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Population (year 2000): 33,740. Estimated
population in July 2005: 32,604 (-3.4% change)
Males: 15,426 (45.7%), Females: 18,314 (54.3%)
Zip codes:
23803,
23805.
Median resident age: 36.9 years
Median household income: $28,851 (year 2000)
Median house value: $68,600 (year 2000)
Races in Petersburg:
- Black (79.0%)
- White Non-Hispanic (18.2%)
- Hispanic (1.4%)
- Two or more races (1.0%)
- Other race (0.6%)
Ancestries: English (3.0%), United States
(2.8%), German (2.0%), Irish (2.0%), Subsaharan African (1.4%).
Land area: 22.9 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Petersburg
- High school or higher: 68.6%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.2%
- Unemployed: 8.9%
- Mean travel time to work: 23.3 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Petersburg city
- Never married: 35.7%
- Now married: 37.4%
- Separated: 5.4%
- Widowed: 10.6%
- Divorced: 11.0%
2.3% Foreign born (1.0% Europe, 0.6% Asia, 0.6%
Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: -3,344 (-9.0%).
Hospitals/medical centers in Petersburg:
- HIRAM W DAVIS MEDICAL CENTER (P O BOX 4030)
- POPLAR SPRINGS HOSPITAL (350 POPLAR DRIVE PO
BOX 3060)
- SOUTHSIDE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (801 S
ADAMS STREET)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Petersburg:
- RICHMOND INTERNATIONAL (about 21 miles; RICHMOND,
VA; ID: RIC)
- NEWPORT NEWS/WILLIAMSBURG INTERNATIONAL (about 64
miles; NEWPORT NEWS, VA; ID: PHF)
- LANGLEY AFB (about 74 miles; HAMPTON, VA; ID: LFI)
Other public-use airports nearest to Petersburg:
- DINWIDDIE COUNTY (about 8 miles; PETERSBURG, VA; ID:
PTB)
- WATHALL CHANNEL (about 9 miles; CHESTER, VA; ID:
2G6)
- CHESTERFIELD COUNTY (about 16 miles; RICHMOND, VA;
ID: FCI)
Amtrak station near Petersburg:
- 3 miles: PETERSBURG (ETTRICK, 3516 SOUTH ST.).
Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair
accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms,
public payphones, full-service food facilities, free
short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for
taxi service.
Colleges/Universities in Petersburg:
- VIRGINIA STATE UNIVERSITY (Full-time
enrollment: 3,641; Location: BOX 9001 1 HAYDEN STREET;
Public; Website: www.vsu.edu; Offers Master's degree)
- RICHARD BLAND THE COLLEGE OF WILLIAM AND MARY
(FT enrollment: 912; Location: 11301 JOHNSON RD; Public)
- SOUTHSIDE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (FT
enrollment: 26; Location: 801 South Adams Street;
Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.srmconline.com)
- PETERSBURG PUBLIC SCHOOLS PRACTICAL NURSING PROG
(Location: 816 E BANK ST BLANDFORD SCHOOL; Public)
Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near
Petersburg:
- JOHN TYLER COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 10 miles;
CHESTER, VA; Full-time enrollment: 2,520)
- UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND (about 23 miles; RICHMOND,
VA; FT enrollment: 3,756)
- VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY (about 24 miles;
RICHMOND, VA; FT enrollment: 18,753)
- J SARGEANT REYNOLDS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 29
miles; RICHMOND, VA; FT enrollment: 4,906)
- COLLEGE OF WILLIAM AND MARY (about 46 miles;
WILLIAMSBURG, VA; FT enrollment: 7,133)
- CHRISTOPHER NEWPORT UNIVERSITY (about 64 miles;
NEWPORT NEWS, VA; FT enrollment: 4,432)
- LONGWOOD COLLEGE (about 70 miles; FARMVILLE, VA; FT
enrollment: 3,557)
Public high schools in Petersburg:
- PETERSBURG HIGH (Students: 1,442; Location:
3101 JOHNSON ROAD; Grades: 09 - 12)
- APPOMATTOX REGIONAL GOV SCH (Location: 512 W
WASHINGTON ST; Grades: 09 - 12)
Private high schools in Petersburg:
- ST VINCENT DE PAUL HIGH SCHOOL (Students:
115; Location: 240 WAGNER ROAD; Grades: 7 - 12)
- LANDMARK CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 102;
Location: 2701 COUNTY DR.; Grades: PK - 12)
- ROCK CHURCH ACADEMY (Students: 94; Location:
2301 COUNTY DRIVE; Grades: KG - 12)
- GRACE BAPTIST SCHOOL (Students: 76; Location:
23814 RIVER ROAD; Grades: PK - 12)
Biggest public primary/middle schools in Petersburg:
- VERNON JOHNS SCHOOL (Students: 742; Location:
3101 HOMESTEAD DRIVE; Grades: 06 - 08)
- PEABODY MIDDLE (Students: 696; Location: 725
WESLEY ST; Grades: 06 - 08)
- ROHOIC ELEM. (Students: 520; Location: 23312
AIRPORT ST; Grades: KG - 05)
- WALNUT HILL ELEM. (Students: 508; Location:
300 S BOULEVARD; Grades: PK - 05)
- J. E. B. STUART ELEM. (Students: 421;
Location: 100 PLEASANTS LANE; Grades: PK - 05)
- VIRGINIA AVENUE ELEM. (Students: 339;
Location: 1000 DIAMOND ST; Grades: PK - 05)
- WESTVIEW ELEM. (Students: 328; Location: 1100
PATTERSON STREET; Grades: PK - 05)
- BLANDFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 309;
Location: 816 E BANK ST; Grades: PK - 05)
- ROBERT E. LEE ELEM. (Students: 289; Location:
51 GIBBONS ST; Grades: PK - 05)
- A. P. HILL ELEM. (Students: 289; Location:
1450 TALLEY AVE; Grades: PK - 05)
Private primary/middle schools in Petersburg:
- ST JOSEPHS SCHOOL (Students: 208; Location:
123 E. FRANKLIN ST; Grades: PK - 6)
- ROBERT A LEWIS SDA SCHOOL (Students: 19;
Location: 300 POPLAR DRIVE; Grades: KG - 6)
Library in Petersburg:
- PETERSBURG PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$873,191; Location: 137 S. SYCAMORE STREET; 148,914
books; 1,688 audio materials; 1,555 video materials; 252
serial subscriptions)
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