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Population (year 2000): 3,188
Males: 1,536  (48.2%)
Females: 1,652  (51.8%)

Botetourt County

Median resident age:  40.2 years
Virginia median age:  35.7 years

Zip codes: 24064.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $61,600 (it was $59,239 in 2000)
Blue Ridge  $61,600
Virginia:  $54,240

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $160,900 (it was $135,000 in 2000)
Blue Ridge  $160,900
Virginia:  $212,300

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Races in Blue Ridge:

  • White Non-Hispanic (95.0%)
  • Black (2.9%)
  • Two or more races (1.0%)
  • Hispanic (0.5%)

2008 cost of living index in Blue Ridge: 83.2 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (18.4%), Irish (15.2%), German (11.3%), English (9.4%), Dutch (5.8%), Scottish (3.2%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 1300 feet

Land area: 6.32 square miles.

Population density: 504 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Blue Ridge

  • High school or higher: 86.2%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 22.2%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 6.0%
  • Unemployed: 2.3%
  • Mean travel time to work: 26.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Blue Ridge CDP

  • Never married: 16.3%
  • Now married: 72.6%
  • Separated: 0.6%
  • Widowed: 5.6%
  • Divorced: 4.8%

5 residents are foreign born

This place:  0.2%
Virginia:  8.1%



According to our research there were 2 registered sex offenders living in Blue Ridge, Virginia in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Blue Ridge to the number of sex offenders is 1594 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this place is a lot smaller than the state average.

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

Blue Ridge:  0.6% ($842)
Virginia:  0.9% ($1,143)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Roanoke, VA (11.6 miles , pop. 94,911).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Greensboro, NC (89.4 miles , pop. 223,891).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (368.8 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Laymantown, VA (2.4 miles ), Troutville, VA (5.1 miles ), Cloverdale, VA (6.1 miles ), Daleville, VA (7.7 miles ), Vinton, VA (8.5 miles ), Hollins, VA (9.6 miles ), Fincastle, VA (9.7 miles ), Roanoke, VA (11.6 miles ).

Latitude: 37.37 N, Longitude: 79.82 W


Area code commonly used in this area: 540

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Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (10%)
  • Rail transportation (6%)
  • Public administration (5%)
  • Truck transportation (5%)
  • Finance and insurance (5%)
  • Health care (5%)
  • Repair and maintenance (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (16%)
  • Educational services (14%)
  • Finance and insurance (13%)
  • Electronic shopping and mail-order houses (7%)
  • Accommodation and food services (5%)
  • Food and beverage stores (5%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (12%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (6%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Computer specialists (4%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (3%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (8%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (7%)
  • Registered nurses (5%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (5%)
  • Customer service representatives (5%)
  • Waiters and waitresses (4%)


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Blue Ridge-area historical tornado activity is significantly below Virginia state average. It is 65% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 9/17/2004, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 7.1 miles away from the Blue Ridge place center .

On 4/4/1974, a category 2 tornado 8.0 miles away from the place center caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Blue Ridge:
  • CARILION MEDICAL CENTER (about 13 miles; ROANOKE, VA)
  • COLUMBIA LEWIS-GALE MEDICAL CENTER (about 19 miles; SALEM, VA)
  • CARILION BEDFORD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 21 miles; BEDFORD, VA)

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Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Blue Ridge:
  • ROANOKE REGIONAL/WOODRUM FIELD (about 12 miles; ROANOKE, VA; ID: ROA)
  • LYNCHBURG REGIONAL/PRESTON GLENN FLD (about 43 miles; LYNCHBURG, VA; ID: LYH)
  • GREENBRIER VALLEY (about 52 miles; LEWISBURG, WV; ID: LWB)
Other public-use airports nearest to Blue Ridge:
  • SMITH MOUNTAIN LAKE (about 25 miles; MONETA, VA; ID: W91)
  • NEW LONDON (about 35 miles; FOREST, VA; ID: W90)
  • INGALLS FIELD (about 40 miles; HOT SPRINGS, VA; ID: HSP)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Blue Ridge:
  • VIRGINIA WESTERN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 14 miles; ROANOKE, VA; Full-time enrollment: 3,535)
  • NATIONAL BUSINESS COLLEGE (about 19 miles; SALEM, VA; FT enrollment: 2,382)
  • WASHINGTON AND LEE UNIVERSITY (about 39 miles; LEXINGTON, VA; FT enrollment: 2,063)
  • VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIV (about 40 miles; BLACKSBURG, VA; FT enrollment: 25,754)
  • LIBERTY UNIVERSITY (about 42 miles; LYNCHBURG, VA; FT enrollment: 5,348)
  • RADFORD UNIVERSITY (about 54 miles; RADFORD, VA; FT enrollment: 8,034)
  • NEW RIVER COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 63 miles; DUBLIN, VA; FT enrollment: 2,262)
Public elementary/middle school in Blue Ridge:

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Churches in Blue Ridge include: Glade Creek Church (A), Glade Creek Lutheran Church (B), Colonial Church (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

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

 

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

BLUE RIDGE COMMUNITY (Population served: 25, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In AUG-2003, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (SEP-12-2003), St Public Notif requested (SEP-12-2003), St Public Notif received (OCT-07-2003)
Past monitoring violations:
  • 2 routine major monitoring violations
Drinking water stations with addresses in Blue Ridge that have no violations reported:
  • HEATHERSTONE (Address: P.O. Box 476, Population served: 270, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
  • BOTETOURT FOREST (Address: P.O. Box 476, Population served: 206, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)

Average household size:
This place:  2.7 people
Virginia:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  82.0%
Whole state:  68.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  2.9%
Whole state:  4.7%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  2.4%
Whole state:  9.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  1.5%
Whole state:  4.3%

Blue Ridge compared to Virginia state average:

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  • Unemployed percentage below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in above state average.


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Banks with branches in Blue Ridge (2007 data):
  • The Bank of Fincastle: Blue Ridge Branch at 98 Blue Ridge Blvd, branch established on 1989-08-14. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $154.4 mil, Deposits: $132.3 mil, headquarters in Fincastle, VA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 10 total offices



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2004 Presidential Election results in Botetourt County Virginia:




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8.57% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($54,315 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  8.57%
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 Roanoke city, VA  1.89% ($36,217 average AGI)
from Roanoke County, VA  1.65% ($58,291)
from Bedford County, VA  0.60% ($46,693)


7.42% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($43,221 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.42%
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 Roanoke city, VA  1.68% ($33,430 average AGI)
to Roanoke County, VA  1.66% ($37,686)
to Bedford County, VA  0.57% ($35,229)


Strongest AM radio stations in Blue Ridge:
  • WKBA (1550 AM; daytime; 10 kW; VINTON, VA; Owner: TINKER CREEK BROADCASTERS, INC.)
  • WFIR (960 AM; 5 kW; ROANOKE, VA; Owner: MEL WHEELER, INC.)
  • WVBE (610 AM; 5 kW; ROANOKE, VA; Owner: MEL WHEELER, INC.)
  • WRIS (1410 AM; 5 kW; ROANOKE, VA; Owner: WRIS INC.)
  • WWWR (910 AM; 1 kW; ROANOKE, VA; Owner: PERCEPTION MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
  • WTOY (1480 AM; 5 kW; SALEM, VA; Owner: WARD BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WFNR (710 AM; daytime; 10 kW; BLACKSBURG, VA; Owner: PERCEPTION MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
  • WTRU (830 AM; 50 kW; KERNERSVILLE, NC; Owner: TRUTH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WLLL (930 AM; 10 kW; LYNCHBURG, VA; Owner: HUBBARD'S ADVERTISING AGENCY, INC.)
  • WGMN (1240 AM; 1 kW; ROANOKE, VA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WLVA (590 AM; 5 kW; LYNCHBURG, VA)
  • WPTF (680 AM; 50 kW; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: FIRST STATE COMMUNICATIONS)
  • WFTK (1030 AM; daytime; 50 kW; WAKE FOREST, NC; Owner: POSITIVE RADIO GROUP, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Blue Ridge:
  • WZZI (101.5 FM; VINTON, VA; Owner: TRAVIS MEDIA, L.L.C.)
  • WMGR-FM (104.9 FM; ROANOKE, VA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WRXT (90.3 FM; ROANOKE, VA; Owner: POSITIVE ALTERNATIVE RADIO, INC.)
  • WYYD-FM1 (107.9 FM; ROANOKE, VA; Owner: WYYD LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WPAR (91.3 FM; SALEM, VA; Owner: POSITIVE ALTERNATIVE RADIO, INC.)
  • WBWR (106.9 FM; BEDFORD, VA; Owner: BEDFORD RADIO PARTNERS, LLC)
  • WROV-FM (96.3 FM; MARTINSVILLE, VA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WJJS-FM (106.1 FM; VINTON, VA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WXLK (92.3 FM; ROANOKE, VA; Owner: MEL WHEELER, INC.)
  • WVTF (89.1 FM; ROANOKE, VA; Owner: VIRGINIA TECH FOUNDATION INC)
  • WSLC-FM (94.9 FM; ROANOKE, VA; Owner: MEL WHEELER, INC.)
  • WSLQ (99.1 FM; ROANOKE, VA; Owner: MEL WHEELER, INC.)
  • WXCF-FM (103.9 FM; CLIFTON FORGE, VA; Owner: IMPACT BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WYYD (107.9 FM; AMHERST, VA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KHPR (88.1 FM; HONOLULU, HI; Owner: HAWAII PUBLIC RADIO)
  • W279AC (103.7 FM; ROANOKE, VA; Owner: POSITIVE ALTERNATIVE RADIO, INC.)
  • WNRS-FM (89.9 FM; SWEET BRIAR, VA; Owner: SWEET BRIAR COLLEGE)
  • WZZU (97.9 FM; LYNCHBURG, VA; Owner: TRAVIS MEDIA L.L.C.)
  • WIQO-FM (100.9 FM; COVINGTON, VA; Owner: WKEY, INC.)
  • WRVL (88.3 FM; LYNCHBURG, VA; Owner: LIBERTY UNIVERSITY, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Blue Ridge:
  • WSET-TV (Channel 13; LYNCHBURG, VA; Owner: WSET INCORPORATED)
  • WJPR (Channel 21; LYNCHBURG, VA; Owner: GRANT BROADCASTING SYSTEMS II, INC.)
  • W34CU (Channel 34; ROANOKE, VA; Owner: VENTANA TELEVISION, INC.)

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