Weber City, Virginia

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Population (year 2000): 1,333. Estimated population in July 2006: 1,357 (+1.8% change)

Males: 584	(43.8%)
Females: 749	(56.2%)

Scott County

Median resident age:	47.3 years
Virginia median age:	35.7 years

Zip codes: 24290.

Estimated median household income in 2005: $26,800 (it was $25,744 in 2000)

Weber City	$26,800
Virginia:	$54,240

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $84,400 (it was $70,800 in 2000)

Weber City	$84,400
Virginia:	$212,300

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Races in Weber City:

White Non-Hispanic (98.3%)
Black (0.9%)

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Ancestries: United States (30.4%), English (11.1%), Irish (8.9%), German (5.1%), Scotch-Irish (4.3%), Scottish (2.0%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated in 1954

Land area: 1.14 square miles.

Population density: 1195 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Weber City

High school or higher: 67.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.2%
Graduate or professional degree: 2.1%
Unemployed: 4.1%
Mean travel time to work: 20.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Weber City town

Never married: 19.0%
Now married: 51.5%
Separated: 1.9%
Widowed: 16.2%
Divorced: 11.4%

12 residents are foreign born

This town:	0.9%
Virginia:	8.1%

According to our research there were 7 registered sex offenders living in Weber City, Virginia in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Weber City to the number of sex offenders is 194 to 1.

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

Weber City:	0.6% ($429)
Virginia:	0.9% ($1,143)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Johnson City, TN (23.7 miles , pop. 55,469).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Charlotte, NC (154.1 miles , pop. 540,828).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (503.9 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Gate City, VA (1.7 miles ), Bloomingdale, TN (4.9 miles ), Kingsport, TN (6.1 miles ), Mount Carmel, TN (7.5 miles ), Colonial Heights, TN (10.8 miles ), Clinchport, VA (13.3 miles) , Nickelsville, VA (13.3 miles ), Church Hill, TN (13.3 miles ).

Latitude: 36.62 N, Longitude: 82.56 W

75 people in nursing homes

Area code commonly used in this area: 276

Weber City household income distribution

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Population change in the 1990s: -85 (-6.0%).

Most common industries for males:

Construction (15%)
Chemicals (9%)
Food and beverage stores (8%)
Nonmetallic mineral products (4%)
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (4%)
Real estate and rental and leasing (4%)
Repair and maintenance (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (17%)
Educational services (13%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (9%)
Accommodation and food services (7%)
Finance and insurance (6%)
Food and beverage stores (6%)
Personal and laundry services (5%)

Most common occupations for males

Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (9%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5%)
Construction laborers (5%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
Cashiers (6%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
Waiters and waitresses (5%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)

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Crime in Weber City by Year
Type	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006
Murders	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Rapes	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Robberies	0	0	1	0	1
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	76.2	0.0	77.2
Assaults	4	1	1	1	4
per 100,000	291.3	75.4	76.2	76.5	308.6
Burglaries	3	3	4	7	13
per 100,000	218.5	226.2	304.9	535.6	1003.1
Thefts	30	24	35	28	38
per 100,000	2185.0	1810.0	2667.7	2142.3	2932.1
Auto thefts	4	2	5	0	2
per 100,000	291.3	150.8	381.1	0.0	154.3
Arson	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 198.5)	184.3	115.4	196.6	138.5	284.7

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 4 (4 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	2.94
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in Weber City, Virginia

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Weber City, Virginia average temperatures

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

On 7/10/1980, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 32.7 miles away from the Weber City town center injured 12 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 3/5/1955, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 18.5 miles away from the town center injured 6 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Hospitals/medical centers near Weber City:

HEALTHSOUTH REHABILITATION HOSPITAL (about 6 miles; KINGSPORT, TN)
INDIAN PATH MEDICAL CENTER (about 6 miles; KINGSPORT, TN)
HOLSTON VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER (about 7 miles; KINGSPORT, TN)

Political contributions by individuals in Weber City, VA

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Weber City:

TRI-CITIES RGNL TN/VA (about 16 miles; BRISTOL/JOHNSON/KINGSPORT, TN; ID: TRI)
ASHEVILLE REGIONAL (about 82 miles; ASHEVILLE, NC; ID: AVL)
HICKORY REGIONAL (about 102 miles; HICKORY, NC; ID: HKY)

Other public-use airports nearest to Weber City:

LONESOME PINE (about 25 miles; WISE, VA; ID: LNP)
HAWKINS COUNTY (about 26 miles; ROGERSVILLE, TN; ID: RVN)
JOHNSON CITY (about 27 miles; JOHNSON CITY, TN; ID: 0A4)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Weber City:

NORTHEAST STATE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 15 miles; BLOUNTVILLE, TN; Full-time enrollment: 2,729)
EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 33 miles; JOHNSON CITY, TN; FT enrollment: 9,498)
WALTERS STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 57 miles; MORRISTOWN, TN; FT enrollment: 3,893)
SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 62 miles; RICHLANDS, VA; FT enrollment: 2,412)
APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 65 miles; BOONE, NC; FT enrollment: 12,245)
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT ASHEVILLE (about 69 miles; ASHEVILLE, NC; FT enrollment: 2,759)
ASHEVILLE BUNCOMBE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 71 miles; ASHEVILLE, NC; FT enrollment: 2,728)

Public elementary/middle school in Weber City:

WEBER CITY ELEM. (Students: 380; Location: 145 JENNINGS ST; Grades: KG - 06)

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Notable location: Weber City Town Hall (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Cemeteries: Wilhem Cemetery (1), Holston View Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Post office: Weber City Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Drinking water stations with addresses in Weber City and their reported violations in the past:

DUFFIELD/SCOTT CO PSA (Population served: 1500, Surface_water):

Past monitoring violations:

M&R Filter Turbidity Reporting - In AUG-2005, Contaminant: IESWTR. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (AUG-24-2005), St Public Notif requested (OCT-13-2005), St Formal NOV issued (OCT-13-2005)

M&R Filter Turbidity Reporting - In JUL-2005, Contaminant: IESWTR. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (AUG-24-2005), St Public Notif requested (OCT-13-2005), St Formal NOV issued (OCT-13-2005)

M&R Filter Turbidity Reporting - In JUN-2005, Contaminant: IESWTR. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (AUG-24-2005), St Public Notif requested (OCT-13-2005), St Formal NOV issued (OCT-13-2005)

M&R Filter Turbidity Reporting - In MAY-2005, Contaminant: IESWTR. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (AUG-24-2005), St Formal NOV issued (OCT-13-2005), St Public Notif requested (OCT-13-2005)

M&R Filter Turbidity Reporting - In APR-2005, Contaminant: IESWTR. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (MAY-09-2005), St Public Notif requested (MAY-09-2005), St Compliance achieved (AUG-24-2005)

3 other older monitoring violations

ECV/SCOTT CO PSA (Population served: 350, Purch_surface_water):

Past monitoring violations:

Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between APR-2004 and JUN-2004, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUL-15-2004), St Public Notif requested (JUL-19-2004), St Formal NOV issued (JUL-19-2004), St Public Notif received (JUL-07-2005)

Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between APR-2004 and JUN-2004, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUL-15-2004), St Public Notif requested (JUL-19-2004), St Formal NOV issued (JUL-19-2004), St Public Notif received (JUL-07-2005)

CLINCHPORT, TOWN OF (Population served: 80, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In SEP-2003, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (OCT-14-2003), St Formal NOV issued (OCT-14-2003), St Public Notif received (JUN-03-2004)

Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JAN-01-2002 and JUN-23-2002, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JAN-31-2002), St Formal NOV issued (JAN-31-2002), St Compliance achieved (JUN-23-2002)

Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between JAN-2001 and DEC-2025, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (SEP-14-2001)

Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JUL-01-1999 and JUN-05-2000, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (FEB-23-2000), St Formal NOV issued (FEB-23-2000), St Compliance achieved (JUN-05-2000)

Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JAN-01-1999 and JUN-05-2000, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (FEB-23-2000), St Formal NOV issued (FEB-23-2000), St Compliance achieved (JUN-05-2000)

10 routine major monitoring violations

2 minor monitoring violations

50 regular monitoring violations

Drinking water stations with addresses in Weber City that have no violations reported:

DANIEL BOONE/SCOTT CO PSA (Address: P.O. Box 2236, Population served: 860, Primary Water Source Type: Purch_surface_water)
BOOZY CREEK/SCOTT CO PSA (Address: P.O. Box 2236, Population served: 182, Primary Water Source Type: Purch_surface_water)
COVE CREEK/SCOTT CO PSA (Address: P.O. Box 2236, Population served: 48, Primary Water Source Type: Purch_surface_water)

Average household size:

This town:	2.1 people
Virginia:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	63.3%
Whole state:	68.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	2.6%
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: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This town:	14.1%
Whole state:	9.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This town:	5.5%
Whole state:	4.3%

Weber City compared to Virginia state average:

Median household income below state average.
Median house value 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.
Length of stay since moving in significantly 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 Weber City (2007 data):

The Bank of Marion: Weber City Branch at U.S. Highway 23 North And Legion Street, branch established on 1967-03-20. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $353.8 mil, Deposits: $308.7 mil, headquarters in Marion, VA, positive income, 13 total offices, Holding Company: Southwest Virginia Bankshares, Inc.
Farmers and Miners Bank: Weber City Branch at 460 Highway 23 North, branch established on 1989-05-26. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $117.9 mil, Deposits: $104.3 mil, headquarters in Pennington Gap, VA, positive income, 6 total offices
New Peoples Bank, Inc.: Weber City Office at 131 Us Hwy 23 South, branch established on 1998-11-02. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $635.1 mil, Deposits: $577.3 mil, headquarters in Honaker, VA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 24 total offices, Holding Company: New Peoples Bankshares, Inc.

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School Enrollment by Level of School

Weber City mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Scott 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
Other Government Administration	0	$0		8	$400
Financial Administration	1	$1,842	$22,104	0	$0
Judicial and Legal	0	$0		1	$380
Police Protection - Officers	5	$10,094	$24,226	1	$400
Totals for Government	6	$11,936	$23,872	10	$1,180

4.62% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($29,086 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.62%
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 Sullivan County, TN	1.10% ($28,145 average AGI)
from Hawkins County, TN	0.49% ($30,486)
from Wise County, VA	0.42% ($33,063)

4.56% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,397 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.56%
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 Sullivan County, TN	1.67% ($32,198 average AGI)
to Hawkins County, TN	0.60% ($35,778)
to Wise County, VA	0.19% ($36,071)

Strongest AM radio stations in Weber City:

WGAT (1050 AM; 1 kW; GATE CITY, VA; Owner: TRI-CITIES BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WGOC (640 AM; 10 kW; BLOUNTVILLE, TN; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WKIN (1320 AM; 5 kW; KINGSPORT, TN; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WPWT (870 AM; daytime; 10 kW; COLONIAL HEIGHTS, TN; Owner: INFORMATION COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
WHGG (1090 AM; daytime; 10 kW; KINGSPORT, TN; Owner: APPALACHIAN EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIO)
WJCW (910 AM; 5 kW; JOHNSON CITY, TN; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WKPT (1400 AM; 1 kW; KINGSPORT, TN; Owner: HOLSTON VALLEY BROADCASTING CORP.)
WZAP (690 AM; 10 kW; BRISTOL, VA; Owner: RAM COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WKTP (1590 AM; 10 kW; JONESBOROUGH, TN; Owner: HOLSTON VALLEY BROADCASTING CORP.)
WETB (790 AM; 5 kW; JOHNSON CITY, TN; Owner: MOUNTAIN SIGNALS, INC.)
WFGW (1010 AM; 50 kW; BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: BLUE RIDGE BROADCASTING CORP.)
WNVA (1350 AM; 5 kW; NORTON, VA; Owner: RADIO-WISE, INC.)
WFHG (980 AM; 5 kW; BRISTOL, VA; Owner: BRISTOL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Weber City:

WTFM (98.5 FM; KINGSPORT, TN; Owner: HOLSTON VALLEY BROADCASTING CORP.)
WRZK (95.9 FM; COLONIAL HEIGHTS, TN; Owner: MURRAY COMMUNICATIONS)
WCSK (90.3 FM; KINGSPORT, TN; Owner: KINGSPORT CITY SCHOOLS BD. OF EDUC .)
W223AA (92.5 FM; BIG STONE GAP, VA; Owner: VALLEY BROADCASTING, INC.)
WKOS (104.9 FM; KINGSPORT, TN; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WPJO (99.3 FM; ELIZABETHTON, TN; Owner: BRISTOL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
WHCB (91.5 FM; BRISTOL, TN; Owner: APPALACHIAN EDUC. COMMUNICATION CORP)
WAXM (93.5 FM; BIG STONE GAP, VA; Owner: VALLEY BROADCASTING, INC.)
WETS-FM (89.5 FM; JOHNSON CITY, TN; Owner: EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY)
WXBQ-FM (96.9 FM; BRISTOL, TN; Owner: BRISTOL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
WCQR-FM (88.3 FM; KINGSPORT, TN; Owner: POSITIVE ALTERNATIVE RADIO, INC.)
W214AP (90.7 FM; JOHNSON CITY, TN; Owner: THE MOODY BIBLE INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO)
WQUT (101.5 FM; JOHNSON CITY, TN; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WSEH (102.7 FM; CUMBERLAND, KY; Owner: CUMBERLAND CITY BROADCASTING, INC.)
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)
WMIT (106.9 FM; BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: BLUE RIDGE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WNCW (88.7 FM; SPINDALE, NC; Owner: ISOTHERMAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
WDXC (102.3 FM; POUND, VA; Owner: WDXC RADIO, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Weber City:

WKPT-LP (Channel 25; KINGSPORT, TN; Owner: HOLSTON VALLEY BROADCASTING CORP.)
WKTP-LP (Channel 7; GATE CITY, ETC., VA; Owner: HOLSTON VALLEY BROADCASTING CORP.)
WCYB-TV (Channel 5; BRISTOL, VA; Owner: APPALACHIAN BROADCASTING CORP.)
WSBN-TV (Channel 47; NORTON, VA; Owner: BLUE RIDGE PUBLIC TELEVISION, INC.)

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