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Population (year 2000): 4,289. Estimated
population in July 2005: 4,077 (-4.9% change)
Males: 1,892 (44.1%), Females: 2,397 (55.9%)
Alleghany County
Zip code:
24422
Median resident age: 42.9 years
Median household income: $26,090 (year 2000)
Median house value: $52,800 (year 2000)
Races in Clifton Forge:
- White Non-Hispanic (82.6%)
- Black (14.6%)
- Two or more races (1.8%)
- Hispanic (0.9%)
- American Indian (0.8%)
Ancestries: United States (21.5%), German
(11.5%), Irish (10.3%), English (5.3%), Scotch-Irish (2.8%),
Scottish (1.7%).
Elevation: 1079 feet
Land area: 3.1 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Clifton Forge
- High school or higher: 75.0%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.6%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.1%
- Unemployed: 7.3%
- Mean travel time to work: 23.7 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Clifton Forge city
- Never married: 21.4%
- Now married: 48.8%
- Separated: 3.2%
- Widowed: 16.1%
- Divorced: 10.5%
0.3% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -351 (-7.6%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Clifton Forge:
- COLUMBIA ALLEGHENY REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 4 miles;
LOWMOOR, VA)
- BATH COUNTY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 12 miles; HOT
SPRINGS, VA)
- STONEWALL JACKSON HOSPITAL (about 25 miles;
LEXINGTON, VA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Clifton Forge:
- ROANOKE REGIONAL/WOODRUM FIELD (about 36 miles;
ROANOKE, VA; ID: ROA)
- GREENBRIER VALLEY (about 39 miles; LEWISBURG, WV;
ID: LWB)
- LYNCHBURG REGIONAL/PRESTON GLENN FLD (about 56
miles; LYNCHBURG, VA; ID: LYH)
Other public-use airports nearest to Clifton Forge:
- INGALLS FIELD (about 9 miles; HOT SPRINGS, VA; ID:
HSP)
- NEW LONDON (about 51 miles; FOREST, VA; ID: W90)
- SMITH MOUNTAIN LAKE (about 53 miles; MONETA, VA; ID:
W91)
Amtrak station:
CLIFTON FORGE (400 RIDGEWAY ST.). Services: enclosed waiting
area, public restrooms, free short-term parking, free
long-term parking, call for taxi service.
College/University in Clifton Forge:
- DABNEY S LANCASTER COMMUNITY COLLEGE
(Full-time enrollment: 769; Location: 1000 Dabney Drive;
Public; Website: www.dl.cc.va.us)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Clifton Forge:
- WASHINGTON AND LEE UNIVERSITY (about 25 miles;
LEXINGTON, VA; Full-time enrollment: 2,063)
- VIRGINIA WESTERN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 41 miles;
ROANOKE, VA; FT enrollment: 3,535)
- NATIONAL BUSINESS COLLEGE (about 41 miles; SALEM,
VA; FT enrollment: 2,382)
- LIBERTY UNIVERSITY (about 53 miles; LYNCHBURG, VA;
FT enrollment: 5,348)
- VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIV (about
58 miles; BLACKSBURG, VA; FT enrollment: 25,754)
- RADFORD UNIVERSITY (about 69 miles; RADFORD, VA; FT
enrollment: 8,034)
- NEW RIVER COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 77 miles; DUBLIN,
VA; FT enrollment: 2,262)
Public high school in Clifton Forge:
- JACKSON RIVER GOV SCH (Location: DS LANCASTER
COMMUNITY COLLEGE; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle school in Clifton Forge:
- SHARON ELEM (Students: 220; Location: 100
SHARON SCHOOL CIRCLE; Grades: KG - 05)
Library in Clifton Forge:
- CLIFTON FORGE PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating
income: $128,874; Location: 535 CHURCH STREET; 40,504
books; 282 audio materials; 265 video materials; 37
serial subscriptions)
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