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Population (year 2000): 4,317. Estimated
population in July 2005: 4,416 (+2.3% change)
Males: 2,096 (48.6%), Females: 2,221 (51.4%)
Accomack County
Zip code:
23336
Median resident age: 46.1 years
Median household income: $28,514 (year 2000)
Median house value: $105,600 (year 2000)
Races in Chincoteague:
- White Non-Hispanic (96.6%)
- Two or more races (1.2%)
- Black (0.9%)
- American Indian (0.9%)
- Hispanic (0.5%)
Ancestries: English (18.8%), United States
(15.1%), German (14.3%), Irish (11.3%), Italian (5.0%), French
(1.9%).
Elevation: 5 feet
Land area: 9.6 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Chincoteague
- High school or higher: 71.4%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.1%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.4%
- Unemployed: 6.7%
- Mean travel time to work: 18.5 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Chincoteague town
- Never married: 21.0%
- Now married: 56.6%
- Separated: 2.9%
- Widowed: 9.2%
- Divorced: 10.2%
1.7% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +749 (+21.0%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Chincoteague:
- ATLANTIC GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 31 miles; BERLIN,
MD)
- EDWARD MCCREADY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 34 miles;
CRISFIELD, MD)
- HEALTHSOUTH CHESAPEAKE REHAB HOSPITAL (about 35
miles; SALISBURY, MD)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Chincoteague:
- SALISBURY-OCEAN CITY WICOMICO REGIONAL (about 29
miles; SALISBURY, MD; ID: SBY)
- DOVER AFB (about 82 miles; DOVER, DE; ID: DOV)
- OCEANA NAS /APOLLO SOUCEK FIELD/ (about 90 miles;
VIRGINIA BEACH, VA; ID: NTU)
Other public-use airports nearest to Chincoteague:
- OCEAN CITY MUNI (about 31 miles; OCEAN CITY, MD; ID:
OXB)
- CRISFIELD MUNI (about 32 miles; CRISFIELD, MD; ID:
W41)
- ACCOMACK COUNTY (about 34 miles; MELFA, VA; ID: MFV)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Chincoteague:
- UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND-EASTERN SHORE (about 30
miles; PRINCESS ANNE, MD; Full-time enrollment: 2,940)
- SALISBURY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 35 miles;
SALISBURY, MD; FT enrollment: 5,645)
- DELAWARE TECHNICAL AND COMMUNITY COLLEGE-OWENS
(about 52 miles; GEORGETOWN, DE; FT enrollment: 2,053)
- DELAWARE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 86 miles; Dover,
DE; FT enrollment: 2,641)
- OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY (about 92 miles; NORFOLK,
VA; FT enrollment: 13,330)
- HAMPTON UNIVERSITY (about 92 miles; HAMPTON, VA; FT
enrollment: 5,249)
- ECPI COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY (about 93 miles; VIRGINIA
BEACH, VA; FT enrollment: 2,083)
Private high school in Chincoteague:
- LIGHTHOUSE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 51;
Location: 5252 WOODLAND DR; Grades: KG - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Chincoteague:
- CHINCOTEAGUE HIGH (Students: 377; Location:
4586 MAIN ST; Grades: 06 - 12)
- CHINCOTEAGUE ELEM. (Students: 275; Location:
6078 HALLIE WHEALTON SMITH DR; Grades: PK - 05)
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