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Population (year 2000): 16,947. Estimated
population in July 2005: 17,926 (+5.8% change)
Males: 8,151 (48.1%), Females: 8,796 (51.9%)
Montgomery County
Zip codes:
24073.
Median resident age: 35.2 years
Median household income: $40,851 (year 2000)
Median house value: $101,600 (year 2000)
Races in Christiansburg:
- White Non-Hispanic (92.6%)
- Black (4.8%)
- Hispanic (1.0%)
- Two or more races (0.9%)
- American Indian (0.6%)
Ancestries: United States (16.3%), German
(14.0%), English (13.9%), Irish (10.6%), Scotch-Irish (3.5%),
Scottish (2.4%).
Elevation: 2100 feet
Land area: 13.9 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Christiansburg
- High school or higher: 81.9%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 25.1%
- Graduate or professional degree: 9.1%
- Unemployed: 2.2%
- Mean travel time to work: 20.0 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Christiansburg town
- Never married: 20.8%
- Now married: 59.2%
- Separated: 2.6%
- Widowed: 7.5%
- Divorced: 9.9%
1.5% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +1,499 (+9.7%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Christiansburg:
- MONTGOMERY REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 7 miles;
BLACKSBURG, VA)
- CARILION RADFORD COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 12 miles;
RADFORD, VA)
- CARILION ST ALBANS PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITA (about 12
miles; RADFORD, VA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Christiansburg:
- ROANOKE REGIONAL/WOODRUM FIELD (about 33 miles;
ROANOKE, VA; ID: ROA)
- GREENBRIER VALLEY (about 49 miles; LEWISBURG, WV;
ID: LWB)
- RALEIGH COUNTY MEMORIAL (about 66 miles; BECKLEY,
WV; ID: BKW)
Other public-use airports nearest to Christiansburg:
- VIRGINIA TECH (about 5 miles; BLACKSBURG, VA; ID:
BCB)
- NEW RIVER VALLEY (about 18 miles; DUBLIN, VA; ID:
PSK)
- TWIN COUNTY (about 40 miles; GALAX HILLSVILLE, VA;
ID: HLX)
College/University in Christiansburg:
- LIFE BIBLE COLLEGE-EAST (Location: 900 LIFE
DR; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.life-east.edu)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Christiansburg:
- VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIV (about
5 miles; BLACKSBURG, VA; Full-time enrollment: 25,754)
- RADFORD UNIVERSITY (about 10 miles; RADFORD, VA; FT
enrollment: 8,034)
- NEW RIVER COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 19 miles; DUBLIN,
VA; FT enrollment: 2,262)
- NATIONAL BUSINESS COLLEGE (about 25 miles; SALEM,
VA; FT enrollment: 2,382)
- VIRGINIA WESTERN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 31 miles;
ROANOKE, VA; FT enrollment: 3,535)
- CONCORD COLLEGE (about 47 miles; ATHENS, WV; FT
enrollment: 2,723)
- BLUEFIELD STATE COLLEGE (about 57 miles; BLUEFIELD,
WV; FT enrollment: 2,096)
Public high school in Christiansburg:
- CHRISTIANSBURG HIGH (Students: 980; Location:
100 INDEPENDENCE BLVD; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Christiansburg:
- CHRISTIANSBURG MIDDLE (Students: 767;
Location: 1205 BUFFALO DRIVE, NW; Grades: 06 - 08)
- FALLING BRANCH ELEM. (Students: 551;
Location: 735 FALLING BRANCH RD; Grades: PK - 05)
- CHRISTIANSBURG PRIMARY (Students: 457;
Location: 240 BETTY DRIVE; Grades: PK - 02)
- CHRISTIANSBURG ELEM. (Students: 419;
Location: WADES LANE AND BETTY DRIVE; Grades: 03 - 05)
- NEW RIVER VALLEY JUVENILE DETENTION HOME
(Location: 650 WADES LANES; Grades: KG - 12)
- ALTERN ED PRGM/BEHAV DISORD YOUTH/MONTGOMERY
(Location: C/O MONTGOMERY CO PUBLIC SCHLS; Grades: 06 -
12)
- NEW RIVER VALLEY JUV. DETENTION CENTER
(Location: 650 WADES LN.; Grades: 00 - 00)
- INDEPENDENCE SECONDARY (Location: 1180 N
FRANKLIN ST; Grades: 00 - 00)
Private primary/middle school in Christiansburg:
- COMMUNITY CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 42;
Location: P.O. BOX 2381; Grades: 1 - 8)
Library in Christiansburg:
- MONTGOMERY-FLOYD REGIONAL LIBRARY (Operating
income: $2,149,072; Location: 125 SHELTMAN STREET;
153,857 books; 5,765 audio materials; 1,935 video
materials; 399 serial subscriptions)
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