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Population (year 2000): 30,464
Males: 14,660 (48.1%), Females: 15,804 (51.9%)
Zip codes:
23111,
23116.
Median resident age: 36.2 years
Median household income: $57,032 (year 2000)
Median house value: $132,200 (year 2000)
Races in Mechanicsville:
- White Non-Hispanic (90.2%)
- Black (6.4%)
- Hispanic (1.2%)
- Two or more races (1.0%)
- American Indian (0.8%)
Ancestries: English (16.4%), United States
(16.0%), German (13.5%), Irish (12.5%), Italian (4.4%),
Scotch-Irish (3.4%).
Land area: 28.4 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Mechanicsville
- High school or higher: 88.6%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 25.4%
- Graduate or professional degree: 6.7%
- Unemployed: 2.2%
- Mean travel time to work: 23.3 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Mechanicsville CDP
- Never married: 18.6%
- Now married: 64.9%
- Separated: 2.0%
- Widowed: 5.0%
- Divorced: 9.5%
1.9% Foreign born
Hospitals/medical centers in Mechanicsville:
- BON SECOURS-MEMORIAL REGIONAL MEDICAL (8260
ATLEE ROAD)
- SHELTERING ARMS PHYSICAL REHAB HOSP (8254
ATLEE ROAD)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Mechanicsville:
- RICHMOND COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 7 miles;
RICHMOND, VA)
- CHARTER WESTBROOK BEHAVIOR HLTH SY INC (about 7
miles; RICHMOND, VA)
- MEDICAL COLLEGE OF VIRGINIA HOSPITALS (about 8
miles; RICHMOND, VA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Mechanicsville:
- RICHMOND INTERNATIONAL (about 9 miles; RICHMOND, VA;
ID: RIC)
- NEWPORT NEWS/WILLIAMSBURG INTERNATIONAL (about 70
miles; NEWPORT NEWS, VA; ID: PHF)
- LANGLEY AFB (about 80 miles; HAMPTON, VA; ID: LFI)
Other public-use airports nearest to Mechanicsville:
- HANOVER COUNTY MUNI (about 8 miles;
RICHMOND/ASHLAND, VA; ID: OFP)
- NEW KENT COUNTY (about 19 miles; QUINTON, VA; ID:
W96)
- CHESTERFIELD COUNTY (about 19 miles; RICHMOND, VA;
ID: FCI)
Amtrak stations near Mechanicsville:
- 8 miles: RICHMOND, MAIN STREET (RICHMOND, 1500 MAIN
STREET). Services: enclosed waiting area, public
restrooms.
- 10 miles: RICHMOND (7519 STAPLES MILL RD.).
Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair
accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms,
public payphones, snack bar and vending machines, ATM,
paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call
for car rental service, taxi stand, public transit
connection.
- 14 miles: ASHLAND (112 RAILROAD AVE.). Services:
partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area,
free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call
for car rental service, call for taxi service.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Mechanicsville:
- VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY (about 9 miles;
RICHMOND, VA; Full-time enrollment: 18,753)
- J SARGEANT REYNOLDS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 10
miles; RICHMOND, VA; FT enrollment: 4,906)
- UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND (about 12 miles; RICHMOND,
VA; FT enrollment: 3,756)
- JOHN TYLER COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 20 miles;
CHESTER, VA; FT enrollment: 2,520)
- VIRGINIA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 29 miles;
PETERSBURG, VA; FT enrollment: 3,641)
- COLLEGE OF WILLIAM AND MARY (about 48 miles;
WILLIAMSBURG, VA; FT enrollment: 7,133)
- MARY WASHINGTON COLLEGE (about 48 miles;
FREDERICKSBURG, VA; FT enrollment: 3,731)
Public high schools in Mechanicsville:
- LEE DAVIS HIGH (Students: 1,546; Location:
7052 MECHANICSVILLE PIKE; Grades: 09 - 12)
- ATLEE HIGH (Students: 1,350; Location: 9414
ATLEE STATION ROAD; Grades: 09 - 12)
- HANOVER HIGH (Students: 872; Location: 10307
CHAMBERLAYNE RD.; Grades: 09 - 12)
Biggest public primary/middle schools in Mechanicsville:
- STONEWALL JACKSON MIDDLE (Students: 1,265;
Location: 8021 LEE DAVIS ROAD; Grades: 06 - 08)
- CHICKAHOMINY MIDDLE (Students: 1,149;
Location: 9450 ATLEE STATION ROAD; Grades: 06 - 08)
- POLE GREEN ELEM (Students: 1,002; Location:
8393 POLE GREEN PARK LN; Grades: PK - 05)
- PEARSON'S CORNER ELEM. (Students: 980;
Location: 8290 NEW ASHCAKE ROAD; Grades: PK - 05)
- COOL SPRING ELEM (Students: 907; Location:
9964 HONEY MEADOWS RD; Grades: PK - 05)
- OAK KNOLL MIDDLE (Students: 869; Location:
10295 CHAMBERLAYNE RD.; Grades: 06 - 08)
- MECHANICSVILLE ELEM. (Students: 702;
Location: 7425 MECHANICSVILLE ELEM DRIVE; Grades: PK -
05)
- BATTLEFIELD PARK ELEM. (Students: 673;
Location: 5501 MECHANICSVILLE TURNPIKE; Grades: PK - 05)
- COLD HARBOR ELEM. (Students: 642; Location:
6740 COLD HARBOR ROAD; Grades: PK - 05)
- RURAL POINT ELEM. (Students: 621; Location:
7161 STUDLEY ROAD; Grades: PK - 05)
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