Grundy, Virginia

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Population in July 2007: 975. Population change since 2000: -11.0%

Males: 523	(47.3%)
Females: 582	(52.7%)

Buchanan County

Median resident age:	37.0 years
Virginia median age:	35.7 years

Zip codes: 24614.

Estimated median household income in 2005: $38,900 (it was $37,411 in 2000)

Grundy	$38,900
Virginia:	$54,240

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $96,700 (it was $81,100 in 2000)

Grundy	$96,700
Virginia:	$212,300

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Races in Grundy:

White Non-Hispanic (78.2%)
Black (17.9%)
Hispanic (2.8%)
Other race (1.8%)
Two or more races (0.5%)

2008 cost of living index in Grundy: 76.2 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (21.0%), English (9.8%), Irish (5.0%), German (4.3%), Scotch-Irish (3.3%), Arab (1.2%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 1050 feet

Land area: 5.04 square miles.

Population density: 198 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Grundy

High school or higher: 79.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 36.4%
Graduate or professional degree: 17.5%
Unemployed: 7.7%
Mean travel time to work: 22.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Grundy town

Never married: 19.0%
Now married: 59.4%
Separated: 2.1%
Widowed: 11.0%
Divorced: 8.5%

28 residents are foreign born (1.7% Asia, 0.6% Europe).

This town:	2.5%
Virginia:	8.1%

According to our research there were 4 registered sex offenders living in Grundy, Virginia in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Grundy to the number of sex offenders is 249 to 1.

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

Grundy:	0.6% ($448)
Virginia:	0.9% ($1,143)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Johnson City, TN (67.8 miles , pop. 55,469).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Charlotte, NC (167.5 miles , pop. 540,828).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (496.8 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Vansant, VA (3.5 miles ), Haysi, VA (14.6 miles) , Fedscreek, KY (15.4 miles ), Phelps, KY (16.9 miles ), Elkhorn City, KY (17.5 miles ), Cedarville, KY (18.4 miles) , Honaker, VA (19.8 miles ), Clinchco, VA (19.8 miles ).

Latitude: 37.28 N, Longitude: 82.10 W

156 people in other group homes
25 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)

Area code: 276

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Population change in the 1990s: -197 (-15.1%).

Most common industries for males:

Educational services (15%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (12%)
Public administration (11%)
Mining (7%)
Health care (7%)
Construction (6%)
Utilities (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Educational services (24%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (10%)
Health care (9%)
Arts, entertainment, and recreation (8%)
Public administration (5%)
Accommodation and food services (5%)
Finance and insurance (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (12%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (6%)
Lawyers (6%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4%)
Librarians, curators, and archivists (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Secretaries and administrative assistants (10%)
Entertainers and performers, sports, and related workers (9%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (8%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (7%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (5%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)

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Crime in Grundy by Year
Type	2001	2002	2004	2005
Murders	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Rapes	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Robberies	0	1	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	87.9	0.0	0.0
Assaults	0	1	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	87.9	0.0	0.0
Burglaries	0	1	1	1
per 100,000	0.0	87.9	96.2	96.4
Thefts	5	7	8	16
per 100,000	445.6	615.1	769.2	1542.9
Auto thefts	2	0	0	1
per 100,000	178.3	0.0	0.0	96.4
Arson	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 143.0)	32.1	74.7	37.5	76.2

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 6 (6 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	6.02
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in Grundy, Virginia

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Hospital/medical center in Grundy:

BUCHANAN GENERAL HOSPITAL (ROUTE 5 BOX 20)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Grundy:

CLINCH VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER (about 24 miles; RICHLANDS, VA)
RUSSELL CNTY MED CNTR (about 26 miles; LEBANON, VA)
DICKENSON COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER (about 26 miles; CLINTWOOD, VA)

Political contributions by individuals in Grundy, VA

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Grundy:

TRI-CITIES RGNL TN/VA (about 60 miles; BRISTOL/JOHNSON/KINGSPORT, TN; ID: TRI)
RALEIGH COUNTY MEMORIAL (about 77 miles; BECKLEY, WV; ID: BKW)
TRI-STATE/MILTON J. FERGUSON FIELD (about 82 miles; HUNTINGTON, WV; ID: HTS)

Other public-use airports nearest to Grundy:

GRUNDY MUNI (about 5 miles; GRUNDY, VA; ID: GDY)
TAZEWELL COUNTY (about 27 miles; RICHLANDS, VA; ID: 6V3)
MINGO COUNTY (about 30 miles; WILLIAMSON, WV; ID: 4I0)

College/University in Grundy:

APPALACHIAN SCHOOL OF LAW (Full-time enrollment: 169; Location: 2 SLATE CREEK RD; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.asl.edu)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Grundy:

SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 24 miles; RICHLANDS, VA; Full-time enrollment: 2,412)
NORTHEAST STATE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 56 miles; BLOUNTVILLE, TN; FT enrollment: 2,729)
BLUEFIELD STATE COLLEGE (about 61 miles; BLUEFIELD, WV; FT enrollment: 2,096)
CONCORD COLLEGE (about 77 miles; ATHENS, WV; FT enrollment: 2,723)
APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 78 miles; BOONE, NC; FT enrollment: 12,245)
WEST VIRGINIA STATE COLLEGE (about 79 miles; INSTITUTE, WV; FT enrollment: 3,688)
MARSHALL UNIVERSITY (about 83 miles; HUNTINGTON, WV; FT enrollment: 12,361)

Public high school in Grundy:

Grundy High School (Students: 474; Location: STATE RT 83; Grades: 9 - 12)

Private high school in Grundy:

MOUNTAIN MISSION SCHOOL (Students: 275; Location: 1 HURLEY ST; Grades: PK - 12)

Public elementary/middle schools in Grundy:

Riverview Elem/middle School (Students: 946; Location: ST. RT. 460 WEST; Grades: PK - 8)
J. M. Bevins Elementary School (Students: 126; Location: STATE RT 83; Grades: PK - 5)
Buchanan Co. Tech & Career Center School (Location: SLATE CREEK RD)

Library in Grundy:

BUCHANAN COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $419,303; Location: ROUTE 2 BOX 3; 98,249 books; 10,512 audio materials; 2,085 video materials; 180 serial subscriptions)

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Notable location: Buchanan County Courthouse (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Church in Grundy: Buchanan Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Dave Branch (A), Slate Creek (B), Three And Twentymile Branch (C), Watkins Branch (D), Newhouse Branch (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

Hotels: Comfort Inn Grundy (Route 460 & Main Street), Anchor Inn (460 East Grundy), Comfort Inn (Rt. 460 & Main St.).

Average household size:

This town:	2.3 people
Virginia:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	61.7%
Whole state:	68.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	2.2%
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:	17.3%
Whole state:	9.6%

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

This town:	8.6%
Whole state:	4.3%

Grundy compared to Virginia state average:

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Median house value below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
House age above state average.

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Banks with branches in Grundy (2007 data):

Trupoint Bank: at East U.S. Route 460, branch established on 1975-01-02; Walnut Street Branch at Main Street, branch established on 1991-08-17. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $469.5 mil, Deposits: $383.5 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 10 total offices, Holding Company: Miners And Merchants Bancorp, Inc.
Grundy National Bank: Riverside Drive Branch at U.S. 460 West At Stiltner's Creek, branch established on 1973-01-29; at Riverside Drive, branch established on 1964-01-21. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $286.4 mil, Deposits: $235.6 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 6 total offices, Holding Company: Gnb Bankshares Corporation
Wachovia Bank, National Association: Royal City Branch at 212 Riverside Dr, branch established on 1978-10-19. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $518,123.0 mil, Deposits: $353,234.0 mil, headquarters in Charlotte, NC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 3191 total offices, Holding Company: Wachovia Corporation
New Peoples Bank, Inc.: Grundy Office Branch at Rr4 Box 49, branch established on 2003-04-24. 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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Grundy government finances in 2002:

Charges - Solid Waste Management: $54,000
All Other: $13,000
Current Operations - Regular Highways: $268,000
Financial Administration: $215,000

Police Protection: $189,000

Fire Protection: $62,000

Solid Waste Management: $54,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $95,000
Interest Earnings: $6,000
State Intergovernmental - General Support: $9,000
Tax - Property: $401,000
NEC: $97,000

Total General Sales: $66,000

Public Utilities: $13,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $452,000

3.54% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($27,378 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	3.54%
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 Tazewell County, VA	0.55% ($27,821 average AGI)
from Russell County, VA	0.27% ($16,737)
from Dickenson County, VA	0.24% ($26,882)

4.74% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($33,083 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.74%
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 Tazewell County, VA	0.94% ($32,194 average AGI)
to Russell County, VA	0.67% ($34,208)
to Washington County, VA	0.41% ($54,724)

Strongest AM radio stations in Grundy:

WNRG (940 AM; 5 kW; GRUNDY, VA; Owner: VIRGINIA-KENTUCKY BROADCASTING CO., INC)
WBPA (1460 AM; 5 kW; ELKHORN CITY, KY; Owner: EAST KENTUCKY BROADCASTING CORP)
WYRV (770 AM; daytime; 5 kW; CEDAR BLUFF, VA; Owner: FAITH CHRISTIAN MUSIC BROADCASTING MINISTRIES, INC.)
WDIC (1430 AM; daytime; 5 kW; CLINCHCO, VA; Owner: DICKENSON COUNTY BROADCASTING CORP.)
WZAP (690 AM; 10 kW; BRISTOL, VA; Owner: RAM COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WLSI (900 AM; 5 kW; PIKEVILLE, KY; Owner: EAST KENTUCKY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WGOC (640 AM; 10 kW; BLOUNTVILLE, TN; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WELC (1150 AM; daytime; 5 kW; WELCH, WV; Owner: POCAHONTAS BROADCASTING CO.)
WFGW (1010 AM; 50 kW; BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: BLUE RIDGE BROADCASTING CORP.)
WPWT (870 AM; daytime; 10 kW; COLONIAL HEIGHTS, TN; Owner: INFORMATION COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
WBDY (1190 AM; daytime; 10 kW; BLUEFIELD, VA; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
WTVN (610 AM; 50 kW; COLUMBUS, OH; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
WHKY (1290 AM; 50 kW; HICKORY, NC; Owner: LONG COMMUNICATIONS, LLC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Grundy:

WMJD (97.7 FM; GRUNDY, VA; Owner: VIRGINIA-KENTUCKY BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
WPKE-FM (103.1 FM; COAL RUN, KY; Owner: EAST KENTUCKY BROADCASTING CORP.)
WRIC-FM (100.7 FM; RICHLANDS, VA; Owner: PEGGY SUE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WVKM (106.7 FM; MATEWAN, WV; Owner: THREE STATES BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
WGTH-FM (105.5 FM; RICHLANDS, VA; Owner: HIGH KNOB BROADCASTERS, INC.)
WHCB (91.5 FM; BRISTOL, TN; Owner: APPALACHIAN EDUC. COMMUNICATION CORP)
WDXC (102.3 FM; POUND, VA; Owner: WDXC RADIO, INC.)
WETS-FM (89.5 FM; JOHNSON CITY, TN; Owner: EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY)
WDIC-FM (92.1 FM; CLINCHCO, VA; Owner: DICKENSON COUNTY BROADCASTING CORP.)
WCQR-FM (88.3 FM; KINGSPORT, TN; Owner: POSITIVE ALTERNATIVE RADIO, INC.)
WXBQ-FM (96.9 FM; BRISTOL, TN; Owner: BRISTOL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
WIFX-FM (94.3 FM; JENKINS, KY; Owner: LETCHER COUNTY BROADCASTING, INC)
WXLZ-FM (107.3 FM; LEBANON, VA; Owner: YEARY BROADCASTING, INC.)
WTFM (98.5 FM; KINGSPORT, TN; Owner: HOLSTON VALLEY BROADCASTING CORP.)
WXKQ-FM (103.9 FM; WHITESBURG, KY; Owner: T.C.W. BROADCASTING , INC.)
WPJO (99.3 FM; ELIZABETHTON, TN; Owner: BRISTOL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
WMMT (88.7 FM; WHITESBURG, KY; Owner: APPALSHOP, INCORPORATED)
WMEV-FM (93.9 FM; MARION, VA; Owner: HOLSTON VALLEY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WXLR (104.9 FM; HAROLD, KY; Owner: ADAM D GEARHEART)
W214AP (90.7 FM; JOHNSON CITY, TN; Owner: THE MOODY BIBLE INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO)

TV broadcast stations around Grundy:

W07DA (Channel 7; GRUNDY, VA; Owner: THE VA-KY BROADCASTING CO. INC.)

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