Blackstone, Virginia

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Nottoway County

Population in July 2007: 3,529. Population change since 2000: -3.9%

Males: 1,584	(44.9%)
Females: 1,945	(55.1%)

Median resident age:	40.0 years
Virginia median age:	35.7 years

Zip codes: 23824.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $31,900 (it was $27,566 in 2000)

Blackstone	$31,900
Virginia:	$59,562

Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $90,400 (it was $64,500 in 2000)

Blackstone	$90,400
Virginia:	$262,100

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Races in Blackstone:

White Non-Hispanic (49.9%)
Black (46.4%)
Hispanic (2.4%)
Other race (1.9%)
Two or more races (0.8%)

2008 cost of living index in Blackstone: 77.7 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (13.2%), English (6.3%), Irish (3.5%), German (2.2%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated in 1888

Elevation: 427 feet

Land area: 4.53 square miles.

Population density: 780 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Blackstone

High school or higher: 68.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.8%
Graduate or professional degree: 4.5%
Unemployed: 7.9%
Mean travel time to work: 25.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Blackstone town

Never married: 27.3%
Now married: 46.1%
Separated: 3.0%
Widowed: 10.4%
Divorced: 13.2%

58 residents are foreign born

This town:	1.6%
Virginia:	8.1%

According to our research there were 14 registered sex offenders living in Blackstone, Virginia in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Blackstone to the number of sex offenders is 252 to 1.

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

Blackstone:	0.7% ($423)
Virginia:	0.9% ($1,143)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Richmond, VA (48.9 miles , pop. 197,790).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Raleigh, NC (97.6 miles , pop. 276,093).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (281.7 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Crewe, VA (11.2 miles ), Kenbridge, VA (11.7 miles ), Burkeville, VA (15.7 miles ), Victoria, VA (16.4 miles ), Alberta, VA (16.9 miles ), McKenney, VA (20.5 miles ), Lawrenceville, VA (24.3 miles ), South Hill, VA (25.8 miles ).

Latitude: 37.08 N, Longitude: 78.00 W

People in group quarters in Blackstone

173 people in nursing homes
51 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
10 people in homes for the mentally retarded

Area code: 434

Blackstone household income distribution

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Blackstone, Virginia business and economic data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Population change in the 1990s: -195 (-5.0%).

Historical population

Historical housing units

Most common industries for males:

Public administration (14%)
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (9%)
Construction (7%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (7%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (6%)
Textile mills and textile products (6%)
Utilities (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (22%)
Public administration (8%)
Educational services (7%)
Food and beverage stores (5%)
Finance and insurance (5%)
Miscellaneous manufacturing (5%)
Plastics and rubber products (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Laborers and material movers, hand (9%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
Law enforcement workers including supervisors (7%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
Top executives (3%)

Most common occupations for females

Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (9%)
Cashiers (7%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (4%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (4%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)

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Crime in Blackstone by Year
Type	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006
Murders	0	1	0	0	0	1
per 100,000	0.0	26.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	27.8
Rapes	1	3	0	1	2	1
per 100,000	26.8	79.2	0.0	27.6	54.9	27.8
Robberies	3	1	1	7	4	4
per 100,000	80.4	26.4	27.0	192.9	109.8	111.3
Assaults	8	2	15	8	19	7
per 100,000	214.4	52.8	405.5	220.4	521.4	194.8
Burglaries	18	17	13	15	26	18
per 100,000	482.3	449.0	351.4	413.3	713.5	501.0
Thefts	121	115	114	103	120	105
per 100,000	3242.2	3037.5	3081.9	2838.2	3293.1	2922.3
Auto thefts	8	1	7	6	10	11
per 100,000	214.4	26.4	189.2	165.3	274.4	306.2
Arson	2	2	0	0	2	2
per 100,000	53.6	52.8	0.0	0.0	54.9	55.7
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9)	269.0	289.8	252.2	279.7	384.7	326.7

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 15 (11 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	3.12
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in Blackstone, Virginia

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Blackstone-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Virginia state average. It is 17% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/22/1983, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 2.2 miles away from the Blackstone town center caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 8/6/1993, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 40.2 miles away from the town center killed 4 people and injured 246 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

Main business address for: CITIZENS BANCORP OF VIRGINIA INC (STATE COMMERCIAL BANKS).

Hospitals/medical centers near Blackstone:

PIEDMONT GERIATRIC HOSP (about 15 miles; BURKEVILLE, VA)
COMMUNITY MEM HEALTH CENTER (about 27 miles; SOUTH HILL, VA)
SOUTHSIDE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 32 miles; FARMVILLE, VA)

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Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Blackstone:

RICHMOND INTERNATIONAL (about 56 miles; RICHMOND, VA; ID: RIC)
CHARLOTTESVILLE-ALBEMARLE (about 79 miles; CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA; ID: CHO)
LYNCHBURG REGIONAL/PRESTON GLENN FLD (about 85 miles; LYNCHBURG, VA; ID: LYH)

Other public-use airports nearest to Blackstone:

ALLEN C PERKINSON/BAAF (about 4 miles; BLACKSTONE, VA; ID: BKT)
CREWE MUNI (about 9 miles; CREWE, VA; ID: W81)
LUNENBURG COUNTY (about 16 miles; KENBRIDGE, VA; ID: W31)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Blackstone:

LONGWOOD COLLEGE (about 32 miles; FARMVILLE, VA; Full-time enrollment: 3,557)
JOHN TYLER COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 42 miles; CHESTER, VA; FT enrollment: 2,520)
VIRGINIA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 43 miles; PETERSBURG, VA; FT enrollment: 3,641)
UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND (about 47 miles; RICHMOND, VA; FT enrollment: 3,756)
VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY (about 51 miles; RICHMOND, VA; FT enrollment: 18,753)
J SARGEANT REYNOLDS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 52 miles; RICHMOND, VA; FT enrollment: 4,906)
VANCE-GRANVILLE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 58 miles; HENDERSON, NC; FT enrollment: 2,076)

Private high school in Blackstone:

KENSTON FOREST SCHOOL (Students: 274; Location: 75 RIDGE ROAD; Grades: PK - 12)

Public elementary/middle school in Blackstone:

Blackstone Primary School (Students: 558; Location: 615 EAST STREET; Grades: PK - 4)

Private elementary/middle school in Blackstone:

NEW HORIZON BAPTIST SCHOOL (Students: 18; Location: 183 REVIVAL ROAD; Grades: KG - 11)

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Notable locations in Blackstone: Louis Spencer Epes Memorial Library (A), Southside Convalescent Home (B), Blackstone City Hall (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Blackstone include: Saint Lukes Episcopal Church (A), Crenshaw United Methodist Church (B), Seventh Day Adventist Church (C), Shiloh Baptist Church (D), Spring Hill Church (E), Blackstone Baptist Church (F), Blackstone Presbyterian Church (G), Faith Church (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemetery: Lakeview Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Park in Blackstone: Blackstone Historic District (1). Display/hide its location on the map

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

Hotel: Grey Swan Inn Bed & Breakfast (615 South Main Street).

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

BLACKSTONE, TOWN OF (Population served: 3870, Surface_water):

Past monitoring violations:

Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between APR-2005 and JUN-2005, Contaminant: Carbon, Total-Organic. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (OCT-25-2005), St Formal NOV issued (OCT-25-2005), St Public Notif received (MAY-30-2006)

CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2000 and JUL-07-2000, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUL-07-2000)

MANASSAS ARMORY (Population served: 50, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

One routine major monitoring violation

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

SLAW'S RESTAURANT (Population served: 50, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)

Average household size:

This town:	2.4 people
Virginia:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	62.0%
Whole state:	68.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	5.5%
Whole state:	4.7%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This town:	26.5%
Whole state:	9.6%

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

This town:	12.9%
Whole state:	4.3%

Blackstone compared to Virginia state average:

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Median household income below state average.
Median house value below state average.
Black race population percentage above state average.
Hispanic race population percentage 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.
House age above state average.
Institutionalized population percentage 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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Banks with branches in Blackstone (2007 data):

Citizens Bank and Trust Company: Shopping Center Branch, Drive-In Branch, Citizens Bank And Trust Company. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $274.9 mil, Deposits: $241.3 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 10 total offices, Holding Company: Citizens Bancorp Of Virginia, Inc.
Benchmark Community Bank: Blackstone Branch at 410 Church Street, branch established on 2003-03-07. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $313.3 mil, Deposits: $283.4 mil, headquarters in Kenbridge, VA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 11 total offices, Holding Company: Benchmark Bankshares Inc.
Branch Banking and Trust Company: Blackstone Main Branch at 200 South Main Street, branch established on 1965-10-01. Info updated 2007-01-23: Bank assets: $117,134.1 mil, Deposits: $83,585.1 mil, headquarters in Winston Salem, NC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1480 total offices, Holding Company: Bb&T Corporation

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2004 Presidential Election results in Nottoway County Virginia:

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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	$301
Water Supply	5	$14,464	$34,714	0	$0
Sewerage	5	$14,464	$34,714	0	$0
Solid Waste Management	6	$8,035	$16,070	1	$762
Streets and Highways	15	$28,682	$22,946	0	$0
Other and Unallocable	3	$7,494	$29,976	0	$0
Police - Other	6	$9,726	$19,452	0	$0
Financial Administration	9	$25,594	$34,125	0	$0
Police Protection - Officers	14	$40,994	$35,138	0	$0
Electric Power	6	$14,785	$29,570	0	$0
Totals for Government	69	$164,239	$28,563	9	$1,063

6.22% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,174 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.22%
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	0.91% ($37,646 average AGI)
from Amelia County, VA	0.70% ($32,324)
from Prince Edward County, VA	0.51% ($35,037)

6.57% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,253 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.57%
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 Prince Edward County, VA	0.77% ($24,512 average AGI)
to Chesterfield County, VA	0.66% ($29,057)
to Lunenburg County, VA	0.60% ($22,750)

Strongest AM radio stations in Blackstone:

WKLV (1440 AM; 5 kW; BLACKSTONE, VA; Owner: DENBAR COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WSVS (800 AM; 5 kW; CREWE, VA; Owner: COLONIAL BROADCASTING OF CREWE, INC.)
WRVA (1140 AM; 50 kW; RICHMOND, VA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WDZY (1290 AM; 25 kW; COLONIAL HEIGHTS, VA; Owner: ABC, INC.)
WFTK (1030 AM; daytime; 50 kW; WAKE FOREST, NC; Owner: POSITIVE RADIO GROUP, INC.)
WTAR (850 AM; 50 kW; NORFOLK, VA; Owner: SINCLAIR COMMUNICATIONS)
WPTF (680 AM; 50 kW; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: FIRST STATE COMMUNICATIONS)
WGGM (820 AM; 10 kW; CHESTER, VA; Owner: HOFFMAN COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WSHV (1370 AM; daytime; 4 kW; SOUTH HILL, VA; Owner: OLD BELT BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WRJR (670 AM; 20 kW; CLAREMONT, VA; Owner: CHESAPEAKE-PORTSMOUTH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WCKO (1110 AM; daytime; 50 kW; NORFOLK, VA; Owner: WORD BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
WWGB (1030 AM; daytime; 50 kW; INDIAN HEAD, MD; Owner: GOOD BODY MEDIA, LLC)
WKCW (1420 AM; 50 kW; WARRENTON, VA; Owner: WAY BROADCASTING, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Blackstone:

WBBC-FM (93.5 FM; BLACKSTONE, VA; Owner: DENBAR COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WKJS (104.7 FM; CREWE, VA; Owner: RADIO ONE LICENSES, LLC)
WSMY-FM (103.1 FM; ALBERTA, VA; Owner: MAINQUAD BROADCASTING, INC.)
WBTJ (106.5 FM; RICHMOND, VA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WPEX (90.9 FM; KENBRIDGE, VA; Owner: SEAVIEW COMMUNICATIONS INC.)
WBBT-FM (107.3 FM; POWHATAN, VA; Owner: MAINQUAD, INC.)
WFXQ (99.9 FM; CHASE CITY, VA; Owner: JOYNER RADIO, INC.)
WKSK-FM (98.9 FM; SOUTH HILL, VA; Owner: OLD BELT BROADCASTING CORPORATION)

TV broadcast stations around Blackstone:

WWAY (Channel 3; WILMINGTON, NC; Owner: LIBCO, INC.)
WCVE-TV (Channel 23; RICHMOND, VA; Owner: COMMONWEALTH PUBLIC BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WRLH-TV (Channel 35; RICHMOND, VA; Owner: WRLH LICENSEE, LLC)
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)
WKYV-LP (Channel 61; KEYSVILLE, VA; Owner: TIGER EYE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WFMA-LP (Channel 52; FARMVILLE, VA; Owner: TIGER EYE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)

Blackstone fatal accident list for 1992:
Sep 6, 1992 09:25 AM, Churchst, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Pedestrians: 1, Fatalities: 1

Blackstone fatal accident list for 1991:
Nov 9, 1991 11:12 AM, Brownst, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Pedestrians: 1, Fatalities: 1

Blackstone fatal accident list for 1990:
Feb 10, 1990 02:17 AM, Nmainst, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 4, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 2
Oct 8, 1990 10:59 AM, Nmainst, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1

Blackstone fatal accident list for 1985:
Feb 19, 1985 02:11 AM, 9999999999, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1

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