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Population (year 2000): 348. Estimated
population in July 2005: 347 (-0.3% change)
Males: 163 (46.8%), Females: 185 (53.2%)
Chesterfield County
Zip code:
29741
Median resident age: 40.3 years
Median household income: $35,313 (year 2000)
Median house value: $60,700 (year 2000)
Races in Ruby:
- White Non-Hispanic (84.5%)
- Black (13.8%)
- American Indian (0.9%)
- Two or more races (0.9%)
- Hispanic (0.6%)
Ancestries: Scotch-Irish (6.3%), United States
(6.0%), English (4.9%), German (4.9%), Irish (1.7%), Scottish
(1.4%).
Elevation: 381 feet
Land area: 3.1 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Ruby
- High school or higher: 73.5%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.6%
- Graduate or professional degree: 10.3%
- Unemployed: 0.6%
- Mean travel time to work: 30.2 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Ruby town
- Never married: 26.3%
- Now married: 60.7%
- Separated: 1.9%
- Widowed: 9.6%
- Divorced: 1.5%
1.1% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +57 (+19.6%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Ruby:
- ANSON COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; WADESBORO,
NC)
- CHESTERFIELD GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 18 miles;
CHERAW, SC)
- CAROLINA PINES REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 26
miles; HARTSVILLE, SC)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Ruby:
- FLORENCE REGIONAL (about 51 miles; FLORENCE, SC; ID:
FLO)
- SHAW AFB (about 58 miles; SUMTER, SC; ID: SSC)
- CHARLOTTE/DOUGLAS INTL (about 61 miles; CHARLOTTE,
NC; ID: CLT)
Other public-use airports nearest to Ruby:
- PAGELAND (about 11 miles; PAGELAND, SC; ID: PYG)
- CHERAW MUNI/LYNCH BELLINGER FIELD (about 16 miles;
CHERAW, SC; ID: 47J)
- ANSON COUNTY (about 21 miles; WADESBORO, NC; ID:
AFP)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Ruby:
- FLORENCE DARLINGTON TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 46
miles; FLORENCE, SC; Full-time enrollment: 2,619)
- FRANCIS MARION UNIVERSITY (about 50 miles; FLORENCE,
SC; FT enrollment: 2,922)
- UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE (about 55
miles; CHARLOTTE, NC; FT enrollment: 13,706)
- CENTRAL PIEDMONT COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 57 miles;
CHARLOTTE, NC; FT enrollment: 7,967)
- YORK TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 60 miles; ROCK HILL,
SC; FT enrollment: 2,221)
- ROWAN-CABARRUS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 68 miles;
SALISBURY, NC; FT enrollment: 2,499)
- UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT PEMBROKE (about 69
miles; PEMBROKE, NC; FT enrollment: 2,806)
Public primary/middle school in Ruby:
- RUBY ELEMENTARY (Students: 255; Location: 249
THURMAN AVE.; Grades: PK - 05)
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