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Population (year 2000): 2,114. Estimated
population in July 2005: 2,168 (+2.6% change)
Males: 1,000 (47.3%), Females: 1,114 (52.7%)
Rockingham County
Zip code:
24441
Median resident age: 34.2 years
Median household income: $38,618 (year 2000)
Median house value: $90,500 (year 2000)
Races in Grottoes:
- White Non-Hispanic (93.6%)
- Black (3.8%)
- Hispanic (1.5%)
- Two or more races (0.8%)
Ancestries: German (18.0%), United States
(15.8%), English (9.3%), Irish (4.0%), Scotch-Irish (3.6%),
Polish (1.1%).
Elevation: 1113 feet
Land area: 1.3 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Grottoes
- High school or higher: 78.8%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.4%
- Graduate or professional degree: 1.6%
- Unemployed: 2.8%
- Mean travel time to work: 23.7 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Grottoes town
- Never married: 19.1%
- Now married: 60.3%
- Separated: 1.2%
- Widowed: 8.4%
- Divorced: 10.9%
0.6% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +651 (+44.5%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Grottoes:
- ROCKINGHAM MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 12 miles;
HARRISONBURG, VA)
- AUGUSTA MEDICAL CENTER (about 16 miles;
FISHERSVILLE, VA)
- WOODROW WILSON REHABILITATION CENTER (about 16
miles; FISHERSVILLE, VA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Grottoes:
- SHENANDOAH VALLEY REGIONAL (about 5 miles;
STAUNTON/WAYNESBORO/HARRIS, VA; ID: SHD)
- CHARLOTTESVILLE-ALBEMARLE (about 28 miles;
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA; ID: CHO)
- LYNCHBURG REGIONAL/PRESTON GLENN FLD (about 71
miles; LYNCHBURG, VA; ID: LYH)
Other public-use airports nearest to Grottoes:
- BRIDGEWATER AIR PARK (about 12 miles; BRIDGEWATER,
VA; ID: VBW)
- EAGLE'S NEST (about 16 miles; WAYNESBORO, VA; ID:
W13)
- NEW MARKET (about 28 miles; NEW MARKET, VA; ID: 8W2)
Amtrak station near Grottoes:
- 20 miles: STAUNTON (1 MIDDLEBROOK AVE.). Services:
enclosed waiting area, public payphones, free short-term
parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service,
intercity bus service, public transit connection.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Grottoes:
- JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY (about 13 miles;
HARRISONBURG, VA; Full-time enrollment: 14,447)
- UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA-MAIN CAMPUS (about 27 miles;
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA; FT enrollment: 19,602)
- PIEDMONT VIRGINIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 30 miles;
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA; FT enrollment: 2,012)
- WASHINGTON AND LEE UNIVERSITY (about 56 miles;
LEXINGTON, VA; FT enrollment: 2,063)
- LORD FAIRFAX COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 65 miles;
MIDDLETOWN, VA; FT enrollment: 2,064)
- LIBERTY UNIVERSITY (about 68 miles; LYNCHBURG, VA;
FT enrollment: 5,348)
- LONGWOOD COLLEGE (about 73 miles; FARMVILLE, VA; FT
enrollment: 3,557)
Public primary/middle school in Grottoes:
- SOUTH RIVER ELEM. (Students: 413; Location:
2101 ELM AVE; Grades: PK - 05)
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