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Population (year 2000): 1,233. Estimated
population in July 2005: 1,236 (+0.2% change)
Males: 579 (47.0%), Females: 654 (53.0%)
Botetourt County
Zip code:
24066
Median resident age: 40.6 years
Median household income: $32,500 (year 2000)
Median house value: $79,300 (year 2000)
Races in Buchanan:
- White Non-Hispanic (90.2%)
- Black (7.9%)
- American Indian (0.8%)
- Two or more races (0.8%)
- Hispanic (0.7%)
Ancestries: United States (25.4%), German
(13.1%), English (8.6%), Irish (8.2%), Scotch-Irish (4.1%),
Dutch (2.8%).
Elevation: 860 feet
Land area: 2.4 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Buchanan
- High school or higher: 73.4%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 1.9%
- Unemployed: 3.8%
- Mean travel time to work: 26.6 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Buchanan town
- Never married: 19.6%
- Now married: 53.8%
- Separated: 3.0%
- Widowed: 10.9%
- Divorced: 12.7%
0.8% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +19 (+1.6%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Buchanan:
- CARILION BEDFORD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 17 miles;
BEDFORD, VA)
- COLUMBIA ALLEGHENY REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 23
miles; LOWMOOR, VA)
- STONEWALL JACKSON HOSPITAL (about 24 miles;
LEXINGTON, VA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Buchanan:
- ROANOKE REGIONAL/WOODRUM FIELD (about 25 miles;
ROANOKE, VA; ID: ROA)
- LYNCHBURG REGIONAL/PRESTON GLENN FLD (about 37
miles; LYNCHBURG, VA; ID: LYH)
- GREENBRIER VALLEY (about 54 miles; LEWISBURG, WV;
ID: LWB)
Other public-use airports nearest to Buchanan:
- SMITH MOUNTAIN LAKE (about 31 miles; MONETA, VA; ID:
W91)
- NEW LONDON (about 31 miles; FOREST, VA; ID: W90)
- INGALLS FIELD (about 31 miles; HOT SPRINGS, VA; ID:
HSP)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Buchanan:
- WASHINGTON AND LEE UNIVERSITY (about 24 miles;
LEXINGTON, VA; Full-time enrollment: 2,063)
- VIRGINIA WESTERN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 28 miles;
ROANOKE, VA; FT enrollment: 3,535)
- NATIONAL BUSINESS COLLEGE (about 32 miles; SALEM,
VA; FT enrollment: 2,382)
- LIBERTY UNIVERSITY (about 35 miles; LYNCHBURG, VA;
FT enrollment: 5,348)
- VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIV (about
52 miles; BLACKSBURG, VA; FT enrollment: 25,754)
- RADFORD UNIVERSITY (about 66 miles; RADFORD, VA; FT
enrollment: 8,034)
- NEW RIVER COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 75 miles; DUBLIN,
VA; FT enrollment: 2,262)
Public high school in Buchanan:
- JAMES RIVER HIGH (Students: 486; Location:
9906 SPRINGWOOD RD; Grades: 09 - 12)
Private high school in Buchanan:
- WILDERNESS LEADERSHIP ACAD. (Students: 13;
Location: ROUTE 1 BOX 64; Grades: 8 - 12; Boys only)
Public primary/middle school in Buchanan:
- BUCHANAN ELEM. (Students: 319; Location: 255
SCHOOLHOUSE RD; Grades: PK - 05)
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