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Population (year 2000): 981. Estimated
population in July 2005: 1,083 (+10.4% change)
Males: 454 (46.3%), Females: 527 (53.7%)
Washington County
Zip code:
24236
Median resident age: 45.3 years
Median household income: $19,886 (year 2000)
Median house value: $62,000 (year 2000)
Races in Damascus:
- White Non-Hispanic (96.9%)
- Black (1.6%)
- American Indian (1.0%)
- Two or more races (0.5%)
Ancestries: United States (26.3%), German
(8.5%), English (5.6%), Irish (5.3%), Scotch-Irish (4.2%),
Norwegian (2.1%).
Elevation: 1928 feet
Land area: 0.8 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Damascus
- High school or higher: 59.1%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 1.9%
- Unemployed: 3.6%
- Mean travel time to work: 27.0 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Damascus town
- Never married: 17.0%
- Now married: 51.0%
- Separated: 3.9%
- Widowed: 15.6%
- Divorced: 12.6%
0.9% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +62 (+6.7%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Damascus:
- JOHNSON COUNTY HEALTH CENTER (about 13 miles;
MOUNTAIN CITY, TN)
- JOHNSTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 17 miles;
ABINGDON, VA)
- SMYTH COUNTY COMM HOSP (about 23 miles; MARION, VA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Damascus:
- TRI-CITIES RGNL TN/VA (about 44 miles;
BRISTOL/JOHNSON/KINGSPORT, TN; ID: TRI)
- HICKORY REGIONAL (about 68 miles; HICKORY, NC; ID:
HKY)
- RALEIGH COUNTY MEMORIAL (about 92 miles; BECKLEY,
WV; ID: BKW)
Other public-use airports nearest to Damascus:
- JOHNSON COUNTY (about 16 miles; MOUNTAIN CITY, TN;
ID: 6A4)
- VIRGINIA HIGHLANDS (about 18 miles; ABINGDON, VA;
ID: VJI)
- TAZEWELL COUNTY (about 29 miles; RICHLANDS, VA; ID:
6V3)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Damascus:
- APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 29 miles; BOONE,
NC; Full-time enrollment: 12,245)
- SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 32
miles; RICHLANDS, VA; FT enrollment: 2,412)
- NORTHEAST STATE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about
42 miles; BLOUNTVILLE, TN; FT enrollment: 2,729)
- EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 47 miles;
JOHNSON CITY, TN; FT enrollment: 9,498)
- BLUEFIELD STATE COLLEGE (about 60 miles; BLUEFIELD,
WV; FT enrollment: 2,096)
- CATAWBA VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 71 miles;
HICKORY, NC; FT enrollment: 2,052)
- CONCORD COLLEGE (about 78 miles; ATHENS, WV; FT
enrollment: 2,723)
Public high school in Damascus:
- HOLSTON HIGH (Students: 323; Location: 21308
MONROE RD; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle school in Damascus:
- DAMASCUS MIDDLE (Students: 228; Location:
32101 GOVERNMENT RD; Grades: 06 - 08)
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