Waverly, Virginia

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Population in July 2008: 2,157. Population change since 2000: -6.6%

Males: 1,010	(46.9%)
Females: 1,147	(53.1%)

Median resident age:	39.6 years
Virginia median age:	35.7 years

Zip codes: 23890, 23891.

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Estimated median household income in 2007: $44,006 (it was $33,698 in 2000)

Waverly:	$44,006
Virginia:	$59,562

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $19,794

Waverly:	$19,794
Virginia:	$31,177

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $139,377 (it was $67,900 in 2000)

Waverly:	$139,377
Virginia:	$262,100

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $183,904; Detached houses: $165,372; Townhouses or other attached units: $110,882; In 2-unit structures: $254,188; Mobile homes: $112,443

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Races in Waverly:

Black (61.8%)
White Non-Hispanic (36.4%)
Hispanic (1.2%)
Two or more races (0.9%)
American Indian (0.6%)

2008 cost of living index in Waverly: 79.3 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (13.0%), English (6.7%), Scotch-Irish (2.7%), German (2.4%), Irish (2.3%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Land area: 3.07 square miles.

Population density: 703 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Waverly

High school or higher: 60.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.5%
Graduate or professional degree: 5.2%
Unemployed: 7.2%
Mean travel time to work: 27.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Waverly town

Never married: 32.6%
Now married: 41.3%
Separated: 5.4%
Widowed: 12.4%
Divorced: 8.3%

6 residents are foreign born

This town:	0.3%
Virginia:	8.1%

According to our research there were 17 registered sex offenders living in Waverly, Virginia in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Waverly to the number of sex offenders is 127 to 1.

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

Waverly:	0.7% ($442)
Virginia:	1.0% ($1,143)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Suffolk, VA (33.6 miles , pop. 63,677).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Norfolk, VA (47.3 miles , pop. 234,403).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (230.6 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Wakefield, VA (2.7 miles ), Dendron, VA (3.0 miles ), Ivor, VA (3.7 miles ), Claremont, VA (3.9 miles ), Surry, VA (4.0 miles ), Stony Creek, VA (4.2 miles ), Fort Lee, VA (4.5 miles ), Petersburg, VA (4.6 miles ).

Latitude: 37.03 N, Longitude: 77.10 W

Area code: 804

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Population change in the 1990s: +77 (+3.4%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Wood products (9%)
Construction (8%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (8%)
Educational services (8%)
Paper (6%)
Truck transportation (5%)
Public administration (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Educational services (18%)
Health care (15%)
Public administration (11%)
Accommodation and food services (10%)
Transportation equipment (5%)
Miscellaneous manufacturing (4%)
Data processing and other information services (3%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (7%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (7%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (6%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
Law enforcement workers including supervisors (4%)

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Crime in Waverly by Year
Type	2002	2005	2006	2007
Murders	0	0	1	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	45.5	0.0
Rapes	0	1	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	44.8	0.0	0.0
Robberies	1	0	0	2
per 100,000	42.0	0.0	0.0	91.2
Assaults	0	7	5	3
per 100,000	0.0	313.8	227.5	136.7
Burglaries	9	8	5	10
per 100,000	378.2	358.6	227.5	455.8
Thefts	33	26	19	16
per 100,000	1386.6	1165.4	864.4	729.3
Auto thefts	2	2	3	2
per 100,000	84.0	89.6	136.5	91.2
Arson	0	0	0	1
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	45.6
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9)	101.3	177.5	197.9	123.1

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 12 (7 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	3.25
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in Waverly, Virginia

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Waverly-area historical tornado activity is above Virginia state average. It is 20% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 8/6/1993, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 21.7 miles away from the Waverly town center killed 4 people and injured 246 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 4/19/1978, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 6.2 miles away from the town center injured 3 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Waverly-area historical earthquake activity is below Virginia state average. It is 93% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 12/9/2003 at 20:59:14, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 MB, 4.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 58.6 miles away from Waverly center
On 5/5/2003 at 16:32:32, a magnitude 3.9 (3.9 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 73.3 miles away from the city center
On 3/15/1991 at 06:54:08, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 LG, Depth: 10.9 mi) earthquake occurred 66.8 miles away from the city center
On 10/21/1998 at 05:56:47, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 LG, 3.3 LG, Depth: 8.3 mi) earthquake occurred 74.1 miles away from Waverly 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 99.0 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB)

Waverly topographic map

Hospitals/medical centers near Waverly:

POPLAR SPRINGS HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; PETERSBURG, VA)
COLUMBIA JOHN RANDOLPH MEDICAL CENTER` (about 21 miles; HOPEWELL, VA)
HIRAM W DAVIS MEDICAL CENTER (about 23 miles; PETERSBURG, VA)

Political contributions by individuals in Waverly, VA

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Waverly:

VIRGINIA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 21 miles; PETERSBURG, VA; Full-time enrollment: 3,641)
COLLEGE OF WILLIAM AND MARY (about 28 miles; WILLIAMSBURG, VA; FT enrollment: 7,133)
JOHN TYLER COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 29 miles; CHESTER, VA; FT enrollment: 2,520)
CHRISTOPHER NEWPORT UNIVERSITY (about 34 miles; NEWPORT NEWS, VA; FT enrollment: 4,432)
THOMAS NELSON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 40 miles; Hampton, VA; FT enrollment: 3,884)
UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND (about 41 miles; RICHMOND, VA; FT enrollment: 3,756)
VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY (about 41 miles; RICHMOND, VA; FT enrollment: 18,753)

Private high school in Waverly:

FAITH BAPTIST CHURCH SCHOOL (Students: 12; Location: 6884 GEORGETOWN RD; Grades: 1 - 12)

Public elementary/middle school in Waverly:

Annie B. Jackson Elementary School (Students: 102; Location: 408 SCHOOL STREET; Grades: 4 - 5)

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Average household size:

This town:	2.5 people
Virginia:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	64.8%
Whole state:	68.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	4.9%
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

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This town:	15.7%
Whole state:	9.6%

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

This town:	4.8%
Whole state:	4.3%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Waverly, VA

118 people in nursing homes
19 people in homes for the mentally retarded

Waverly compared to Virginia state average:

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Median house value below state average.
Black race population percentage above state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
Median age above state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Length of stay since moving in above state average.
Institutionalized population percentage 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 Waverly (2009 data):

EVB: Waverly Drive-In Branch at 233 South Country Drive, branch established on 1989-01-25; Waverly Branch at 209 West Main Street, branch established on 1933-06-12. Info updated 2008-08-25: Bank assets: $1,050.1 mil, Deposits: $819.0 mil, headquarters in Tappahannock, VA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 27 total offices, Holding Company: Eastern Virginia Bankshares, Inc.

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School Enrollment by Level of School

Waverly mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Sussex County Virginia:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Electricity (55%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (29%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (13%) Wood (2%) Utility gas (1%)

Religion statistics for Waverly

Adherents

Name	Southern Baptist Convention	United Methodist Church	American Baptist Churches in the USA	United Church of Christ	Other religions
Adherents	39.0%	31.5%	12.3%	5.9%	11.3%
Congregations	30.4%	30.4%	4.3%	13.0%	21.7%

Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
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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	2	$4,743	$28,458	0	$0
Other Government Administration	2	$4,996	$29,976	0	$0
Police Protection - Officers	2	$4,185	$25,110	0	$0
Police - Other	4	$8,893	$26,679	0	$0
Water Supply	4	$9,181	$27,543	0	$0
Other and Unallocable	0	$0		1	$664
Totals for Government	14	$31,998	$27,427	1	$664

8.23% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,300 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.23%
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 Chesterfield County, VA	0.71% ($42,963 average AGI)
from Prince George County, VA	0.71% ($27,222)
from Petersburg city, VA	0.63% ($26,875)

6.56% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,371 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.56%
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 Petersburg city, VA	0.70% ($23,000 average AGI)
to Chesterfield County, VA	0.46% ($39,824)
to Southampton County, VA	0.43% ($35,625)

Strongest AM radio stations in Waverly:

WRJR (670 AM; 20 kW; CLAREMONT, VA; Owner: CHESAPEAKE-PORTSMOUTH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WTAR (850 AM; 50 kW; NORFOLK, VA; Owner: SINCLAIR COMMUNICATIONS)
WRVA (1140 AM; 50 kW; RICHMOND, VA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WCKO (1110 AM; daytime; 50 kW; NORFOLK, VA; Owner: WORD BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
WDZY (1290 AM; 25 kW; COLONIAL HEIGHTS, VA; Owner: ABC, INC.)
WKGM (940 AM; 10 kW; SMITHFIELD, VA; Owner: WKGM, INC.)
WGGM (820 AM; 10 kW; CHESTER, VA; Owner: HOFFMAN COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WGH (1310 AM; 20 kW; NEWPORT NEWS, VA; Owner: CHESAPEAKE BAY BROADCASTING, LLC)
WPMH (1010 AM; 10 kW; PORTSMOUTH, VA; Owner: ABC, INC.)
WPTF (680 AM; 50 kW; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: FIRST STATE COMMUNICATIONS)
WWGB (1030 AM; daytime; 50 kW; INDIAN HEAD, MD; Owner: GOOD BODY MEDIA, LLC)
WFTK (1030 AM; daytime; 50 kW; WAKE FOREST, NC; Owner: POSITIVE RADIO GROUP, INC.)
WREJ (1540 AM; 10 kW; RICHMOND, VA)

Strongest FM radio stations in Waverly:

WAFX (106.9 FM; SUFFOLK, VA; Owner: TIDEWATER COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
W291AJ (106.1 FM; WAVERLY, VA; Owner: CSN INTERNATIONAL)
WHRO-FM (90.3 FM; NORFOLK, VA; Owner: HAMPTON ROADS EDUCATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATION,INC)
WHRV (89.5 FM; NORFOLK, VA; Owner: HAMPTON ROADS EDUCATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATION,INC)
WBTJ (106.5 FM; RICHMOND, VA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WARV-FM (100.3 FM; PETERSBURG, VA; Owner: MAINQUAD COMMUNICATIONS, INC)
WVKL (95.7 FM; NORFOLK, VA; Owner: ENTERCOM NORFOLK LICENSE, LLC)
WJCD (107.7 FM; WINDSOR, VA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WLQM-FM (101.7 FM; FRANKLIN, VA; Owner: FRANKLIN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WCWM (90.7 FM; WILLIAMSBURG, VA; Owner: THE COLLEGE OF WILLIAM & MARY IN VA.)
WRHH (99.3 FM; PETERSBURG, VA; Owner: RADIO ONE LICENSES, LLC)
WKLR (96.5 FM; FORT LEE, VA; Owner: COX RADIO, INC.)
WKHK (95.3 FM; COLONIAL HEIGHTS, VA; Owner: COX RADIO, INC.)
WDYL (101.1 FM; CHESTER, VA; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Waverly:

WTKR (Channel 3; NORFOLK, VA; Owner: NEW YORK TIMES MANAGEMENT SERVICES)
WWAY (Channel 3; WILMINGTON, NC; Owner: LIBCO, INC.)
WTVZ-TV (Channel 33; NORFOLK, VA; Owner: WTVZ LICENSEE, LLC)
WHRO-TV (Channel 15; HAMPTON-NORFOLK, VA; Owner: HAMPTON ROADS EDUCATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS ASSOC, INC.)
WPXV (Channel 49; NORFOLK, VA; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
WVEC-TV (Channel 13; HAMPTON, VA; Owner: WVEC TELEVISION, INC.)
WCVE-TV (Channel 23; RICHMOND, VA; Owner: COMMONWEALTH PUBLIC BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WAVY-TV (Channel 10; PORTSMOUTH, VA; Owner: WAVY BROADCASTING, LLC)
WRLH-TV (Channel 35; RICHMOND, VA; Owner: WRLH LICENSEE, LLC)
WGNT (Channel 27; PORTSMOUTH, VA; Owner: UPN TELEVISION STATIONS INC.)
WTVR-TV (Channel 6; RICHMOND, VA; Owner: ELCOM OF VIRGINIA, INC.)
WRIC-TV (Channel 8; PETERSBURG, VA; Owner: YOUNG BROADCASTING OF RICHMOND, INC.)
WCVW (Channel 57; RICHMOND, VA; Owner: COMMONWEALTH PUBLIC BROADCASTING CORPORATION)

Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2008 (per 100,000 population)

Waverly, Virginia:

Fatal accident count: 6
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 8
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 1
Fatalities: 7
Persons involved in fatal accidents: 10
Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0

Virginia average:

Fatal accident count: 179
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 266
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 63
Fatalities: 195
Persons involved in fatal accidents: 416
Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 27

Waverly fatal accident list:
Oct 4, 1989 10:52 AM, Rt1012, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1
May 23, 1986 05:15 AM, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Feb 21, 1981 02:00 AM, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
Jul 12, 1979 07:20 AM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
Apr 19, 1975 04:40 AM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1
Nov 28, 1975 11:20 AM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 2

FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 2 (See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in Waverly)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 10 (See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)
FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers: 2 (See the full list of FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers in Waverly, VA)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 12 (See the full list of FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers)
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 9 (See the full list of FCC Registered Microwave Towers in this town)
FCC Registered Paging Towers: 1 (See the full list of FCC Registered Paging Towers)
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 4

Call Sign: KD4FEN, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00681695
Grant Date: 05/07/2003, Expiration Date: 09/24/2012, Certifier: James A Shehan Jr
Registrant: James A Shehan Jr, 5506 Newwville Road, Waverly, VA 23890
Call Sign: KE4WTJ, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00958698
Grant Date: 12/30/2004, Expiration Date: 03/14/2015, Certifier: Harold F Welch Ii
Registrant: Harold F Welch Ii, Waverly, VA 23890
Call Sign: W4OBE, Previous Call Sign:
Grant Date: 02/20/1998, Expiration Date: 02/20/2008
Registrant: Everett A Gates Sr, Fleetwood Ave, Waverly, VA 23890
Call Sign: KI4JZY, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01013030
Grant Date: 05/04/2005, Expiration Date: 05/04/2015, Certifier: Robert H Bain Jr
Registrant: Robert H Bain Jr, 224 Beaverdam Rd - 9, Waverly, VA 23890

FAA Registered Aircrafts: 1

Aircraft: TAYLORCRAFT DCO-65 (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 82 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR A&C65 SERIES (65 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 69390 , Serial Number: 5089
Registrant (Corporation): Waverly Flying Svc Inc, Box 285, Waverly, VA 23890

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 34
Hazardous Condition: 51
Good Intent Call: 2

Incident types - Waverly

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