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Population (year 2000): 2,111. Estimated
population in July 2005: 2,150 (+1.8% change)
Males: 970 (45.9%), Females: 1,141 (54.1%)
Zip code:
24124
Median resident age: 39.4 years
Median household income: $31,875 (year 2000)
Median house value: $60,300 (year 2000)
Races in Narrows:
- White Non-Hispanic (98.7%)
- Two or more races (0.5%)
Ancestries: United States (22.5%), English
(11.0%), Irish (10.8%), German (10.1%), Scottish (3.1%), Italian
(2.2%).
Land area: 1.3 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Narrows
- High school or higher: 77.7%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.6%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.6%
- Unemployed: 8.8%
- Mean travel time to work: 26.4 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Narrows town
- Never married: 15.0%
- Now married: 58.0%
- Separated: 2.5%
- Widowed: 14.0%
- Divorced: 10.5%
0.3% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +35 (+1.7%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Narrows:
- CARILION GILES MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 6 miles;
PEARISBURG, VA)
- HEALTHSOUTH SOUTHERN HILLS REHAB HOS (about 19
miles; PRINCETON, WV)
- PRINCETON COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 19 miles;
PRINCETON, WV)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Narrows:
- RALEIGH COUNTY MEMORIAL (about 38 miles; BECKLEY,
WV; ID: BKW)
- GREENBRIER VALLEY (about 47 miles; LEWISBURG, WV;
ID: LWB)
- ROANOKE REGIONAL/WOODRUM FIELD (about 59 miles;
ROANOKE, VA; ID: ROA)
Other public-use airports nearest to Narrows:
- NEW RIVER VALLEY (about 17 miles; DUBLIN, VA; ID:
PSK)
- MERCER COUNTY (about 28 miles; BLUEFIELD, WV; ID:
BLF)
- VIRGINIA TECH (about 30 miles; BLACKSBURG, VA; ID:
BCB)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Narrows:
- CONCORD COLLEGE (about 16 miles; ATHENS, WV;
Full-time enrollment: 2,723)
- NEW RIVER COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 19 miles; DUBLIN,
VA; FT enrollment: 2,262)
- RADFORD UNIVERSITY (about 23 miles; RADFORD, VA; FT
enrollment: 8,034)
- BLUEFIELD STATE COLLEGE (about 29 miles; BLUEFIELD,
WV; FT enrollment: 2,096)
- VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIV (about
34 miles; BLACKSBURG, VA; FT enrollment: 25,754)
- NATIONAL BUSINESS COLLEGE (about 51 miles; SALEM,
VA; FT enrollment: 2,382)
- VIRGINIA WESTERN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 58 miles;
ROANOKE, VA; FT enrollment: 3,535)
Public high school in Narrows:
- NARROWS HIGH (Students: 352; Location: 125
WOODLAND AVENUE; Grades: 08 - 12)
Public primary/middle school in Narrows:
- NARROWS COMB. (Students: 508; Location: 401
WOLF ST; Grades: KG - 07)
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