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Population (year 2000): 6,845. Estimated
population in July 2005: 6,876 (+0.5% change)
Males: 2,759 (40.3%), Females: 4,086 (59.7%)
Prince Edward County
Zip codes:
23901.
Median resident age: 22.4 years
Median household income: $26,343 (year 2000)
Median house value: $96,000 (year 2000)
Races in Farmville:
- White Non-Hispanic (70.6%)
- Black (25.7%)
- Hispanic (1.3%)
- Two or more races (1.2%)
Ancestries: English (12.1%), German (10.4%),
Irish (8.2%), United States (7.1%), Scotch-Irish (4.3%), Italian
(2.5%).
Elevation: 385 feet
Land area: 7.0 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Farmville
- High school or higher: 77.3%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 29.2%
- Graduate or professional degree: 12.8%
- Unemployed: 19.1%
- Mean travel time to work: 19.5 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Farmville town
- Never married: 46.8%
- Now married: 35.0%
- Separated: 2.5%
- Widowed: 7.6%
- Divorced: 8.2%
1.5% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -94 (-1.4%).
Hospital/medical center in Farmville:
- SOUTHSIDE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (800 OAK ST)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Farmville:
- PIEDMONT GERIATRIC HOSP (about 15 miles; BURKEVILLE,
VA)
- COMMUNITY MEM HEALTH CENTER (about 42 miles; SOUTH
HILL, VA)
- VALUEMARK WESTEND BEHAVIOR HEALTH SYST (about 47
miles; RICHMOND, VA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Farmville:
- LYNCHBURG REGIONAL/PRESTON GLENN FLD (about 56
miles; LYNCHBURG, VA; ID: LYH)
- CHARLOTTESVILLE-ALBEMARLE (about 58 miles;
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA; ID: CHO)
- SHENANDOAH VALLEY REGIONAL (about 74 miles;
STAUNTON/WAYNESBORO/HARRIS, VA; ID: SHD)
Other public-use airports nearest to Farmville:
- FARMVILLE REGIONAL (about 5 miles; FARMVILLE, VA;
ID: FVX)
- CREWE MUNI (about 24 miles; CREWE, VA; ID: W81)
- LUNENBURG COUNTY (about 29 miles; KENBRIDGE, VA; ID:
W31)
Colleges/Universities in Farmville:
- LONGWOOD COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment:
3,557; Location: 201 HIGH ST; Public; Website:
www.lwc.edu; Offers Master's degree)
- SOUTHSIDE SCHOOL OF PRACTICAL NURSING (FT
enrollment: 22; Location: 800 OAK ST; Public)
Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near
Farmville:
- PIEDMONT VIRGINIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 50 miles;
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA; Full-time enrollment: 2,012)
- UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA-MAIN CAMPUS (about 51 miles;
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA; FT enrollment: 19,602)
- LIBERTY UNIVERSITY (about 57 miles; LYNCHBURG, VA;
FT enrollment: 5,348)
- UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND (about 65 miles; RICHMOND,
VA; FT enrollment: 3,756)
- VANCE-GRANVILLE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 66 miles;
HENDERSON, NC; FT enrollment: 2,076)
- JOHN TYLER COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 67 miles;
CHESTER, VA; FT enrollment: 2,520)
- J SARGEANT REYNOLDS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 67
miles; RICHMOND, VA; FT enrollment: 4,906)
Public high school in Farmville:
- PRINCE EDWARD COUNTY HIGH (Students: 877;
Location: 35 EAGLE DR.; Grades: 09 - 12)
Private high school in Farmville:
- FUQUA SCHOOL (Students: 613; Location: P O
DRAWER 328; Grades: PK - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Farmville:
- PRINCE EDWARD ELEM. (Students: 1,057;
Location: 35 EAGLE DR.; Grades: PK - 04)
- PRINCE EDWARD MIDDLE (Students: 918;
Location: 35 EAGLE DRIVE; Grades: 05 - 08)
- PIEDMONT REGIONAL JUVENILE DETENTION CENTER
(Location: 701 INDUSTRIAL PK. RD; Grades: KG - 12)
Private primary/middle school in Farmville:
- NEW LIFE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY AND (Students: 67;
Location: 9 MAHAN ROAD; Grades: PK - 10)
Library in Farmville:
- CENTRAL VIRGINIA REGIONAL LIBRARY (Operating
income: $276,935; Location: 217 W. THIRD STREET; 44,137
books; 1,740 audio materials; 1,290 video materials; 82
serial subscriptions)
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