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Population (year 2000): 1,105. Estimated
population in July 2005: 1,004 (-9.1% change)
Males: 523 (47.3%), Females: 582 (52.7%)
Buchanan County
Zip code:
24614
Median resident age: 37.0 years
Median household income: $37,411 (year 2000)
Median house value: $81,100 (year 2000)
Races in Grundy:
- White Non-Hispanic (78.2%)
- Black (17.9%)
- Hispanic (2.8%)
- Other race (1.8%)
- Two or more races (0.5%)
Ancestries: United States (21.0%), English
(9.8%), Irish (5.0%), German (4.3%), Scotch-Irish (3.3%), Arab
(1.2%).
Elevation: 1050 feet
Land area: 5.0 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Grundy
- High school or higher: 79.3%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 36.4%
- Graduate or professional degree: 17.5%
- Unemployed: 7.7%
- Mean travel time to work: 22.3 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Grundy town
- Never married: 19.0%
- Now married: 59.4%
- Separated: 2.1%
- Widowed: 11.0%
- Divorced: 8.5%
2.5% Foreign born (1.7% Asia, 0.6% Europe).
Population change in the 1990s: -197 (-15.1%).
Hospital/medical center in Grundy:
- BUCHANAN GENERAL HOSPITAL (ROUTE 5 BOX 20)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Grundy:
- CLINCH VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER (about 24 miles;
RICHLANDS, VA)
- DICKENSON COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER (about 26 miles;
CLINTWOOD, VA)
- RUSSELL CNTY MED CNTR (about 28 miles; LEBANON, VA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Grundy:
- TRI-CITIES RGNL TN/VA (about 60 miles;
BRISTOL/JOHNSON/KINGSPORT, TN; ID: TRI)
- RALEIGH COUNTY MEMORIAL (about 77 miles; BECKLEY,
WV; ID: BKW)
- TRI-STATE/MILTON J. FERGUSON FIELD (about 82 miles;
HUNTINGTON, WV; ID: HTS)
Other public-use airports nearest to Grundy:
- GRUNDY MUNI (about 5 miles; GRUNDY, VA; ID: GDY)
- TAZEWELL COUNTY (about 27 miles; RICHLANDS, VA; ID:
6V3)
- MINGO COUNTY (about 30 miles; WILLIAMSON, WV; ID:
4I0)
College/University in Grundy:
- APPALACHIAN SCHOOL OF LAW (Full-time
enrollment: 169; Location: 2 SLATE CREEK RD; Private,
not-for-profit; Website: www.asl.edu)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Grundy:
- SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 24
miles; RICHLANDS, VA; Full-time enrollment: 2,412)
- NORTHEAST STATE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about
55 miles; BLOUNTVILLE, TN; FT enrollment: 2,729)
- BLUEFIELD STATE COLLEGE (about 61 miles; BLUEFIELD,
WV; FT enrollment: 2,096)
- EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 70 miles;
JOHNSON CITY, TN; FT enrollment: 9,498)
- CONCORD COLLEGE (about 77 miles; ATHENS, WV; FT
enrollment: 2,723)
- APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 78 miles; BOONE,
NC; FT enrollment: 12,245)
- WEST VIRGINIA STATE COLLEGE (about 79 miles;
INSTITUTE, WV; FT enrollment: 3,688)
Public high school in Grundy:
- GRUNDY HIGH (Students: 518; Location: STATE
RT 83; Grades: 09 - 12)
Private high school in Grundy:
- MOUNTAIN MISSION SCHOOL (Students: 275;
Location: 1 HURLEY ST; Grades: PK - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Grundy:
- RIVERVIEW ELEM/MIDDLE (Students: 983;
Location: ST. RT. 460 WEST; Grades: PK - 08)
- J. M. BEVINS ELEM. (Students: 148; Location:
STATE RT 83; Grades: PK - 05)
- BUCHANAN CO. TECH & CAREER CTR (Location:
STATE RT 83; Grades: 00 - 00)
Library in Grundy:
- BUCHANAN COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating
income: $419,303; Location: ROUTE 2 BOX 3; 98,249 books;
10,512 audio materials; 2,085 video materials; 180
serial subscriptions)
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