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Population (year 2000): 406. Estimated
population in July 2005: 399 (-1.7% change)
Males: 186 (45.8%), Females: 220 (54.2%)
Rockbridge County
Zip code:
24439
Median resident age: 38.2 years
Median household income: $23,958 (year 2000)
Median house value: $59,100 (year 2000)
Races in Goshen:
- White Non-Hispanic (96.3%)
- Black (3.7%)
Ancestries: United States (33.7%), English
(7.4%), Irish (6.7%), German (4.9%), Polish (4.7%), Italian
(1.7%).
Elevation: 1420 feet
Land area: 1.7 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Goshen
- High school or higher: 62.9%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 4.4%
- Graduate or professional degree: 0.7%
- Unemployed: 7.4%
- Mean travel time to work: 30.2 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Goshen town
- Never married: 23.0%
- Now married: 46.5%
- Separated: 3.1%
- Widowed: 15.4%
- Divorced: 11.9%
1.0% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +39 (+10.6%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Goshen:
- STONEWALL JACKSON HOSPITAL (about 14 miles;
LEXINGTON, VA)
- BATH COUNTY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 28 miles; HOT
SPRINGS, VA)
- COLUMBIA ALLEGHENY REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 29
miles; LOWMOOR, VA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Goshen:
- SHENANDOAH VALLEY REGIONAL (about 47 miles;
STAUNTON/WAYNESBORO/HARRIS, VA; ID: SHD)
- LYNCHBURG REGIONAL/PRESTON GLENN FLD (about 51
miles; LYNCHBURG, VA; ID: LYH)
- ROANOKE REGIONAL/WOODRUM FIELD (about 57 miles;
ROANOKE, VA; ID: ROA)
Other public-use airports nearest to Goshen:
- INGALLS FIELD (about 24 miles; HOT SPRINGS, VA; ID:
HSP)
- EAGLE'S NEST (about 40 miles; WAYNESBORO, VA; ID:
W13)
- BRIDGEWATER AIR PARK (about 46 miles; BRIDGEWATER,
VA; ID: VBW)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Goshen:
- WASHINGTON AND LEE UNIVERSITY (about 14 miles;
LEXINGTON, VA; Full-time enrollment: 2,063)
- LIBERTY UNIVERSITY (about 48 miles; LYNCHBURG, VA;
FT enrollment: 5,348)
- JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY (about 54 miles;
HARRISONBURG, VA; FT enrollment: 14,447)
- VIRGINIA WESTERN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 61 miles;
ROANOKE, VA; FT enrollment: 3,535)
- NATIONAL BUSINESS COLLEGE (about 63 miles; SALEM,
VA; FT enrollment: 2,382)
- UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA-MAIN CAMPUS (about 67 miles;
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA; FT enrollment: 19,602)
- PIEDMONT VIRGINIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 71 miles;
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA; FT enrollment: 2,012)
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