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Shopping Center: Ridge View Shopping Center (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemetery: Wise Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Creek: Glade Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Hotel: Best Western of Wise (124 Woodland Drive).
Courts: Wise County - Courts- Thirtieth Judicial (Circuit Court), United States Government - Courts Us- Tax Court Us- Docket Clerk (400 2nd Street), United States Government - Courts Us- Tax Court Us- Clerk Of The Court (400 2nd Street), Wise County - Courts- General District Court- Judges Ofc (Courthouse), United States Government - Courts Us- Tax Court Us- Admissions Office (400 2nd Street), United States Government - Courts Us- Tax Court Us- Chief Judge Arthur L Nims (400 2nd Street), United States Government - Courts Us- Tax Court Us- Administrative Of (400 2nd Street).
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Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This town: | 15.6% | | Whole state: | 9.6% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This town: | 5.5% | | Whole state: | 4.3% |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Wise, VA
172 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
Wise 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.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Institutionalized population percentage above state average.
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Banks with branches in Wise (2009 data):
- New Peoples Bank, Inc.: Esserville Branch at 5448 Wise-Norton Road, branch established on 2006-04-06. Info updated 2007-08-21: Bank assets: $807.2 mil, Deposits: $706.6 mil, headquarters in Honaker, VA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 31 total offices, Holding Company: New Peoples Bankshares, Inc.
- Branch Banking and Trust Company: Wise Branch at 1510 Norton Road, branch established on 1983-06-01. Info updated 2008-12-12: Bank assets: $147,483.6 mil, Deposits: $98,507.9 mil, headquarters in Winston Salem, NC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1514 total offices, Holding Company: Bb&T Corporation
- The First Bank and Trust Company: Wise Branch at 303 West Main Street, branch established on 1983-09-15. Info updated 2007-04-05: Bank assets: $998.5 mil, Deposits: $822.6 mil, headquarters in Lebanon, VA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 21 total offices, Holding Company: First Bancorp, Inc.
- Farmers and Miners Bank: Wise County Branch at 331 East Main Street, branch established on 2002-01-22. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $121.7 mil, Deposits: $106.9 mil, headquarters in Pennington Gap, VA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 6 total offices
- Powell Valley National Bank: Wise Branch at 405 North Main Street, branch established on 1994-03-14. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $225.0 mil, Deposits: $188.9 mil, headquarters in Jonesville, VA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 4 total offices, Holding Company: Powell Valley Bankshares, Inc.
School Enrollment by Level of School
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2004 Presidential Election results in Wise County Virginia:
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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Electricity (87%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (8%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (4%)
- Wood (1%)
- Coal or coke (1%)
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Religon statistics for Wise
| Name | Southern Baptist Convention | United Methodist Church | National Association of Free Will Baptists | Assemblies of God | Independent Free Will Baptists Associations |
| Adherents | 37.8% | 20.7% | 12.7% | 7.3% | 2.8% |
| Congregations | 16.7% | 17.7% | 17.7% | 5.2% | 5.2% |
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| Name | Presbyterian Church (USA) | Church of God of Prophecy | Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | Christian Churches and Churches of Christ | Other religions |
| Adherents | 2.7% | 2.2% | 2.0% | 1.9% | 9.8% |
| Congregations | 7.3% | 6.3% | 1.0% | 2.1% | 20.8% |
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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.
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
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| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Financial Administration |
6 | $15,728 | $31,456 | 0 | $0 |
| Other Government Administration |
3 | $13,336 | $53,344 | 5 | $787 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
13 | $43,560 | $40,209 | 0 | $0 |
| Police - Other |
1 | $2,698 | $32,376 | 0 | $0 |
| Firefighters |
1 | $3,619 | $43,428 | 0 | $0 |
| Fire - Other |
1 | $2,217 | $26,604 | 1 | $540 |
| Streets and Highways |
10 | $25,521 | $30,625 | 0 | $0 |
| Solid Waste Management |
3 | $7,759 | $31,036 | 0 | $0 |
| Sewerage |
7 | $19,605 | $33,609 | 0 | $0 |
| Water Supply |
11 | $28,859 | $31,483 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
56 | $162,902 | $34,908 | 6 | $1,327 |
Wise government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Sewerage: $850,000
All Other: $164,000
- Construction - Parks & Recreation: $520,000
Sewerage: $295,000
Regular Highways: $150,000
Water Utilities: $57,000
General: $1,000
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $597,000
Water Utilities: $578,000
Regular Highways: $434,000
Financial Administration: $410,000
General - Other: $302,000
Sewerage: $186,000
Solid Waste Management: $149,000
Fire Protection: $116,000
Parks & Recreation: $35,000
Health Services - Other: $16,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $11,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $34,000
- Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Sewerage: $520,000
Libraries: $9,000
General: $4,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Highways: $120,000
General Support: $71,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $332,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $665,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $633,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $288,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $44,000
Other, NEC: $32,000
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $153,000
General Revenue, NEC: $93,000
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $382,000
Police Protection: $97,000
Sewerage: $50,000
Financial Administration: $37,000
Regular Highways: $35,000
Water Utilities: $16,000
Fire Protection: $4,000
Solid Waste Management: $3,000
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $4,804,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $739,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $335,000
All Other: $90,000
General Support: $38,000
- Tax - Property: $1,253,000
NEC: $338,000
Motor Vehicle License: $33,000
- Total Salaries & Wages: $1,452,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $16,000
4.56% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($34,980 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 4.56% | | 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:
4.97% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,547 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 4.97% | | 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:
Strongest AM radio stations in Wise:
- WNVA (1350 AM; 5 kW; NORTON, VA; Owner: RADIO-WISE, INC.)
- WTCW (920 AM; 4 kW; WHITESBURG, KY; Owner: T.C.W. BROADCASTING , INC.)
- WDIC (1430 AM; daytime; 5 kW; CLINCHCO, VA; Owner: DICKENSON COUNTY BROADCASTING CORP.)
- WGOC (640 AM; 10 kW; BLOUNTVILLE, TN; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WZAP (690 AM; 10 kW; BRISTOL, VA; Owner: RAM COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WEZC (1480 AM; daytime; 5 kW; NEON, KY; Owner: JESUS COMMUNICATION ILNC.)
- WPWT (870 AM; daytime; 10 kW; COLONIAL HEIGHTS, TN; Owner: INFORMATION COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
- WXLZ (1140 AM; daytime; 3 kW; ST. PAUL, VA; Owner: YEARY BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WHGG (1090 AM; daytime; 10 kW; KINGSPORT, TN; Owner: APPALACHIAN EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIO)
- WLSI (900 AM; 5 kW; PIKEVILLE, KY; Owner: EAST KENTUCKY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WKVL (850 AM; daytime; 50 kW; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: HORNE RADIO, LLC)
- WKVG (1000 AM; daytime; 1 kW; JENKINS, KY; Owner: MARTINS & ASSOCIATES, INC.)
- WFGW (1010 AM; 50 kW; BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: BLUE RIDGE BROADCASTING CORP.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Wise:
- WNVA-FM (106.3 FM; NORTON, VA; Owner: RADIO WISE, INC.)
- WISE-FM (90.5 FM; WISE, VA; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA'S COLLEGE AT WISE)
- 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.)
- W223AA (92.5 FM; BIG STONE GAP, VA; Owner: VALLEY BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WMMT (88.7 FM; WHITESBURG, KY; Owner: APPALSHOP, INCORPORATED)
- WDXC (102.3 FM; POUND, VA; Owner: WDXC RADIO, INC.)
- WAXM (93.5 FM; BIG STONE GAP, VA; Owner: VALLEY BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WSEH (102.7 FM; CUMBERLAND, KY; Owner: CUMBERLAND CITY BROADCASTING, INC.)
- W219CJ (91.7 FM; NORTON, VA; Owner: CLINCH VALLEY COLLEGE)
- WTFM (98.5 FM; KINGSPORT, TN; Owner: HOLSTON VALLEY BROADCASTING CORP.)
- WPKE-FM (103.1 FM; COAL RUN, KY; Owner: EAST KENTUCKY BROADCASTING CORP.)
- WHCB (91.5 FM; BRISTOL, TN; Owner: APPALACHIAN EDUC. COMMUNICATION CORP)
- 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.)
- WPJO (99.3 FM; ELIZABETHTON, TN; Owner: BRISTOL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- WRZK (95.9 FM; COLONIAL HEIGHTS, TN; Owner: MURRAY COMMUNICATIONS)
- WSGS (101.1 FM; HAZARD, KY; Owner: MOUNTAIN BROADCASTING SERVICE, INC.)
- W214AP (90.7 FM; JOHNSON CITY, TN; Owner: THE MOODY BIBLE INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO)
TV broadcast stations around Wise:
- WSBN-TV (Channel 47; NORTON, VA; Owner: BLUE RIDGE PUBLIC TELEVISION, INC.)
- WYMT-TV (Channel 57; HAZARD, KY; Owner: WYMT LICENSEE CORP.)
- W24BT (Channel 24; TALBERT, KY; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2007 (per 100,000 population)
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Wise, Virginia:
- Fatal accident count: 6
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 8
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 1
- Fatalities: 6
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 12
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
Virginia average:
- Fatal accident count: 174
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 258
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 61
- Fatalities: 190
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 405
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 26
Wise fatal accident list:
Jun 26, 2001 06:25 AM, Us-5, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
Sep 8, 1993 09:50 AM, University, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
May 17, 1990 05:00 AM, Mainstreet, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
Jul 19, 1984 07:50 AM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
Jan 27, 1979 01:10 AM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Jun 4, 1975 06:27 AM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 3- 214 Walnut Dr, Type: Tower, Structure height: 111.3 m, Overall height: 112.2 m
Registrant: Radio Wise Inc Dba , Norton, VA 24273, Phone: (540) 328-2244, Email:
- Barnette Knob Nr Hurricane Rd & Commonwealth Ave, Type: Tower, Structure height: 59 m, Overall height: 59 m
Registrant: Preston Communications Group Inc, Wise, VA 24293, Phone: (540) 328-3669 - James E McDonald, 175 Lake St., Ne, Type: Mast, Structure height: 59.7 m, Overall height: 60.6 m
Registrant: Alltel Communications, LLC, One Allied Drive, B1f02-D, Little Rock, AR 72202, Phone: (501) 905-8555, Email:
FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers: 1- Hospital Hill, Type: Tower, Structure height: 30 m, Overall height: 37 m, Call Sign: WPJT716
Assigned Frequencies : 462.875 MHz Grant Date: 12/27/2006, Expiration Date: 10/21/2016, Certifier: John S Marsee
Registrant: Professional Licensing Consultants Inc, Rockville, MD 20849, Fax: (301) 309-1996
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 3- Glamorgan Area Hq Rt 23 & 823, Type: Pole, Structure height: 15 m, Call Sign: WPGF983, Licensee ID: L00001751
Assigned Frequencies : 47.2200 MHz Grant Date: 10/15/2004, Expiration Date: 01/05/2015
Registrant: Virginia, Commonwealt Of, 1401 E Broad St, Richmond, VA 23219, Phone: (703) 328-2701 - Behind Hospital On Rt 23 1/2 Mi Sw, Call Sign: KYB947, Licensee ID: L00310825
Assigned Frequencies : 39.5000 MHz Grant Date: 01/03/2001, Expiration Date: 01/14/2011
Registrant: County Of Wise, Wise, VA 24293-0570, Phone: (703) 328-3756 - 105 Jackson Road, Call Sign: WQCB385
469.287 MHz, 469.387 MHz, 464.112 MHz, 464.312 MHz, 464.137 MHz, 464.337 MHz, 464.162 MHz, 464.362 MHz, 464.387 MHz, 469.012 MHz... (+21 more) Grant Date: 01/22/2005, Expiration Date: 01/22/2015, Certifier: Andrew F Brush
Registrant: Panasonic Digital Communications&security Company, 1707 N. Randall Road, E1-D9, Elgin, IL 60123-7847, Phone: (847) 468-5318, Fax: (847) 574-7614, Email:
FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers: 2- Lat: 37.966194 Lon: -82.586556, Call Sign: KEV808
Assigned Frequencies : 26.3300 MHz Grant Date: 07/13/2000, Expiration Date: 10/01/2011
Registrant: Radio-Wise, Inc., P.O. Box 500, Norton, VA 24273 - Bell Atlantic Elec Site Pole Bridge Rd, Type: Tower, Structure height: 67 m, Call Sign: WPPG802, Licensee ID: L00400804
Assigned Frequencies : 166.250 MHz Grant Date: 12/14/1999, Expiration Date: 10/01/2011, Certifier: L Jay Lemons
Registrant: Virginia Tech Foundation, Inc., 3520 Kingsbury Lane, Roanoke, VA 24014-1348, Phone: (540) 328-0300
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 5 (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 Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers: 5 (See the full list of FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers)
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 44 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Wise)
FAA Registered Aircrafts: 14 (See the full list of FAA Registered Aircrafts in Wise)
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:- Fire: 26
- Hazardous Condition: 5
- Service Call: 2
- Good Intent Call: 5
See Full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Statistics for Wise, VA
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