Hillsville, Virginia

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Population in July 2007: 2,665. Population change since 2000: +3.0%

Males: 1,217	(45.7%)
Females: 1,448	(54.3%)

Median resident age:	43.3 years
Virginia median age:	35.7 years

Zip codes: 24343.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $31,400 (it was $27,148 in 2000)

Hillsville	$31,400
Virginia:	$59,562

Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $105,300 (it was $75,100 in 2000)

Hillsville	$105,300
Virginia:	$262,100

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Races in Hillsville:

White Non-Hispanic (95.5%)
Hispanic (3.3%)
Other race (1.8%)
Two or more races (1.1%)

2008 cost of living index in Hillsville: 74.7 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (18.7%), English (14.6%), German (10.5%), Irish (8.9%), Scotch-Irish (3.4%), Dutch (2.0%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated in 1900

Elevation: 2557 feet

Land area: 5.70 square miles.

Population density: 468 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Hillsville

High school or higher: 72.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.3%
Graduate or professional degree: 5.8%
Unemployed: 4.4%
Mean travel time to work: 20.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Hillsville town

Never married: 19.0%
Now married: 53.0%
Separated: 3.7%
Widowed: 13.6%
Divorced: 10.7%

56 residents are foreign born (1.3% Latin America, 0.5% Asia, 0.3% Europe).

This town:	2.1%
Virginia:	8.1%

According to our research there were 4 registered sex offenders living in Hillsville, Virginia in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Hillsville to the number of sex offenders is 666 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this town is near the state average.

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

Hillsville:	0.7% ($536)
Virginia:	0.9% ($1,143)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Winston-Salem, NC (55.9 miles , pop. 185,776).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Greensboro, NC (78.5 miles , pop. 223,891).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (444.6 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Woodlawn, VA (5.0 miles ), Fancy Gap, VA (6.6 miles ), Cana, VA (12.9 miles ), Galax, VA (14.3 miles ), Fries, VA (16.8 miles ), Fort Chiswell, VA (19.1 miles ), Toast, NC (19.2 miles ), Mount Airy, NC (19.8 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 4 buildings, average cost: $44,500
1997: 7 buildings, average cost: $54,600
1998: 3 buildings, average cost: $80,300
1999: 3 buildings, average cost: $66,000
2000: 3 buildings, average cost: $109,900
2001: 1 building, cost: $125,000
2002: 3 buildings, average cost: $86,700
2003: 3 buildings, average cost: $89,000
2004: 3 buildings, average cost: $96,100
2005: 13 buildings, average cost: $98,400
2006: 8 buildings, average cost: $131,400
2007: 5 buildings, average cost: $144,000

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Latitude: 36.76 N, Longitude: 80.73 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: +2,093 (+80.3%)
Workers who live and work in this town: 480 (43.0%)

57 people in nursing homes

Area code: 276

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

Population change in the 1990s: -94 (-3.5%).

Most common industries for males:

Educational services (10%)
Construction (8%)
Public administration (8%)
Textile mills and textile products (6%)
Accommodation and food services (6%)
Furniture and related products (4%)
Truck transportation (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Accommodation and food services (19%)
Educational services (12%)
Health care (12%)
Public administration (6%)
Furniture and related products (6%)
Food and beverage stores (5%)
Finance and insurance (5%)

Most common occupations for males

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
Law enforcement workers including supervisors (5%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
Waiters and waitresses (7%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (6%)
Cashiers (5%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)

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Crime in Hillsville by Year
Type	2003	2004	2005	2006
Murders	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Rapes	1	1	3	2
per 100,000	35.7	35.9	107.8	72.9
Robberies	0	3	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	107.6	0.0	0.0
Assaults	7	5	11	11
per 100,000	249.7	179.4	395.4	401.0
Burglaries	9	19	11	5
per 100,000	321.1	681.7	395.4	182.3
Thefts	89	57	67	47
per 100,000	3175.2	2045.2	2408.3	1713.5
Auto thefts	6	14	8	9
per 100,000	214.1	502.3	287.6	328.1
Arson	0	0	0	1
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	36.5
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9)	245.1	266.6	312.4	246.1

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 12 (11 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	4.13
US city average:	3.00

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Hillsville-area historical tornado activity is below Virginia state average. It is 58% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 8/21/1977, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 14.2 miles away from the Hillsville town center caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

On 5/22/1985, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 55.6 miles away from the town center caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Hospitals/medical centers near Hillsville:

TWIN COUNTY REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 15 miles; GALAX, VA)
PULASKI COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 22 miles; PULASKI, VA)
NORTHERN HOSPITAL OF SURRY COUNTY (about 23 miles; MOUNT AIRY, NC)

Political contributions by individuals in Hillsville, VA

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Hillsville:

SMITH REYNOLDS (about 56 miles; WINSTON SALEM, NC; ID: INT)
ROANOKE REGIONAL/WOODRUM FIELD (about 66 miles; ROANOKE, VA; ID: ROA)
PIEDMONT TRIAD INTERNATIONAL (about 73 miles; GREENSBORO, NC; ID: GSO)

Other public-use airports nearest to Hillsville:

TWIN COUNTY (about 6 miles; GALAX HILLSVILLE, VA; ID: HLX)
MOUNT AIRY/SURRY COUNTY (about 25 miles; MOUNT AIRY, NC; ID: MWK)
NEW RIVER VALLEY (about 27 miles; DUBLIN, VA; ID: PSK)

Local government website: WWW2.INSTITUTE.VIRGINIA.EDU/SERVICES/HILLSVILLE

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Hillsville:

NEW RIVER COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 25 miles; DUBLIN, VA; Full-time enrollment: 2,262)
RADFORD UNIVERSITY (about 30 miles; RADFORD, VA; FT enrollment: 8,034)
VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIV (about 40 miles; BLACKSBURG, VA; FT enrollment: 25,754)
BLUEFIELD STATE COLLEGE (about 49 miles; BLUEFIELD, WV; FT enrollment: 2,096)
CONCORD COLLEGE (about 51 miles; ATHENS, WV; FT enrollment: 2,723)
WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY (about 54 miles; WINSTON SALEM, NC; FT enrollment: 5,944)
FORSYTH TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 56 miles; WINSTON SALEM, NC; FT enrollment: 3,271)

Public high school in Hillsville:

Carroll County High School (Students: 897; Location: 100 CAVS LN; Grades: 10 - 12)

Public elementary/middle schools in Hillsville:

Carroll County Int. School (Students: 629; Location: 1036 N MAIN ST; Grades: 8 - 9)
Hillsville Elementary School (Students: 515; Location: 90 PATRIOT LANE; Grades: KG - 5)
Gladesboro Elementary School (Students: 149; Location: 7845 SNAKE CREEK; Grades: KG - 5)
Southwestern Va Tr Center Ep School (Location: RT 1 HIGHWAY 58 WEST)
Carroll/galax/joy Ranch Reg Alternative Education School (Location: C/O CARROL CO PUBLIC SCHLS)
Carroll County Education Center School (Location: 205 OAK STREET)

User submitted facts and corrections:

A strong FM radio station in Hillsville, as I believe, considering it has very little or no static, is WXRC, 95.7, in Charlotte, NC.

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Churches in Hillsville include: Harmony Grove Church (A), Westside Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: North Cemetery (1), Gardner Cemetery (2), Carter-Wilkerson Cemetery (3), Wilkinson Cemetery (4), Charles H Webb Cemetery (5). Display/hide their locations on the map

Tourist attractions: Carroll County Historical Museum (225 North Main Street), Carroll County (Cultural Attractions- Events- & Facilities; 101 Beaver Dam Road).

Hotels: Comfort Inn of Hillsville (99 Farmers Market Road), Best Western Four Seasons So (57 Airport Road), Hampton Inn Hillsville (90 Farmers Market Road), Comfort Inn & Suites (1994 Carrollton Pike Road), Holiday Inn Express Hillsville (85 Airport Road), Hampton Inn (90 Farmers Market Road), Fairfield Inn Hillsville Va (151 Farmers Cir), Comfort Inn (1994 Carrollton Pike).

Court: Carroll County - Circuit Court Clerks Ofc- Deed Marriage License Passports- Felonies App (605 Pine Suite 1).

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

CARROLL CO./RT. 100 WATER SYSTEM (Population served: 2123, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

OCCT Installation/Demonstration - Between JAN-01-1997 and MAY-14-1999, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (APR-12-1999), St Compliance achieved (MAY-14-1999)

MCL, Average - Between JAN-1996 and DEC-1996, Contaminant: Combined Radium (-226 & -228). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUN-02-1997)

CANA REGIONAL WATER SYSTEM (Population served: 1347, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Average - Between OCT-2000 and SEP-2001, Contaminant: Benzene. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (NOV-30-2001), St Formal NOV issued (NOV-30-2001), St Public Notif requested (NOV-30-2001), St Public Notif received (APR-04-2002)

RHUDY'S DRIVE IN (Population served: 40, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between JUL-2004 and SEP-2004, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (OCT-20-2004), St Public Notif requested (OCT-20-2004), St Public Notif received (NOV-10-2004), St Compliance achieved (JUN-01-2006)

HIGHER GROUND SUMMER CAMP (Population served: 26, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

Notification, Public - Between APR-2004 and JUN-2004, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (JUN-29-2004), St Public Notif requested (JUN-29-2004), St Public Notif received (JUL-21-2004)

One routine major monitoring violation

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

GLADEVILLE/CRANBERRY (Population served: 2705, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
CARROLL CO INDUSTRIAL PARK (Population served: 1438, Primary Water Source Type: Purch_surface_water)
HILLCREST SUBDIVISION (Population served: 27, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)

Average household size:

This town:	2.1 people
Virginia:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	60.6%
Whole state:	68.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	3.6%
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: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This town:	16.4%
Whole state:	9.6%

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

This town:	6.7%
Whole state:	4.3%

Hillsville 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 significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
Median age significantly above state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Length of stay since moving in above state average.
Number of college students below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.

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Banks with branches in Hillsville (2007 data):

Bank of America, National Association: Hillsville Branch at 148 North Main Street, branch established on 1890-01-01. Info updated 2006-10-10: Bank assets: $1,196,123.8 mil, Deposits: $759,600.6 mil, headquarters in Charlotte, NC, positive income, 5839 total offices, Holding Company: Bank Of America Corporation
Carter Bank & Trust: Hillsville Branch at 220 Main Street, branch established on 1984-04-23. Info updated 2007-01-10: Bank assets: $2,664.7 mil, Deposits: $2,371.6 mil, headquarters in Martinsville, VA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 126 total offices
Bank of Floyd: Hillsville Branch at 185 South Main Street, branch established on 1998-06-22. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $200.3 mil, Deposits: $180.5 mil, headquarters in Floyd, VA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 7 total offices, Holding Company: Cardinal Bankshares Corporation
Branch Banking and Trust Company: Hillsville Branch at 145 North Main Street, branch established on 1972-03-15. 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
Grayson National Bank: Hillsville Office at 419 South Main Street, branch established on 2004-12-17. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $332.2 mil, Deposits: $284.7 mil, headquarters in Independence, VA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 9 total offices, Holding Company: Grayson Bankshares, Inc.

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2004 Presidential Election results in Carroll 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
Sewerage	4	$6,846	$20,538	0	$0
Financial Administration	3	$6,130	$24,520	0	$0
Other Government Administration	1	$4,666	$55,992	4	$1,424
Solid Waste Management	4	$5,990	$17,970	0	$0
Streets and Highways	6	$11,788	$23,576	0	$0
Police - Other	1	$1,700	$20,400	0	$0
Police Protection - Officers	10	$25,360	$30,432	1	$1,586
Water Supply	7	$15,306	$26,239	0	$0
Totals for Government	36	$77,786	$25,929	5	$3,010

Hillsville government finances in 2002:

Charges - Sewerage: $791,000
All Other: $20,000
Construction - Water Utilities: $189,000
Sewerage: $87,000

Regular Highways: $18,000
Current Operations - Sewerage: $823,000
Police Protection: $509,000

Water Utilities: $354,000

Financial Administration: $294,000

Solid Waste Management: $266,000

Regular Highways: $251,000

General - Other: $140,000

Fire Protection: $38,000

Health Services - Other: $4,000

Parks & Recreation: $2,000
Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $77,000
General - Interest on Debt: $0
Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $1,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $380,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $365,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $15,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $197,000
Interest Earnings: $41,000
Other Capital Outlay - Police Protection: $33,000
Sewerage: $14,000

Water Utilities: $7,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $3,272,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $515,000
Short Term Debt Outstanding - Beginning: $6,536,000
End of Fiscal Year: $6,245,000
Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $159,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $225,000
All Other: $70,000

General Support: $50,000
Tax - Property: $452,000
NEC: $345,000

Other Selective Sales: $327,000

Public Utilities: $88,000

Total General Sales: $47,000

Motor Vehicle License: $32,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $976,000
Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $17,000

5.03% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,238 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.03%
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 Surry County, NC	0.49% ($25,660 average AGI)
from Grayson County, VA	0.46% ($24,298)
from Galax city, VA	0.42% ($30,262)

4.47% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,465 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.47%
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 Surry County, NC	0.67% ($21,194 average AGI)
to Galax city, VA	0.47% ($20,830)
to Wythe County, VA	0.40% ($21,825)

Strongest AM radio stations in Hillsville:

WHHV (1400 AM; 1 kW; HILLSVILLE, VA; Owner: NEW LIFE CHRISTIAN COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WPAQ (740 AM; 10 kW; MOUNT AIRY, NC; Owner: RALPH D. EPPERSON)
WTRU (830 AM; 50 kW; KERNERSVILLE, NC; Owner: TRUTH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WSYD (1300 AM; 10 kW; MOUNT AIRY, NC; Owner: GRANITE CITY BROADCASTING, INC.)
WWWJ (1360 AM; 5 kW; GALAX, VA; Owner: TWIN COUNTY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WKNV (890 AM; daytime; 10 kW; FAIRLAWN, VA; Owner: POSITIVE RADIO GROUP, INC.)
WFNR (710 AM; daytime; 10 kW; BLACKSBURG, VA; Owner: PERCEPTION MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
WPIN (810 AM; daytime; 4 kW; DUBLIN, VA; Owner: DUBLIN RADIO)
WHKY (1290 AM; 50 kW; HICKORY, NC; Owner: LONG COMMUNICATIONS, LLC.)
WRAD (1460 AM; 5 kW; RADFORD, VA; Owner: NEW RIVER VALLEY RADIO PARTNERS, LLC)
WSGH (1040 AM; 9 kW; LEWISVILLE, NC; Owner: WINSTON-SALEM, GREENSBORO, HIGH POINT AREA RADIO)
WBT (1110 AM; 50 kW; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: JEFFERSON-PILOT COMMUNICATNS CO. OF NORTH CAROLINA)
WHEO (1270 AM; 5 kW; STUART, VA; Owner: MOUNTAIN VIEW COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Hillsville:

WBRF (98.1 FM; GALAX, VA; Owner: BLUE RIDGE RADIO, INC.)
WPIN-FM (91.5 FM; DUBLIN, VA; Owner: POSITIVE ALTERNATIVE RADIO, INC.)
WPSK-FM (107.1 FM; PULASKI, VA; Owner: NEW RIVER VALLEY RADIO PARTNERS, LLC)
WWZE-LP (101.1 FM; HILLSVILLE, VA; Owner: COMMUNITY BROADCASTING OF HILLSVILLE)
KHPR (88.1 FM; HONOLULU, HI; Owner: HAWAII PUBLIC RADIO)
WTQR (104.1 FM; WINSTON-SALEM, NC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WVTR (91.9 FM; MARION, VA; Owner: VIRGINIA TECH FOUNDATION INC)
WXLK (92.3 FM; ROANOKE, VA; Owner: MEL WHEELER, INC.)
WSLQ (99.1 FM; ROANOKE, VA; Owner: MEL WHEELER, INC.)
WSLC-FM (94.9 FM; ROANOKE, VA; Owner: MEL WHEELER, INC.)
WVTF (89.1 FM; ROANOKE, VA; Owner: VIRGINIA TECH FOUNDATION INC)
W285DJ (104.9 FM; MOUNT AIRY, NC; Owner: TRIAD FAMILY NETWORK, INC,)
WROV-FM (96.3 FM; MARTINSVILLE, VA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WHAJ (104.5 FM; BLUEFIELD, WV; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
W267AN (101.3 FM; WILKESBORO, NC; Owner: TRIAD FAMILY NETWORK, INC.)
WHKX (106.3 FM; BLUEFIELD, VA; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
WKOY-FM (100.9 FM; PRINCETON, WV; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
WFNR-FM (100.7 FM; CHRISTIANSBURG, VA; Owner: NEW RIVER VALLEY RADIO PARTNERS, LLC)
WPIB (91.1 FM; BLUEFIELD, WV; Owner: POSITIVE ALTERNATIVE RADIO, INC.)
WSTG (95.9 FM; PRINCETON, WV; Owner: PRINCETON BROADCASTING, INC.)

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