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Population (year 2000): 5,203. Estimated
population in July 2005: 5,413 (+4.0% change)
Males: 2,341 (45.0%), Females: 2,862 (55.0%)
Rockingham County
Zip code:
22812
Median resident age: 34.0 years
Median household income: $41,038 (year 2000)
Median house value: $126,300 (year 2000)
Races in Bridgewater:
- White Non-Hispanic (93.2%)
- Hispanic (3.1%)
- Black (2.5%)
- Other race (0.9%)
- Two or more races (0.9%)
Ancestries: German (26.8%), English (13.6%),
Irish (10.5%), United States (8.9%), Scotch-Irish (4.2%),
Scottish (4.1%).
Elevation: 1192 feet
Land area: 2.4 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Bridgewater
- High school or higher: 84.2%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 35.6%
- Graduate or professional degree: 13.9%
- Unemployed: 5.8%
- Mean travel time to work: 16.8 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Bridgewater town
- Never married: 25.9%
- Now married: 59.5%
- Separated: 2.1%
- Widowed: 7.2%
- Divorced: 5.2%
3.2% Foreign born (1.5% Latin America, 1.3%
Europe).
Population change in the 1990s: +1,026 (+24.6%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Bridgewater:
- ROCKINGHAM MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 7 miles;
HARRISONBURG, VA)
- WESTERN STATE HOSP (about 19 miles; STAUNTON, VA)
- WESTERN STATE HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; STAUNTON,
VA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Bridgewater:
- SHENANDOAH VALLEY REGIONAL (about 12 miles;
STAUNTON/WAYNESBORO/HARRIS, VA; ID: SHD)
- CHARLOTTESVILLE-ALBEMARLE (about 40 miles;
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA; ID: CHO)
- LYNCHBURG REGIONAL/PRESTON GLENN FLD (about 76
miles; LYNCHBURG, VA; ID: LYH)
Other public-use airports nearest to Bridgewater:
- BRIDGEWATER AIR PARK (about 2 miles; BRIDGEWATER,
VA; ID: VBW)
- EAGLE'S NEST (about 23 miles; WAYNESBORO, VA; ID:
W13)
- NEW MARKET (about 26 miles; NEW MARKET, VA; ID: 8W2)
Amtrak station near Bridgewater:
- 18 miles: STAUNTON (1 MIDDLEBROOK AVE.). Services:
enclosed waiting area, public payphones, free short-term
parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service,
intercity bus service, public transit connection.
College/University in Bridgewater:
- BRIDGEWATER COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment:
1,210; Location: 402 E COLLEGE ST; Private,
not-for-profit; Website: www.bridgewater.edu)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Bridgewater:
- JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY (about 8 miles;
HARRISONBURG, VA; Full-time enrollment: 14,447)
- UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA-MAIN CAMPUS (about 39 miles;
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA; FT enrollment: 19,602)
- PIEDMONT VIRGINIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 43 miles;
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA; FT enrollment: 2,012)
- WASHINGTON AND LEE UNIVERSITY (about 54 miles;
LEXINGTON, VA; FT enrollment: 2,063)
- LORD FAIRFAX COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 65 miles;
MIDDLETOWN, VA; FT enrollment: 2,064)
- LIBERTY UNIVERSITY (about 73 miles; LYNCHBURG, VA;
FT enrollment: 5,348)
- SHENANDOAH UNIVERSITY (about 78 miles; WINCHESTER,
VA; FT enrollment: 2,030)
Public high school in Bridgewater:
- TURNER ASHBY HIGH (Students: 1,124; Location:
800 N MAIN ST; Grades: 09 - 12)
Private high school in Bridgewater:
- BLUE RIDGE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 231;
Location: P.O. BOX 207; Grades: KG - 12)
Public primary/middle school in Bridgewater:
- JOHN W. WAYLAND ELEM. (Students: 564;
Location: 801 NORTH MAIN ST; Grades: PK - 05)
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