTON VALLEY BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WKHA (Channel 35; HAZARD, KY; Owner: KENTUCKY AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TV)
  • WAPM-CA (Channel 9; LYNCH/BENHAM, KY; Owner: HOLSTON VALLEY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)



St. Charles on our top lists:
    • #30 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating to other counties in 2006"

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